BlackBerry’s First Real Android phone was launched recently and it seems to be a game changer for Blackberry.

The company successfully combined the best features of BlackBerry with the best of Android and best flagship-spec which includes a full QWERTY keyboard, as well as a range of clever additions.

That is awesome.

Android phones have so many interesting features that ensures you don’t get bored while using them but there are some super-cool exceptional things you will definitely love about the new BlackBerry Priv.


It’s close to stock Android: Unlike other manufacturers like HTC, Huawei, LG, Samsung, Sony xiaomi, Meizu etc – BlackBerry didn’t want to change the look and feel of Android too much. It’s a familiar place, looking and behaving like Android, even though there are a range of extras that have been sensitively added in.

Just like Motorola, the company only changed what needs to be changed and sticking to the bits of Android that already work perfectly well.

Pop-up widgets: This is a feature that no one has thought of including before. Instead of dropping widgets onto your home screens, you can have them pop-up from a shortcut icon. Just enable the feature and then a swipe down on the icon will pop the widget up. It keeps things clean and simple on your home screen, and it’s a great addition to Android.

The most interesting part is that it doesn’t need any special widgets – it just uses those that already exist when you install an app. It’s so simple, it’s brilliant – and the idea will probably be stolen before you can say Android 7.0 Nougat.

Keyboard shortcuts: If you’re keen on keeping your home screen clean, you can programme each of the physical keyboard keys to be a shortcut. You simply slide open your handset, long press the key and you’ll be able to assign it to an app. That’s a whole world of shortcuts!

A for Amazon, B for BBC iPlayer, C for Citymapper, D for Docs, E for Expedia, F for Facebook, G for Groupon, H for Hailo, I for Instagram, J for Just Eat, K for Kindle, L for Layout, M for Maps, etc

Battery charging: We’ve all seen the tiny flash icon that appears in the battery when you’re connected to the charger. Or maybe you’ve seen the bubbling battery as it fills with charge. Well Priv uses the edge of it’s curved display to give you charge status at a glance.

When you connect the charger, the draws out around the edge of the display so you can instantly see how charged it is. It changes from red to yellow to green as it goes. It looks really slick. Good job BlackBerry.

BlackBerry Hub: BlackBerry Hub is something that you will easily get addicted to once you start using it. The Hub pulls your Gmail, Calendars, Twitter mentions, your messages together in one place. You can swipe down to peek into your calender for example.

It’s a productive place and BB has stuck to material design, so it fits with the rest of the Android apps you love. Once signed in, you can turn off syncing on your Google accounts for calendar and Gmail, because Hub will do it for you instead.

SOURCE: http://www.naijatecharena.com/blackberry-priv-features-android-users-will-fall-in-love-with/

I actually fell for those features but I quickly got up and dusted my self.

agohmamuda:
I actually fell for those features but I quickly got up and dusted my self.

Why?

Tallesty1:




Why?

The shoe am putting on has little grip and am also standing on slippery ground.

agohmamuda:


The shoe am putting on has little grip and am also standing on slippery ground.

I thought it was the price

Stiil no make sense rocking my sony xperia z4 team 100% android

Scarpon:
Stiil no make sense rocking mysony xperia z4 team 100% android

you mean techno p3?

Nigerians and phones are like white on rice

*looks at my precious tecno*
*wipes it with cloth*

errm! erm! i think i missed road..

*bolts outta thread*

Scarpon:
Stiil no make sense rocking my sony xperia z4 team 100% android

Oga.


Xperia devices are not 100% Android.

Read the emboldened.



It’s close to stock Android: Unlike other manufacturers like HTC, Huawei, LG, Samsung, Sony xiaomi, Meizu etc – BlackBerry didn’t want to change the look and feel of Android too much. It’s a familiar place, looking and behaving like Android, even though there are a range of extras that have been sensitively added in.

Just like Motorola, the company only changed what needs to be changed and sticking to the bits of Android that already work perfectly well.

Priv is closer to stock android than Xperia.

loomer:
Nigerians and phones are like white on rice

Indians and phones go come be like wetin?

Tallesty1:





I thought it was the price

Not at all brov. I barely read the post. Got tired after reading the first two lines then I fell. Lol

Putting pictorial illustrations would have made the article more interesting.

dominique:
Putting pictorial illustrations would have made the article more interesting.

I suggest you watch a review YouTube video.

loomer:
Nigerians and phones are like white on rice

Imagine the way Nigerians want to handle the latest phones.

Tallesty1:
Oga.

Xperia devices are not 100% Android.

Please don't say that in public.

Emeka71:
Imagine the way Nigerians want to handle the latest phones.

No be small o

Tallesty1:
Oga.
Xperia devices are not 100% Android.
Read the emboldened.
It’s close to stock Android: Unlike other manufacturers like HTC, Huawei, LG, Samsung, Sony xiaomi, Meizu etc – BlackBerry didn’t want to change the look and feel of Android too much. It’s a familiar place, looking and behaving like Android, even though there are a range of extras that have been sensitively added in.
Just like Motorola, the company only changed what needs to be changed and sticking to the bits of Android that already work perfectly well.
Priv is closer to stock android than Xperia.

Indian never buy food chop finish na to waste money on expensive phones, dem no dull na

Seen and still standing

Karmanaut:

Please don't say that in public.

You missed my point.

loomer:

No be small o




Indian never buy food chop finish na to waste money on expensive phones, dem no dull na

But the country promised to dash Nigeria money nah.

Tallesty1:




But the country promised to dash Nigeria money nah.

Which country, oga dey watch news jare make u see how dem dey suffer plus the story wey dem dey make us believe say them get

loomer:


Which country, oga dey watch news jare make u see how dem dey suffer plus the story wey dem dey make us believe say them get

I dey watch news nah.




That's why I didn't believe the news when I heard it.

Tallesty1:
You missed my point.

I know exactly what you meant but your phrasing was wrong.
Xperia IS 100% Android, but there are huge changes to the skin (UI). Same with Samsung (Touchwiz), HTC (Sense) , etc.
Nexus is stock android skin, and the Blackberry Priv runs close to stock Android skin.

loomer:

No be small o




Indian never buy food chop finish na to waste money on expensive phones, dem no dull na

The rate at which everybody including bus-conductors and market women are carrying android and funny enough is that they don't know how to use android. All they know is to make and recieve calls and maybe play music.

Good to kw Blackberry is joining the most popular Os

I've been waiting for the priv,now it's here and am not disappointed.Though I'm keeping my iPhone as a second phone but I'm sure gonna get the Priv.

Tallesty1:




But the country promised to dash Nigeria money nah.

easier said than done,

can i tweak imei with it?

This is a premium device I won't mind spending money on. . .

LordReed:
This is a premium device I won't mind spending money on. . .

Same here

Emeka71:
The rate at which everybody including bus-conductors and market women are carrying android and funny enough is that they don't know how to use android. All they know is to make and recieve calls and maybe play music.

U no go blame them na, na china wey come make fones cheap

loomer:


U no go blame them na, na china wey come make fones cheap

So phones should be expensive?