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Facebook turned its back on the BlackBerry OS and BB10

Facebook continues to turn its back on the BlackBerry OS platform, including the latest version of BlackBerry 10. After the news released in late February interruption of support from WhatsApp, comes another unpleasant news for BlackBerry users: Facebook, in fact, it decided to extend the discontinuation of support for essential API to access the popular social network using the BlackBerry OS and BlackBerry 10 devices.

In the coming weeks we will continue to use Facebook with BlackBerry OS (7.1 and earlier) and BlackBerry 10, currently updating the Facebook app to the latest version. After March 31 next year, in fact, the current version of Facebook will no longer be used. Unfortunately, the new version will result substantially in a link to the web site of Facebook and will result in the loss of important features of the app. Specifically, the BlackBerry confirms that following the update will no longer be possible:

Synchronize your Facebook contacts with phone book
Take advantage of the integration with the BlackBerry Hub to messages / chat, notifications and requests
Share media through the Share icon
Leverage push notifications for various activities
BlackBerry features appreciated by the users in the light of the close link of integration with the operating system. BlackBerry does not hide what impact it will have switched to the new release and what the alternative is suggested to users:
If you want to continue to use Facebook, you may want to switch to the experience web-based application that will provide a more feature-rich
You can speak of an interruption in fact support the BBOS platform and BB10 by Facebook and the inability by BlackBerry to make the changes necessary to manage changes in relevant Facebook API. BlackBerry, however, said she was disappointed formally on the form adopted by Facebook and confirmed that it was committed to look for alternative solutions, both as regards access to social networks, both in relation to WhatsApp. A story that undoubtedly leaves a bitter taste in the mouth, especially BlackBerry users 10 platform that is objectively the most recent BBOS and that, as such, should have offered extensive support to apps and popular services.

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