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Google Chrome - For Blackberry Passport

If you want "Chrome" on your Passport, you have three brutal options. Only one works.

If you specifically want a Chromium-based experience, these are the best options:

The BlackBerry Passport cannot download Chrome from the Google Play Store. Even if you side-load the Android version of Chrome (APK), it will likely crash, freeze, or display a black screen because it requires Google Play Services, which the Passport does not have. google chrome for blackberry passport

Here are your three best options, ranked from best to worst.


Because the Passport runs Android 4.4 (KitKat) via the ART runtime, you can technically install ancient versions of Chrome. The last version of Google Chrome compatible with Android 4.4 is Chrome 81 (released in 2020) . If you want "Chrome" on your Passport, you

How to do it:

The Reality: It will install. It will open. And then it will be virtually useless. Because the Passport runs Android 4

Verdict: It works technically, but fails practically.

Google has never released a version of Chrome for BB10.
There is no official .bar file (BlackBerry’s native app format) or supported Android APK that will install and run Chrome properly on a Passport.

Attempting to side-load the official Chrome APK from 2014–2015 (e.g., Chrome 40–50) typically results in: