Well if we had any doubt that BlackBerry was testing out Coupon Codes and Promo Codes for BlackBerry World we can now rest assured it is coming. We already had coupon codes showing up in the latest BlackBerry 10 Developer Beta and now BlackBerry has confirmed as much by listing out the possible errors when using Promo Codes on BlackBerry World. These give us an idea of what kinds of promo codes there will be:
- Redemption per code limit is reached – The defined redemption limit for the specific promo code has been reached
- Total Redemption limit is reached – The defined number of downloads for the specific promo has been reached
- Promotion not supported for this Content – The promo code does not apply to the content you are accessing
- Promotion is not started – The promo code being used has not yet started
- Promotion is expired – The promo code has expired and is no longer valid
- Promotion is not active – The promo code is not yet activated
- Invalid Promotion Id – The selected application is not part of the promotion
- Promotion Code returned null – The promo code is not valid
- Promotion Content returned null – The promo code is valid but the promotional content is not supported by either your device or country or wireless provider
- Promotion id or locale is null – The required locale is not specified
These error codes clue us in that developers will have the options to:
- Limit promo codes on how many times they can be used
- Set start and end times for the promotion
- Specify specific products for the promotion
- Specify specific locale for the promotion
- Set Promotion based on your device, country or wireless provider
It should be interesting to see how this is rolled out. When a promo code has been entered you can tap the “Promo Rules” button to display the specific rules of the promotion such as promo time duration, number of redemptions per code, total number of items available per code.
Sweet!!!
