Facebook has handed ailing BlackBerry a major fillip, by announcing that
it's performing a U-turn on the decision to not support the BlackBerry
10 and BlackBerry OS platforms
BlackBerry's had a seriously tough few years, and it got significantly worse when Facebook and WhatsApp announced they would stop supporting the firm's BlackBerry 10 and BB OS platforms.
How so? Well the native Facebook app is still dead -- seems there's no going back there -- but BlackBerry has worked closely with the social network to update the web-app for both BlackBerry 10 and the aging BB OS.
The update has landed just ahead of the native app's death date of March 31. There are some positive additions to the new web-based offering though, with a variety of features not available on the native application now showing.
This includes the ability to reply to comments, a fix to a news feed
bug, and all the desktop Facebook features should now be available at
your fingertips.
You'll need to update your handset's software to transition to the new web-based experience.
For those hoping that Facebook-owned Whatsapp support will follow, don't hold your breath as there's no news just yet.
BlackBerry's had a seriously tough few years, and it got significantly worse when Facebook and WhatsApp announced they would stop supporting the firm's BlackBerry 10 and BB OS platforms.
How so? Well the native Facebook app is still dead -- seems there's no going back there -- but BlackBerry has worked closely with the social network to update the web-app for both BlackBerry 10 and the aging BB OS.
The update has landed just ahead of the native app's death date of March 31. There are some positive additions to the new web-based offering though, with a variety of features not available on the native application now showing.
You'll need to update your handset's software to transition to the new web-based experience.
For those hoping that Facebook-owned Whatsapp support will follow, don't hold your breath as there's no news just yet.
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