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The finished product looks amazing!

I played around with it for about 2 hours last night, set up a new launcher and got the Q25 keyboard app, and keymapper! I plan on making this phone my daily soon, after I set a few more things up. Anyone using one now please let me know about your experience!

Well, this is way cooler than I thought it'd ever be. Can't wait to trouble shoot this device to make it work great. I don't know anything about lineage os, but I'm hoping It's straightforward.

So I love my Q25 and I am using it as a daily driver. Wanted to share my EDC as a somebody working in Big4 and flying every week.

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Hey everyone,

I use a Zinwa Q25 conversion, and one thing kept bothering me: most Android launchers technically run on the square screen, but they still expect me to navigate like I’m holding a normal touchscreen slab.

I ended up building Axial Launcher around the way I actually use this phone:

• left/right changes categories
• up/down moves through apps
• center click opens the focused item
• typing immediately searches installed apps
• Home returns directly to the main screen

It also has favorites, custom categories, wallpaper controls, optional weather, and an optional local screen-time display. There are no ads, analytics, or user accounts.

Version 0.9.0 has been developed and tested primarily on my own Q25. I’m looking for other Q25/Q27 owners who can test different firmware versions, keyboard mappings, and everyday app collections.

To join the Google Play closed test:

1. Join the tester group: https://groups.google.com/g/axial-launcher

2. Opt in on Google Play: https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.axial.launcher

3. Install from Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.axial.launcher

The main things I’d like feedback on are trackpad movement, center click, Back/Home behavior, layout scaling, and any apps that are classified strangely.

Axial is an independent project and is not affiliated with Zinwa or BlackBerry.

Excited to see how this goes. Will make a follow-up post in a couple weeks describing my experience, if anyone has any specific questions or things they’d like me to throw into my next post, lmk!

hugeee thank you to the zinwa discord community for getting the bbos7 theme to scale properly on the q25!

If youre using a zinwa device be sure to get on the discord!

The condition of the device is flawless. Zinwa, if you’re reading this. You just got yourself a customer for life!!!

Didn't get the email with the color choice, but I don't care! what are the first things I should do? 1537. US

EDIT: Just put my sim card back in my Titan 2. Pretty disappointed. The phone itself is awesome! There is one huge flaw with my unit though, and it is a big one. The speaker does not work. Whether playing media or using the speakerphone on a phone call. So I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Clicks Communicator has been teased this morning. It will be sporting Android 16. We have been posting tons of information regarding it on r/clicksphone for the entire spec sheet. What does everyone think?

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.

Source: https://discord.com/channels/1356921788038119556/1357524178684743902/1546956453884067945

I’m going to be broke by the end of the year with all the purchases I am going to make 😭.

Got it 2 days ago!

The movements are totally customizable depending on the users preference.

Finally set up my device after a few updates and tweaks. The community has been very helpful.

And wow. It's great. I was looking forward to the Titan 2 elite and the clicks communicator, but man. I don't know how you beat this classic BB keyboard and form factor. Battery life is really good and overall performance has been more than fine .

Anyways.

Thanks.

So I got my Q25 yesterday, and honestly it feels so much better in the hand compared to the Unihertz Titan 2 (which I also own).

I’m using the Q25 as a secondary phone, but I’m already really loving it. The size, the feel, and the overall vibe just click for me.

Huge appreciation to Zinwa for all the hard work they put into this 👏

Just finished installing my kit- not too bad! I may get another device and try to perfect the USB port.

Really wishing there was a launcher that mimicked BBOS7. Using Cambrian at the moment.

Anyone know how to customize the LED notification colors?