Somehow unexpected 10.2 was released rather quickly all over the world and I did not have to wait a week before getting the notification as with 10.1.
The update itself was easy and straightforward as with most smartphones nowadays. Interesting enough, there was a two-part download. The first package was 474 MB and after that one had been installed the download for the second package of 1007 MB started. A device restart was needed to complete the update.
So what is new? Quite a lot actually and many have already blogged about it so I just picked a few favorites out of the list after the first few days of using 10.2.
Themes
There are a few design changes, fonts, icons etc., and an option to choose a “dark” theme for the Calendar, Contacts and BBM which I like.
The Hub / Priority Hub
The Hub has been improved and extended with the Priority Hub. Basically important messages are highlighted with a red band. You have some options to configure, or as BlackBerry describes it “teach”, the Priority Hub about your important messages.
Color Coding of Accounts
Another “helper” for people with several email accounts is the possibility to color code the accounts, helping to identify them easily in your Hub.
Instant Preview
Instant Previews are notifications which pop up at the top of the screen no matter which app you are working with. If you want to read the message right away you only need to tap the banner to open the notification.
Lock Screen Notification Preview
Take a sneak peek at what is going on in your inbox or in this case in your Hub without having to unlock your device. If you are using BlackBerry Balance, work items are only shown when the work perimeter is unlocked, otherwise the preview will only say “Locked Item”.
Others
Improvements have also been worked into the camera app, the browser and, seemingly one of the most requested ones.., with 10.2 you are now able to set multiple alarms. Which at first I thought, so what, but actually it is quite useful as you are able to pre-set alarms for different days of the week, according to your schedule. I also stumbled over some swiping options I didn’t notice before but am not sure if they are new with 10.2.
Allegedly battery consumption has been improved as well but that I can not really confirm.
more: http://blogs.blackberry.com/2013/10/blackberry-10-2/
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