14 Facts About BlackBerry 10

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BlackBerry 10 is a discontinued proprietary mobile operating system for the BlackBerry line of smartphones, both developed by BlackBerry Limited.

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BlackBerry 10 is based on QNX, a Unix-like operating system that was originally developed by QNX Software Systems until the company was acquired by BlackBerry in April 2010.

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On October 26, 2015, BlackBerry 10 announced that there were no plans to release new APIs and software development kits or adopt Qt version 5.

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In 2016, BlackBerry 10 Limited ceased making smartphones and licensed TCL Communication to manufacture them under the name BlackBerry 10 Mobile.

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BlackBerry 10 Limited have announced that the operating system including BlackBerry 10 7.

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BlackBerry 10 announced that the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet would receive an update to BlackBerry 10 later in 2013.

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Subsequently, BlackBerry stated when releasing their Q1 2014 financial results that the BlackBerry PlayBook would not be receiving an update to BlackBerry 10, citing that the hardware would not provide a good experience of BlackBerry 10 and were focusing on future devices.

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8.

BlackBerry 10 continued to support and develop the PlayBook with its separate Tablet OS.

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BlackBerry 10 Limited have announced that the operating system BlackBerry 10 7.

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10.

BlackBerry 10 has a number of applications that help users perform various tasks and activities.

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11.

The BlackBerry Leap is the last smartphone from BlackBerry to run the BlackBerry 10 operating system, as BlackBerry devices are now running Android instead.

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The Dev Alpha A' device, which resembled a small BlackBerry 10 PlayBook, ran an early version of the operating system and was provided as a means for developers to develop and test their applications on a physical device.

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Pre-launch "Portathons" held by BlackBerry 10 have received up to 19, 000 applications submitted per weekend.

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14.

BlackBerry 10 added a compatibility layer for Android software, which allowed developers to repackage their Android apps for distribution on BlackBerry World.

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