Saving Blackberry’s Last Ever Phone - Key2 LE Repair

[@ygxrx_x]

1:15 that notification sound and the distorted edit caught me off guard lmao

[@thataussiescrplayer]

I know it's a meme nowadays

[@bharatplayroblox]

Yeah

[@Matthew93256]

I bet DankPods secretly helped Hugh with video editing just for that /j

[@crashniels]

What's the name of that sound? I'm sure it was Ray

[@EmyNN]

​@@crashnielsTa Da. Very unmistakably BlackBerry

[@stoojinator]

I was almost going to get my Pixel 5's charge port replaced because the cable kept falling out all the time. And when I saw how much crap you had in yours, I thought I'd see if that was the case with mine. And my god! It was chokkas! A pin cleared it out, a bit of compressed air blew the rest out, and then a quick squirt of contact cleaner. As good as new! Thanks Hugh!

[@awildtomappeared5925]

priv was the best phone design ever imo, full keyboard that you can type on without needing auto correct to fix typos but the screen flips up to reveal it so you can have a full screen while typing rather than stupidly making the screens longer and longer as they do on modern phones to keep more screen open while the keyboard is active. I kept mine going for as long as possible but at a certian point the android version was just too old for many new apps to work.

[@HughJeffreys]

The Priv was the best designed phone of all time IMO. But the software was so unoptimised and buggy i couldn't even use it for just calls and SMS. Would keep rebooting, crashing and taking 15-20 seconds to open sometime as simple as settings. Which they had of stuck to that design with the Key series. The Priv had an OLED screen which was higher resolution than even an iPhone 11 pro as well as wireless charging, something the newer blackberrys don't have.

[@danteerskine7678]

​@@HughJeffreysmy Huawei Y9S 128gb of 2019 with full Google services is now showing its age, the battery can easily hold 2 to 3 days but when it hits the 15%, everything goes downhill from there. I think that 20 percent of it's 4000 mAh battery is dead. The phone is still strong but definitely needs a new genuine Huawei battery

[@iPhonealt-j2o]

@@HughJeffreyshi Hugh! Big fan!

[@awildtomappeared5925]

@@HughJeffreys I didn't have issues that bad with the software but I think it was like android 7 and I kept it until android had moved to 14 or something so yeha lots of apps didn't work or apps like spotify became super slow for no reason, I assume the apps just got more bloated. The cpu wasn't ideal though, there were two choices around the time for flagship phones but iirc it was developed just a tad late to use the better one so the cpu it came with was significantly less efficient and prone to overheating than the other option. And yeha the screen I like more than most modern phones, just as high res but I found the colours fairly accurate to the eye compared to say my current note 9 which is a bit dull by default or a bit too vibrant if I change the mode in the settings. And with the res and my fairly good eye sight and the flip out keyboard combined I could see a whole a4 page in word and type it out no problem! worked great for doing home work in the library or on the bus for college. My priv didn't have wireless charging because of the region to save costs, they modules are only a couple bucks now but I'm guessing they costed more then. It's just such a massive shame that in such a big market there is no diversity, only glass slabs.

[@orangeyellow-me1pz]

​Yeah, that 808 was not pleasant.

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

There is a nutter in Austin keeping the name Blackberry alive. It is one of his 3 cats!

[@ryuzaki5491]

Samtime

[@voltare2amstereo]

Rossman ​@@ryuzaki5491

[@Ebalosus]

Took me a second to get that 😂

[@Eppcraft]

@@ryuzaki5491😎😎

[@ventilate4267]

Louis

[@exaltedb]

1:49 that’s some Smasnug-level counterfeiting

[@AstsUnfound]

DankPods reference?

[@orangeyellow-me1pz]

Smashnug

[@wayveyx]

@@AstsUnfoundThat’s what I was thinking

[@exaltedb]

@@AstsUnfound you’d be correct

[@AstsUnfound]

@@exaltedb yay

[@squaretek6801]

1:15 - 1:19 That was the best edit - that made me laugh so much :) Its like in our shop when an amber alert goes off - the wave of phone dinging is deafening.

[@zeKotako]

Your argument for not getting a new phone is a valid one, where I work, during lunch time, everyone just stare at their phones without even talking to each other, its kinda sad

[@HelipOfficial]

I get the same feeling as well. Everyone just stares at their phones lifelessly while you look around the room. Depressing

[@Joshpods]

I would rather not talk to anyone. It's awkward to make small talk ​@@HelipOfficial

[@ShiroCh_ID]

@@HelipOfficial i guess im one of hybrids who talks around or glue to my screen depending the time lol

[@Primatron]

Why would anyone want to talk to other people on their lunch break? 🤨

[@Charted]

​@@Primatronexactly that's what I'm thinking about. Not all people want to talk or maybe they're kinda shy. So I completely understand why they wouldn't talk.

[@i.Techit]

My first repair was a blackberry curve, started my love and ambition for tech repair and content. Awesome video as usual mate!

[@cadenchurchill4296]

That is so awesome! I’m wanting to get into tech repair soon too!

[@i.Techit]

@@cadenchurchill4296 i would definitely recommend watching channels like phone repair guru and money talks wireless, thats how I learned the basics

[@moe_1886]

Even though it was released in 2018, it has remarkably aged well. Still looks good! Nice save Hugh! 😎

[@Takuma_Sakazaki]

It's super slow for todays apps though.

[@windowstips1430]

Aged well ? The frame is cracked and it needed a charge port replacement lol

[@1203fild]

​@@windowstips1430 Design-wise

[@windowstips1430]

@@1203fild it's Ugly

[@DerrickRG]

@@Takuma_Sakazaki Nobody cares.

