1. Uninstall all Blackberry apps that you may have installed from any other source than BlackBerry Manager
2. Download and install Blackberry Manager (grant permission to Storage on Android 6.0)
3. Read the instructions on the Github page
4. Install the apps of your choice directly from Blackberry Manager
Blackberry Manager (downloader/updater)
Please read the instructions in Blackberry Manager before installing the apps. Download BLACKBERRY MANAGER
Features of Blackberry Manager:
* Download BlackBerry apps from Play Store and patches them on the fly
* Automatically notifies when updates are available
* Advanced permissions configuration dialog (tap app icon after installing an app)
BlackBerry Manager requires a Google Account to be set up on your device (needed to authenticate with Google Play).
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MIRROR (all patched Blackberry apps in a shared folder)
The files in this folder are not updated on a regular base. To get the latest files, always use BlackBerry Manager to download them. All patched Blackberry apps
IMPORTANT NOTES, PLEASE READ
Install Blackberry Hub+ Services as first component, then install the other apps. BlackBerry Keyboard can run without BlackBerry Hub+ Services.
Blackberry Hub will add its own Microsoft Exchange integration. If you want to use the Hub together with Exchange, you should remove the default device exchange account. If you don't do that, you will have double calendar entries in your calendar.
Any chance you can figure out how we can sync Facebook events to the BlackBerry Calender without using a Facebook Sync app that produces double notifications in the Hub?
Actually this is not the correct forum to post this, but Android is Android, right? I took a deeper look into the Blackberry Android apps that are running on a Priv. As I don't own a priv, I first had to write a downloader that can fetch the Priv apps from Google Play Store without having the device, but that's an other story...;-)
A big thank you to Smokeaire for stealing his wife's Priv and sending me the required device configuration that I needed to write my downloader!
The difference between the files posted there and my solution is, that NO ROOT is required to install and run the apps. All apps are running in the user context. Patching includes modifications to Android Manifest (remove a check for a Blackberry specific library) and some signature patching (hey I'm good in doing that).
So here goes my first patching job for all Android users. I tested this on a Samsung Galaxy S6 with stock OS [no root]
Please note that Blackberry Hub will add its own Microsoft Exchange integration. So if you want to use the Hub together with Exchange, you should remove the default device exchange account. If you don't do that, you will have double calendar entries in your calendar.
Enjoy!
About that. Do you also have another new topic about the new downloader specifically?
Any chance you can figure out how we can sync Facebook events to the BlackBerry Calender without using a Facebook Sync app that produces double notifications in the Hub?
I'll have to look into that. Can't promise anything.
Do the OS requirements stand? I think it was 5.0 or something. Was hoping I could test these on some S3's I had lying around. I think the the are on Kit Kat.
Did anyone manage to get what'sapp working in hub? Also, is it possible to view/send text from the hub without going back and forth to the messenger?
Is this the latest keyboard? I have the older version (been out there for a couple of months) and I downloaded this one but don't see any difference. I thought there is a new version were we can easily switch between different language inputs.
Did anyone manage to get what'sapp working in hub? Also, is it possible to view/send text from the hub without going back and forth to the messenger?
Is this the latest keyboard? I have the older version (been out there for a couple of months) and I downloaded this one but don't see any difference. I thought there is a new version were we can easily switch between different language inputs.
Btw .. I'm rockin this on my unrooted nexus 6p.
Thakns again guys! great work!!
Tested on my Moto G and WhatsApp is integrated into my hub, I had to do a device reset to make it work fully. Side note I am using the WhatsApp from WhatsApp.com/android which is my guess a newer beta version than the one in Google Play.
I keep getting that error message "blackberry services has stopped working" and I have to press "ok" but after that things get back to normal and everything works so far. -- update: after reboot this error message keeps coming up for 2~3 times every time I open the hub or the calendar. Any idea how to fix this?
The Hub integration isn't as smooth as it was on my bb10 but that is a different story .. I hope BB will work on improving this.
Btw, do you know if the launcher will be updated and we will be able to swipe up right to get into the hub? or am I asking for too much -- so greedy, eh!