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This afternoon, @CCTV Finance Channel reported that BlackBerry Canada recently announced that it would stop updating the service system of BlackBerry phones, which means that almost all models of this once-popular phone are officially discontinued.
It is reported that BlackBerry no longer provides old services for BlackBerry 7.1OS and earlier versions, BlackBerry 10 software, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier versions, and these traditional services and software connected through carriers or Wi-Fi will no longer work reliably. .
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It should be noted that this suspension of service means that users will no longer be able to use the phone to perform some basic operations, including transferring data, surfing the Internet, sending messages, making calls, and even making emergency calls.
Affected models include all models running the BlackBerry operating system.
It is worth noting that BlackBerry devices running the Android operating system are not affected, such as the BlackBerry KeyOne, Key2, and Key2 LE, but most of these devices have stopped updating and are no longer officially maintained.
According to the data, BlackBerry is a mobile wireless communication equipment and wireless service brand of BlackBerry Canada, and its biggest feature is a complete QWERTY keyboard.
Beginning in 2006, the BlackBerry 7100 “Charm” series marked the beginning of a new era for BlackBerry products, and consumers couldn’t stop craving the camera, navigation and BBM chat functions. In 2009, BlackBerry captured 20% of the global market, when Android and iOS were just emerging.
However, the brilliance of BlackBerry ended here. In 2010, the world’s smart phones began to fully enter the smart era dominated by the iPhone, and BlackBerry began to decline. With the strong rise of domestic mobile phone brands in the world, the era of BlackBerry came to an end.
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