IHRAM.CO.ID, JAKARTA — The pioneer of QWERTY keyboard phones, BlackBerry announced that starting January 4, the BlackBerry OS operating system cannot be used optimally. After January 4, BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry 7.1 and previous versions of the operating system are no longer available.
“As of this date, devices using these services and software, whether through a service provider or a WiFi connection, will no longer actually function,” BlackBerry said on their Q&A page, quoted Tuesday (4/1).
Key functions such as internet data, phone calls, SMS and calling the 911 emergency number are no longer functional. BlackBerry has also discontinued support for the operating system used on their tablet, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier versions.
BlackBerry stated that the reason for discontinuing the operating system was because they wanted to provide software intelligence security services for corporate and government customers.
Other services and applications will also be affected because there is no support for other devices, including email addresses that use BlackBerry domains, BlackBerry Link, BlackBerry Desktop Manager, BlackBerry Blend and BlackBerry Protect.
They last gave an update to the operating system in 2013. BlackBerry once triumphed as the most popular smartphone in Indonesia more than 10 years ago, however, it couldn’t stand Android.
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