Editing BlackBerry (section)

=== Software ===
{{See also|QNX|BlackBerry 10|BlackBerry OS}}
A new [[operating system]], [[BlackBerry 10]], was released for two new BlackBerry models (Z10 and Q10) on January 30, 2013. At BlackBerry World 2012, RIM CEO Thorsten Heins demonstrated some of the new features of the OS, including a camera which is able to rewind frame-by-frame separately of individual faces in an image, to allow selection of the best of different shots, which is then stitched seamlessly to an optimal composite,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57425726-94/time-shifting-blackberry-camera-makes-pictures-perfect/ |title=Time-shifting BlackBerry camera makes pictures perfect |first=Joseph |last=Hanlon |website=[[CNET]] |date=May 1, 2012}}</ref> an intelligent, [[Predictive text|predictive]], and adapting keyboard, and a gesture based user interface designed around the idea of "peek" and "flow".<ref>{{cite web |title=Thorsten Heins in the BlackBerry World 2012 Keynote General Session |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfHLjlogDS8 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501225153/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfHLjlogDS8&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2012-05-01 | url-status=dead|author=BlackBerry |via=YouTube |access-date=September 22, 2012 |date=May 1, 2012}}</ref> Apps are available for [[BlackBerry 10#Devices|BlackBerry 10 devices]] through the [[BlackBerry World]] storefront.

The previous [[operating system]] developed for older BlackBerry devices was [[BlackBerry OS]], a proprietary multitasking environment developed by RIM. The operating system is designed for use of input devices such as the track wheel, track ball, and track pad. The OS provides support for Java [[Mobile Information Device Profile|MIDP]] 1.0 and [[Wireless Application Protocol|WAP]] 1.2. Previous versions allowed wireless synchronisation with [[Microsoft Exchange Server]] email and calendar, as well as with [[IBM Lotus Domino|Lotus Domino]] email. OS 5.0 provides a subset of MIDP 2.0, and allows complete wireless activation and synchronisation with Exchange email, calendar, tasks, notes and contacts, and adds support for [[Novell GroupWise]] and [[IBM Lotus Notes|Lotus Notes]]. The BlackBerry Curve 9360, BlackBerry Torch 9810, Bold 9900/9930, Curve 9310/9320 and Torch 9850/9860 featured the 2011 BlackBerry OS 7. [[mobile application|Apps]] are available for these devices through BlackBerry World (which before 2013 was called BlackBerry App World).
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Third-party developers can write software using these APIs, and proprietary BlackBerry APIs as well. Any application that makes use of certain restricted functionality must be [[digital signature|digitally signed]] so that it can be associated to a developer account at RIM. This signing procedure guarantees the authorship of an application but does not guarantee the quality or security of the code. RIM provides tools for developing applications and themes for BlackBerry. Applications and themes can be loaded onto BlackBerry devices through BlackBerry World, Over The Air (OTA) through the BlackBerry mobile browser, or through BlackBerry Desktop Manager.

BlackBerry devices, as well as Android, iOS, and Windows Phone platforms, have the ability to use the proprietary [[BlackBerry Messenger]], also known as BBM, software for sending and receiving encrypted instant messages, voice notes, images and videos via [[#BlackBerry PIN|BlackBerry PIN]]. As long as your cell phone has a data plan these messages are all free of charge. Some of the features of BBM include groups, bar-code scanning, lists, shared calendars, BBM Music and integration with apps and games using the BBM social platform.

In April 2013, BlackBerry announced that it was shutting down its streaming music service, BBM Music, which was active for almost two years since its launch. BlackBerry Messenger Music closed on June 2, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget/2013/04/04/blackberry-to-shut-down-bbm-music-june-2/ |title=BlackBerry shutting down BBM Music on June 2nd, points users to Rdio |first=A. |last=Santos |date=4 April 2013 |website=[[Engadget]] }}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In July 2014, BlackBerry revealed BlackBerry Assistant, a new feature for BlackBerry OS 10.3, and BlackBerry Passport hardware. The feature is a digital personal assistant to help keep you "organized, informed and productive."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/16/blackberry-gets-its-own-siri-with-blackberry-assistant/ |title=BlackBerry Gets Its Own Siri With BlackBerry Assistant |first=Darrell |last=Etherington |date=July 16, 2014 |website=TechCrunch}}</ref>

In December 2014, BlackBerry and [[NantHealth]], a healthcare-focused data provider, launched a secure cancer [[Human genome|genome]] browser, giving doctors the ability to access patients' genetic data on the BlackBerry Passport smartphone.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-blackberry-browser/blackberry-nanthealth-launch-cancer-genome-browser-idUSKBN0JM08Z20141208 |title=BlackBerry, NantHealth launch cancer genome browser |first=Euan |last=Rocha |date=December 8, 2014 |work=Reuters}}</ref>

On January 3, 2022, BlackBerry announced that they would discontinue their services on all BlackBerry phones not running on Android on January 4. According to BlackBerry, "As of this date, devices running these legacy services and software through either carrier or Wi-Fi connections will no longer reliably function, including for data, phone calls, SMS and 9-1-1 functionality".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Olson|first=Carly|date=2022-01-03|title=BlackBerry signals end of an era as it prepares to pull plug on classic phones|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/03/blackberry-discontinue-service-classic|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-03|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103215141/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/03/blackberry-discontinue-service-classic|archive-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref>