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What's new in
BlackBerry Notes

New in
BlackBerry Notes
 version 3.18.1

The table below details the new features in this release. For information about fixed and known issues, supported upgrade paths, and the version of the
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK
, see the BlackBerry Notes version 3.18 Release Notes. For device OS compatibility, see the Mobile/Desktop OS and Enterprise Applications Compatibility Matrix.
Feature
Release date and app version
Description
App configuration policy update
April 2025
iOS
: 3.18.1.1093
The "Prevent Screenshots on iOS" app configuration setting has been removed. You can use one of the following options to specify whether users can take screenshots in the
BlackBerry Notes
 app:

New in
BlackBerry Notes
 version 3.18.0

The table below details the new features in this release. For information about fixed and known issues, supported upgrade paths, and the version of the
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK
, see the BlackBerry Notes version 3.18 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 the SDK version
March 2025
Android
: 3.18.0.3863
BlackBerry Tasks
 will now target
Android
 15.
Software quality improvements
March 2025
iOS
: 3.18.0.1087
  • BlackBerry Tasks
     is no longer compatible with
    iOS
     16.
  • BlackBerry Tasks
     is now compatible with Xcode 16.

New in
BlackBerry Notes
 version 3.17.1

The table below details the new features in this release. For information about fixed and known issues, supported upgrade paths, and the version of the
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK
, see the BlackBerry Notes version 3.17 Release Notes. For device OS compatibility, see the Mobile/Desktop OS and Enterprise Applications Compatibility Matrix.
Feature
Release date and app version
Description
Allow access to
Apple
 Intelligence writing tools
November 2024
iOS
: 3.17.1.1061
Devices that run
iOS
 18.1 and later include the
Apple
 Intelligence Writing Tools feature. You can configure your
BlackBerry UEM
 environment to allow or block built-in
Apple
 Intelligence writing tools within
BlackBerry Dynamics
 apps (
BlackBerry Access
,
BlackBerry Work
,
BlackBerry Connect
,
BlackBerry Notes
, and
BlackBerry Tasks
) with SDK version 13.0.1 or later.
UEM
 version 12.21 introduces a new setting in
BlackBerry Dynamics
 profiles, “Allow
Apple
 Intelligence in-app writing tools”, which specifies if users can access the built-in Writing Tools feature in
BlackBerry Dynamics
 apps. By default, this setting is not selected. In addition,
BlackBerry Dynamics
 apps will prevent the use of writing tools on upgrade if the "Do not allow copying data from
BlackBerry Dynamics
 apps into non
BlackBerry Dynamics
" setting is enabled (selected). For more information on allowing or blocking access to the
Apple
 Intelligence writing tools, see BlackBerry Dynamics profile settings in the
BlackBerry UEM
 Managing apps content.

New in
BlackBerry Notes
 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 Notes version 3.17 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
September 2024
iOS
: 3.17.0.1048
January 2025
Android
: 3.17.0.3839
  • iOS
    :
    BlackBerry Notes
     is now compatible with
    iOS
     18.
  • Android
    :
    BlackBerry Notes
     is now compatible with
    Android
     15.
Usability enhancements
September 2024
iOS
: 3.17.0.1048
When users authenticate the app, the number of times that the app switches between the authentication delegate app is reduced. Also, 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 built on
BlackBerry Dynamics SDK
 13.0 or later. This feature will allow users to update the password from one app and apply it to all of the
BlackBerry Dynamics
 apps.
For more information, see KB 140190.

New in
BlackBerry Notes
 version 3.16

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 Notes version 3.16 Release Notes. For device OS compatibility, see the Mobile/Desktop OS and Enterprise Applications Compatibility Matrix.
Feature
Release date and app version
Description
Bug fixes
June 2024
iOS
: 3.16.0.1013
Android
: 3.16.0.3800
Bug fixes that are described in the fixed issues section.