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BlackBerry rolls out a wealth of BlackBerry Priv App Updates

BlackBerry has rolled out several app updates for the BlackBerry Priv today. Camera, Keyboard, DTEK, Hub, Tasks, Notes, Launcher, Calendar and BlackBerry Services have all been updated with varying levels of changes.

Here’s what is new or improved in each update:

BlackBerry Camera:

  • Now supports 16:9 photos
  • Full screen 16:9 image capture
  • Overall speed and performance improvements
  • New pre-capture indicators for HDR and Low Light photos
  • Improved Peek Preview
  • Auto-focus and capture optimization
  • Other bug fixes and stability improvements
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BlackBerry Keyboard:

  • Prediction and correction for up to 3 similar languages simultaneously
  • 20 new input languages including: Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Belarusian, Belarusian Translit, English (Ireland), Estonian, Georgian, Icelandic, Irish, Khmer, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Macedonian, Mongolian, Ukrainian, Ukrainian Translit, Uzbek and Welsh.
  • Options to have emojis added to predictive typing
  • Improvements in Fine Cursor Control, including the use of the Touch Keyboard
  • Option to use Shift key to toggle number row to show symbols in password fields
  • More user feedback during language download process.

DTEK by BlackBerry: 

  • Turn on all notifications for all applications at once
  • More notification options to alert you when apps use your info
  • The ability to turn on notifications by information type, including location, microphone, camera, and other personal information
  • Minor bug fixes

Hub & Contacts:

  • WhatsApp notification integration – allows the user to view notifications of new chat content from WhatsApp directly in the Hub, and better manage their communications through features like Snooze and unread filters.
  • Keyboard shortcuts for ‘next’ and ‘previous’ message transition
  • The ability to change the order in which conversations are sorted
  • Location lookup for contact information lets you type in a point of interest and use it to populate a contact card
  • Enhanced content sync for email and text messages, and attaching content from integrated cloud providers

Tasks by BlackBerry:

  • Multi select items
  • Visual updates
  • Actionable Hyperlinks
  • Bug Fixes

Notes by BlackBerry:

  • Multi select items
  • Visual updates
  • Actionable Hyperlinks
  • Bug Fixes

BlackBerry Services: minor bug fixes

BlackBerry Launcher: Minor enhancements and stability fixes.

BlackBerry Calendar: Bug fixes and performance improvements.