The latest official statement on BlackBerry's plans came from the company's CEO John Chen, who said that they will release a Android smartphone, only it is safe.
Well, it looks like BlackBerry will try to make the Android platform more secure, or at least try to mobilize Google in this topic.
Today, the Canadian company announced a new partnership with Google. Both companies will now work together to implement some important features of BES12 on the Android platform.
Google should have BlackBerry's expertise in business security, while BlackBerry will be able to tap into the huge Android market that could bring even more customers to the company.
BES12 already supports Android Lollipop, but the BlackBerry security solution should also start supporting Google Play for Work so it can focus on managing applications.
Σύμφωνα με τη ΒlackBerry, “τα νέα χαρακτηριστικά που θα είναι διαθέσιμα μέσω του Android και του BES12 θα επιτρέπουν στους οργανισμούς την περαιτέρω ασφάλιση επιχειρήσεων και των προσωπικών δεδομένων σε Appliances Android. Θέσαμε νέα επίπεδα κρυπτογράφησης στο hardware και με την ενοποίηση του Google Play for Work, θα υπάρχουν περισσότερες possibilities application management, while providing the end user with the Android management experience.”
This information was announced by BlackBerry, but we expect the Canadian company to issue an official announcement in the coming days.
Until then, BlackBerry has announced the release of BES12 in the 12.2 version, which has improved multi-OS support.
The release of BES12 12.2 can be considered as the first step in implementing the BlackBerry security solution in large operating systems.
