A little something for Priv owners as we head into the weekend. As noted on the BlackBerry Beta Zone, a new Android Marshmallow build is available to Priv owners who have signed up for the beta releases.
Howdy! It's Friday, and we have a new beta update!
Build AAF960 is published and available now for all PRIVs on the program, except for AT&T and Verizon devices. It includes lots of fixes over the previous update, and also includes the August security patches.
Please remember to submit bug reports for any issues you find! Even if you reported the issue on an older update, please report it again if you're still seeing the problem.
The update this time around is rather small, coming in around 186MB, so be sure to check for updates and get it downloaded if you haven't already. When loaded up, you should be on build AAF960. Sidenote: I wonder if BlackBerry will be adding the DTEK50 to the beta cycle of releases as well? Guess we'll have to wait and see, though I'm sure it's highly likely.
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