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WhatsApp extends support again for BlackBerry users
Those who are still chatting via WhatsApp on their BlackBerry devices can rejoice, as support BlackBerry users of the messaging app has been extended to Dec. 31.
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BlackBerry users may want to update their WhatsApp to the latest compatible version for their device as the messaging app extends its BlackBerry service through Dec. 31. (Shutterstock.com/Svetlana Dikhtyareva/-)
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hose who are still chatting via WhatsApp on their BlackBerry devices can rejoice, as support for BlackBerry users of the messaging app has been extended to Dec. 31.
It was previously announced that the service would end by June 30.
According to kompas.com, this extended support will be available for BlackBerry devices that run on the BlackBerry 10 and BlackBerry 7 operating systems (OS).
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To keep chatting using the messaging app, users may want to update their WhatsApp app to the latest compatible version through the BlackBerry World app store installed on their phones.
Newer BlackBerry phones like Aurora and KEYone will not be affected, as they run Android instead of BlackBerry OS.
This is not the first time WhatsApp has extended its support for BlackBerry devices. Previously, WhatsApp stated that it would end its services for the BlackBerry smartphone by Dec. 31, 2016, but later extended the service to June 30.
In addition to BlackBerry, WhatsApp also extended its support for another old platform, the S40. (kes)
