I've "BlackBerry-ized" my Samsung S8!
- I've been a BlackBerry user since 2001/2002 and fallen in love with the BlackBerry experience.
My Z30 was getting old and my position changed at work so I now was getting a new phone from them. My only choices were iPhone or Samsung so I chose the new S8, which arrived at my desk on Thursday.
So what does any BlackBerry enthusiast do with a Android phone? Figure out how to make it feel like a BlackBerry!
1. Download the BlackBerry Hub+ suite
2. Download Cobalt's BlackBerry Manager so I can get my beloved BlackBerry vkb back.
https://forums.crackberry.com/androi...uired-1059855/
3. Search the forums to get the BlackBerry ring tone back. Download the Frank Underwood tone and swap it out.
http://m.crackberry.com/ringtone/spirit
4. Search the forums to get the sunrise Alarm back. Add it as the default alarm tone.
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...-sound-797567/
5. Move around the quick settings buttons to get the Do Not Disturb button in easy reach and set it to be like Bedside mode.
6. Set the always on screen to display an analog clock and change the dial colour to red.
7. Use the BlackBerry launcher
8. Configure Hub
9. Get a case on this thing. It is so slippery (I miss my Z30's grippy back cover)
10. BlackBerry Blend alternative
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...desync30&hl=en
I haven't figured out the LED notification RGB yet, so that's next on my list.
It wasn't my choice to go in this direction but so far it's a great phone and with the BlackBerry modifications it's something I can definitely live with.Last edited by mcstravi; 04-24-17 at 05:12 PM.
04-23-17 07:27 AMLike 5 -
- Nice that you've been able to modify to your "BlackBerry" likings. I have a work issued iPhone 6s. But our work phones are seriously locked down. We can't even get into the App Store or iTunes. We use Mobile Iron and Junos Pulse VPN and have our "Own" App Store for Company Apps and our MDM pushes Apps through as needed.
So I need a personal device which allows me to stay with BlackBerry unless this KEYone is pushed back even further. It's odd, I won't go to Android unless it with BlackBerry. But your post made me think about giving a different Android a chance if my hand is forced.04-23-17 07:46 AMLike 0 - Switched from blackberry SE to samsung S8+ and I installed Hub+ suit, VKB, BBM, Password keeper but did not install the launcher.
restored my whatsapp messages from Passport to S8+ easily.
Even set up do not disturb to behave like bedside mode.
I couldn't be happier. missing my berries though :P just for their feel.
I thought switching to android would be a pain, but it was easy.Uzi likes this.04-23-17 09:55 AMLike 1 -
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- I've been a BlackBerry user since 2001/2002 and fallen in love with the BlackBerry experience.
My Z30 was getting old and my position changed at work so I now was getting a new phone from them. My only choices were iPhone or Samsung so I chose the new S8, which arrived at my desk on Thursday.
So what does any BlackBerry enthusiast do with a Android phone? Figure out how to make it feel like a BlackBerry!
1. Download the BlackBerry Hub+ suite
2. Download Cobalt's BlackBerry Manager so I can get my beloved BlackBerry vkb back.
3. Search the forums to get the BlackBerry ring tone back. Download the Frank Underwood tone and swap it out.
4. Search the forums to get the sunrise Alarm back. Add it as the default alarm tone.
5. Move around the quick settings buttons to get the Do Not Disturb button in easy reach and set it to be like Bedside mode.
6. Set the always on screen to display an analog clock and change the dial colour to red.
7. Use the BlackBerry launcher
8. Configure Hub
9. Get a case on this thing. It is so slippery (I miss my Z30's grippy back cover)
I haven't figured out the LED notification RGB yet, so that's next on my list.
It wasn't my choice to go in this direction but so far it's a great phone and with the BlackBerry modifications it's something I can definitely live with.04-23-17 12:39 PMLike 0 - I've been a BlackBerry user since 2001/2002 and fallen in love with the BlackBerry experience.
My Z30 was getting old and my position changed at work so I now was getting a new phone from them. My only choices were iPhone or Samsung so I chose the new S8, which arrived at my desk on Thursday.
So what does any BlackBerry enthusiast do with a Android phone? Figure out how to make it feel like a BlackBerry!
1. Download the BlackBerry Hub+ suite
2. Download Cobalt's BlackBerry Manager so I can get my beloved BlackBerry vkb back.
3. Search the forums to get the BlackBerry ring tone back. Download the Frank Underwood tone and swap it out.
4. Search the forums to get the sunrise Alarm back. Add it as the default alarm tone.
5. Move around the quick settings buttons to get the Do Not Disturb button in easy reach and set it to be like Bedside mode.
