My previous BBM on Jolla video mentioned that PIN sharing as QR Code didn't work as the camera was still unsupported in Alien Dalvik, the Android environment that Jolla is using. Well, the latest update 1.0.2.5 aka Maadajävri adds support for the device camera in Android applications and now you can share and read QR Codes from BBM. A short video demonstrating this BBM feature below.
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Wednesday, January 08, 2014
Thursday, December 05, 2013
BlackBerry BBM on Jolla device
BlackBerry BBM runs almost perfectly on the Jolla!
Use your favourite method to download the com.bbm.apk file from Google Play and transfer it over to your device, for example trough the browser or e-mail it to yourself. It should install and run just as you would expect on any android device.
I've just done some quick testing, but a couple of minor issues came up:
Need more proof ? Checkout this short video demonstraing chatting with a Jolla and a BlackBerry Z10.
Use your favourite method to download the com.bbm.apk file from Google Play and transfer it over to your device, for example trough the browser or e-mail it to yourself. It should install and run just as you would expect on any android device.
I've just done some quick testing, but a couple of minor issues came up:
- Needs to be running, background service does not seem to work. I don't know if this is a limit of the runtime on the Jolla or something else.
- Reading of shared QRCode PINs using camera fails.
Need more proof ? Checkout this short video demonstraing chatting with a Jolla and a BlackBerry Z10.
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