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What's new in
BlackBerry Access

New in
BlackBerry Access
 version 3.17

The table below details the new features in this release. For information about fixed and known issues, supported upgrade paths, and the versions of the
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK
 and
BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher
, see the BlackBerry Access Release Notes. For device OS compatibility, see the Mobile/Desktop OS and Enterprise Applications Compatibility Matrix.
TLS 1.0 and 1.1 will be deprecated in a future
BlackBerry Access
 release.
BlackBerry
 recommends that you update your environment to support TLS 1.2 or later.
Feature
Release date and app version
Description
Copy and paste enhancements
September 2024
iOS
: 3.17.0.1651
Users can now copy and paste text between the
BlackBerry Access
 browser and
Intune
 managed
Microsoft 365
 apps.
For more information, see the
iOS
 user guide.
Changes to OS support
September 2024
iOS
: 3.17.0.1651
BlackBerry Access
 is now compatible with
iOS
 18.
Usability improvements
September 2024
iOS
: 3.17.0.1651
  • Chromium version 113 is now supported.
  • When users authenticate the app, the number of times that the app switches between the authentication delegate app is reduced. Additionally, one password will be reused for all of the
    BlackBerry Dynamics
     apps (for example,
    BlackBerry Access
    ,
    BlackBerry Work
    ,
    BlackBerry Connect
    ,
    BlackBerry Notes
    , and
    BlackBerry Tasks
    ) that are running 3.17 or later. This feature will allow users to update the password from one app and apply it to all of the
    BlackBerry Dynamics
     apps.

New in
BlackBerry Access
 version 3.7

The table below details the new features in this release. For information about fixed and known issues, supported upgrade paths, and the versions of the
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK
 and
BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher
, see the BlackBerry Access Release Notes. For device OS compatibility, see the Mobile/Desktop OS and Enterprise Applications Compatibility Matrix.
Feature
Release date and app version
Description
Change to
Android
 OS support
May 2024
Android
: 3.7.0.64
BlackBerry Access
 is no longer compatible with
Android
 10.
Change to
iOS
 OS support
May 2024
iOS
: 3.7.0.1603
BlackBerry Access
 is no longer compatible with
iOS
 15.
BlackBerry
 Persona mobile (BIS)
May 2024
iOS
: 3.7.0.1603
Android
: 3.7.0.64
BlackBerry Access
 is no longer compatible with
BlackBerry
 Persona mobile (BIS).
View external webpages in the native default browser
May 2024
iOS
: 3.7.0.1603
Users can open external webpages from domains that aren’t included in the "Allowed Domains" specified in Connectivity profiles. These webpages will open in the native default browser on their device. Additionally, users can customize their native browser preference. By default, the device's native default browser is
Safari
.
If you want your users to use this feature, you must select the “Allow URL not in Allowed Domains of Connectivity Profiles to be loaded in native default browser” option in the app configuration policy.
Software quality improvements
May 2024
iOS
: 3.7.0.1603
BlackBerry Access for iOS
 is now compiled with Xcode 15.
Changes to
Android
 targetSdkVersion
May 2024
Android
: 3.7.0.64
The
BlackBerry Access for Android
 app will now target API level 34.

New in
BlackBerry Access
 version 3.6

The table below details the new features in this release. For information about fixed and known issues, supported upgrade paths, and the versions of the
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK
 and
BlackBerry Dynamics Launcher
, see the BlackBerry Access Release Notes. For device OS compatibility, see the Mobile/Desktop OS and Enterprise Applications Compatibility Matrix.
Feature
Release date and app version
Description
Changes to OS support
October 2023
Android
: 3.6.1.102
September 2023
iOS
: 3.6.1.1435
BlackBerry Access
 is now compatible with:
  • iOS
     17
  • Android
     14
Screenshot prevention
September 2023
iOS
: 3.6.1.1435
You can prevent users from taking screenshots of
BlackBerry Access
 using the new "Prevent Screenshots on
iOS
" IT policy rule.
Browser history improvements
June 2023
iOS
: 3.6.0.1416
Users can now clear their browsing history based on the following time periods:
  • All time
  • Today and yesterday
  • Today
  • The last hour
For more information, see View, search, and delete browsing history in the
BlackBerry Access for iOS
 user guide.
Change to
Android
 OS support
June 2023
Android
: 3.6.0.51
BlackBerry Access
 is no longer compatible with
Android
 9.