Circulating through Liliputing, Mashable, and Endgadget sites reported that the BlackBerry OS operating system will end soon. Smartphone devices that are still running the operating system will lose important features in 2022.
Starting January 4, 2022, the operating system BlackBerry 10, BlackBerry 7.1 and earlier cannot be used to make calls, send SMS, and call the 911 emergency number.
BlackBerry Link, BlackBerry Desktop Manager, BlackBerry World, BlackBerry Protect, BlackBerry Messenger, and BlackBerry Blend apps will have limited functionality from that date.
The internet network, both via mobile data and WiFi will also be disrupted. The signs of the death of the Blackberry have actually been seen in recent years. In 2019 they discontinued their popular service, namely BlackBerry Messenger or BBM.
In addition, the last system update for BlackBerry OS was delivered in 2013, already eight years ago. Through the question-and-answer page on their site, BlackBerry also mentions no longer providing updates.