BlackBerry plans to release a Marshmallow beta for the Priv later this week

April 3, 2016

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BlackBerry is planning to rollout a Marshmallow beta test for the Priv this week!

While the BlackBerry Priv is scheduled to get Marshmallow sometime in May, a beta update is reportedly coming this week. Just a few days ago, the director of Handheld Software Product Management at BlackBerry, Michael Clewley, hinted the beta on his Twitter page. More news on this should be coming this week, as said by Michael Clewley himself.

In the meantime, check out this leaked video that reveals some of the features Marshmallow will bring to BlackBerry's Priv.

Source: Michael Clewley (Twitter)

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