Can I use my BlackBerry after 2022?
As a result of BlackBerry's decision to decommission select devices, impacted customers will need to upgrade to another device before January 4, 2022. For those continuing to use their device after Jan 4, 2022, talk, data, text messaging and 9-1-1 functionality will no longer reliably function.
The phone's legacy software was decommissioned, meaning all classic Blackberry phones can no longer be used.
In a statement posted online at Christmas, BlackBerry shared: "As a reminder, the legacy services for BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier, BlackBerry 10 software, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 and earlier versions, will no longer be available after January 4, 2022.
BlackBerry OS support will officially end on January 4, 2022.
Phones and tablets running BlackBerry OS, BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry PlayBook OS are all affected, following an announcement which the company first made back in September 2020.
- You can do the noble thing and donate to charity. ...
- Keep one as a backup in case your current phone suffers an untimely death.
- Smother it in peanut butter, or some other food product of your choice, and let your dog play with it.
- Use it to prop up wobbly furniture. ...
- Use it as a decoy.
Although some prepaid wireless carriers sell BlackBerry phones, you can save money by unlocking your BlackBerry to use with their service instead of buying a new BlackBerry. All you need to make your BlackBerry a prepaid phone after you unlock it is the prepaid SIM card from the wireless carrier.
If you have a BlackBerry Android device, everything should still work -- unless you're receiving redirected mail from a BlackBerry hosted email address, or have an ESBL or IBL. BBM Enterprise and BBM Enterprise for Individual Use will continue to work on other platforms.
Blackberry in 2022! Are they still usable? - YouTube
HIGHLIGHTS. BlackBerry will officially stop working from today. The company said that the legacy services for BlackBerry 7.1 OS and earlier, BlackBerry 10 software, BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.1 will not work anymore. BlackBerry phones running on Android OS will continue to function.
Why are BlackBerry phones stopped working?
For a time, the BlackBerry name was licenced to a Chinese manufacturer named TCL, but that came to an end in 2020. Now it appears that all former BlackBerry devices will cease to function properly as the company is stopping all software support for them.
BlackBerry announced that they are still supporting their devices with BlackBerry OS until the end of 2020. The goal for this decision is mainly to provide a good ecosystem in the operating systems, wherein both Apple and Android have a decent competitor with this industry.
Starting Jan. 4, phones running BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry 7.1 software or earlier will "no longer reliably function" on carrier networks or over Wi-Fi, the company said in a support FAQ. This means the phones will no longer be able to use data, make phone calls, send text messages or make 911 emergency calls.
