[New post] BlackBerry releases the Priv’s pre-loaded Android apps to the Play Store

Chance Miller posted: " Ahead of the device's release, BlackBerry today has released the Priv's stock Android apps to the Google Play Store. The apps mostly all feature tweaks on BlackBerry's end to give the Priv the feeling of a true BlackBerry device, but just running Andr" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on 9to5Google BlackBerry releases the Priv’s pre-loaded Android apps to the Play Store by Chance Miller Ahead of the device's release, BlackBerry today has released the Priv's stock Android apps to the Google Play Store. The apps mostly all feature tweaks on BlackBerry's end to give the Priv the feeling of a true BlackBerry device, but just running Android. BlackBerry today has pushed the BlackBerry Camera, BlackBerry Launcher, BlackBerry Keyboard, and BlackBerry Services apps to the Play Store, as well as MicrosoftexFAT and DTEK. The keyboard app, for instance, includes the classic floating word suggestions that BlackBerry introduced with BB10. As you'd expect, most of these apps aren't compatible with non-BlackBerry Priv devices, so they're not incredibly useful at this point in time. BlackBerry pushing its apps to the Play Store means that it will be able to quickly provide updates to its individual apps rather than having to push an entire over-the-air software update to the device to update one app. Other Android manufacturers like HTC and Motorola have also taken a similar approach. You can view all of BlackBerry's apps that are available on the Play Store via this link. Chance Miller | October 26, 2015 at 5:46 pm | Tags: Android, apps, BlackBerry, priv | Categories: Android | URL: http://wp.me/p1w6tN-vWP Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from 9to5Google. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://9to5google.com/2015/10/26/blackberry-priv-apps/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com