Blackberry the once-popular smartphone maker is dying today, as it comes to the end of its journey. This will be the end of its hardware division of the company, known for popularising qwerty keyboards.
The technology company was late to the touchscreen game and slow to adopt the trendy Google apps. Blackberry has revealed that as of today, any smartphone or tablet running its Blackberry 7.1 or older software, Blackberry 10 or PLayBook will “no longer reliably function.”
That means these devices might not be able to make calls, use data, send text messages and even send SOS alerts. Blackberry well known for its top security will still support its Android-powered devices.
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After falling to make its Blackberry 10 devices 1n 2013 sell, and a worse switch to making Android devices in 2015. Blackberry now actively sells cybersecurity software and has been licensing its device division. Its current licensee OnwardMobility had plans to release a 5G phone late last year called the OnwardMobility program.
As a bonus for its loyalties, Blackberry gives subscribers of the OnwardMobility program updates and features of its upcoming phones before they launch. Subscribers also have exclusive access to give input to be used on the phones.
Fans have been looking forward to Blackberry’s 5G smartphones, the once-dominant smartphone maker has not released a 5G phone yet. Generally, the phone maker now has niche followers, almost cultist to a point. Will Blackberry be able to produce flagship and midrange phones that rival the likes of the Fold 3 and iPhone 13?
In 2013, BlackBerry had more than 85 million subscribers worldwide. Its ‘pinging’ tone and flashing LED lights were the trendy thing during that time. The company’s OS and its unique month-long subscription gave it an edge over other phones during the late 2000s and early 2010s.
There are many questions left with no answers. It’s 2022, OnwardMobility and BlackBerry still haven’t given us answers. We sadly believe this is the end of the road for the smartphone division.
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