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The
BlackBerry Connectivity
app (previously named the
BES12 Secure Connect Plus
app) is required for devices to use the
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
feature in
BlackBerry UEM
and
BES12
. For more information about enabling and using
BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
, see "Using enterprise connectivity and BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus for connections to work resources" in the Administration content. The
BlackBerry Connectivity
app supports TLS 1.2 and DTLS 1.0.
This maintenance release of the app (version 1.23.0.913) includes a fix for an issue with repeated connection attempts when BlackBerry Enterprise ID is in a blocked state, and an issue with the
BlackBerry Connectivity
app not responding if the UEM Client had cleared the keystore.
There is a known issue that if your device is running
Android
10 before you upgrade the
BlackBerry Connectivity
app, you may lose access to work resources. If you encounter this issue, restart your device
This release also includes the following improvements from the previous maintenance releases of the app:
Release
Includes
1.22.0.884
On Android 11 devices with BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus enabled, the Wi-Fi hotspot feature could not be enabled.
1.21.0.868, 1.21.0.869
  • Support for
    Knox Platform for Enterprise
    on
    Samsung
    devices running
    Android
    10.
  • Version 1.21.0.869 does not include fixes or improvements but is upversioned so that administrators can assign and update the app on
    Samsung Knox
    devices and
    Android Enterprise
    devices that don't have access to
    Google Play
    .
1.20.0.847
  • Added support for devices running
    Android
    10, devices running on 64-bit architecture, and support for OpenSSL 1.1.1.
  • Fixes
1.18.0.811
  • This version does not include fixes or improvements, but is upversioned for
    Samsung Knox Workspace
    and
    Android Enterprise
    devices so that administrators can assign and update the app on those devices. If enterprise connectivity is required, you are now required to add the
    BlackBerry Connectivity
    app as an internal app and assign it (with a Required disposition) to
    Samsung Knox Workspace
    and
    Android Enterprise
    devices that don't have access to
    Google Play
    .
1.18.0.790
  • Support for devices that run
    Android
    9.
  • Guidance in the app to help users manually disable battery optimization for the
    BlackBerry Connectivity
    app. It is recommended that users disable battery optimization for the app on their device to prevent losing the
    BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
    connection and access to work resources.
  • Fixes
1.17.0.722
  • Improved support for devices that run
    Android
    8.
  • Fixes
1.16.0.690
  • Improved support for devices that run
    Android
    8.
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.15.0.615
  • Added support for devices that run
    Android
    8.
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.14.0.99
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.13.0.97
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.12.0.96
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.11.0.94
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.9.1.92
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.9.0.91
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.8.0.89
  • Support for
    Android OS
    7.0.x
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.6.0.84
  • Support for a feature in
    BES12
    version 12.5 that allows you to restrict specific work space apps and system apps on
    Android
    devices from using
    BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.5.0.78
  • Support for
    Samsung
    devices running
    Android
    6.0 with a work profile
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.5.0.77
  • Fixes
  • Security updates
1.5.0.74
  • Support for
    Android OS
    6.0
  • Security updates
  • A small change to the user experience: users can no longer toggle the connection to
    BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus
    in the app
1.4.7.66
  • Fixes and stability improvements
1.4.7.64
  • OpenSSL
    updates
  • Fixes and stability improvements
1.4.5.54
  • A new feature that allows
    Knox Workspace
    and
    Android
    users to send logs to the
    BES12
    administrator from the
    BES12 Secure Connect Plus
    app
  • Fixes and stability improvements
1.3.5.37
  • Support for
    Samsung Knox
    version 2.3 for devices with
    Android
    OS version 5.0 or later; previously, the app supported
    Knox
    version 2.4 only
  • Fixes and stability improvements