This new free Android app by the company once known as RIM hides those parts of the screen not being viewed at a given time, thus allowing its user to enjoy personal content without exposing it.
Since BlackBerry now focuses all its efforts on providing software updates to its handsets and new apps, it is not surprising to see them constantly release new pieces of code. This month, in addition to the usual security updates and Android tweaks, BlackBerry intros the Privacy Shade app.
According to its description on Google's Play store, "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." The app has just been released and has less than 500 installs at this time. However, it already has 180 user ratings that help it get a total score of 4.9 out of 5 stars.
BlackBerry Privacy Shade requires at least Android 5.0 Lollipop. When installed on Android 7.0 Nougat or later, the app can be added to Quick Settings. BlackBerry users who install Privacy Shade on devices with a Convenience key can assign the app to this special key as well.
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In my early school days, I hated writing and having to make up stories. A decade later, I started to enjoy it. Since then, I published a few offline articles and then I moved to the online space, where I contributed to major websites that are still present online as of 2021 such as Softpedia, Brothersoft, Download3000, but I also wrote for multiple blogs that have disappeared over the years. I've been riding with the Notebookcheck crew since 2013 and I am not planning to leave it anytime soon. In love with good mechanical keyboards, vinyl and tape sound, but also smartphones, streaming services, and digital art.
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