One can’t say BlackBerry isn’t moving fast enough given the major improvements/changes the BlackBerry 10 OS has undergone in less than a year of launch. The latest leak finally breaches the gaping hole left by the lack of apps……you can now install android APK file directly to the phone from your SD card, the internet or 1Mobile without the need of conversion to bar files.
I’ve been running the leak for over 3 days now and it’s pretty impressive with no major bugs in my opinion (I did a clean install and setup without restoration of backed up data to avoid any issues)
Download BlackBerry OS 10.2.1.1055 your specific device and model
WARNING: Installing OS leaks could brick your device. Proceed with caution. To ensure seamless downloading, I highly recommend importing the files to your own Mega.co.nz account then downloading the file from there. Here’s How to install a leaked OS on BlackBerry 10. Endeavour to charge your battery up to 100% before commencing leak installation. If you have wrong battery percentage after installing the leak, remove the battery for 1 hour.
You can make use of MegaDownloader to download the OS from Mega.co.nz. It seems to allow for pausing, stopping and resuming of Mega file downloads.
Table of Contents
Revamped BB 10 Quick Settings
This is my best feature of all. You can now access Hotspot, Flashlight, Flight Mode, Switch off Mobile network, Device monitor, NFC, Tethering etc directly from the dropdown settings menu. This can be configured via System Settings >>> Quick Settings
Picture Password
BlackBerry 10.2.1 now allows you setup a Picture Password to unlock you device. Simply drag your pre-selected number of choice to your pre-selected location of choice on the image to unlock your device. Pretty neat 
Install Android APK Files Directly
You can now directly install APK files without fuss from any source. No more conversion of Android apk files to BAR. Personally I use 1Mobile.com which even helps you update the android app installations. Blackberry does issue a warning with regards to installing apps that are not from the BlackBerry Appworld so be careful which apps you install. Android is rumored to be a huge malware magnet.
If you get an error like the one below, simply hit cancel every time and the installation will proceed. Also removing your battery for a minute should get rid of this error permanently
Autoupdate BlackBerry 10 Software Over Wi-Fi
Swipe Between Emails & Delete Emails From Server
You can now swipe easily between emails without going back to the Hub and you can also delete emails from the Hub or from the hub and server as well. Unfortunately you can only do this for one email at a time.
BlackBerry 10 Device Monitor
Just as we have on the Android platform you can now tell which process or app on your device is using up way too much battery etc. This feature almost replaces the need for Battery Guru for BlackBerry 10 app
Swipe Left and Right To Take Calls
Answering calls on BlackBerry 10 just got easier. Simply swipe left to accept a call or right to reject the call
Battery Percentage
You can now view the battery percentage left on the lock screen or by swiping up while using the device
8 New BBM Emoticons
More Twitter Notifications In The Hub
You can now configure Twitter to push alerts of new followers, retweets and favorited tweets to the Hub
Known Bugs and Fixes For BlackBerry 10.2.1
Music Player not playing music and throwing up: The file can’t be played due to an unexpected error.
To get it working again, simply download and sideload this file >> sys.airtunes-10.200.1.23.bar. You can refer to how to sideload bar files on blackberry 10
Android apps taking time to load
Android apps launch pretty fast on the leak but after a while the Android player seems to take a few seconds to load by showing the screen below
A good ol’ battery pull solves this though the problem re-surfaces after some hours
BlackBerry 10 Keyboard Lag: This a tiny bit of lag typing the first letter of any sentence. So far so good, there’s no fix for this and it really doesn’t bother me that much
These are just the features that really made an impression on me. For more features, bugs and fixes head over to Leaked OS: 10.2.1.1055 List of Features, Bugs and Fixes
If you have installed this latest leak, please share with us what your experience has been like.
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I’ve had the leak for about a month and ahalf so i think thats enough time for leak to settle
@ohmz Ok. Just try the blackberry link deactivation and see if that helps a bit
This is a great review it really shows the determination of the BB10.
I have owned a z10 since February 2013, When it was running 10.0 everything was very smooth the problem started when i installed 10.1( battery,freezes)
M nw running 10.2.1.1055 and the only issue i have is the battery (drains 10% per hour)
Any advice
@ohmz: make sure the network in your area stable. Switch off the likes of bluetooth, wifi etc if you ain’t using them. Reduce screen brightness. That should help. Another thing is switching off BlackBerry Link. I noticed an increase in battery life by doing so.
Finally when dis you install the leak? Remember that it takes a while for the system to reindex all your content and this drains battery a lot
Dr can you please confirm if bb absolute plan from glo still work on bb10 devices.
@Ebunma as at yesterday I can confirm that it still works based on my chats with a blog follower
Nice Review boss. It show the difference between having the device and writing about the device
Thanks :)
Hey Doc! I am on the verge of getting a Z10. Knowing that you’re a user, I want to know if the thing stable or whether the OS 10.2 update makes it stable ‘cos I’ve heard nasty stories of crashes and continual restarts. Do reply. Thanks
@Soji: Used or brand new? The official 10.2 is stable as far as I know but I’m now on the leaked 10.2.1 which doesn’t have any major bug in my opinion aside from the fact that the twitter application in the Hub misbehaves sometimes.
I’m looking at a used one. Although, I might get a new unit since I can see that the cost difference is negligible.
@Soji ok. Personally sha, I don’t think the Z10 is worth getting a new unit. Just my opinion.
Ok. Thanks for your 2 cents, man. Will keep you posted..
Nice one sir. you beat us to this one. we’d do a post on more 10.2.1 features, but we’d be glad to share yours too since you’ve got lots of pictures and OS download links. Kudos!!!