BlackBerry Keyboard
The BlackBerry® Keyboard gives you the freedom to work with speed and accuracy
BlackBerry Limited · com.blackberry.keyboard
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked Details
At a glance
- Latest version
- v4.1904.3.16701 (1380)
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2019 (7 years ago)
- APK size
- 52.4 MB
- Requires
- Android 5.0+ (API 21)
- CPU support
- ARM 64-bit
- Category
- Tools (app)
- Permissions
- 19 (5 sensitive)
- Website
- blackberry.com
- Developer contact
- [email protected]
- Privacy
- Developer's privacy policy
About this APK
BlackBerry Keyboard is an app by BlackBerry Limited in the Tools category. It includes native code only for ARM 64-bit, so it won't install on phones that can only run 32-bit apps.
It asks for 19 permissions, 5 of them sensitive, including record audio, read contacts and read phone status and identity. It asks for the same permissions as version 4.1904.2.16698.
Ratings
Ratings from users of the source store — not collected or verified by AAPKs.
Description
From the listing uploaded by “twojstarytwojastara”.
Version history
3 versions are listed, going back to v4.1904.1.16693.
Security & authenticity
Signing certificate
- Certificate issued to “BlackBerry Limited” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.
- Same certificate as the 2 other versions checked
Store checks and file details
- Developer signature verified Oct 1, 2019
- Antivirus scan passed Oct 25, 2020
- Signed byCN=BlackBerry Limited
- Signing certificate (SHA-1)49:7A:EE:E5:8A:F2:A7:45:30:CE:1F:9B:25:6D:46:54:AA:41:30:20
- File MD5bc6e5f87dc0af94539894c3caa7f2fef
- Uploaded by “twojstarytwojastara” 12 followers · uploading since 2019
Scans and ratings come from the source store; the certificate comparisons are AAPKs's own, made from the files' published signatures (2 other versions compared). AAPKs doesn't scan files itself — compare the MD5 and signer after downloading.
Permissions (19)
BlackBerry Keyboard requests 19 permissions, 5 of them sensitive.
- Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
- Find accounts on the device Sensitive android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS
- Read contacts Sensitive android.permission.READ_CONTACTS
- Read phone status and identity Sensitive android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE
- Record audio (microphone) Sensitive android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
- Control vibration android.permission.VIBRATE
- Ddt send telemetry events (custom) com.blackberry.ddt.permission.SEND_TELEMETRY_EVENTS
- Download over metered connection (custom) com.blackberry.keyboard.permissions.DOWNLOAD_OVER_METERED_CONNECTION
- Download without notification android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
- Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
- Pim read messages (custom) com.blackberry.pim.permission.READ_MESSAGES
- Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
- Read profile android.permission.READ_PROFILE
- Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
- Read sync stats android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS
- Read user dictionary android.permission.READ_USER_DICTIONARY
- Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
- View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
- Write user dictionary android.permission.WRITE_USER_DICTIONARY
Required hardware & features
- Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
- Microphone android.hardware.microphone
- Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait
BlackBerry Keyboard APK: questions and answers
Can I install this APK over the version I already have?
Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.
Is the BlackBerry Keyboard APK safe?
No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. It is signed with the same certificate as the 2 other versions checked. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is bc6e5f87dc0af94539894c3caa7f2fef.
