This thing has really grown on me.....

[Puzzlegal]

How is the on screen keypad compared to other phones?

other than not supporting swyping, it's pretty good. I installed swiftkey and Swype. Played with both. Probably will keep swiftkey.

I've been on BlackBerry since 2010 and I no longer use the keyboard because I love my SwiftKey lol

I do use the physical keyboard for scrolling though

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I thought the scrolling and stuff didn't work if you use a different keyboard?

 

[Deleted member 2678566]

other than not supporting swyping, it's pretty good. I installed swiftkey and Swype. Played with both. Probably will keep swiftkey.


I thought the scrolling and stuff didn't work if you use a different keyboard?

I've got more problems here. I've scrolled and typed on my physical keyboard with SwiftKey suggestions.

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[Puzzlegal]

What sort of problems?

 

[Deleted member 2678566]

What sort of problems?

I have no idea why I wrote that. I think i must have been on coke because it doesn't make sense!

 

[Deleted member 2678566]

All I know is that scrolling and typing works.

I dunno what I was alluding to and which problems they were about

 

[Berrywalker]

So now that you have a backup pin, have you tried picture password again? I use it on my z30 and if and when I get Priv I'd like to continue using it.

posted with my bb10 z30

I use picture password and it's great for security, but does require a little more effort and focus particularly when using it in an arm band at the gym or running.

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[dave gomez]

When I got my Priv I was switching from the 6p I just received last Monday. Friday I got the itch and had to head over to AT&T to go pick up the Priv. Initially I wasn't too blown away, especially after using a great device like the 6p, but after using the Priv for four days and seeing how powerful the hub, google now and the keyboard is, there is no turning back now.

I have been using Android since 2010, when I left Blackberry after three years of use. Since then I have been on all sides of Android, a formerly addicted crack flasher with Cyanogen and a bunch of other ROMs. So I am an experienced Android user and heavily vested in the Google ecosystem, but I have been waiting for blackberry 10 to have the ability to utilize google play services for quite some time but now with the Priv I get the best of both worlds.

Something about the HUB for me always worked, probably because I have ADD pretty bad like most business users and the device keeps me in line. For the past five days I haven't missed a single email, not bad for me. My usual "let me open gmail and scream mindset" is now gone. The physical keyboard I'm still learning and I'm good on swype but as I keep using it I keep getting faster and with a lot less typos and I think another week or so I'll be pretty close to my swype output.

I think what blackberry did here is phenomenal, its a great mix of the best of Google and the best of Blackberry and I only think it can improve from here on out. I will say that going from Android to the Priv is a great experience, but from BB10 to Priv I certainly understand how frustrating learning a new OS could be and thats why that BB crowd is so pissed. I think what specifically works well is, if you were a former BB user and switched to Android - or you're a really open minded BB user and want to learn Android.

I think the Priv is the most powerful productivity device ever made because of the Google now and BB Hub, and its a great device to from a comfort standpoint. I think any of the bad reviews were people that either never got the device (GIZMODO) or never spent the time getting used to it like a true reviewer would. It is different, and it works different but if your patient enough you will see the amazing potential this device could have on your life. Lets see how they do with the updates and keeping everyone happy but I'm not going back to my 6p or any other Android device, I like the complexity and productivity I have here with the Priv so congrats BB I think this device will be a great success!!

If only you had experienced the hub on bb10 omg great ! I'm hoping BlackBerry updates and makes the hub more like it was originally

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