BLACKBERRY LINK ANDROID

The promised period of support actually ended over a year ago, so it has already over-delivered on its promises. The last version of the BlackBerry OS it released dates back to 2013, so the devices affected here are now extremely old.

BLACKBERRY LINK ANDROID

AdvertisementīlackBerry eventually gave up on its own phones, and started releasing Android versions before exiting the hardware business entirely (it now primarily provides corporate security services). In the mean time, corporate users fell in love with their Apple and Android phones, and compelled their IT departments to support them. It took over a year after the iPhone's release for the company to come out with its own touch screen phone, and its software remained an awkward mix of old and new for some time after. It dismissed on-screen keyboards, and counted on its stranglehold on corporate services to maintain its market. Unlike the people who developed Android, BlackBerry's leadership was blindsided by the iPhone's popularity. An indication of its importance is that early internal builds of Android looked like a cheap BlackBerry knockoff, rather than the cheap iPhone knockoff that was eventually released. Its keyboard-based hardware was widely adopted in corporate settings, in part because the services it provided typically ran through BlackBerry servers, allowing for high levels of security and control.

It may seem difficult to imagine if you weren't using cell phones at the time, but BlackBerry once dominated the smartphone market. As of January 4th, the phones will no longer be provided with provisioning services, meaning that they will gradually lose the ability to join networks, including the cellular network. BlackBerry, the company that once dominated smart mobile devices, recently announced that it was finally discontinuing key services that support its phones.

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