Ask HN: Do you still miss your RIM BlackBerry?

Re:Ask HN: Do you still miss your RIM BlackBerry? by janekg on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @03:24AM (#28521434)

> BlackBerry licensed Onward Mobility to make another keyboard phone

I would instantly throw away my IPhone (despite being happy with macOS/iOS) for a Blackberry like phone with LineageOS.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still miss your RIM BlackBerry? by fsflover on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @03:59AM (#28521658)

How about a GNU/Linux phone with a keyboard?

https://pineguild.com/pinephone-keyboard-first-impression-is...

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still miss your RIM BlackBerry? by streamofdigits on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @05:21AM (#28522181)

a linux phone is a blessing in it self, but this style of keyboard is not a blackberry substitute. it is basically turning the phone into a tiny workstation, which could be quite useful - but it can't be used when standing (or even sitting)

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still miss your RIM BlackBerry? by drran on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @06:08AM (#28522503)

I like Motorola Droid4 keyboard. I'm still keeping them around, because of keyboard and HDMI. They still work.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still miss your RIM BlackBerry? by volkl48 on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @09:13AM (#28524241)

Depending on what you define "Blackberry like" as, the F(x)tec Pro 1 is that. Physical keyboard (slider style, though) and officially supported for LineageOS.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still miss your RIM BlackBerry? by dddw on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @08:13AM (#28523498)

I think they are security wise very closed, bootloader is encrypted or something so hard to guess if that would be possible. Still would be nice

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