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.

  • GlenRamboEnglish
    14·
    5 个月前

    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
      3·
      5 个月前

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

      • GlenRamboEnglish
        8·
        5 个月前

        My bet is it means “not installed by default”.

      • Blake (he/him) @beehaw.orgEnglish
        3·
        5 个月前

        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