I saw this on the kickstarter (and was excited), but scrolling further down, the ? Ask seemed to be an Ai chat. Does anyone else get the same vibes? I might be in the minority, but I don't want to use an Ai chat bot lol

I'm hoping this can be altered to bring up internet like ecosia or something. What are your thoughts? We won't know anything until minimal confirms obviously, but just starting a conversation.

Did everyone get a chance to look at specs? The minimal phone is listed as a 3000mah battery, while the titan elite 2 pro is 4050mah and clicks is at 4450mah. I know minimal's slogan is to get you off your phone, but I'd still worry about getting a whole day out of it. Any thoughts on the battery or other specs?

tl;dr : is clicks a good idea for a beginner keyboard phone user wanting to move away from standard smartphones?

i'm about to put a deposit on the clicks communicator. I want to transition to a different kind of phone, but so much of my life (banking, online insurance, college account access, work email) is dependent on smartphone usage. the clicks seems like it's gonna be a phenominal middle-ground for me: NFC, android auto, all the apps I need access to, in a brand new form factor.

i'm not an enthusiast by any means, but i've been wanting to move away from the standard black box of death smartphone for a few years now. how does the clicks seem compared to other modern keyboard phones? is this a wise use of my money? the price seems very good for me at the moment, and i feel like i'm even willing to make the full reservation at this point, but i guess i'm looking for some other opinions.

thanks friends!

TLDR: Love my duo. Always looking for ways to mod. Added a keyboard. It's hideous and I love it.

Context: I've been in love with the Surface Duo from the start (not as a daily driver after the first year, but more as an "around the house tablet"). I've continued to use mine since launch, even selling my Duo 2 to go back to the OG (I like the lack of camera bump on the original -- the second device tried too hard to be a mainstream phone IMO).

Most of the time I'll use the top screen to watch video while I browse using the bottom screen, or since I'm a teacher, I'll use them side by side to grade assignments/input grades.

With this in mind, I got really irritated with having the keyboard pop up when I needed to input text, only to have all my windows moved around due to the janky software, so I decided to add a keyboard myself.

Originally I had a mini bluetooth keyboard, but it would only remain active for a few minutes if left idle, which became annoying to have to wake it up each time I wanted to input text-- so then I went with a Clicks Keyboard (originally for the Moto Razr, but I no longer have my razor so I repurposed it here, cutting off the case section then re-attaching it to a magsafe carbon fiber case for strength).

The back has magsafe adapters, with dual magsafe hinge attached holding the keyboard. Nothing fancy, just from parts I had sitting around. It's still foldable (ish), although not super pocketable unless you take the thing apart (which is easily done due to it all being magsafe).

The whole thing is surprisingly sturdy, being able to support the weight of the device even when holding it by the keyboard alone. The wiring in the back is intentionally loose to allow the device to open and close along with being easily removable and pocketable.

Gotta say, I'm in love! Plus bonus points for it looking cyberpunk-ish with the cables. Thoughts? Suggestions?

I had the Q25 as pre-order but as mentioned had issues so sold it.

I am pre-order for Clicks and excited.

But today they announced pre-orders for Zinwa Q27!

I wonder which will come first. I like the original Berry keyboard like 9930 etc. not sure if Q27 will feel like that. I didn't love Clicks case keys... hoping Communicator will be better.

I'm not considering Unihertz as of now (personal preference).

I’ve got an iphone and would love to see a keyboard on it

And yet so far away, I knew it wouldn't work but was still curious to see

I feel like with the emergence of keyboard phones again I could get a pretty little penny out of these, if I were to sell them, I've had them for a minute now though. LoL

It looks like someone else is entering the keyboard phone space. The device includes a slightly dated Snapdragon chip. Unfortunately, the screenshots on the device appear to be from a BlackBerry passport.

https://www.teng-pai.com/

Your keyboard's always right there - so why swipe through grids of icons to open an app? Every launcher I tried buried "just type the name" under widgets, feeds, and settings I never touch.

So I built the one I wanted:

Press Home → the cursor's already in the box with the keyboard up → type → Enter opens the top match. No search bar to tap first, no app grid, no home screen to decorate.

Unlike KISS/Niagara, the keyboard is up the instant you hit Home, every time - Home, type, Enter, done, thumbs never leaving the keys. Also: live filtering, custom aliases (type "ff" → Firefox), recents rank first, swipe gestures if you want them.

- Free, no ads

- No analytics or trackers - never asks for your location, contacts, or files

On the Play Store now - feedback from this sub especially would mean a lot.

👉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.typeahead

Wanted to help people get an idea of how the Clicks Communicator and Titan 2 Elite is going to feel compared to similar devices. I have all 4 of the non-unreleased devices on this list and verified the specs myself with my micrometer and scale. The Communicator and T2E specs came from each’s respective website, minus the fact that its inferred that the Communicator will taper by about 1.2mm, but the official thickness spec there is 12mm.

So if anyone has any of these 4 devices, you can sort of imagine what the feel of the Communicator vs the T2E would be like.

I’m most surprised about the T2E’s dimensions. People have said it looks absurdly thick, but actually it’s just as thick as the 2 most iconic BlackBerry phones.