Facebook Ending Support for BlackBerry 10, BBOS

Posted by at 11:51 am on March 20, 2016

FacebookFacebook has decided to cease supporting the BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry OS platforms.

The company has chosen to discontinue its essential APIs for BlackBerry, effectively breaking the existing app. Earlier this week, the company updated the official BlackBerry Facebook app that replaced the native app with a simple web interface. BlackBerry users face a mandatory update to the Facebook app by March 31, at which point the app will cease to work on BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry 7.1 handsets.

The change will impact BlackBerry 10 users more significantly, as Facebook functions will no longer be available through the BlackBerry Hub. This means messages, comments, notifications, and other content won’t be pushed to the phone.

Moreover, BB10 handsets will no longer be able to integrate Facebook contacts with their BlackBerry contacts, and won’t be able to share photos and other content directly to Facebook. BlackBerry expressed disappointment with Facebook’s decision.

Last month, WhatsApp also announced plans to stop supporting BlackBerry.

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