BlackBerry has updated the BBM for Android app inside the BlackBerry Beta Zone to add Channels and BBM Voice calling. Those lucky enough to have access to the beta releases can download the version 200.0.0.138 update right away.

While the Google Chrome web browser is arguably the best there is on Android, you’ve probably noticed that it isn’t always the fastest in certain areas. When you tap a link, for example, there’s a delay of around 300ms before Chrome recognizes that tap.

That doesn’t sound like much, but when you take it away, Chrome becomes noticeably snappier. Fortunately, that’s exactly what Google has done with its latest beta release.

SwiftKey has today rolled out a new beta release, which finally brings support for Emoji to the most popular third-party keyboard on Android, and the option to add a number row. There are over 500 Emoji icons to enjoy, and you can get Emoji recommendations based on the words you type.

BBM Channels, the latest addition to BlackBerry’s popular messaging platform, which made its public debut earlier today after more than six months in beta, is coming to Android and iOS “in the coming months.”

Nova Launcher, one of the most popular third-party launchers for Android, has a new beta release out today, which includes a number of new features and tweaks for Android 4.4 KitKat. In addition to transparent status and navigations bars, the update adds KitKat’s new home screen page indicators and app drawer icon, its folders, its font, and lots more.