I'm one of the engineers of the Key2 and it was such a time with our team, we all knew it was the last Blackberry that would ever be produced so we all put our hearts into it. His comments are fair about the camera. The inside scoop is we couldn't get the the ISPs (image signal processors) we wanted and the deadline for production was fiercely stringent so we had to get a lower quality ISP. It was the only one available for mass production. That was such a shame. In the end none of us were proud of the whole product, we liked everything except the camera.

Recently went from iphone 13 Mini to blackberry Key2 again. Even if it is outdated ; it still works. Even blackberry hub is fully functional. I love it!

Still using Key2 - best phone still. My hub still works.

I use blackberry priv till date and it works perfectly fine ! The built is quiet durable and robust ! It's good for social media/multimedia purpose , not for gaming and multitasking ! I wish blackberry could ve continued making the smartphones !

Thanks so much for doing this! Really, really appreciate your service/ love letter to BlackBerry and the community!

i've been following your channel since you were just a kid....good to see you growing up handsomely. Keep it up!

What a beautiful phone. Just seeing it brings back so many memories

Ole is serious here!!! I miss my Blackberry Key2!!! Typing on glass is still a pain. I rock a Galaxy Fold 3 now. BlackBerry for life!

Nice review man. Thank you for igniting my passion for BlackBerry. Might buy a key 2 soon.

Please blackberry enterprise don't shutdown! I promise when my sign a huge football career contract, I make sure him and his friends invest their money to you so that we can innovate the brand and get back our tech world. It's possible. I can share my ideas on the development, am currently studying software engineering courses to acquire more knowledge on this project.

Last time i watched you was in 2016 about blackberries and gagets. Damn.. good to see you ve grown and thanks for the review.

a long time sub of your channel. love the update

Good to see you again man.

Hi Jan, Still using the Key 2 in the UK on the 02 network. Hub, You tube work well.

Nice to see you again

Ole, good to see you again buddy. I love your videos! I still use my Blackberry Passport to this day :)

My wife and I still use our Blackberry Key2's while wintering in Mexico. I've always hated touch screens because they don't respond well to my old calloused fingers. I've always loved the tactical feedback of the Blackberry keypad and sorry to see it go. I owned a cell phone store for 25 years so I've used a lot of different phones in my time. I've always loved Blackberry's Function before Fashion design.

Reluctantly, I retired my Key2 and now use a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. Passport SE was my favorite BB10 handset. 9900 was my favorite classic handset.

I still use Key2 as my everyday carry. It is unmatched for email, and the BlackBerry Hub still works perfectly. Perhaps your provider does not support it. Now, I don't play games and rarely take photos, so those are not important to me. I do use social media, and have not encountered any problems with the Key2. Granted, the software is Android 8.1, which can be obsolete with some apps, but the Key2 still meets my requirements.

Hello Jan, i still use a key one as my daily and the Hub still works very good. Thanks for the video

Love this phone but love even more your honesty

Its a beautiful design ❤

Great review! Thanks much

Hi Ola! Its very nice to see you again on BlackBerry topic. Well i couldn't be more honest then this..... Thanks to your passion i approached BlackBerry which became my very favorite mobile phone between the passport and the key2 i have the best tools for work and fun! ❤ thank you really for all of this! But i cannot hear From you " get and iPhone" 😢

Nice review, Jan. Great to see your face again: you look a lot older now though 😃 Last watched your videos about 5 years ago. Cheers

yes! i use it!! i replaced the battery myself but i wish it had os updates best phone i've ever had

I still use my old bb priv, you could say it's the main one, since my details are not so great, I just listen to music, make calls, and sometimes I go to KZfaq. and I have as many as 3 of them, simply because it is unlike any other phone.

Thanks Ole for the update and testing the phone out. shame it did not pan out but hey ho.....looking forward to your next video. maybe comapiring and android phone i.e. a pixel phone with an Iphone?

Good to have you back. Hows your rolex? Greetings from malaysia.

Along with Tech Odyssey, your channel is one of my favorites that is BlackBerry centric. Im writing this comment on my BlackBerry Key2LE. I have a Google Pixel 7 and really enjoy it, but when it comes to typing up a message - BlackBerry is the way to go for me. I know that BlackBerry is focusing on tech for automobiles now but I hope they make another phone. There sold off some patents recently so there is hope that another device will use this tech.

