BlackBerry Connect

BlackBerry Corporation

2.30

855 reviews

100,000+
Downloads

Free

Enterprise instant messaging and presence app for mobile collaboration.

Not recently updated — last update was on 2023-04-10. This app may no longer be actively maintained.

iOS version

About BlackBerry Connect

BlackBerry Connect is a business app developed by BlackBerry Corporation.

Download Statistics

BlackBerry Connect has been downloaded 390 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 140 times.

User Ratings

BlackBerry Connect is rated 2.30 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 860 ratings.

App Information

BlackBerry Connect is FREE to download. The last update was on April 10, 2023.

Technical Requirements

BlackBerry Connect requires Android 6.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play March 2013.

Description

BlackBerry Connect™ is an enterprise instant message (IM) and presence application that improves communication and collaboration while simultaneously protecting corporate data and respecting employee privacy. BlackBerry Connect extends corporate instant messaging platforms like Microsoft Lync, OCS and Sametime to market leading mobile devices without requiring a VPN, firewall holes or servers in the DMZ. It provides instant messaging, presence, and corporate directory lookup from an easy-to-use interface.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The BlackBerry Connect application requires BlackBerry Connect Server v2.1 back-end software. It will not work with earlier versions of BlackBerry Connect Server. Please contact your IT administrator for a username and access key.

End User Features:
•Keep personal contacts and IMs private
•View colleagues’ real-time availability via presence
•Select the best way to communicate – IM, email*, or a phone call
•Receive message alerts and notifications, even when the app is in the background
•Search corporate directory for a contact
•Manage multiple chats in conversation view
•View contacts by groups and favorites
•Search conversation history, even in offline or airplane mode
•Set presence status and personal message
•Set alert and away preferences

IT Features:
•Protect corporate data in motion and at rest with military-grade encryption
•Secure the corporate network by not requiring firewall holes or servers in the DMZ
•Configure granular security policies such as strong password requirements
•Prevent data leakage by disabling cut/copy/paste and separating work and personal contacts
•Remote lock or wipe corporate data while preserving personal information
•Detect and prevent jailbroken devices from connecting to the corporate network
•Integrates with other BlackBerry mobile collaboration solutions, providing seamless and secure end-to-end business workflow
•IT-controlled disclaimer at the top of each new conversation (received or sent)
•Save IM conversations to users’ Conversation History folder on Exchange for later access, management, retention, deletion (requires Microsoft Lync 2010)

Note: BlackBerry Connect supports Android™ devices running Android OS 6.0 or later.

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More data about BlackBerry Connect

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	390 thousand
Recent downloads	140
Rating	2.30 based on 860 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	N/A
APK size	N/A
Number of libraries	14
Designed for Android	6.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Comments on BlackBerry Connect for Android

★★★★☆ B Mutema · Feb 16, 2021

Super good. Just need additional feature to join calls and share screenshots

★★★★☆ abbas calcuttawala · Nov 5, 2019

Good app overall. We need the functionality of seeing how mnay minutes is someone away or offline.

★☆☆☆☆ James Lyons · Apr 5, 2021

The app never loads. You can not communicate with anyone because it won't sign in. This needs to be fixed ASAP!

★☆☆☆☆ Alvin Payne · Mar 26, 2020

This app is horrible, it never stays connected. Anytime you move to a different app and come back to this one, it's always trying to connect again and it takes forever. Get it together BlackBerry, this is ridiculous!

★☆☆☆☆ Pandu Putra Alam · Jul 27, 2020

It doesn't sync with the desktop chat and crash all the time.

Google Play Rankings for BlackBerry Connect

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Technologies used by BlackBerry Connect

BlackBerry Connect is requesting 0 permissions and is using 17 libraries.

Permissions

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Ad network libraries

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Social libraries

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Development tools

Android Jetpack core

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