

The company stopped developing its own operating system a while back, and released the BlackBerry Priv, the first and only BlackBerry-made smartphone to ship with Android software. And the folks at Android Police say they were able to independently confirm that with their own sources.Īpparently BlackBerry really, really wants out of the smartphone business. BlackBerry PrivĬrackBerry founder Kevin Michaluk says that “multiple sources” tell him that the phone is dead “as of yesterday,” or February 9, 2022. But that BlackBerry-branded phone? It probably is. Earlier this year, the company released a blog post to let us know… it’s not dead. This probably shouldn’t come as a big surprise, but it’s looking like you won’t be able to buy a 5G smartphone with the BlackBerry name on it anytime soon.Ī company called OnwardMobility had announced plans a few years ago to license the BlackBerry name and use it for an upcoming 5G Android phone with a physical keyboard. How long will my Fire Tablet get security updates?.
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