6. Set the always on screen to display an analog clock and change the dial colour to red.
7. Use the BlackBerry launcher
8. Configure Hub
9. Get a case on this thing. It is so slippery (I miss my Z30's grippy back cover)
I haven't figured out the LED notification RGB yet, so that's next on my list.
It wasn't my choice to go in this direction but so far it's a great phone and with the BlackBerry modifications it's something I can definitely live with.04-23-17 12:45 PMLike 0 -
Items's 1, 2, and 7 would be pre-installed on the KEYone. But, it doesn't take long to install these on another Android device -- they're merely apps.
Items 3 and 4 are only an issue if you prefer those specific tones and don't keep them on your mSD card (I do).
Item 5 takes but a moment to accomplish.
Item 6 you wouldn't do on a KEYone.
Item 8 is part of the standard setup.
Item 9 is a personal choice, but the KEYone would work fine without a case, since it's not slippery to hold at all.
As for the OP... yes, he now has a fast, all-touch BlackBerry-like device that many had been hoping for from BlackBerry these past couple of years. It works great.04-23-17 12:51 PMLike 0 -
- I've been a BlackBerry user since 2001/2002 and fallen in love with the BlackBerry experience.
My Z30 was getting old and my position changed at work so I now was getting a new phone from them. My only choices were iPhone or Samsung so I chose the new S8, which arrived at my desk on Thursday.
So what does any BlackBerry enthusiast do with a Android phone? Figure out how to make it feel like a BlackBerry!
1. Download the BlackBerry Hub+ suite
2. Download Cobalt's BlackBerry Manager so I can get my beloved BlackBerry vkb back.
3. Search the forums to get the BlackBerry ring tone back. Download the Frank Underwood tone and swap it out.
4. Search the forums to get the sunrise Alarm back. Add it as the default alarm tone.
5. Move around the quick settings buttons to get the Do Not Disturb button in easy reach and set it to be like Bedside mode.
6. Set the always on screen to display an analog clock and change the dial colour to red.
7. Use the BlackBerry launcher
8. Configure Hub
9. Get a case on this thing. It is so slippery (I miss my Z30's grippy back cover)
I haven't figured out the LED notification RGB yet, so that's next on my list.
It wasn't my choice to go in this direction but so far it's a great phone and with the BlackBerry modifications it's something I can definitely live with.
It's very handy to have your S8 available from your desktop/laptop.anon(5990673) likes this.04-23-17 12:53 PMLike 1 - 04-23-17 01:53 PMLike 0
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- Any reason why it seems like almost everyone go Samsung when they switch to Android? Considering there's like countless android options out there...pretty much everyone I know has an iPhone or a samsung. Just seems weird....
Posted via CB10anon(3732391) and jmr1015 like this.04-23-17 03:38 PMLike 2 -
Posted via CB1004-23-17 03:50 PMLike 0 -
The thing with the Samsung or iPhone is there are more cases / accessories available and easier to get someone to fix it if something goes wrong. That's why I was avoiding the DTEK60.04-23-17 04:39 PMLike 0 - I suspect we will be seeing many more threads like this in the coming weeks.
One question to OP - any idea if you are able to back up your add-on BlackBerry Suite apps with all data, settings etc on your S8, using a utility such as Helium or similar? That is something that BlackBerry Android will not allow.04-23-17 04:43 PMLike 0 - I suspect we will be seeing many more threads like this in the coming weeks.
One question to OP - any idea if you are able to back up your add-on BlackBerry Suite apps with all data, settings etc on your S8, using a utility such as Helium or similar? That is something that BlackBerry Android will not allow.04-23-17 04:50 PMLike 0 -
More presence means more accessories, more ads, more phones in the shops and on the streets.04-23-17 05:16 PMLike 0 -
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You don't like the BlackBerry services on other Android devices? If not, why?04-23-17 05:27 PMLike 0 - As in, "putting Nova Launcher, Gboard, GMail, etc on a DTEK60 to see what would happen". The most marked change was with the keyboard, and now Gboard is one of the first apps I install. But the rest of it just showed that whether it was a Hub suite app or not made no significant difference to me. Hence, once the S8+ came in, I felt no need to search out the Hub suite.matthewkuhl likes this.04-23-17 06:00 PMLike 1
- As in, "putting Nova Launcher, Gboard, GMail, etc on a DTEK60 to see what would happen". The most marked change was with the keyboard, and now Gboard is one of the first apps I install. But the rest of it just showed that whether it was a Hub suite app or not made no significant difference to me. Hence, once the S8+ came in, I felt no need to search out the Hub suite.04-23-17 06:02 PMLike 0
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