These are some pictures of an alpha version…
These are some pictures of an alpha version running on the new BlackBerry 10 Device Alpha:
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These are some pictures of an alpha version running on the new BlackBerry 10 Device Alpha:
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Alex K. 8:45 pm on July 21, 2012 Permalink |
That is beyond awesome. I use today on my BlackBerry Bold 9790 and on my BlackBerry PlayBook to manage the Inside BlackBerry Developers Blog – excited to see that I’ll have the app for my BlackBerry 10 smartphone too!
Simon Sage 1:18 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
Looks like this is a pretty close port of the Android version. What kind of optimizations are going to be made for BB10?
Danilo 10:02 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
We are in the early stage and we don’t know what kind of optimizations/changes are required. We need to test it more.
Ryan Edsall 1:34 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
I agree this is exciting news. Would love to see WordPress take advance of the BlackBerry 10 device showing off what can be done to make WP unique to BlackBerry users. I use WordPress everyday as well. Mostly via PC but I do also use the BlackBerry 7 & PlayBook versions to edit posts, manage images, etc. Kudos to N4BB for tipping me on this.
Bla1ze 3:18 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
Anyone with a Dev Alpha can do this right now, just convert the .apk and load the .bar onto a Dev Alpha.
Danilo 9:50 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
If you convert the .apk you will get the PlayBook version of the app. You need to add new style and layout for the BlackBerry 10. An alpha version of WordPress for BlackBerry 10 is available for download at the following locations:
boris 4:53 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
very nice
Mike 6:05 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
So this is a android port? I was hoping to see more native apps on BlackBerry10 Smh.
John R 7:53 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
Yep – it’s the version on the PlayBookust put on the Dev Alpha.
Still – looks good on that form factor.
Maybe I could think about a native version after my paid apps have been made this summer. I’d love to do a nice OSS project like that.
Danilo 10:12 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
Hey John, I created a proof-of-concept app by using the WebWorks framework for BB10, and the bbUI.js library, to explore this idea. I’ve also release the JS communication layer as open-source library on github. Anyway I think we need to use the Cascade Framework/Qt, C++, if we want develop a native version of the app. I’d also like to add some cutting edge features about image manipulation.
Ping me when you are ready!
John R 11:11 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
Will be a couple of weeks – have to earn some £££ first
but will definitely do that!
But I was definitely thinkng that Cascdes / QML wbe perfect for this type of project
Jordan 1:42 am on July 23, 2012 Permalink |
From the images I thought you were using Cascades. I’ve made a simple app and it looks very similar. I’m not a full time programmer but Cascades is pretty easy once you figure out what each of the panes are for and how to use a signal and slot. After that it’s pretty much just drag and drop… Good luck!
Wsport 11:04 am on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
Nice THX
eldrover 3:00 pm on July 22, 2012 Permalink |
As a loyal BB user, it mean a lot to me that WordPress is supporting BB and not using RIM’s current troubles to kick them when they’re down.
RIM is in a difficult place, without a doubt, but it speaks well of your corporate DNA that you are supporting a troubled platform when seemingly so many others are actively tearing it down.
UrbanGlowCam 1:44 am on July 23, 2012 Permalink |
I’m loving the WordPress for BlackBerry app that I’ve been using on my Bold 9930. The recent update fixed a lot of my issues with HTML/photo posts. I’m excited to see the BB10 app coming, though I hope it’s not just an Android port. Thank you!
Dan 7:23 pm on July 24, 2012 Permalink |
Doesn’t look too bad… I think there’s more work to be done with the layout there for sure. For example, the edit post view shouldn’t have two columns like that. If we get the default action bar in there as well we won’t have to worry about those ugly menus dropping down from the top as well.
Isaac Keyet 8:36 pm on July 27, 2012 Permalink |
I really like where this is heading.
Until we create a full on BB OS10 app, maybe we could transition by modifying the ported Android app to have more of the right feel? This would suit the PlayBook well too.
If we have time (and maybe with the help from John R, hint, hint) we could probably get right into developing an OS10 app.
John R 9:12 pm on July 27, 2012 Permalink |
Makes the most sense. I didn’t mean to put down the version seen there
On the Dev Alpha, Android application run much better than on the PlayBook.
But for me it would be a real privilege to work on a big OSS project like this. I downloaded the code from the iOS version the other day just to see what libraries would be reusable as native code to help get a jumpstart.
Danilo 9:27 pm on July 27, 2012 Permalink |
95%of the code there is Object-C, don’t think we can reuse it here. (I don’t want to use tidy for c, since it is giving us too many issues/crashes in that app).
We can start doing a simple app, not in par with the other apps, but super cool e fresh. I think the focus for a first release could be photo/video posting, comments moderation and stats.
One can even use the Android app for a complete experience, not considering that the BB10 browser is a full featured browser. It can handle the WP web version without problems.
@ievolver – A native app for the BB10 could be installed and used on the PlayBook. We need to differentiate the UI, but Cascade is cool, and I’d like to test the PSD -> Cascade converter. It it works for real, I will send RIM a barrel of Chianti.
Isaac Keyet 10:46 pm on July 27, 2012 Permalink |
Sounds good, why not start creating an experimental new OS10 app with the learnings from our other apps.. Not a bad idea to start an app out on version 0.1 for once! The PSD > Cascade tool sounds neat.
Danilo 8:07 am on July 28, 2012 Permalink |
That’s exactly what I wanna do
But first we need to figure out if Cascade is the best option for us, I know you would prefer WebWorks!
I will publish the src code of the proof-of-concept app soon, so we can decide what’s the best option for us.
Isaac Keyet 4:22 pm on July 29, 2012 Permalink |
Sounds good.
Michael Muth 11:02 am on August 7, 2012 Permalink |
Thats not a port. This is the Android App running inside the VM in BB10.
I’ve published the src code of a proof… | WordPress for BlackBerry Dev Blog 1:12 pm on August 9, 2012 Permalink |
[...] I’ve published the src code of a proof-of-concept WordPress app for BB10 devices here: bit.ly/P1HB0B I’ve used the WebWorks frameworks for BB10 (beta2), the bbUI.js toolkit on the UI side, and a JS library I wrote some time ago for the communication layer. It’s just an experiment, but it looks promising… Ref: http://dev.blackberry.wordpress.org/2012/07/21/bb10-alpha/#comment-997 [...]