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BlackBerry BRIDGE
for iOS known issues

When users send a PDF file from
Microsoft 365
to BB BRIDGE and only have one
BlackBerry Dynamics
app installed (for example,
BlackBerry Work
) or the default app for file transfers is set, the "Show as a Slide Show" option is not available. (BRIDGE-3234)
Workaround
: Verify that you have more than one
BlackBerry Dynamics
app installed (for example,
BlackBerry Work
,
BlackBerry Tasks
, and
BlackBerry BRIDGE
) and the default app for file transfers is not set. For more information, see Change BlackBerry BRIDGE for iOS Options.
If you force close
BlackBerry BRIDGE
and then send a file from a
Microsoft 365
app to it, the file does not transfer, and you remain on the main screen. (BRIDGE-3145)
Workaround:
Enable the "Open-in/Share filtering (
iOS
Only)"
Intune
policy and select the "Open Securely via Bridge" option when sending the file, or launch
BlackBerry BRIDGE
before starting the file transfer from a
Microsoft 365
app.
When some users try to send a document from
BlackBerry Work
to
Microsoft Teams
,
Microsoft Teams
displays the following error message:
Security Notice. Your organization doesn’t allow the use of external libraries and files
, and document is not sent. (BRIDGE-3207)
If you force stop
BlackBerry BRIDGE
and then try to share a document from the corporate directory using
BlackBerry BRIDGE
, the "Send to
BlackBerry Dynamics
" dialog box does not display. (GD-61169)
Workaround:
Select the "Open in Bridge" option to transfer the document. 
The
BlackBerry BRIDGE
app stays on the splash page when a
BlackBerry Dynamics
app is force stopped in the following scenario:
  • BlackBerry UEM
    server is configured for
    Microsoft Intune
  • The
    Microsoft Intune
    app protection profile has the "Enable interoperability between
    Intune
    and Dynamics apps" enabled
  • The
    BlackBerry Dynamics
    policy has the "Do not require password" enabled
(BRIDGE-2812)
When users log in to the
BlackBerry BRIDGE
app using an email address that is different than the email address used to log in to
BlackBerry Work
, they receive the error message
The work or school account you specified does not have access to this app. You may have to sign in with a different account. Contact your IT administrator for help
, and they cannot log in to the app. (BRIDGE-2753)
Workaround:
Factory reset the device.
Sometimes when sending a file to the
BlackBerry BRIDGE
app, the "Open in" option is not available when users try to open a file that was already sent to the
BlackBerry BRIDGE
app from
BlackBerry Work
. (BRIDGE-2696, GD-35159)
Workaround:
Stop
BlackBerry Work
and send the file again.
When users send a .doc file from
BlackBerry Work
to an
Intune
-managed instance of
Microsoft Word
and then send the file back to
BlackBerry Work
without first saving a copy, the file is corrupted and can't be viewed. (BRIDGE-2691)
Workaround:
Save the file before you send the file back to
BlackBerry Work
.
The
BlackBerry BRIDGE
app stops responding when users perform a "Reset all settings" on their device. (BRIDGE-2683)
Workaround:
Factory reset the device.
User is asked to create a PIN for Bridge app and another separate PIN for the Office app (BRIDGE-2622)
When users install and provision the
BlackBerry BRIDGE
app for the first time, the text
Error Text
is displayed on the screen where users acknowledge that the organization is protecting the data using the app. (BRIDGE-2610)
When a file is created in the
Intune
managed app and sent to
BlackBerry Work
, users receive the following error message
Action not allowed. Your organization only allows to open work or school data in this app
. (BRIDGE-2556, BRIDGE-2687)
Workaround:
You must first save the new file to a corporate location (for example,
Microsoft OneDrive for Business
) before you can securely transfer it to
BlackBerry BRIDGE
.
Users can’t save or access files on
Microsoft OneDrive for Business
when they are connected to the organization environment using LTE or a non-corporate
Wi-Fi
connection. For more information about conditional access, visit docs.microsoft.com to read the following pages:
(BRIDGE-2548)
When users save a file and tap More, the
BlackBerry BRIDGE
app stops responding. (BRIDGE-2542)
If a user edits a file, sends it back to
BlackBerry Work
, and selects the "Reply All" option, the To field is not populated when the email is sent to the user themself. (BRIDGE-2537, G3DOCS-6369)
Users can save a file to a local location on the device and to
iCloud
. The user cannot view the file from those locations. (BRIDGE-2487)