Playbook troubles..Can't even find app world icon?!

sehcure · 4 Feb 2012 at 11:20

Sister got one of these for her birthday, and it's surprised me really - very responsive, feels nice to hold etc; But I can't find the app world icon?!

I don't know why..I did have to force update it via the desktop software as the other one wasn't working for some reason...

But yeah, I can't find it anywhere and I go to try and download the version from the site (http://mobileapps.blackberry.com/devicesoftware/entry.do?code=appworld) and it just says

Downloads via a USB connection are not enabled for this product. Please visit our mobile download site using the browser on your BlackBerry® smartphone.

Even when it's not connected via USB..

Any ideas? :|

Gav · 4 Feb 2012 at 11:28

if the app is actually still installed but the icon is simply hidden, you can run App World by loading the browser, typing "appworld://" into the address bar, and hitting Enter.

If the app is actually installed, that will launch it. If it doesn't launch it, I believe the app has been deleted.

snipped from blackberry support forums

also see this: http://www.blackberryos.com/blackbe...blackberry-app-world-updated-v3-1-0-58-a.html

sehcure · 4 Feb 2012 at 11:35

Just saw that after I'd security wiped it which 'removes apps/files/etc' it's the closest I can get to a factory reset..

After it loaded everything including calculator/videos/etc was gone...

:|

Ksanti · 4 Feb 2012 at 11:56

If you put the OS 2.0 beta on it that should be fine? It doesn't add the main Playbook 2.0 functions like BBM but if it's a fresh install it should have Appworld etc.

sehcure · 4 Feb 2012 at 12:04

I just did the latest one that it downloads from blackberry.. Unsure if that's a beta one?

Yas786 · 4 Feb 2012 at 12:26

sehcure said:
I just did the latest one that it downloads from blackberry.. Unsure if that's a beta one?

No it wont be a beta OS, it will be the latest OS and it will not be OS 2 until later this month when that should be made official.