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SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by PromoX: 8:02am On Dec 31, 2021
This explains why MTN has been sending me sms to change my phone since last month. cry


BlackBerry, one of the most popular phone brands of the era before smartphones took over, has just made a new announcement. The company is finally ending its official support for all of its classic smartphone models.

The Canadian phone brand made the announcement earlier this week (Via 9To5Mac). So now, all of the company’s classic smartphones that run BlackBerry OS or BB10 OS will no longer be supported. Furthermore, the brand has even warned its customers that they will no longer receive any patches to ensure that the carrier or WiFi connection remains functional. In other words, BlackBerry smartphone users might lose calling, cellular data, SMS, and emergency service call functionality.

Although, the same does not apply to the company’s smartphone models that run the Android operating system right now, with official support for these models ending on 4th January 2022. For those unaware, the company was one of the largest brands in the market before the entry of iPhones and before Android smartphones took over the world.

Initially, veteran brands like Nokia and BlackBerry didn’t believe that a full touchscreen phone would ever have a great impact on the market. But as we can see now, devices with physical keyboards have more or less been phased out completely. So with the end of the official support for BB smartphones, we can say that this marks an end of an era. Notably, we advise that users of BB devices back up all of their data as well, and also possibly prepare to shift to another brand soon.


In other news: Tecno announces their first 5G phone
You can check out the spec and key Detail in the video below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNTJdc78MVM


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWafVio8Ae0



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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by money121(m): 8:09am On Dec 31, 2021
All is well
Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by Baawaa(m): 8:14am On Dec 31, 2021
Who is still using BlackBerry
Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by Ay92(m): 8:19am On Dec 31, 2021
O ga o
Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by Femmyfestus: 8:19am On Dec 31, 2021
Nothing last forever. Dat year dis phone made a lot of girls loose their dignity, virginity, some even lost der relationship all in the name of hoeing for blackberry. Some join cult in school, robbery gang so they can afford to buy this phone. A guy I know used his school fee to buy one to impress girls, he was deny entry to exam hall then he later drop out cos of that mistake.
But alas see where it all ended. Hopefully Iphone crew wont one day end this way. Ask sagem, motorola and nokia

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by Kingpin1000: 8:22am On Dec 31, 2021
Na stubbornness kill BlackBerry.
BlackBerry should have just accepted android developers offer.
But their camera na die, my Q10 that year

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by PromoX: 9:33am On Dec 31, 2021
Baawaa:
Who is still using BlackBerry
I am

For calls and text
Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by Rickmann: 9:37am On Dec 31, 2021
PromoX:
This explains why MTN has been sending me sms to change my phone since last month. cry


BlackBerry, one of the most popular phone brands of the era before smartphones took over, has just made a new announcement. The company is finally ending its official support for all of its classic smartphone models.

The Canadian phone brand made the announcement earlier this week (Via 9To5Mac). So now, all of the company’s classic smartphones that run BlackBerry OS or BB10 OS will no longer be supported. Furthermore, the brand has even warned its customers that they will no longer receive any patches to ensure that the carrier or WiFi connection remains functional. In other words, BlackBerry smartphone users might lose calling, cellular data, SMS, and emergency service call functionality.

Although, the same does not apply to the company’s smartphone models that run the Android operating system right now, with official support for these models ending on 4th January 2022. For those unaware, the company was one of the largest brands in the market before the entry of iPhones and before Android smartphones took over the world.

Initially, veteran brands like Nokia and BlackBerry didn’t believe that a full touchscreen phone would ever have a great impact on the market. But as we can see now, devices with physical keyboards have more or less been phased out completely. So with the end of the official support for BB smartphones, we can say that this marks an end of an era. Notably, we advise that users of BB devices back up all of their data as well, and also possibly prepare to shift to another brand soon.


In other news: Tecno announces their first 5G phone
You can check out the spec and key Detail in the video below


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNTJdc78MVM

Everything on earth has it's time and lifespan.
Who would have thought back in 2006,07,08,09 that a time like this would come for the Blackberry company.

Sad indeed.

