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BlackBerry users were shocked to hear that the once-dominant smartphone giant is switching off some of the key features on their client’s devices.
On Tuesday, the 4th January 2022, BlackBerry began a process that would see the end of support for BlackBerry’s mobile devices.
They officially disabled everything from select apps to calls and messaging undergoing a partial or complete loss of functionality, as part of the landmark switch-off.
This is all part of an “end of life” decommissioning program which was initially announced in 2020.
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Blackberry lost its popularity with users with the introduction of Apple’s touchscreen iPhones and rival Android devices.
In recent years, the company changed its strategy and started making cybersecurity software and embedded operating systems for cars.
Valuations – January 2022:
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) January 4, 2022
Apple: $3 trillion
BlackBerry: $5 billion
Valuations – January 2007:
Apple: $73 billion
BlackBerry: $26 billion pic.twitter.com/KyzpXXIUYI
In a document published in 2020, the company said it would take steps to decommission legacy services for BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS operating systems and added devices running on them would no longer be supported and may not be able to receive or send data, make phone calls or send messages reliably.
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BlackBerry said that as of Jan. 4, 2022, it would no longer support the devices as the Canadian company completes its yearslong shift from making mobile phones to a software-based business model.



