


With the company’s initiative to move from mobile phones to selling security software to other corporations and governments, the only BlackBerry devices such as the Key2 and other models running on Android software will still continue working.Ī number of die-hard users remained faithful to their BlackBerry phones until the very last minute, while others have encased their devices and hung them as art pieces. In 2016, BlackBerry ceased its efforts in manufacturing phones but announced a partnership with OnwardMobility in 2020 to work on a new phone which will include the brand’s cherished keyboard - further progress is yet to come to light. Beloved BlackBerry phones were once seen as the latest innovative technology where one could easily send quick emails from anywhere and everywhere, but eventually, the hype died down in the later 2000s when Apple unveiled the iPhone and Android smartphones flooded the market.
