BlackBerry is home to a vast ecosystem of applications through BlackBerry World. Rich, smooth, and fast 3D games are populating the central marketplace, BlackBerry World, every day - even for BlackBerry 7 devices and older. Functional apps are also available in a wide variety of categories, including finance, location, news, photography, health, audio, social, and plenty of others.
BlackBerry 10 apps are developed in a wide range of ways. For one, Android applications can be run on BlackBerry thanks to a dedicated runtime. Tech-savvy end-users can even sideload Android applications onto their BlackBerry 10 device. Popular middleware solutions such as Marmalade enable developers to bring their apps into BlackBerry 10 easily, while partnerships with major 3D engines such as Unity enables game developers to bring their creations to the platform. Those more familiar with CSS, JavaScript, and HTML 5 can produce apps through the BlackBerry WebWorks, plus the Cascades user interface tools can make apps very handsome with minimal effort. Of course, developers willing to go all-in with BlackBerry 10 can write apps in C++ within a familiar framework. The BlackBerry PlayBook has a separate selection in BlackBerry World, though developers can easily enough repackage their PlayBook apps for BB10.
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How to fix BlackBerry World 'No Network Connection' errors
If you've been hit by the BlackBerry World 'No Network Connection' error, here's how to fix it!
Unable to download apps from BlackBerry World? You're not alone!
It seems as though BlackBerry World started having some issues over the weekend and those still using BlackBerry 10 are currently unable to download apps. We've reached out to BlackBerry to inquire, they noted they're aware of the issue.
Reminder: April 1, 2018 BlackBerry World will only offer free apps
With BlackBerry moving to shut down BlackBerry World come December 31st, 2019, the BlackBerry World storefront team has already initiated some moves to make that process easier, but it means changes for developers and users!
BlackBerry World for BlackBerry 10 updated with bug fixes!
It has been a while since BlackBerry World has been updated for BlackBerry 10 but a new update has now been released and is readily available for download.
The new Blackberry Developer Hero Program revealed
BlackBerry has announced the Developer Hero Program. It's been designed to showcase new BlackBerry 10 apps by featuring them on BlackBerry World and promoting them on social media.
BlackBerry Payment Options app updated for BlackBerry 10
If you've been seeing the error, 'We ran into a problem while processing your request. Please try again later.' when trying to add a PayPal account through BlackBerry World, this update is for you.
Download 20 BlackBerry 10 apps for free
As promised, BlackBerry is offering 20 paid BlackBerry 10 apps for free from now until Saturday. December 26 as part of its Festive Giveaway 2015 event.
BlackBerry World to give away lapps later this month
BlackBerry World will be giving away a number of apps for BlackBerry 10 devices as part of its holiday celebrations. The apps will be available for free downloads from December 20 to December 26.
BlackBerry World celebrates the holidays with huge app sale!
If you're looking to score some great BlackBerry apps for cheap, you'll want to check out the holidays app sale going on in BlackBerry World right now. Many developers have reduced pricing on their apps and there's a little something for everyone in there.
BlackBerry World - winning over the Android stores
Last week we ran a poll where we asked "Where do you go first to look for apps? BlackBerry World or an Android store?" To be honest I was expecting the results to be an even mix for various reasons, but how wrong I was, as you'll see below. Roaring into the lead with nearly 83% of the votes was BlackBerry World. Considering all the fuss that was made by us BlackBerry 10 users prior...
How to reinstall BlackBerry World easily
Every now and then in the CrackBerry Forums, I see posts from folks having issues with BlackBerry World. For the most part, the issues are easily resolved by reboot or simple refresh of BlackBerry World or just simply waiting it out if it's a known issue but in some rare cases, BlackBerry World simply refuses to load no matter what measures are taken with errors ranging from 'You must...
BlackBerry India offering 50% off apps!
For those of you who live in India and are looking to pick some great apps, BlackBerry World is the place the go. Right now, select apps in BlackBerry World have been dropped up to 50% off as part of the Independence Day celebrations. Camera+, InstaVenue, iGrann Pro, Fitness Tracker, Package Tracker Pro and more are among the apps available. You should be able to hit the link below and...
All those lame 'App for' apps in BlackBerry World to be purged
You've all seen them. Those apps that appear in BlackBerry World that are all named 'App For' whatever, be it App For Instagram, App for Candy Crush Saga and countless other things. Well, it seems BlackBerry is finally taking a bit of a stand against them now and has begun sending out notifications letting those who submitted such apps they have 48 hours to change the name of the app or...
BlackBerry World updated in preparation for OS 10.3
If you happen to be running a leaked build of BlackBerry 10.3 or the developer release, you'll want to check out BlackBerry World as there's a new update pushing through currently. Listed as v5.1.0.53, the update is noted to cover the usual bug fixes that every update gets but it also adds in more support for upcoming devices such as the BlackBerry Passport and the BlackBerry Classic...
7Digital still working with BlackBerry on an alternative solution for music purchases
When BlackBerry announced they'd be shutting down the music, movie and TV show portion of BlackBerry World come July 21st, it left many folks wondering where they would turn to for those services. At the time, BlackBerry advised through the Amazon partnership and BlackBerry World third-party apps, consumers would now have even more options to choose from but it also appears the '...