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BlackBerry increases Android app support Nov 27th 2013, 14:29, by Martyn Williams, IDG News Service BlackBerry is making it easier for Android applications to run on its latest smartphones. A recent upgrade to its developer tools has reduced the amount of work required to get an Android app working on the BlackBerry 10 operating system, and changes coming in early 2014 will allow some Android apps to run directly without any changes. BlackBerry 10 is based on a real-time operating system called QNX but has had a level of compatibility with Android since it was launched earlier this year. A "runtime" on the phones provides an environment in which Android apps can run, but not all Android features are supported. The latest version, 10.2.1, was introduced in early November and added support for Android Jellybean 4.2.2, Bluetooth, maps through Open Street Map, sharing of content with other applications in the phone, and the spell checker. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: blackberry_android-100154492-small.jpg

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