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I'm really sad BlackBerry is no longer making phones. I really wanted a key2, but I think I'm just gonna have to trade the physical keyboard for something I can

I'm really sad BlackBerry is no longer making phones. I really wanted a key2, but I think I'm just gonna have to trade the physical keyboard for something I can degoogle, because you can't root BBs.

Multicomp 6y ago
The fxtec pro1 has stable lineageos access fwiw. Or there's those Cosmo products but I'm not sure if you can flash em.
- ntw1103 6y ago
  The GeminiPDA can be flashed. I'm not sure if the Cosmo, or the newer device can be flashed. The Gemini PDA supports an older version of Design.
freemint 6y ago
There is the Fxtec Pro1 And also the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJQS0IB1LA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJQS0IB1LA you can also root.
- Pxtl 6y ago
  I'm still upset that they killed their Livermorium Keyboard plan. I bought a Moto Z with the Livermorium in mind.
29083011397778 6y ago
A little late, but wanted to let you know you can de-google BlackBerry phones. I have on my KeyOne. Everything from Google Services Framework to the Play Store is disabled. There's not much point striving to remove it - those are all system apps, making them easy enough to disable, and uninstalling them won't net me aby additional useable space. Notifications still work well, battery life lasts at least a day and a half, and the phone is fast and responsive despite the older SoC and "scant" 2 GB of RAM.
- qu4z-2 6y ago
  I do believe if you could properly uninstall them you'd be able to install replacements like MicroG (although I've never actually done this), so that'd be an upside.
germ 6y ago
Check out the UniHertz Titan, you can run Lineage on it and have all the fun you want. I have it as a backup to my Key2 in case it dies on me. Also, having a physical keyboard with a Ctrl key makes SSHing around so much more handy. The Key2 was my first PKB and I'm here to stay as long as there's devices :)
627467 6y ago
I've got a use Passport about a year ago and it has been my (personal) daily driver since. It has forced me to learn building new things, selfhosting, since most native apps are now useless.
ta17711771 6y ago
"Degoogle" eventually led me to GrapheneOS.org

I'm really sad BlackBerry is no longer making phones. I really wanted a key2, but I think I'm just gonna have to trade the physical keyboard for something I can degoogle, because you can't root BBs.

Multicomp 6y ago

The fxtec pro1 has stable lineageos access fwiw. Or there's those Cosmo products but I'm not sure if you can flash em.

ntw1103 6y ago
The GeminiPDA can be flashed. I'm not sure if the Cosmo, or the newer device can be flashed. The Gemini PDA supports an older version of Design.

freemint 6y ago

There is the Fxtec Pro1 And also the https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJQS0IB1LA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOJQS0IB1LA you can also root.

Pxtl 6y ago
I'm still upset that they killed their Livermorium Keyboard plan. I bought a Moto Z with the Livermorium in mind.

29083011397778 6y ago

A little late, but wanted to let you know you can de-google BlackBerry phones. I have on my KeyOne. Everything from Google Services Framework to the Play Store is disabled. There's not much point striving to remove it - those are all system apps, making them easy enough to disable, and uninstalling them won't net me aby additional useable space. Notifications still work well, battery life lasts at least a day and a half, and the phone is fast and responsive despite the older SoC and "scant" 2 GB of RAM.

qu4z-2 6y ago
I do believe if you could properly uninstall them you'd be able to install replacements like MicroG (although I've never actually done this), so that'd be an upside.

germ 6y ago

Check out the UniHertz Titan, you can run Lineage on it and have all the fun you want. I have it as a backup to my Key2 in case it dies on me. Also, having a physical keyboard with a Ctrl key makes SSHing around so much more handy. The Key2 was my first PKB and I'm here to stay as long as there's devices :)

627467 6y ago

I've got a use Passport about a year ago and it has been my (personal) daily driver since. It has forced me to learn building new things, selfhosting, since most native apps are now useless.

ta17711771 6y ago

"Degoogle" eventually led me to GrapheneOS.org