It may be hard to imagine that anyone is still using a BlackBerry device running one of the Canadian company’s operating systems, but it is indeed true –
It may be hard to imagine that anyone is still using a BlackBerry device running one of the Canadian company’s operating systems, but it is indeed true – although not for much longer. BlackBerry has just announced that BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS device legacy services will cease operating after January 4, 2022 and has thanked its “many loyal customers and partners over the years” in the process. At this time, the company says devices running BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier, BlackBerry 10 software and BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier versions will cease to work reliably. This will impact data services, phone calls, SMS and 9-1-1 functionality. BlackBerry (originally called RIM) ceased to make its own phones running BlackBerry OS way back in 2016 with the – notably all touchscreen – Blackberry Leap, AKA the last of its kind.
