In the annals of mobile history, the BlackBerry Key2 (released in 2018) occupies a bittersweet throne. It was the last true BlackBerry—the final physical QWERTY phone designed by the now-defunct BlackBerry Mobile (under TCL licensing). For keyboard junkies, it was a dream machine. For the rest of the world, it was a bizarre relic.
Furthermore, the recent release of the Unihertz Titan Slim (another Android keyboard phone) has proven that there is demand for a physical keyboard. The community is lobbying the developers of KeyMapper to support the Key2's keyboard matrix natively. blackberry key2 custom rom
But there is a lifeline. A niche, dangerous, and glorious lifeline: In the annals of mobile history, the BlackBerry