Hey I’m glad you’re back. You’re so handsome , love seeing you. the video is also great.

Ohh nice to see you after many years.....

@JanOleHelmbold Thank you for the video! I am inspired to use Key2 again as my daily only use phone for basics no gaming or anything. What are your thoughts about using it daily with security? like email hacking issues or using banking or credit card apps?

Hey, nice Video. I have a Blackberry Key 2 and I use it for develop. Most of the Apps works fine and the Keyboard ist great.

Just fired up my Key2 LE!

Blackberry would do well to do a Limited Edition drop of a new device with all modern specs, even if it's a solid grand to guarantee 5 years of updates.

Nice. I am still using my BlackBerry Passport in the US. Of course, no BlackBerry server but SIM calling/text works. Gmail still works. My battery life on the Passport is still ok. But once it dies, I might actually take out my Key2 to replace it.

I had a blackberry bold for years loved that phone. Really want another BB and give my iPhone back!

Am still using it now. It's my smart system that helps with my computer engineering software course.

Yeah, i am still hanging onto my Q10. And i did never give up on BB10 ever since i used to watch videos of some rare youtubers like you who made videos of BB devices. Been following your videos since you were a child.

I have a Blackberry museum, and the only one that is still useable is this one.

Crazy watching Ole grow up before our eyes.

Just rebuilt mine... I love it! Not a social media or camera person, despite being photogenic ;) lols... the rebuilding was a pet project I enjoyed... also, there are ways around adding accounts to the hub.. It still is doable.

Happy to see u

I'm still on iPhone and won't turn back to Blackberry... Thanks for sharing your current experience.

great video! it is a good looking phone. thanks for the video

Used the hell out of blackberry keyone. Loved. Passed it down to my daughter and used it till it fell apart. Would love a keytwo but fee like i will miss things with my fullscreen phone.

@Jan Ole Helmbold I just got a brand new Key2 and I got the Hub to work on it. There is actually nothing I do on it or any apps I use on it that don't still work.

Watching this on the blackberry key2 I just bought a few days ago!

Thank you very much for this video ❤️ Can it run what's app and Uber or not 🤔

Have the PRIV. It was barely usable after the first month of getting it, and that was at launch lol.

Hi Jan Ole. I did enjoy your video. I live in Winnipeg Canada and still use the Key 2 as my go-to phone. I love the keyboard. To address some of the issues that you raise, please allow me to describe my approach. I use my phone to text and talk. I don’t go to social media. I removed all of the apps that I do not use. This way, at the end of the day, my battery is still 25%. I use a virus protection app. I also use a pro camera app. Both work well. Like you, I have an iPhone, the SE model. It works perfectly. I don’t. I have never gotten used to typing on glass. Too many typos. I very seldon have problem typeing on the Key2 keyboard. Although my battery is the original (over 5 years) and still very functional, I am shopping for a replacement. This is a real challenge. I still enjoy being a Blackberry guy!

I had to upgrade so i use the Google Pixel 6 Pro. Still have the bb software installed and it is getting updates to stay up to date. I love the hub and it works really well.

I love the physical keyboards but now I’m too used to swipe. My thumb has gotten lazy and doesn’t want to lift up down to type.

I'm still using it as main (and only) phone. No plan to change it. It works with all apps I use: Strava, Garmin, Zwift Companion, Whatsapp, Skype, KZfaq, Twitter, Reddit, Chrome, Amazon, Zalando, Alexa, Authenticator, my bank app, PayPal, Wallet, iRobot, Gmail, Exchange, a couple of ticketing app, scanner and few more I can't remember. I no longer use BB Hub because it was too buggy. I'd like to replace it with a smaller one with same or similar performances but I can't find one. They're all huge nowadays. I'm a cyclist and carrying such big phones on your back for 3-6 hours is annoying. When my KeyTwo dies I'll probably take Unihertz Jelly Two, the smallest Google Pixel available or a minimal/dumb phone. Every phone feels the same and I never liked Android and iOS. Sadly the phone for me doesn't exist. I loved my Z10 🤤

I am the blackberry user since more than ten years, last one Blackberry motion, till Dec-22. actually my BB motion was not working since dec-22, tried to repair but failed. again thinking to purchase new BB motion.

