BlackBerry increasingly Supports Android Application

BlackBerry controls only 2.8 percent of global market share in the third quarter of 2013

BlackBerry continues to create Android applications can run easily on their latest Smartphone’s. The company recently upgraded to provide tool developers in order to lighten the work that needed to be working on the Android operating system BlackBerry 10. The company also make reforms so that in early 2014, allows multiple Android applications can be run directly without making any changes.

BlackBerry 10 is built based on real-time operating system called QNX, which has a level of compatibility with Android since its launch at the beginning of the year. Provides a runtime environment on a mobile phone that can make Android apps work, but not all features may be supported Android.

Version 10.2.1 which was introduced in early November gain additional support for Android Jellybean 4.2.2 , Bluetooth , folders through the Open Street Map , sharing content with other applications on the phone as well as a spell checker . During application Android provide the features necessary to support BlackBerry Android runtime, application re- packaging a minimum need to be run on smartphone BlackBerry.

While at the beginning of next year, the BlackBerry will provide software updates to the user to be able to run Android apk files directly on the phone without the need for re- packaging, provided that the features required supporting the application. So it will be easier for developers to offer Android apps to BlackBerry users.

BlackBerry actually has 130,000 applications for the BlackBerry platform 10, but a new mobile phone company has not been able to attract more users. According to data from IDC, BlackBerry controls only 2.8 percent of global market share in the third quarter of 2013, placing it behind Windows Mobile with 3.1 percent, Apple's iOS with 16.6 percent and Android with 69.2 percent.

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