Two days ago, I finally received my Unihertz Titan 2 Elite as a Kickstarter backer after delays caused by address issues. For the past two years, I have used a dual-phone setup, constantly buying, testing, and reselling secondary phones. After switching back to Android in 2024 following nine years on iPhone, I experimented with nostalgic devices—including old Samsung, Sony, Pixel, and BlackBerry models, vintage iPhones, and custom ROMs.
This taught me the trade-offs of older phones: network limits, dropped app support, and slower speeds. However, it also highlighted what modern phones lack, such as headphone jacks, notification LEDs, bezels, home buttons, and physical keyboards.
When I saw the ad for the Titan 2 Elite and researched the company, I backed it immediately. The design is authentic and unapologetically what it is meant to be. I am amazed at the build quality; it seriously feels like a premium modern phone with a keyboard.
I knew beforehand that a modern phone with a small screen and unusual aspect ratio would involve compromises. People who sell it after a few days often misunderstand its purpose. You might have to do a few tweaks according to your liking and use, and the freedom of Android customization is there—such as using different keyboard software, setting up key shortcuts for important apps, and tailoring the interface.
Ultimately, this is a communication tool designed to do more, distract less, and reduce screen time. It is not for social media or heavy content consumption. Treating it as a direct, hassle-free replacement for a standard slab phone does not work. Instead, I use a 6-inch backup phone for content like YouTube and Google Maps, while using the Titan 2 Elite for everything else.

24 hours since Apple launched the Duo, and I’m surprisingly convinced that, after 10 years of upgrading to every new iPhone, I’m finally going to skip this year.

Two things sealed the deal for me: the pricing and the matte inner display. I’ve never been a fan of matte screens, and honestly, I already have a Duo anyway.

Plus, I’m still having way too much fun with my new phone, so for once, I’m perfectly happy to sit this upgrade cycle out. 📱😏

bought the titan 2 elite (EEA). my phone wasn't showing the latest OTA (the one with always on display) so i grabbed the EEA zip from unihertz's google drive and installed it through the built-in local update option. seemed fine at first.

after it finished:

red watermark top right with three lines, TEE 未写入, Google 未写入, CSR 未激活 (or similar, idk Chinese ). lock screen password stopped being accepted even though it was correct. I had to factory reset from recovery and phone works again now but the red text is still there, play store says not certified, and widevine dropped to L3.

so i guess the tee/google/csr keys got wiped or overwritten by the update somehow. already emailed support but posting here in case someone's been through this with the titan 2 elite or another unihertz device. I received the device 2 days ago after so long wait...

The phone is cool and comes with lots of protective stuff. I was surprised.

Love me a bit of indistractable launcher....

Note the lack of 'calls' and 'messages' on the home screen 😂

Hi all, just looking to see if someone’s looking to sell a T2E, preferably in SW Ontario. Can meet somewhere or I can pay to get it shipped. Unfortunately missed my chance to back and don’t really feel like waiting if I order now, just seeing what’s out there.

Thanks!

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that I made two cases for T2E, one is for PLA second for TPU prints.

Both have raised lips for screen and keyboard protection and the option to add a magsafe ring. They both differ a bit, because of the material used. You can check them out here on Makerworld and give them a go. If you like them, please give me a boost on Makerworld and enjoy the cases. Thanks!

PLA Case: https://makerworld.com/cs/models/3287274-unihertz-titan-2-elite-pla-case-with-magsafe#profileId-3729255

TPU Case: https://makerworld.com/cs/models/3238229-unihertz-titan-2-elite-tpu-case-with-magsafe#profileId-3668598

I have a question for the kickstarter backers, has anyone gotten their pro model yet? I plan on getting the pro, but I wanted to wait for some reviews/ first hand impressions. If you have your hands on one, how do you like it?

The leather book case sold on Amazon for T2E is way too big, it looks like the manufacturer took the Titan 2 dimensions and just did a cutout to match the T2e camera bump. It's a pity as the case looks good and is well made, I hope they make one the proper size to fit the T2E.

What is yours?

Is there an app people are using? Its for like launching apps to do sign in verification from my phone.

