BlackBerry will discontinue service for its classic devices on Tuesday, the company reminded users in a statement .BlackBerry reminded its users in the statement, which was posted Dec.22, of the impending shutdown of so-called legacy services.”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,” the statement reads.
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