Install BlackBerry Work and activate using an access key, activation password, or QR code

Complete this task if you have not installed the BlackBerry UEM Client on your device and your administrator has not allowed the BlackBerry UEM Client to manage the activation of BlackBerry Dynamics apps, you do not have another BlackBerry Dynamics app activated on your device, or you choose to activate the app using an access key, activation password or QR code.
To get the activation credentials, choose one of the following options:
  • Request an access key, activation password, or QR code from your administrator. Your administrator will send you an email with activation details.
  • Generate an access key, activation password, and QR code from your organization's self-service portal. If you do not know how to access your self-service portal, contact your administrator.
Note: If allowed by your organization, you can activate BlackBerry Work using Easy Activation. An Easy Activation key, when permitted, is supplied by another BlackBerry Dynamics app, like BlackBerry Access or BlackBerry Connect, as long as these apps are already installed and activated on your device. If available, you can activate using the BlackBerry Work container password for the activation app.
  1. Request the activation credentials from your administrator or generate your own from your organization's self-service portal.
  2. After you receive the email message with the activation details or have generated your own, download and install BlackBerry Work from Google Play.
  3. On the device, tap BlackBerry Work.
  4. Tap Client End User License Agreement to read the license agreement and, if you accept the terms, tap I Accept.
  5. Complete one of the following tasks:

    Activation method

    Steps

    Access key*
    1. In the Email Address field, type the email address located in the activation email that you received from your administrator or type your work email address if you generated your own access key.
    2. In the Activation password field, enter the access key, without hyphens, that is in the activation email that you received from your administrator or enter the access key that you generated in the BlackBerry UEM Self-Service. The access key is not case sensitive.
    3. Tap Enter on the device.

    Activation password*
    1. In the Email Address field, type the email address that is in the activation email that you received from your administrator or type your work email address if you generated your own activation password.
    2. In the Activation password field, enter the the activation password located in the activation email that you received from your administrator or enter the activation password that you generated in the BlackBerry UEM Self-Service.
    3. Tap Enter on the device.

    QR code
    1. Tap Use QR code.
    2. Tap Allow to give BlackBerry Work access to the camera.
    3. Scan the QR code that you received in the activation email from your administrator or that you generated in the BlackBerry UEM Self-Service.
    Microsoft Authenticator app

    1. Open the Microsoft Authenticator app.

    2. Tap Set up manually.

    3. Tap Enter credentials.
    4. Enter your email address and the activation password or access key from the activation email message that you received from your administrator.
    5. Tap Scan QR Code.
    6. Allow BlackBerry Work to access the camera.
    7. Scan the QR code that you received in the activation email from your administrator.

    *Optionally, you can tap Advanced Settings and enter your email address, access key or activation password, and the BlackBerry UEM address.

  6. If prompted, create and confirm a password for BlackBerry Work. If your device is equipped with fingerprint authentication, you can turn on this option to use instead of the password, except on initial startup.
  7. If prompted, allow the BlackBerry Work app to use your location history to establish trusted locations.
  8. At the Permission requested prompt, do one of the following:
    • Tap Allow to permit provisioning to complete with an entry in Outlook for a registered phone with a phone number and operator name.
    • Tap Don’t allow to permit provisioning to complete but without a phone number and operator name for a registered phone in Outlook.
  9. Tap the BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher icon to start using BlackBerry Work.