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Sketchy social media post gives BlackBerry fans hope for the return of the smartphone brand
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Cool form factor, if it can run Linux.
this post was submitted on 30 Mar 2025
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Yeah, I'd use it if they can get basic usability working with standard Linux. I'd absolutely prefer a physical keyboard if I could run normal Linux CLI stuff on it.
Yeah, that would be favourable.
But: Blackberry has acquired multiple companies that deliver government grade android devices that are fully degooglefied and heavily secured. They are the de facto market leader.
Even if they bring out a properly secured and degooglefied Android that would be a huge step in the right direction.
Yeah. No interest in an Android.
I know we hate Reddit here but this site is just taken from and rephrasing this post, which is more informative (which at least they were nice enough to link to): https://www.reddit.com/r/blackberry/comments/1jmalqp/a_startup_is_bringing_back_an_updated_blackberry/
(There’s also a pretty damn good chance this is total BS - the poster says he “used AI to cover up their actual design”).
I "used AI to cover up their actual design" as well (based on absolutely fuck all and a few minutes of processing on my 5 year old laptop)
Man I would be tempted by that
The double G feature would allow me to pwn noobs in half of the time.
there is no way this is legit, guys.
if you're jonsing for the physical keyboard, I don't hate the titan slim. Its no key2, but it types. you can install blackberry keyboard on it, also.
if you want a better, more private OS, I hear GraphineOS is quite good, and you can install it on a Pixel, then use the Clicks Keyboard case with it. https://www.clicks.tech/en/products/clicks-for-google-pixel
This post is silly.
I want a Linux phone like the PinePhone, with better battery life, working basic features (MMS, quality mic and earpiece, etc), and a physical keyboard would be nice.
Until then, I'm using GrapheneOS as you mentioned. I honestly don't want Android, I just a mini Linux laptop that doesn't suck at being a phone.
Clicks keyboard is looking pretty awesome. I don't have a device to buy one or use.
yeah, me neither..
Ikr? Ppl are hyped about something the equivalent of a Walkman.
No don't misunderstand, if BB made a new phone I'd preorder. I just think this post couldn't be more full of shit
Nope.
The qnx os was the modern blackberry phone. They lost the plot moving to android.
QNX was the real-time OS they sold for embedded devices. Modern BB phones used BB11 OS. It had Android emulation but obviously no play store or google services so they had to abandon it. Android BB phones were still great but obviously not enough people cared.
The Android phones were rubbish.
There was no os11. There was bbx/bb10
You're right, they finished at 10.
I liked the Android phones. The hub was still nicely integrated, the hardware keyboard had good features. The main problem was that they were expensive and hard to get.
I had a few, not hard to get.
Hub was a good idea but they didn’t keep up with modern enterprise security features.
The hardware was below BlackBerry’s average, especially coming from a bb10 device like the passport.
I also had them. The last one I bought turned out to be made for Indian market and had a firmware that was calling 112 every time you looked a it the wrong way. So yeah, it wasn't hard to find one on eBay but it was risky and there were no official distributors in my country any more.
The previous Android BB I had worked fine until the OS died of old age as Android used to do back then. I had no issues with the hardware or security.
I understand you had different experience with them than I did. For me it was the best phone with hardware keyboard at the moment and it worked fine.
I wasn’t just a user, I was an admin of BES and UEM and all mobile devices. Nearly ever enterprise user had awful Android experience.
I sure do miss BlackBerry 10
Touch screen keyboards are absolute rubbish. I sure hope this is true and the OS is BlackBerry as well.
Swype enabled keyboards are awesome though. I loved my BB, but the screen real estate that a digital keyboard clears up is quite significant.
BB would be a good alternative nowadays. No Android though.
It would be android though because the last BlackBerry was the days of every phone having it's own UI or OS is dead
It’s a shame. Tired of Android and iOS.
(Pixel Only) https://grapheneos.org/
(Stripped down Android, Pixel Only) https://pixelbuilds.org/
As a new convert to GrapheneOS, I can testify that it has everything you need: Aurora for privacy (Google store proxy), the real Play store if you want, Android Auto, and a lot of privacy features enabled by default. It's restricted to the Pixels though which is the only issue.
No way they will bring BB 11 OS back. Android emulation is just not good enough and without it you would have 0 apps.
My daily driver is still Windows 10 Mobile.
This is very interesting to say the least
You'd think people would want something different like a non proprietary OS that spies on your every daily aspect of your life seeing the recent tensions in the word.
But nah let's all keep using Facebook, MS, Google and act all surprised pikachu face when 1984 finally happens.
I've been wanting a phone with alternate OS for ages now but it simply isn't there. Guess ill just have to stick to grapheneos for now.
If blackberry manages to come back without using android I might consider them. It its just going to be another shitty android phone with a blackberry skin on it then I'll pass. Probably a fat chance anyway since no one will buy a phone that doesn't have android or iOS.
Still missing the brand that I once used before the iPhone… the Pearl was a legend once and pairing the keyboard with a device supporting GrapheneOS or similar would be great!
If it runs on Android. Hell no.