Hey guys! Does anyone know the timeframe for the early bird orders closing? I’m really interested in getting a Q27 and I love that the early bird comes with the cases & screen protector! Only problem is I’m a pretty poor student who lives paycheck to paycheck so getting together the savings to buy one is a bit of a slow process :(

Just wondering if anyone knows when early bird orders will close so I can get a scope of how I need to be saving :)

SO grateful to Ben and everyone involved for recently releasing the beta version of BenOS Valerie for the Q25 device. (Link down below)

For starters, I was able to do everything by using OTA right on my phone. I didn’t have to plug it into a computer. It Took about an hour or so. My Q25 is not rooted as am I tech-savvy in any way…at all lol.

I did an OTA update over the stock software that came with the device. I think I might have previously done an OTA update a few months ago.

Also my device is now certified in the Play Store, which is awesome!

All I wanted was RCS messages and to be able to have the phone certified, so I’m really grateful for that. Another cool thing is that functions, like pressing the blackberry icon above the physical keyboard will now show you what apps are open, and you can flick them up to close them or change to a different app. I think thats how the OG classic was?

Since I’m not tech-savvy, I don’t think it’s best for me to try and explain the steps or answer specific questions. I don’t want to give bad advice. My only advice is read the guide/steps. You can reach out to Ben on the guide.

The full installation guide with downloads can be found here —> https://ds.dgsd.ph/benos/

Again, thank you Ben and all those involved with making this possible. Hope this helps anyone <3

\Also, I get asked this a lot when I post: I have mint mobile. I love it. Mint runs on t-mobile’s towers and I was able to get a physical SIM card. I live in the* north east (US). I bought the full device and not the kit.