BlackBerry 10.3 to support Android Apps - Android World

BlackBerry users will soon install Android apps on their device. This could have been a detour but once BlackBerry rolls out the latest firmware, this will also be available through the official channels.

BlackBerry 10

In November last year, the 10.2.1 software BlackBerry 10 leaked and various sources reported then that this version makes it possible to Android Apps ‘sideload’ on a BlackBerry device. There were even rumors that the Play Store could be. Installed on BlackBerry devices According to the U.S. Good E-Reader, several developers now approached their Android apps to add a new section within BlackBerry World, the official application store for BlackBerry.

least four game developers would have confirmed at CES that they are prompted to add BlackBerry World. their Android apps In addition, there would be no need to be changed to the apps developers only need to send to BlackBerry World and within a profile to their icon. Apk file can be installed. Directly to BlackBerry devices

sideload

sideload Android apps was possible previously for BlackBerry users, but in a roundabout way. From the PC, you can convert the. Apk files to. Pub files, which are suitable for the BlackBerry. The update would be superfluous and Android apps should be without these being.

first ported so just downloaded from the store

Developers could also already put convert their Android Applications to BlackBerry app and make it available in the BlackBerry World for users. Developers were granted mostly enticed by bonuses, free development apparatus and developer meetings. However, only a limited part of all Android Capabilities supported, so not all apps were fit to be a BlackBerry app converted. It now seems possible that use much more of the features of Android BlackBerry will be making a larger portion of the apps might work on that platform.

Play Store

When the latest BB firmware leaked in November of last year, it was speculated that even the Google Play Store would work on BlackBerry devices. This seems to be a myth, and also somewhat redundant, since the apps will be. Simply download at BlackBerry World

Ports

BlackBerry user will probably not even that much difference marks the apps that are now added to BlackBerry World. Many apps have been called ‘ports’ of Android apps, which means that they are almost one-to-one copied to BlackBerry. A year ago it was already about 40 percent of all BlackBerry apps a port from another platform.

Due to the high number of ports, the range in the application store for BlackBerry diverse qualitative and miss many apps standard BlackBerry look, something in the early days of Android often saw and we still regularly encounter in the Google Play Store.

Availability

BlackBerry has not given a date for the release of the new firmware 10.3. According to some sources, it would already be done but wait until the release of BlackBerry logged at least 10,000 Android apps. So it can still take some time.

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