BlackBerry has announced the end of support for devices running BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10, officially closing the platform.
Specifically, “all versions of the operating system BlackBerry 7.1 and earlier, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier versions will no longer be supported after January 4, 2022,” including those features. essentials such as calling, texting SMS or making emergency calls…
For mobile devices running the Android platform, BlackBerry maintains support in accordance with its policy.
Back in the early 21st century, BlackBerry was likened to the king of the mobile phone industry, with legendary names such as BlackBerry 8700/8800, Pearl 8100, Curve 8520 or Bold 9000/9700 series. /9900.
When the first iPhone came out in 2007, BlackBerry founder Mike Lazaridis sarcastically: “I tried typing on the Apple iPhone’s touch keyboard, oh it was hard. You can’t see what you’re typing,” and asserted that users would never choose an iPhone.
However, the iPhone’s large touch screen trend has quickly received the love of users. Apple’s iPhone line has replaced BlackBerry’s top position, while “black grapes” continuously decline and gradually disappear.