Clicks debuts its own take on the BlackBerry smartphone, plus a $79 snap-on mobile keyboard | TechCrunch
techcrunch.com
The company behind the add-on mobile keyboards with physical buttons is now doing its own phone.

The $499 smartphone is described as being “purpose-built” for people who carry two phones — one for work and one for personal use. That is, the company believes its market will be people who do a lot of actual work on their devices — meaning messaging, emailing, working with documents, or other things where using a physical keyboard could be an advantage.

    • GlenRambo@jlai.luEnglish
      14·
      6 days ago

      Communicator doesn’t provide access to addictive social media apps or games. Instead, the company partnered with the maker of an Android launcher, Niagara Launcher, to provide access to messaging apps and productivity tools like Gmail, Telegram, WhatsApp, and Slack.

      Hopefully it can have the boot loader unlocked and a no google OS installed. Maybe.

      • LeapSecond@lemmy.zipEnglish
        4·
        6 days ago

        I wonder what “doesn’t provide access” means here. They are not pre-installed? Can you not install any android app on it?

        • Blake (he/him) @beehaw.orgEnglish
          3·
          6 days ago

          You can install any app on it. That’s in the FAQ. I believe it means messaging apps are specifically given first-class support on the home screen dashboard and notification LED

    • Darkcoffee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6·
      6 days ago

      It’s running Android and Mediatek chip, which means it should be easy enough to make it run what you want (as long as it supports ARM)