Now BlackBerry is going to sell, but in the recent past, this mobile platform was the flagship. Today we will begin the story of those glorious days in the history of a Canadian company, when its smartphones were a symbol of respectability.
Laconic interface
The first operating system presented by RIM was a pager platform, not a smartphone. But she already had access to a number of functions: e-mail, daily routine, calendar, and limited access to HTML. It was still in the twentieth century.
2000: the future begins
The second version of the BlackBerry OS has taken a huge step forward. The operating system was rebased from a duplex pager to a PDA. The capabilities of the platform have also increased. The operating system offered the user e-mail, web browser, daily routine, calendar, notes, and even games.
2002: operating system for smartphone
BlackBerry 3.x was the first RIM operating system designed to manage the phone. She had features similar to those of the OS version for the PDA. Java support was first added.
2004: color screen and improved web navigation
In 2004, the first BlackBerry devices with a color screen running the bright BlackBerry 4.x operating system appeared.
BlackBerry OS 4 is considered the first "modern type" operating system. It has enhanced HTML, the Gallery application (Gallery) for viewing photos and enhanced two-way chat functionality.
BlackBerry OS 4 was the longest supported operating system. She remained "in service" until 2008. For all the time versions have been released: 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.3, 4.5, 4.6 and 4.7.
BlackBerry becomes mainstream
The release of BlackBerry OS 5 coincided with the period of the most widespread distribution of BlackBerry devices. Their popularity is partly due to the improved mobile Internet. In addition, the beautiful design of the devices attracted the attention of young users.
The fifth version of the operating system had significantly improved email applications, a file manager, wireless contact synchronization, Gmail mail integration, and BlackBerry Maps. This list of operating system innovations is not exhausted.
BlackBerry OS 5 is the first RIM operating system to support touchscreen devices. It was a trend of the era, in 2008, touchscreen phones began their triumphal ascent.
Most recently, I didn’t even believe that the devoid of many important features of iOS will ever be able to compete with the BlackBerry. But the position in the market of mobile operating systems is changing rapidly. The announcement of the next iPhone invariably causes a wave of applause. As for the BlackBerry, its fame in the past and, possibly, in the future. But the mobile present is in the hands of Android and iOS, the story of which continues.
Read the sequel to the “Illustrated History of the BlackBerry OS” .
The content of the cycle "Illustrated History of the BlackBerry OS":
[1] Illustrated history of the BlackBerry OS
[2] Illustrated history of the BlackBerry OS
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