WhatsApp BlackBerry 10 Support Ends June 30th
WhatsApp is the most popular cross-platform messaging service in the world that’s used to send billions of messages every single day. It’s available on a wide variety of platforms but the Facebook-owned service has also been reducing its presence on platforms that are no longer relevant. BlackBerry 10 and BBOS are two such platforms that WhatsApp has confirmed that it will end support for them come June 30th.
“These platforms don’t offer the kind of capabilities we need to expand our app’s features in the future,” is the reason that WhatsApp has provided for ending support for these platforms. It’s giving similar treatment to the Nokia S40 and Symbian S60 platforms.
WhatsApp recommends that users who will no longer be able to access the service on their BlackBerry handsets should switch their devices to one that’s at least powered by Android 2.3.3, iOS 7 or Windows Phone 8. It has also posted guides on how to transfer chat history from BlackBerry OS and BB10 to other devices via email.
The decision to discontinue support for BlackBerry was actually made at the beginning of last year. The company wanted to end support by December 2016 but based on the feedback it received from the community, it decided to extend the deadline to June 30, 2017. WhatsApp will no longer be accessible on these devices after the aforementioned date.
You May Also Like
Popular Right Now
- First Shutdown of Niagara Falls in 12,000 Years: A Rare Sight to Behold
- Former Google Engineer claims that humans will achieve immortality soon
- Romotow: The Foldable Camping Trailer Inspired By A USB Flash Drive
- LYRA: Swiss Startup Unveils AR Smart Glasses for Office Work, City Life, And Traveling
- Man Caught in China Smuggling $46K Worth of Intel CPUs Wrapped Around His Waist
- iPhone 15 Pro Max may bring thinner bezels than Xiaomi and Samsung’s latest flagships
- OpenAI's new GPT-4 with a "human-level performance" scored up to 93% on SAT exams
- iPhone SE 4 could be Apple's secret weapon to 'steal' budget customers from Samsung
- Lenovo Launches New Workstations, With Aston Martin DNA
- Ubergizmo’s Best of Mobile World Congress 2023
- TCL NXTPAPER 11 Tablet With Paper-like Screen Experience
- Nothing Phone 2 Coming To The U.S. In Late 2023
- Ubergizmo’s Best Of K-Startup @ CES
- Intel Core i9-13900T Shows Extraordinary Efficiency In Early Benchmarks
- Ubergizmo’s Top 3 MIK Products @ CES 2023
- Three LG gram Laptops For 2023. The Lightest Got Even Lighter