- Onward Mobility has announced that it’s shutting down.
- The company’s keyboard-toting phone has also been canceled as a result.
- It first came to prominence in 2020 after announcing plans to launch BlackBerry-branded phones.
New BlackBerry-branded phones were announced by upstart company Onward Mobility in 2020. Unfortunately, the company missed its 2021 launch window but still promised to deliver a keypad-toting phone in 2022. It might not come as a surprise to learn that the manufacturer has now officially confirmed its demise.
Onward Mobility posted a farewell message on its website (h/t: Android Central) confirming its shutdown and the cancelation of its smartphone: