After a 'not-so-long' wait, Blackberry Priv devices have started receiving Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 update from yesterday.
On April 26th, Blackberry announced that the Blackberry Priv -the company's first and only android device-will be receiving a marshmallow treat.
If you own an unlocked Blackberry priv, you might have already received the marshmallow update. However if you haven't, just sit tight it will get to you really soon.
In addition to receiving the marshmallow update, Blackberry is also releasing the monthly security update for the PRIV.
New Features That comes with the marshmallow update on Blackberry priv includes;
More Privacy and Security
You get more ways to monitor and control your privacy and better protect PRIV from malware, hacks and data breaches with Marshmallow on PRIV.
Enhanced BlackBerry Keyboard
The PRIV’s Keyboard has been updated to provide better predictive typing, accuracy and control with these new features.
Falcon M - Hub UI newBetter Notifications
With Android Marshmallow on PRIV, you can better organize apps and manage productivity with a touch of a button.
Better Battery Life & Storage
Get even more out of PRIV with battery performance and storage updates.
Camera Upgrades
The PRIV got a few camera upgrades for better images and videos
On April 26th, Blackberry announced that the Blackberry Priv -the company's first and only android device-will be receiving a marshmallow treat.
If you own an unlocked Blackberry priv, you might have already received the marshmallow update. However if you haven't, just sit tight it will get to you really soon.
In addition to receiving the marshmallow update, Blackberry is also releasing the monthly security update for the PRIV.
New Features That comes with the marshmallow update on Blackberry priv includes;
More Privacy and Security
You get more ways to monitor and control your privacy and better protect PRIV from malware, hacks and data breaches with Marshmallow on PRIV.
- Customized Personal Data Permissions – Many apps demand access to personal data, even when it’s not necessary for the app to function properly, but DTEK now gives you the power to control what to share and when. You can turn permissions off at any time and still continue to use the app.
- Clearer Notification Settings – You’ll only see notification controls for sensors that an app has specifically requested access to. For example, if an application doesn’t request microphone access, it will not appear in the list.
- S/MIME Support – The new S/MIME feature in BlackBerry Hub lets you digitally sign and encrypt your emails, adding another level of security to your communications.
Enhanced BlackBerry Keyboard
The PRIV’s Keyboard has been updated to provide better predictive typing, accuracy and control with these new features.
- More Emoji – You’ll have access to over 200 new and updated emojis.
- New Keyboard Gestures – The new swipe feature allows you to drag your finger across the keys to enter words on the virtual and/or physical keyboard(just like flow-typing on swift key).
- Enhanced Word Prediction – The keyboard anticipates your next word based on where you place your fingers on keys. Also, predictive typing learns words with numbers and delivers better name suggestions based on your contacts.
- Better Cursor Control – Activate “Cursor Control” mode on the physical keyboard for easier positioning and control. You can accurately place the cursor on the screen by tapping a key on the physical keyboard.
Falcon M - Hub UI newBetter Notifications
With Android Marshmallow on PRIV, you can better organize apps and manage productivity with a touch of a button.
- Mute Indicator – See the phone’s mute status at a glance via the floating phone indicator that appears when a call is active. You’ll see yellow when your call is muted and green when it isn’t.
- New Apps in BlackBerry Hub – You can now view notifications from even more of your favorite social media apps – including Instagram, Skype, Slack and Pinterest – directly in BlackBerry Hub to easily manage all your messages in one place.
- Updated BlackBerry Launcher – Better organize apps and widgets into Recent, Personal and Work sections, and you can set a default home screen, delete a home screen and remove apps with a flick.
Better Battery Life & Storage
Get even more out of PRIV with battery performance and storage updates.
- Doze – When PRIV is at rest, Doze automatically puts your device into a sleep state to increase standby battery life.
- App Standby – This new feature keeps infrequently used apps from impacting your battery life.
- Media Card Encryption Support – You can safely and permanently increase your PRIV’s storage capacity by encrypting your media cards. If your PRIV is lost or stolen, prying eyes can’t take the media card out of your PRIV and view or copy it. This is a feature that many other Android phones do not have.
Camera Upgrades
The PRIV got a few camera upgrades for better images and videos
- Capture Professional and Cinematic Quality Videos – You can now Record videos at 24fps –which is the standard frame rate used in professional feature-length motion pictures – in 4k, 1080p or 720p for high-quality footage to share on social media.
- Slow-Motion Video – You can also Capture smooth slow-motion video with the PRIV’s camera. Capture video at 120 fps and play it back smoothly at 30 fps. The slow-motion effect can be applied after taking the video, and it even can be applied to select specific sections of the video. (Audio is not enabled for slow-motion video at this time.)
Just as I said earlier, if you haven't gotten the update yet, relax, there's going to be a large-scale distribution from May 3.
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