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That old BlackBerry buried in the bottom drawer along with loose batteries and forgotten chargers won't work anymore starting on Tuesday.
The company behind the once ubiquitous devices reminded customers that on Jan. 4 it will stop running legacy services for its BlackBerry 7.1 operating system and earlier BlackBerry 10 software, as well as its Playbook OS 2.1 and earlier versions. This means devices using this old software will no longer reliably function, including for data, text messaging and phone calls, including to 911, BlackBerry said.
It's a change that has been a long time coming.
BlackBerry announced the end was near for its old devices back in 2020 — as the company last launched a new version of its operating system in 2013. In 2016, the company transitioned to a security software focus under the name, BlackBerry Limited.
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The company behind the once ubiquitous devices reminded customers that on Jan. 4 it will stop running legacy services for its BlackBerry 7.1 operating system and earlier BlackBerry 10 software, as well as its Playbook OS 2.1 and earlier versions. This means devices using this old software will no longer reliably function, including for data, text messaging and phone calls, including to 911, BlackBerry said.
It's a change that has been a long time coming.
BlackBerry announced the end was near for its old devices back in 2020 — as the company last launched a new version of its operating system in 2013. In 2016, the company transitioned to a security software focus under the name, BlackBerry Limited.
If you're clinging to an old BlackBerry, it will officially stop working on Jan. 4
The company behind the once ubiquitous phones has transitioned to a security software focus and says that starting on Tuesday, its classic devices will no longer reliably function.
www.npr.org
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