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by emae009(m): 10:06am On Dec 31, 2021
Rickmann:


Everything on earth has it's time and lifespan.
Who would have thought back in 2006,07,08,09 that a time like this would come for the Blackberry company.

Sad indeed.

I did!
Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by Rickmann: 10:11am On Dec 31, 2021
emae009:


I did!

Hmmm
Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by Nobody: 10:11am On Dec 31, 2021
One day this world will end just like BB ended.
Rest in peace B B . Your watch is ended!

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by chidooh1: 10:28am On Dec 31, 2021
I like that brand, hope pastors in Nigeria will pray for the resurrection
Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by nairaman66(m): 11:01am On Dec 31, 2021
No one is champion forever!

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by juniorstar(m): 12:11pm On Dec 31, 2021
Naso apple go send their own message soon.

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by swarley75(m): 12:14pm On Dec 31, 2021
Nothing last forever, I will always remember BB for it camera

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by oz4real83(m): 12:15pm On Dec 31, 2021
To imagine the level of crime many people committed just to have a BBM and "ping". Nothing last forever, it won't surprise me if Apple products become obsolete some years from now with a new and more advanced technology taking its place. The human mind and brain will keep growing and achieving higher knowledge for greater things. Don't kill yourself for anything, a newer and more advanced technology will always come up, all the stress isn't worth it at the end.

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by heniford2: 2:31pm On Dec 31, 2021
I remember losing my girlfriend because of this phone called blackberry chia nothing last forever

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by careytommy37(m): 2:48pm On Dec 31, 2021
Adios.
It was fun for a while
Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by lagusboyyy(m): 3:09pm On Dec 31, 2021
Femmyfestus:
Nothing last forever. Dat year dis phone made a lot of girls loose their dignity, virginity, some even lost der relationship all in the name of hoeing for blackberry. Some join cult in school, robbery gang so they can afford to buy this phone. A guy I know used his school fee to buy one to impress girls, he was deny entry to exam hall then he later drop out cos of that mistake.
But alas see where it all ended. Hopefully Iphone crew wont one day end this way. Ask sagem, motorola and nokia
I also share the same sentiment with you,most especially about life and wordly things.

But please remove NOKIA from that last paragraph. They are back now.
Typing fron a dope Nokia Smartphone.

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by Generalwoodz(m): 3:29pm On Dec 31, 2021
emae009:


I did!
You didn't! If you actually did, could you tell me in clear terms which crypto coin would moon x100 by this time next year?

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by emae009(m): 4:26pm On Dec 31, 2021
Generalwoodz:
You didn't! If you actually did, could you tell me in clear terms which crypto coin would moon x100 by this time next year?

I have like 5 I'd recommend but I won't, on grounds that you don't that both scenario (blackberry demise and crypto prediction) are not the same thing.

Most top analysts had predicted that by now Bitcoin would hit $100,000 price point. At the time, they weren't wrong but look where we are now.
Blackberry on the other hand were making mistake after even after so many before them had fallen. they refused to listen and doubled down on their stubbornness until it was too late. That is something that's easy to predict.

The market on the other hand is controlled by demand and supply forces with a sprinkle of whales movement. that ensures unpredictability.
Not even WB would give you predictions with 100% certainty

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by Robisky001(m): 6:50pm On Dec 31, 2021
This is to you as an individual. You should be teachable and receptive to new information that follows the tide. That way, you won't become irrelevant like BlackBerry.

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by Pofgrace(m): 7:38pm On Dec 31, 2021
PromoX:
I am

For calls and text
same with me voice call clarity is outstanding
Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by KingAzubuike(f): 9:27pm On Dec 31, 2021
swarley75:
Nothing last forever, I will always remember BB for it camera
Their cameras were great according to the standards of then.. when you compare it with today's phones, you'll realize it was thrash

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by KingAzubuike(f): 9:29pm On Dec 31, 2021
Pofgrace:
same with me voice call clarity is outstanding
That's where they stand/stood out. So sad the company died so quickly.

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Re: SAD: Blackberry Has Officially Ended Support For All Of Its Classic Smartphones by yuping(m): 11:32pm On Dec 31, 2021
Sad undecided

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