BlackBerry and TCL will end their handset partnership in August 2020

guest · Feb 3, 2020

BlackBerry and TCL will end their handset partnership in August 2020
Post-purchase support will continue through August 2022
February 3, 2020
https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/03/b...end-their-handset-partnership-in-august-2020/

Big changes are ahead for BlackBerry and TCL as the smartphone market continues to see slowing growth. The pair announced today that they would end their four-year brand licensing and tech support partnership in August 2020, with TCL ceasing to make new models of BlackBerry handsets after then. TCL — which has only a 1% share of the whole smartphone market today — will continue to support models that are already in the market until August 31, 2022.

“We… regret to share… that as of August 31, 2020, TCL Communication will no longer be selling BlackBerry-branded mobile devices,” says the note, posted BlackBerry’s Twitter account. “TCL has no further rights to design, manufacturers or sell any new BlackBerry mobile devices.”
The company has yet to follow up with any more details about what this means for new BlackBerry handsets after that point.

We’ve reached out to BlackBerry to find out if it can tell us any more on its plans for handsets going forward, of if this is really it. BlackBerry has inked some licensing partnerships in specific markets, such as this handset deal in Indonesia, so there may be yet more to come.
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trott3r · Feb 3, 2020

Darn, I wish blackberry would sell a follow up to the priv in the uk as i miss the integration of the launcher and blackberry hub.

Got blackberry hub on my samsung s10 but its subscription only.

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