BlackBerry Has Ended Service On Its Classic Phones

Those running BlackBerry 10, 7.1 OS and earlier versions will no longer be able to perform even the most basic functions like make calls or send texts

ByBrenton Blanchet

January 4, 2022

BlackBerry phones on display at CeBIT 2012 technology trade fair — Image via Getty/Sean Gallup
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