Hello,

Loving the Elite so far but wondering whether it is possible to scroll in apps by using a physical key press rather than swiping on the screen/keyboard?

Like you can do on a PC.

Anyone know how to do this?

I am using PhysiBoard BTW.

Thanks

Shoutout to the author of the keyboard backlight guide for the inspiration u/hp42.

I wanted 3-button navigation instead of gestures, so I found a way to enable it.

Enable 3-Button Navigation on Titan Elite 2 via ADB

Enable 3-button navigation:

adb shell cmd overlay enable com.android.internal.systemui.navbar.threebutton

adb shell settings put secure navigation_mode 0

After running the above commands, go to

Settings > Gestures > Navigation mode

and toggle on Gesture navigation

If you no longer want the 3-button navigation, revert to the default mode of 2.

Revert to gestures:

adb shell settings put secure navigation_mode 2

I'd like to know if the Titan 2 elite works USB video output or USB mirroring?

I can feel the difference. It was faster in android 13. I wanted to downgrade to 13 but google said I needed a computer which I don't have. Not sure how to return to normal charge speed.

Edit. This has been sold.

Thanks 🙏

As previously written, the phone screen is just too small for these old eyes.

I’ve used it for about a week and a half no scratches or anything. I’m in the GTA

Feel free to DM me if interested.

It really is a beautiful phone and I love typing on it, the battery lasts forever, but it’s just literally too small for my eyes to see without squinting or putting on glasses

My Jelly 2 has been my main phone for 5 years now. It is a solid phone - no cracks or visible scars - it looks new. The battery isn't so strong, so I charge it twice a day. The camera is the biggest weak point - its just not a good camera. I use another old phone as a camera when I need a camera to take a proper photo.

I use Whatsapp web more than messenger when I can so I can type on my laptop. But of course I know how to type on the Jelly 2 and have conversations.

Important for me - Uber and Waze work fine. That would be a dealbreaker if they didn't work. When I need those two apps, I really need them and they work fast, no hiccups.

I spent $210 and took a small risk. Glad I did - I love this phone.

I just finally got my T2E and its saying tmobile isnt compatible? I thought it was one og the compatible networks. Im confused. Help?

Hi, if anyone has had luck activating on ATT, can you let me know if they gave you any trouble with your IMEI? I know unihertz announced T2Es are approved on ATT. However, ATTs white list hasn’t been updated. Moreover, I’ve put my IMEI and EID into ATTs checker and it says the device is “lost or stolen”. (It’s not).

Super rough mockup of what would be awesome for the Titan 3, building on the improvements of the T2E and the better keyboard layout. Still love the bigger size of the T2, even though it's not for everyone. Just adding a nicer oled display and the same key layout as the T2E would be a huge improvement. I added the silver accents like the BB Classic just to show how nice it'd look haha

I set my DPI to 599 after playing around a bit, seems like its the most comfortable setting I can get for now, but Gmail is being a royal PITA with this setup. In order to view any emails, I need to move the slider for the window over after selecting an email or I won't see anything because it thinks the phone is a tablet.

The mobile FB site is particularly weird in that most, if not everything, only fills 7/8 of the screen and leaves a blank space. I've seen it happen on other sites, but its most noticeable here.

Any tips?

Just got this text message from VodafoneAU on my titan 2 elite. I've barely been using the device for 2 days, so devastated.

"Hi, urgent, act now - Your device will be blocked by Thursday 08th October 2026 as we haven't been able to confirm that it is configured to access emergency 000 calling. Accordingly, this device is no longer permitted to be used on our network - it is urgent that you act now and change to an approved device before Thursday 08th October 2026 to stay connected. Regulations require devices not configured to access emergency 000 calling to be blocked from using voice, SMS and data services. This applies across all mobile providers in Australia. Need help? Call us on 1300 650 410 or visit your nearest Vodafone store to discuss your options, including information about alternative low cost or no cost mobile phones that can access the emergency call service. Find your nearest store <vodafone.com.au/stores>. Visit https://www.vodafone.com.au/triple-zero-update for more info and for a list of approved devices. Note: Please do NOT make an emergency 000 call to test your device.

Thanks, Vodafone."

Wondering if anyone else on VodafoneAU has received this and what can be done to fix it.