With Android coming in the market, BlackBerry started losing grounds. In the year 2016, the smartphone company stopped making phones and gave the licence to TCL to make and sell its phones.
However, as 2020 begins, BlackBerry is shutting its shop once again. In an announcement made by BlackBerry Mobile, it is said that the company is parting ways with TCL Communications and as a result, TCL would not be manufacturing any more BlackBerry phones. This limits TCL to make phones until August 31, 2020, after which no BlackBerry phones will be manufactured. The company will continue to support the latest models until August 31, 2020, after which the support will be dropped.
"The support of BlackBerry Limited was an essential element to bringing devices like BlackBerry KEYone, Motion, KEY2, and KEY2 LE to life and we're proud to have partnered with them these past few years on those projects. We do regret to share however that as of August, 31, 2020, TCL Communication will no longer be selling BlackBerry-branded mobile devices," said the official note.
"The future is bright for both TCL Communication and BlackBerry Limited, and we hope you'll continue to provide support both as we move ahead on our respective paths," it added.
