From January 4 the classic BlackBerry phones stopped working

The death of the BlackBerry cell phone came this past January 4, the company stopped supporting classic BlackBerry phones, 10, 7.1, OS and earlier, these old devices that are not with Android software will no longer be able to access the data, or call 911, send messages, or access the internet.

The latest version of the BlackBerry operating system was launched in 2013, for the company to stop supporting its phones is to reach the end of what once was technology of excellent quality and great utility to the population.

BlackBerry stopped providing technical support to its classic devices since 2020

In September 2020 the company gave the official news that very old classic BlackBerry phones would be discontinued, in order to be able to concentrate and fully dedicate itself to providing software, and security service to companies and governments in around the world, under the official name of BlackBerry Limited.

Since 2016, the company has been away from the phone business, but it still continued to license its brand to phone manufacturers like TCL, and recently to OnwardMobility, a security startup for a 5G BlackBerry device that runs on Android software; devices with Android software will not be affected at all.

The popularity of the BlackBerry

In 2012 BlackBerry had more than 80 million active users, and as the years passed, the device got better every day.

It gained support for emails, apps, web browsing, and BBM, the encrypted text messaging platform that preceded WhatsApp.

They were also the favorite mobile devices of the famous. And it is that in their time they were very popular for celebrities, politicians and society in general.

These devices became a status symbol and a very important accessory for celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Barack Obama.