Reports say BlackBerry is considering equipping an upcoming smartphone with Google's Android software for the first time, an acknowledgment that its revamped line of devices has failed to win mass appeal, according to four sources familiar with the matter.
Phone maker to make Android-based device
The move to use Android is part of BlackBerry's strategy to pivot to focus on software and device management.
Blackberry CEO, John Chen.
According to sources, the move would be an about-face for the Waterloo, Ontario-based company, which had shunned Android in a bet that its BlackBerry 10 line of phones would be able to claw back market share lost to Apple's iPhone and a slew of devices powered by Android.
The sources, who asked not to be named as they have not been authorized to discuss the matter publicly, said the move to use Android is part of BlackBerry's strategy to pivot to focus on software and device management.
BlackBerry, which once dominated smartphone sales, now has a market share of less than 1 percent.
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng
Recommended articles
Sanwo-Olu to end 50% slash in Lagos bus fares from April 1
Labour Party to return ₦25m nomination fee to family of deceased aspirant
Ghana university offers admission to Nigerian students at Enugu trade fair
There will peaceful transmission of power to Tinubu on May 29 - FG insists
Sanwo-Olu praises Tinubu as 'master strategist' in 71st birthday message
Ihedioha withdraws from Imo gov race, apologises to supporters
Making me Senate President would bring peace to Nigeria - Kalu tells Buhari
LP reduces nomination fee for 3 governorship elections to ₦15 million
Buhari believes Tinubu will give Nigerians effective leadership
Pulse Sports
Victor Osimhen: Where should the Super Eagles striker go this summer?
Peseiro chasing Rohr’s feat as the Super Eagles resume campaign
Nigerian sensation Gift Orban wanted by AC Milan and Napoli
ADVERTISEMENT