BlackBerry Connectivity

Name: BlackBerry Connectivity
Author: BlackBerry Limited

1.28.1.1112

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BlackBerry Limited

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Provides behind-the-firewall access and an additional layer of encryption.

BlackBerry Connectivity: Secure Connect Plus for work apps

By Kelvin Ooi

Security and privacy editor

Secure IP tunnel between work apps and the company network
Extra encryption layer for corporate data in transit
Voice and video apps running over the work space tunnel
Meant to replace separately bought and managed mobile VPNs
Needs Android for Work licences with Secure Connect Plus
Only works on devices that BlackBerry UEM has enabled

What the app does in a BlackBerry UEM setup

This app is a component of BlackBerry Secure Connect Plus, a feature run from BlackBerry UEM. The listing says a device cannot use that feature without it. An organisation therefore installs it only as part of its own UEM deployment, not as a standalone tool.

Its job is to reach internal resources. Apps inside the Android work space connect through it to the organisation's network, which the listing describes as behind the firewall. Personal apps on the same device are not described as using this route.

The listing also says the feature needs Android for Work with Secure Connect Plus licences before users can be enabled. Without those licences the app has nothing to connect through, whatever the device.

How the tunnel protects data in transit

The app creates a secure IP tunnel between work apps and the organisation's network. Traffic between the two travels inside that tunnel rather than over an open connection.

The developer describes this as an additional layer of encryption on corporate data while it moves across the network. The listing does not say which encryption methods are used, so the description is the only source for the claim.

Because the tunnel is set up for work apps only, it is aimed at corporate data. The listing does not describe it as a general privacy tool.

Voice, video and streaming over the work tunnel

The developer says the app lets multimedia and streaming apps run on Android devices through the tunnel. The listing names voice and video as examples.

On paper, this means work calls and video sessions can reach internal systems over the same protected route as other work traffic. The listing gives no detail on which apps have been tested or how well they perform.

The point of the feature, as the listing puts it, is that these apps can run inside the work space without needing their own network arrangements.

Replacing separate mobile VPN setups

The developer claims that Secure Connect Plus can deliver significant cost savings. The saving comes from not having to buy, configure and manage mobile VPNs separately.

For an IT team, that means one managed route from UEM in place of a VPN product to purchase, set up and maintain on its own. The listing offers this as the saving and gives no figures for it.

The app itself is the device side of that arrangement. The listing gives no details of the management console beyond saying it is part of BlackBerry UEM.

What's new

Oct 2, 2026

Stability improvements and other fixes.

About this APK

The build we hold is BlackBerry Connectivity 1.28.1.1112 (APK) for Android 12 and up.

Version: 1.28.1.1112; 1112
Requires Android: 12+
Size: 21 MB
Target Android: 16

Package ID: com.blackberry.enterprise.bscp
Format: APK
Malware scan: Clean on 68 engines
Permissions: 11 declared
Signed by: CN=Regen
Certificate SHA-256: 2a5a32bf6875d5501a2b9e0778c7b4a2b0feecc440e2cf8c1610963c74a84977