BlackBerry's 5G phone may not be occurring, experiences say

BlackBerry fans may additionally now not get a 5G cell in any case.

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The delayed 5G BlackBerry cellphone is dead, Android Police and CrackBerry reported Thursday. OnwardMobility, a Texas-primarily based startup in quest of to revitalize the iconic company through an Android-primarily based, subsequent-gen Wi-Fi gadget, has curiously misplaced the license from BlackBerry Ltd. to use the BlackBerry brand name.

This comes after BlackBerry ended provider for its legacy devices and OnwardMobility promised an update in regards to the cell in a blog post ultimate month titled: "contrary to widely wide-spread belief, we are not lifeless." or not it's feasible OnwardMobility will unencumber a 5G mobile without the BlackBerry name. 

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earlier than OnwardMobility picked up the license, chinese language company TCL became probably the most contemporary maker of BlackBerry-branded telephones. It launched the BlackBerry KeyTwo in 2018, together with different devices that ran on Android. however, TCL has due to the fact that moved on to releasing its own midrange telephones.

Neither BlackBerry nor OnwardMobility instantly responded to requests for remark.