BlackBerry is shutting down many vital services for its smartphones. January 4, 2022 marks a new era.
The early years of the smartphone era were cacophonous, to say the least. There were so many players in the market, so many brands competing with each other to try and grab a share of this already huge pie. BlackBerry was one such company, and over time the brand has developed a strong community. Unfortunately, with the advent of the Apple iPhone and Google’s Android platform, the BlackBerry never bounced back and eventually disappeared, or almost disappeared.
BlackBerry is shutting down many vital services for its smartphones
The company tried to survive by licensing its brand, but the devices that came out that way didn’t seem “on time,”too small, too late, too inefficient, too limited. In fact, it’s no surprise that BlackBerry has finally decided to stop charging in the mobile market. Today, the company announces that as of January 4, 2022, a number of important services for its mobile devices will be completely discontinued.
On January 4, 2022, a new stage will begin
According to the help page on the company’s website, “Another step in BlackBerry’s great history, we are about to begin decommissioning critical services for BlackBerry OS 7.1 and earlier, BlackBerry 10 software, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier. versions with an end-of-life or deletion date set to January 4, 2022. From this date, devices running these services and software, whether via carrier or Wi-Fi, will no longer be able to work, including for data transfer and phone calls, SMS and emergency calls to 911.
BlackBerry as a company is not going out of business. It continues to operate and, according to the help page, is now focused on “providing intelligent security software and services for businesses and governments around the world.”Indeed, the page is turning.