Yesterday there was a report that said BlackBerry won’t launch any new smartphones running on its own BlackBerry 10 software in 2016 and could launch a couple of devices running on Android instead. Now BlackBerry CEO has confirmed that BlackBerry will continue to offer software updates for its BlackBerry 10 smartphones. He also doesn’t specifically say the company will be releasing any new BlackBerry 10 devices this year.
Regarding upcoming BlackBerry 10 OS software updates, John Chen, CEO, BlackBerry, said:
Consumer and enterprise fans of our workhorse BlackBerry 10 smartphones such as Passport, Classic and others can look forward to many security and privacy enhancements in 2016. The coming version 10.3.3 will be certified for NIAP compliance, meaning it will have passed the strictest government-grade security tests, enabling us to further support our government and regulated customers who use BlackBerry 10 devices and demand the highest levels of security. We are also planning a version 10.3.4 for later this year with even more security improvements.
He also confirmed that BlackBerry is working on a new Android-based phone, but he is not ready to share the details about the phone yet, which will be revealed when the roadmap is ready. This could be the rumored Vienna smartphone with a physical keyboard.