Ole, I also used my old Blackberry for a week. I was shocked my old Passport still worked. Like many Blackberry users, I received a notice late in 2021 stating that after January 4, 2022 my device" will no longer reliably function, including for data, phone calls, SMS and 9-1-1 functionality." As a replacement, I bought a Uniherts Titan - an Andriod 10 phone with a keyboard, much like a Passport. When it needed repairs, rather than be without a phone, I decided to run a test. I put my SIM card back in the Passport, and in spite of what Blackberry said about it no longer functioning, I had reliable use of the phone, emails and texts. But, like the Key2 the lack of apps is a noticable drawback.. I'm wondering if other Blackberry users have also found that these old BB 10 devices still work on their carrier's systems.

I love my Key 2 but my phone usage is very basic (few social media apps, basic camera use etc). My main complaint with my Key 2 is the keyboard isn't as responsive as it could be. I've been told some pressurized air helps, but still. My Hub still works fine too!

I have it already 4 years and I would like to say that it's one of the best phones what I have. The best feature is that kids don't use these phones because it's a business phone

Still using my Key2 LE 😊

Using an IPhone 15 Pro, and thinking of going back to my Key 2. The display on my Key 2 was lovely and gave NO motion sickness. iPhone 15 pro I feel sickness.

my HUB works on my KEY2 in Canada I use the KEY2 as my second phone to send email , podcasts youtube and other basic stuff

I still use my key2 daily❤

Key2 is the only phone I use and I will use it until I can NOT anymore. Keep hoping for a new BB key phone ,but my hope is dwindling daily.

Your last video inspired me to do a similar experiment and since my last Keyone is long gone, I bought a used Keyone Black edition just for 60€. It has some small scratches on the black aluminium parts, but everything else works perfectly. I have been using Google Pixel 3 since my departure from BB phones. First bit of a shock was, that you can't transfer your data from newer android to old one, so I had to do it all manually. Another one was how android 8 looks basic compared to 12 in the Pixel. The camera is obviously also a downgrade, but not as big as I tought, since KeyOne uses camera from the first Pixel which was regarded as having a great camera at that time. You can also sense a bit of a lag from time to time and some apps seem to be loading a bit longer... But man how I missed the keyboard 😲 I am loving it more and more, the slickness, the shortcuts, the fingerprint scanner on the space bar (you do not have to pick the phone to open it and have a guick check, you just put a finger on the spacebar), scrolling function when reading a long article... The LED , how great thing to have and have it personalized, for all the different messaging apps... The 3,5mm jack, I can use my favourite headphones and have the phone still on charger... And the design, I just love how different it looks and how great it feels in the hands. Conclusion? I am staying with the KeyOne :) it just suits my needs much better and I'm gonna hold on to it until the apps I use are still available for Android 8🤗 PS: The BB Hub works flawlessly (had it installed also on my Google Pixel) PS2: I have an iPhone SE 2020 as a company phone and I absolutely dispare that thing.

Watching this on my Key2 :)

I had a blackberry classic and want another one right now i really dont use soicial media apps i would really use it for call and text.

Still using my Key2! The only downside is my battery drains fast.

Hi been watching your videos since the blackberry priv came out, I own a blackberry priv but it doesn't hold it's charge, if I charge the phone the screen would light up but the phone would never come on I think it's the battery

I still use BB key2 as my only phone. BB Hub works perfectly on my BB (provider is Oister, Denmark). It's one of my favorite features apart from the physical keyboard. Only app that doesn't work is my banking app that recently stopped working bcs it demanded android 9 but I'll rather do without the app than without the BB. I'll probably stick with BB until it dies completely on me. PS Battery performance still better than most iphones

It feels great in the hand , I’m just about to buy a 128 gig version off eBay , is it ok for calls , messages and emails, that’s all I will be using it for

Just got one last month.. Still best phone

is april 2024 and im still using a blackberry key2 and i love it

Have you looked into the Uniherts Titan pocket? I got one last year and it runs a more recent Android software. It's a good alternative. The company came out with a new model that looks like the key 2 but I still would prefer the pocket. The new model is too top heavy so it makes it difficult to type.

