The Hub, back on a keyboard phone
Every notification from every app on one screen, a swipe away from home. Tabs for Messages, Email and Social, and chats open as conversations you can answer.
A BlackBerry style launcher for Android keyboard phones.
If you came from a BlackBerry, you remember typing on the home screen to find anything, and one Hub with every message in it. Keyboard Launcher Pro is built around those two ideas, on today's Android keyboard phones.
What BlackBerry users miss, and what is here
BlackBerry's best idea was that the keyboard was the interface. On a BlackBerry 10 you could start typing from the home screen and search everything, and the Hub put every message from every account in one list.
Android never had either. Keyboard Launcher Pro adds both: type from home to find apps and people, put a symbol first to act on what you typed, and swipe to the Hub for every notification in one place, sorted and searchable.
It is not a copy of BlackBerry and it is not made by or connected to BlackBerry. It is a launcher for the people who still want to work that way, on phones like the Unihertz Titan 2 Elite and the Zinwa Q25.
At a glance
| What you get | In Keyboard Launcher Pro | How |
|---|---|---|
| Type on the home screen to search | Yes | Apps and people, as you type |
| Act on what you typed | Yes | Eight symbols: message, call, event, to-do, note, alarm, timer, ask |
| One inbox for every app | Yes | The Hub, with tabs, search and replies |
| Keyboard navigation | Yes | An arrow key cursor across every screen |
| Your own calendar and contacts | Yes | Read from the phone, nothing uploaded |
| BlackBerry services | No | No BlackBerry account, server or app is involved |
Universal search from home
Type on the home screen and it searches apps and contacts at once. It is the way BlackBerry 10 felt, on Android.
Hands on the keys
Arrow keys or a swipe across the keyboard move a cursor over everything. Your thumbs never need to leave the keys.
A BlackBerry style home screen
Try it on your phone
On Google Play. Pay once, free updates, no account.
Questions
Is this an official BlackBerry launcher?
No. Keyboard Launcher Pro is made by illuminati Apps and has nothing to do with BlackBerry. It brings a way of working BlackBerry users liked to Android keyboard phones.
Does the Hub need my email password?
No. It works from the notifications your apps already post, so it never signs in to anything.
Which BlackBerry style phones does it suit?
Square screen keyboard phones such as the Unihertz Titan 2 Elite, the Titan 2 and the Zinwa Q25.