BlackBerry has officially announced that its 10.2 OS update will bring support for Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean apps. This means that the current BlackBerry 10 devices will all be able to run apps compatible with Android Jelly Bean.

The first BlackBerry device to bring support for Android apps was the PlayBook tablet, which could run apps developed for Android 2.3.3. These apps have to be specially packaged for the Canadian manufacturer’s platform, but its a lot easier for developers to repackage their apps rather than develop one from the ground up, since that takes a lot of time and resources.

BlackBerry has released new versions of the SDK and Eclipse plugin, as well as 10.2 beta firmware version for developers to test their apps on. It was initially believed that support for Ice Cream Sandwich apps will be added in the next major OS update, some even though that BlackBerry would even totally phase out support for Android apps. Instead they’ve upped it to Jelly Bean. BlackBerry 10.2 OS Alpha was recently leaked, it is expected that the public release of this update is going to take place in the near future.

In case you thought this weekend was going to be a little on the boring side, guess again. A new OS leak (OK, it's not really a leak but rather a release version) has just been dropped in the CrackBerry Forums and this one is sure to please everyone who owns a BlackBerry 10 device, yes, even you STL100-1 owners. BlackBerry OS 10.2.0.1047 is now available for all BlackBerry 10 smartphones.

Like all leaks, you'll want to take caution while loading this one up as it's not an official OS but if you're into loading leaks, the scenario is all too familiar. We do suggest reading through the forums and asking questions you may have in there as it's the best place suited to address any questions or concerns you may have as we're not responsible for any damage that could potentially arise from loading this.

For the curious, this release has many improvements over previous releases including full radio support, lockscreen previews, android app player improvements and much more. Plus, unlike previous leaks, you'll no longer have your PIN displayed on your device. Need to know more? Hit up the forums using the link below.

http://forums.crackberry.com/bb10-leaked-beta-os-f395/10-2-0-1047-all-devices-835026/

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/06/blackberry-10-2-os-will-bring-support-for-android-4-2-2-jelly-bean-apps/