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Line 1: {{Short description\|Sales platform for apps}} {{Infobox software \| name = BlackBerry World \| logo = \| logo alt = \| logo caption = na \| developer = [[BlackBerry Limited]] \| released = {{Start date and age\|2010\|07\|30\|df=y}} \| latest release version = 5.4.0.8 \| latest release date = {{Start date and age\|2020\|05\|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://CrackBerry.com/blackberry-10-users-update-your-blackberry-world-app\|title=BlackBerry 10 users: update your BlackBerry World app!\|website=CrackBerry.com\|publisher=[[CrackBerry]]\|date=28 May 2020\|access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://Support.BlackBerry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000063782\|title='No Network Connection' is shown when launching BlackBerry World\|website=Support.BlackBerry.com\|publisher=BlackBerry Knowledge Base\|date=25 June 2020\|orig-year=2020-05-29\|access-date=22 August 2020\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028233318/https://support.blackberry.com/kb/articleDetail?articleNumber=000063782\|archive-date=October 28, 2020\|url-status=dead}}</ref> \| latest preview version = \| latest preview date = \| programming language = [[Java (programming language)\|Java]], [[C++]] \| operating system = [[BlackBerry OS]], [[BlackBerry 10\|BlackBerry 10 OS]], [[BlackBerry Tablet OS]] \| platform = [[BlackBerry]] \| included with = \| size = 260,000+ apps (all OS) \| language = [[British English\|English]], [[French language\|French]], [[Italian language\|Italian]], [[German language\|German]], [[Spanish language\|Spanish]], [[Brazilian Portuguese language\|Brazilian Portuguese]], [[Dutch language\|Dutch]], [[Indonesian language\|Indonesian]], [[Chinese language\|Chinese]], [[Japanese language\|Japanese]], [[Vietnamese language\|Vietnamese]], [[Thai language\|Thai]], [[Finnish language\|Finnish]], [[Korean language\|Korean]] \| language count = 14<!-- Number only --> \| language footnote = \| genre = [[Digital distribution]] \| license = [[Proprietary software\|Proprietary]] \| website = [https://AppWorld.BlackBerry.com BlackBerry World] \| standard = \| AsOf = }} '''BlackBerry World''' was an [[Digital distribution\|application distribution]] service ([[app marketplace]]) by [[BlackBerry Limited]]. The service provided [[BlackBerry]] users with an environment to browse, download, and update [[mobile app]]s, including third-party applications. Line 28 ⟶ 29: The service went live on {{Start date and age\|2009\|04\|01\|df=y}}, originally named '''BlackBerry App World'''. It worked with [[BlackBerry 10]] devices, the [[BlackBerry PlayBook]], and a majority of [[BlackBerry OS]] devices. At one point in 2011, BlackBerry World had the largest revenue per app at $9,166.67, compared to its rivals ($6,562.50 by [[Ovi Store\|Nokia Ovi Store]], $6,480.00 by [[App Store (iOS/iPadOS)\|Apple App Store]] and $1,200.00 by [[Google Play\|Google Android Market]]), although total revenue was lower than Apple App Store.<ref>{{Cite web\|author=Eric Zeman\|date=28 February 2011\|url=http://Bacononthego.com/2011/02/28/blackberry-app-world-generates-highest-revenue-per-app/\|title=BlackBerry App World generates highest revenue per app\|website=Bacononthego.com\|access-date=5 May 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322063630/http://bacononthego.com/2011/02/28/blackberry-app-world-generates-highest-revenue-per-app/\|archive-date=22 March 2011}}</ref> BlackBerry devices after 2015 (with the release of the [[BlackBerry Priv]]) no longer use the BlackBerry 10 [[operating system]], but instead use the [[Android (operating system)\|Android operating system]] ~~instead~~, ~~which~~meaning that they utilise the Google Play store ~~instead~~for app downloads. BlackBerry World servers alongside other BlackBerry services shut down in January 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Olson \|first=Carly \|date=2022-01-03 \|title=BlackBerry signals end of an era as it prepares to pull plug on classic phones \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/03/blackberry-discontinue-service-classic \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103215141/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/03/blackberry-discontinue-service-classic \|archive-date=January 3, 2022 \|access-date=2022-01-03 \|website=The Guardian \|language=en}}</ref> ==History== Line 49 ⟶ 50: On 3 December 2010, Research in Motion announced that daily downloads were two million apps per day.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.MobileBusinessBriefing.com/apps/article/blackberry-app-world-has-average-app-downloads-of-2m-per-day-\|title=BlackBerry App World hits 2M daily app downloads\|website=www.MobileBusinessBriefing.com\|publisher=GSMA Mobile Apps Briefing\|date=3 December 2010\|access-date=3 December 2010\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207081858/http://www.mobilebusinessbriefing.com/apps/article/blackberry-app-world-has-average-app-downloads-of-2m-per-day-\|archive-date=7 December 2010}}</ref> On 2 February 2011, BlackBerry App World 2.1 was released. This version introduced in-app purchases of digital goods, allowing for add-ons to be purchased within applications.<ref>{{Cite web\|author=Jason Cipriani\|date=2 February 2011\|url=http://www.KnowYourCell.com/news/755613/blackberry_app_world_21_now_available_for_download_brings_inapp_purchasing.html\|title=BlackBerry App World 2.1 now available for download, brings in-app purchasing\|website=www.KnowYourCell.com\|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]]\|access-date=31 May 2011\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526190345/https://www.webcitation.org/6IGSjzq3y?url=http://www.thefullsignal.com/products/8465/blackberry-app-world-21-now-available-download-brings-app-purchasing\|archive-date=2126 ~~July~~May ~~2013~~2024}}</ref> On 21 January 2013, BlackBerry announced that it rebranded the ''BlackBerry App World'' to simpler ''BlackBerry World'', as part of the release of the [[BlackBerry 10]] operating system.<ref name="BB World">{{Cite web \|date=January 2013 \|title=BlackBerry App World web storefront is now BlackBerry World \|url=http://Blogs.BlackBerry.com/2013/01/app-world-is-now-blackberry-world/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123023108/http://blogs.blackberry.com/2013/01/app-world-is-now-blackberry-world/ \|archive-date=23 January 2013 \|access-date=21 January 2013 \|website=Blogs.BlackBerry.com \|publisher=[[BlackBerry Limited]]}}</ref> Line 64 ⟶ 65: In May 2013, at the Blackberry Live Conference, BlackBerry announced that over 120,000 apps for BlackBerry 10 were available to download from BlackBerry World.{{Citation needed\|date=October 2020}} Application verification was done for BlackBerry World apps about content and quality before is agreed to launch. About 85 percent of the verification was done in [[Denpasar]], [[Bali]], [[Indonesia]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://banjarmasin.tribunnews.com/2013/07/20/kantor-pusat-blackberry-world-ternyata-di-bali\|title=Kantor Pusat BlackBerry World Ternyata di Bali\|language=id\|website=banjarmasin.tribunnews.com\|date=20 July 2013}}</ref> {\|class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center Line 124 ⟶ 125: The store was available for the following BlackBerry devices that are updated to [[BlackBerry OS]] version 4.5.0 or higher:<ref name="BlackBerryFAQ" /> ~~{{Incomplete list\|date=August 2020}}~~ {{Div col\|colwidth=24em}} *[[BlackBerry Leap]]