BlackBerry Privacy Shade

View private information in public by obscuring portions of your screen.

BlackBerry Limited · com.blackberry.privacyfilter

5.0 out of 5 (1 rating) 100K+ downloads v1.5.0.103 2.7 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version: v1.5.0.103 (53)
Updated: Jun 20, 2018 (8 years ago)
APK size: 2.7 MB
Requires: Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Productivity (app)
Permissions: 6 (1 sensitive)
Website: BlackBerry.com
Developer contact: [email protected]
Privacy: Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

BlackBerry Privacy Shade is an app by BlackBerry Limited in the Productivity category. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 6 permissions, 1 of them sensitive: display over other apps.

What's new in v1.5.0.103

• Use new Redactor mode to take a screenshot anywhere on your device and block sensitive content • Redact content with horizontal swipes, rectangles and circles • Share your redacted content seamlessly with your social media and email applications • Switch quickly between Redactor mode and Privacy Shade mode

Description

From the listing uploaded by “back-app”.

If you don't have a BlackBerry device: You can use this app on your Android device absolutely free for 30 days. After that, to continue using the app, subscribe to BlackBerry Hub+ from the app or from BlackBerry Hub+ Services. If you have a BlackBerry device: BlackBerry smartphones powered by Android get the app for free. Privacy Shade prevents people around you from seeing your screen by blocking out everything except for a small view area that you control, while still letting you interact with the full screen. • Turn on Privacy Shade to control the visibility of sensitive content • View and send sensitive content while in the open without letting others around you see your private information • Use Privacy Shade to only expose the exact area you're reading or typing in • Adjust the transparency of the shade to suit your environment

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

Certificate issued to “BlackBerry Limited” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Jun 20, 2018
Antivirus scan passed Nov 9, 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 MD58143cafd429595a124c796aa31cfadad
Uploaded by “back-app” Bronze tier · 611 followers · uploading since 2018

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Permissions (6)

BlackBerry Privacy Shade requests 6 permissions, 1 of them sensitive.

Display over other apps Sensitive android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Ddt send telemetry events (custom) com.blackberry.ddt.permission.SEND_TELEMETRY_EVENTS
Read sync settings android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
Read sync stats android.permission.READ_SYNC_STATS
Reorder tasks android.permission.REORDER_TASKS
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED

Required hardware & features

Portrait screen android.hardware.screen.portrait