Black Shark has officially declared that it will discontinue official after-sales repair and related services for its smartphones with immediate effect. As a result, existing users will have no choice but to turn to third-party repair services or troubleshoot issues independently. Presently, all official Black Shark flagship stores have ceased smartphone sales and have transitioned to selling peripherals, such as cooling back clips. Furthermore, the mail-in repair service previously offered on the official website is no longer accessible. Prior to this, Black Shark had already shut down its community servers. The last smartphone model released by the company was the Black Shark 5 series in 2022, and the much-anticipated Black Shark 6 series never materialized.
At one point, Black Shark was a frontrunner in the gaming smartphone market, boasting a market share of up to 47% in 2019. However, its business gradually waned due to a confluence of factors, including limited demand in the gaming smartphone sector, shifts in Xiaomi's resource allocation, the collapse of Tencent's acquisition plans, and the withdrawal of capital affiliated with Xiaomi. The company was also embroiled in controversy over defaulting on severance compensation for laid-off employees.
Now, Black Shark has pivoted its focus entirely towards the Esports peripherals (such as gaming gear) and Trendy toy accessories (such as fashionable gadget accessories) sectors. Additionally, Nanchang Black Shark Technology Co., Ltd. has been listed among companies with abnormal business operations, and its actual controller is reported to have zero employees on its payroll.