Can you make a short on how to bypass setup screen on BlackBerry Z10, its just stuck on activation screen to connect WiFi and then nothing happens, I just want to use it for calls as a secondary device...

Blackberry is like APPLE NOW, I love it. I hope Blackberry releases again. No problem just 1 Product.

I have all of the BlackBerry Android devices. Though I do have a Pixel 6 Pro for all the things my BlackBerry Key2 does not do, my Key2 does a lot! all of my apps still work and get updates. I wish BlackBerry did not let it go on software. It is still a great basic+ device by today's standards. Photos on my North American model are great though my Pixel 6 Pro really shows the age of the Key2 in comparison. I did not have the choppiness that Jan had in doing video and I had full HD Video capability as well. I think if the Key2 got a couple of updates, it would be on par with some of the best budget phones on today's market. In fact, a new BlackBerry device can keep most of the Key2's best features and add the SD 775 Chipset with a 5,000mAh battery, a 5-inch screen, and updated camera set and it would be the best utility phone on the market today and still be reasonably priced. But this is my opinion.

I'm still using BlackBerry Key2 since 2018 till now daily its my basic device with me and BlackBerry hub its working well with my key2 ❤ ,, I know that there are some few apps that no longer work on Android 8 software, but most of the rest of the app work well, but there is no other devices with high specifications that supports a physical keyboard to switch to it .

Still using mine as main phone. Typing this on it now. Wish they would remake it.

Please bring back BlackBerry!!!

Olá! Eu comprei o meu keyone em 2023, que celular incrível!!! Hugs from Brazil.....

My Key2 started draining battery 3 to 4 times a day. After looking for the closest alternative i found the Motorola Razr 5G 2022 last month. After transferring all the content, it even transferred the BlackBerry Hub (!) and it works great. It is strange it is not working on your device. 🤔 Even BBME was transferred and it works flawless. I had no problems with the photo quality for social media on the Key2. True, sometimes not nice in bad light conditions, but overall acceptable. The powerkey is also the fingerprint sensor and... it can also be used like the convenience key on the Key2 to access multiple favorit apps (on the Key2 only 1 app). So, I miss my BlackBerry Key2, but the Motorola Razr is a perfect alternative. As many others, I hope some company is making the next BlackBerry.

Key 2 perfectly working

I watched last week's video, but I find it ironic that your next video was about a Blackberry. Either way, I loved the video.

Still using the keyone.

Great videos, thank you. I’ve been using my key two for 3 years and love it. But recently the icons for apps have started disappearing from the screen and I can’t restore them - although they are still listed as installed. Now the Messages icon has gone! I’ve tried googling the problem but can’t find what to do. Any ideas?

O BB Hub do BB10 OS tinha mais sentido e era muito melhor integrado ao launcher do sistema, gostaria de ver um Majcher Android com esses gestos e funcionalidades. Depois do Classic e do Passport, migrei para o IPhone… um Classic 2 cairia muito bem.

In the camera comparison imo blackberry lookes sharper than Iphone!!

Bring back the Blackberry Passport. That’s the best phone that they produced.

Omg man. U still doing only blackberry videos. Aaa i miss your videos. It’s been years😂💙

I still use blackberry storm 2....and have latest Android phone. But always keep wallpaper of BlackBerry and tones. Also use bb launcher. I can not forget BlackBerry.

Blackberry Mobile is fantastic. Literally, I don't understand why they've stopped. Why can't Blackberry conduct business if unpopular mobile brands can? Blackberry has a distinctive style and a sizable fan base, so what's the issue? The king of the mobile brand is Blackberry. If the market declines, we must try to overcome it and not close. If they give Better battery life, a camera, and a processor surely the market will undoubtedly grow. Please think about 😢😢😢😢 or someone reply what is the problem..

love blackberry phones, still can't able to get one key 2. but i still use my key one and passport 😍😍. don't like to use any other brand.

I want one

Im still using it, the bad signal qualty is making it pretty difficult

Magnetic

Using key2 now

I love blackberry

Would anyone have an alternative to the blackberry hub? Just switched my key2, because of the battery...

Posting this from my Key2.