Over a year ago, or so, one of the updates to iTunes conflicted with Link. The rest of the android world is well beyond that. But, even those were made to run on the built-in Jelly Bean 4.3 android runtime. I don't know how savvy you were with loading up android apps on the Passport, as that can be done. It you're looking to get an android phone or iPhone, none of the apps for BB10 will work on either of those phones, so you would need to get all new apps anyway. You could get lucky if you buy from someone who knows about all that, and clears it all out beforehand for you. You could get a used one, but then you have the whole BBID thing to deal with as most people don't know to disable Protect and remove the phone from the BBID online first before selling it, leaving basically bricks for future buyers who can't get past the BBID login. Even though BlackBerry has said they are shutting it down at the end of 2019, it's acting like they are already doing something to it now.Īlso, you say "save for transfer to a new phone". There's no other way to get to them - other than re-installing what you got from BlackBerry World.īy the way, BlackBerry World has been on the blink the last few days - the app opens, but apps in the store can't download. If you have files on the internal memory, you would first have to copy them from internal to the SD card within the Passport's own File Manger, then hook it up to the PC to copy from the SD card to the PC.Īpps, would be a problem, as only Link can backup your apps. But, you need an SD card installed to do it (if you have one already, great). That may be your only option to copy files off the device. The problem is that internal storage is not seen when the phone is set this way. There I can copy and paste files however I want. However, I can set the SD card as "Mass Storage" on the Z10, and my PC will see it as a USB Removable Drive in the Windows File Manager. I no longer get the "Y:\" and "Z:\" network drives. But, it cannot mount the internal and installed SD card for access though the Windows File Manager anymore. Now, I can still run a backup and even restore, as Link will see my Z10. Then, every major Win 10 update (Anniversary, Creators, Fall, whatever they called them) that was released and updated on the PC broke Link again.įor me, just uninstalling and reinstalling made Link work again until one of the updates around the end of last year - that one broke Link for me to the point where an uninstall and reinstall didn't fix it anymore. The usual fix was to uninstall and reinstall Link (and Blend for those that used it). Lots of people had problems connecting their BB10 phones through Link on Win 10, especially after the mass update that was forced on everyone. But BlackBerry never made any of their PC software for BB10 phones to run on Windows 10. Seems strange, I know, as Windows 10 was in development for a few years - all while Link was in development. And even though Windows 10 was officially released the following month, Link was never officially certified run on Win 10. The newest version of Link is from June of 2015 - just over 3 years old - and will never be updated beyond that (BlackBerry basically ended development right after that). When was the last time Link worked for you?
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