So whichever way BlackBerry decides to take things going forward, it’s now looking as clear as gospel that a BlackBerry-Android hybrid of a few description is on the cards. The partnership will in turn help Google to benefit from the security experience of BlackBerry and dish out a more secure and manageable version of android. “So if I can find a way to secure the Android phone, I will also build that”. 0 Lollipop Operating systems.
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It’s worth noting that this is in some aspect old news; BlackBerry and Google are partners in the Android for Work (AfW) initiative with the enablement of BES12. The teamwork can create something that sensational which will greatly enhance how clients optimize such a mobiles later on.
Blackberry aims to get back in the smartphone game and choosing its production partners would unlikely result to losses, as the Taiwan-based ODMs will handle R&D and marketing and channel distribution expenses.
Why Blackberry registered two new domains?
Following the partnership announcement between BlackBerry and Google, a new report claiming the Canadian company is in talks with ODMs for the release of multiple Android smartphones this year has just emerged. Latest news reports from fin24 reveals that BlackBerry has teamed up with Samsung to provide security for Samsung smartphones. The BB10 OS and Windows mobile OS rank higher with IT experts because they are more secure and stable than iOS and Android. This does however raise an interesting question about how much decision will really lie in BlackBerry’s hand. That makes it a low-risk move for Blackberry to try Android on for size.
Among the security features BlackBerry will bring to the Android ecosystem is the ability to manage a dedicated work profile, hardware-based full disk encryption, and sharing restrictions to ensure business data such as calendars, contacts, files, and apps, are kept separate from malware while keeping personal information private. One of them, codenamed BlackBerry Venice, will sport a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Android navigation buttons and the ubiquitous BlackBerry logo.
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There are two handsets running on Android that are expected to launch in the future.
