When you open it for the first time it will prompt you to also install the BlackBerry Hub+ app. Privacy Shade on other Android phones Andy Boxall/īlackBerry offers the Privacy Shade as a stand-alone app from Google Play for other Android phones. This goes from completely black, like the screen is off, to still slightly visible. Under this is a button to change the size of the Shade area, and the button shaped like a water droplet is for changing the opacity of the screen around the Shade. Remove your finger, and it darkens again. Tap it and the shade will darken until you tap and hold the Eye icon. The button below, a circle with a line through it, is like a light switch. The first, which is a rectangle, changes the shade to a circular view, or turns off the shade entirely, for a blank screen. Five different options appear when you tap this menu. The square with the arrow inside exits Privacy Shade, while the three dots opens a menu to customize the Shade. Andy Boxall/Īt the top right of the screen are two buttons. Double tap the Eye icon to increase the size of the window, or to shrink it down again. Tap and hold the Eye icon under the shade to move the exposed area up and down the screen. It’s best suited to reading emails, Facebook, Twitter, or other written content, as navigating the phone is a chore like this. This means only that area can be viewed, keeping surrounding information completely hidden. A bar will appear over the screen, obscuring everything around it and leaving only the section it hovers over visible. Tap the Privacy Shade icon in the notification shade. How to use Privacy Shade on the BlackBerry KeyOne, and Key2 Andy Boxall/ Either using the Google search bar on the home screen or the search bar in the app menu, find Privacy Shade and follow the on-screen instructions to set it up. If you still can’t see it, you may have to activate the feature from the app. If it’s not there, hit the Edit button that looks like a pencil and see if the Privacy Shade tile is waiting there. Drop it down with a swipe to expose all the shortcuts at the top of the screen. Privacy Shade is found in the Android Notification Shade. Find Privacy Shade on the BlackBerry KeyOne, and Key2 Andy Boxall/ Here’s how to find Privacy Shade on your BlackBerry, or use it on a different Android phone.
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