Specifications

How devices classify work and personal data and apps
BlackBerry Balance devices running BlackBerry 10 can distinguish between data that is for work use and data that is for
personal use. Devices classify data as work data or personal data based on the source of the data, and these classifications
determine how devices store, protect, and handle data on devices. For example, if data comes from a work account, it is
stored in the work space on the device, and if data comes from a personal account, it is stored in the personal space on the
device. After devices classify data as work data or personal data, personal data cannot be reclassified as work data and
work data cannot be reclassified as personal data.
How devices classify data and apps
BlackBerry Balance devices running BlackBerry 10 classify work data as any data that is managed by apps in the work
space and personal data as any data that is managed by apps in the personal space.
The following table describes each app classification and lists examples of apps that belong to each app classification:
Description App
Apps that are available only in the work space and display
only work data
• BlackBerry World for Work
• Any apps deployed by your organization
• Any apps that users download from BlackBerry World
for Work
Apps that are available only in the personal space and that
display only personal data
• BBM (with access to work contacts except if prevented
by the "Personal Apps Access to Work Contacts" IT
policy rule)
• BBM Video (with access to work contacts except if
prevented by the "Personal Apps Access to Work
Contacts" IT policy rule)
• BlackBerry Newsstand
• BlackBerry Story Maker
• BlackBerry World
• Calculator
• Camera
• Compass
• Consumer Instant Messaging Apps
• Facebook for BlackBerry devices
• Phone
Security Technical
Overview
Using BlackBerry Balance to secure BlackBerry 10 devices in your organization’s environment for work
use and personal use
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