BlackBerry OS
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| Developer | BlackBerry Limited |
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| Written in | C++ |
| OS family | Mobile operating systems |
| Working state | Stopped (replaced by BlackBerry 10; and Android) |
| Source model | Closed source |
| Initial release | January 19, 1999 (as Version 1.0 for Pager BlackBerry 850) March 4, 2002 (as Version 3.6 for smartphone BlackBerry 5810 Wireless Handheld) |
| Latest release | 7.1.0.2931 (BlackBerry 9790/9900) / November 2013 |
| Marketing target | Mobile phone |
| Available in | Multi-Lingual |
| Package manager | BlackBerry Desktop Manager |
| Platforms | BlackBerry line of smartphones |
| Kernel type | Java virtual machine |
| Default user interface | Graphical |
| License | Proprietary |
| Official website | us |
BlackBerry OS is a proprietary mobile operating system developed by BlackBerry Limited for its BlackBerry line of smartphone handheld devices. The operating system provides multitasking and supports specialized input devices that have been adopted by BlackBerry for use in its handhelds, particularly the trackwheel, trackball, and most recently, the trackpad and touchscreen.
The BlackBerry platform is perhaps best known for its native support for corporate email, through Java Micro Edition MIDP 1.0 and, more recently, a subset of MIDP 2.0, which allows complete wireless activation and synchronization with Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino, or Novell GroupWise email, calendar, tasks, notes, and contacts, when used with BlackBerry Enterprise Server. The operating system also supports 1.2.
Updates to the operating system may be automatically available from wireless carriers that support the BlackBerry over the air software loading (OTASL) service.
Third-party developers can write software using the available BlackBerry API classes, although applications that make use of certain functionality must be digitally signed.
Research from June 2011, indicated that approximately 45% of mobile developers were using the platform at the time of publication.
BlackBerry OS was discontinued after the release of BlackBerry 10, but BlackBerry will continue support for the BlackBerry OS. However, the latest devices, the BlackBerry Priv and the BlackBerry DTEK50, use the Android operating system.
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