BlackBerry intros Privacy Shade app

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.