In 2017, we committed to providing at least two more years of support for BlackBerry 10 and at least two years of BlackBerry network access for BBOS devices. On January 4, 2022, devices running on these service offerings will no longer reliably function, including for data, phone calls, SMS and 9-1-1 functionality.

Does anyone use a BlackBerry anymore?

BlackBerry owners had known it was coming for six months. TCL, which had been making Android phones under the BlackBerry name since 2017, was out, “no longer selling BlackBerry-branded mobile devices”.

Is BlackBerry still in business 2020?

No, BlackBerry no longer makes its own phones. TCL was the first company to licence the BlackBerry brand, but the company concluded its licensing agreement in 2020. In 2021, a new company will take over the license, OnwardMobility, and it has plans to release a 5G BlackBerry phone with a QWERTY keyboard during 2021.

Is BlackBerry obsolete?

After parent company Research in Motion discontinued the BlackBerry line in 2016, Chinese manufacturer TCL picked up the license and started making BlackBerry phones in 2017. 31, which TCL says it will continue to support for at least another two years.