Another! Another major hit.
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Another! Another major hit.
Impact on WA 0% If you and your friends use it to message each other, this action will affect you much more. It's like people are surprised. BB doesn't even support BB anymore why would any other company support them. I think this may just be the beginning of an exodus. This train may be picking up speed!
With the company circling the drain, why in gods name would you buy a device that was obsolete and destined to be unsupported by the manufacturer?
They have been! You're not listening!!!! My God people! It's dead! They had a good run but that ended years ago. You, like me and many others had hoped that BB would get their act together. Sadly, that not only didn't happen, It was never going to.Time to face reality. You and everyone else using this platform are in the past. BB will soon be passed by the two kids using 2 cans and some string to communicate.
Why? Companies are in business to make money. No money to be made here even BB knows that.
You bought a BB 3 weeks ago and you're mad at BB? WOW! That's some seriously misplaced anger. LOL You should be mad at the person who dragged you into the store to buy it. You were dragged in and forced to buy it right? LOL
You're the guy that still uses a fax machine. Using premium to describe the Priv is, at the very least, comical.
Can someone port android os to BlackBerry devices... Please
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I know, frustrating isn't it? :)
I really think that some here won't believe the passing of BB10 short of Chen rippling his "BB10 is dead" chest tattoo, while starring in the Broadway musical "It's All Over For BB10", and singing "I Did It Google's Way".
Even if there were front-page announcements from BB stating categorically that "It's Over", in every national newspaper, there would still be folk here claiming it wasn't.
And, those announcements will *never* come while BB still has inventory to dispose of... so, for some, there is no reason to stop believing.
Probably best to roll with it. :)
I think the current Android WhatsApp runs on Android 2.1 and above. Should be okay for a while, for those willing to sideload.
That could be the reason for leaving BB by WA beyond its future scope. May be they have plan to upgrade min Api level 4.4 in future.
If it happens, then no side loading or porting will be possible. Dead end.
Also they said by the end of 2016... so it could be before. In fact it could be tomorrow!
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Why to wait for Dec, discontinue the WA service from April itself
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So that BlackBerry users get time to switch...
What if BlackBerry decided to give it's users access to WhatsApp via Amazon? Just like they have done to Skype.
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It's not for BlackBerry to decide. If WhatsApp chooses to put their Android app on Amazon, they can. Although I'm guessing that by the end of the year, their app will require Kitkat or above, so it wouldn't work anyway.
Heh. I seriously doubt that, WhatsApp has been very good to BB10 and BlackBerry users over the years. They're one of the most active and engaged Developers that I can recall, constantly fixing issues and offering a great beta program.
At least they've given 10 months notice. Gotta appreciate that.
Bb10 is dead
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BB10 will continue to live for users who don't rely on Android apps that won't work with an outdated runtime.
Because:
1. Phones are extremely expensive, although most of them are just damn screens with a frame.
2. None of the phones have keyboards and if they do, the implementation is either horrible or they're stuck on outdated Android versions.
3. BlackBerry was advertised as Android compatible.
4. The Q5 was only 100 bucks.
I don't think so. A lot of people are still stuck on Jellybean and when was Android 2.2 released? 2010. So at the end of this year, it took WhatsApp 7 years to get rid of Android 2.2, I don't think they will drop 4.3 support after just 3-4 years.
But BlackBerry could gently ask WhatsApp to do so, and I don't see any harm for WhatsApp here.
I mean, among the tons of user complaints/requets they will maybe have a few BB10 users, but it's not like it would have any impact on their daily routine business.
BTW, does anyone knows if you get end-to-end encryption when you run the Android version in the BB10 ART?
(Afaik, the versions for all other platforms still do not have end-to-end encryption enabled.)
Let it go..AFAIK 2017 no more updates for BlackBerry 10 ,this year is the last BlackBerry 10 get updates
I let it go, my comments were about the Android version for the Amazon store.
Definitely more evidence that it's time to jump ship and move to Android. Interesting timing with GS7 is about to launch. Definitely something I'll be considering.
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