[@TheStickCollector]

Would be nice to see them come back. Glad to see modern history saved/preserved.

[@Unhomiee]

The samsung a50 series is a relatively budget phone with dual sim support. Phones that support physical dual sims (instead of esim nonsense) aren't that rare in the midrange. They're just kinda rare in the flagship range for some weird reason.

[@OnlyyKai]

samsung's s series also still supports dual sim thankfully

[@Determinator21]

A55 has micro sd slot.​@@OnlyyKai

[@Terrekk]

​@@OnlyyKai 1 esim and 1 physical sim iirc

[@HydrantTV]

@@OnlyyKaiit depends where you live. In Europe you have dual physical SIM even on S24 Ultra and Fold6. I don’t know why phones in the US and Canada don’t have dual physical SIM. And heck, before Galaxy S20 series, Samsung didn’t have dual SIM on flagships at all! I remember having my Canadian Galaxy S10 and was frustrated with the fact I could only put one SIM in it.

[@prodbydanai]

@@Terrekk some variants have dual physical SIMs (Europe and Africa).

[@kcnairnair7299]

My most loved BB was the Q5. It was a pleasure to type long emails on the kb. And compact too. As a work phone, it was the best.

[@xhamedz]

miss the blackberry, i still have my z3 and priv , such a wonderful experience, and for last part of video, if you need 2 sim card phone , its easy buy an unlocked carrier iphone or samsung with china part number.

[@droid1appmkr]

Now I gotta go back in the box and boot up my repaired Key2 LE...one I fixed using your prior Key2 LE video as a guide. I do miss me some Research in Motion.

[@Scotia__]

I still have my Passport, Key1, and Key2 and would love to repair them someday so seeing this video gives me some hope! That said, if you would ever like them I would be happy to send them your way for the cost of shipping. As much as I'd love to repair them, I doubt I'd be able to manage it. Sending them to someone who appreciates these phones would be the next best option!

[@_Midori]

Lmao that distorted part 1:15

[@w32211]

1:15 not expecting that in a Hugh Jeffrey’s video

[@bharatplayroblox]

yeah same

[@MohamedLaisaanHamdhoon]

Same

[@markbennett6658]

Alcatel phones were sold here in the UK. It was a budget brand. The ones I remember were going back a bit. I think my late mother in law had one and she’s been dead 10 years. I’m guessing Hugh’s replacement battery might be quite old stock so maybe slightly degraded but obviously a significant improvement on the original that had reached its end game.

[@MizushimaNaomiz]

Nice to see you keeping the Blackberry, really unique phone. Hope you enjoy it more, and yes, dual sim is really good since even though most phones have 1 normal sim and digital one, with digital ones you some times have to go though proceses than just taking it out from your old phone and putting it on the new one.

[@Xafia]

Thank you for the lint tip. It frustrating waking up seeing my phone was barely charged cause the cable fell out, there was a ton of it built up. For anyone else trying, I used a needle to get it all out and it worked well. All of the contacts are on the plastic middle part so just like don't go too hard on it.

[@saugusandsausages]

Still looks like a great phone even now! BlackBerrys were so much fun to use back in the day!

[@petru_idk6245]

Huge thanks for the Itest app. I bought 3 used samsung phones in the last month and i was able to dodge a mdm bypassed - network locked phone.

[@JankPods0201]

I own a BlackBerry Torch! It garnered attention from the other students at my highschool, among the boring old iPhones and Samsungs. Camera doesn't work, 1/3 of the keyboard doesn't work, but for talk and text, It does the job quite well.

[@brooklyneditsyt]

Keep up with the good content!

[@WaveMaster1406]

Hugh Jeffreys: Give second chance to old phone ❤ JerryRigEverything: No chance to newborn phone 💀

[@Denis7947.]

Fr

[@Zerbey]

You may well be the only person in the entire World still using this phone as their daily driver, and probably one of a tiny percentage of BlackBerry users in general. Impressive to think about. I used the earlier model as my work phone and hated it, the OS just had too much bloatware. No idea if this later model has the same issue. Eventually swapped it out for a spare 5S I had.

[@IAmPaswrd]

By far one of my favorite phones I own. So glad others are enjoying theirs today too!

[@Stock--Rosso]

I still love older phones and recently purchased a mint HTC U12+ and it's gloriously quirky. I tend to use it for music mainly, but it also just feels so nice in the hand. Great video👍🏼

[@jacobzepeda3930]

I love how because its his personal phone he just re used the glue for the battery and just non chalant about everything. I love it.

[@marcinsznel9776]

Love your videos it shows enthusiasm in fixing devices. Important message.

[@AI_Paul]

So close to 1Mil Subs, Keep going❤

[@XdekHckr]

2:09 these pcbs are like 90% faulty and don't even have fast charging

[@Lorenzo-sk8ev]

I had this phone back then, it wasnt bad but the way older model with ball as coursor were so good, just like a fidget toy ;)

[@GHlKl]

Was just looking for a key2 that's crazy how u uploaded at the same time !

[@fennecRBX]

Shout out to the fact your still dailying it, i still daily drive my Key1

[@JankPods0201]

I'm thinking of getting one.

[@elizabeth3280]

Loved the shortcut keys and scroll abilities. I couldn't replace it when I lost it because I need larger screen lol

[@joshxkerrigan]

HUGH! could not agree more about the keyboard & simplicity of these blackberry phones. i just did a vid on them as well cause i never got to use them but genuinely feel i would've been part of the blackberry demographic had i been old enough to use one back then! glad you're still able to use & repair this thing, great video as always!!

[@Texas21Texas]

That charger port lint deal is something i haven't experienced until my s23 ultra decided to do that before the warranty was up. Almost thought a rma was in order.. but zipties work very good

[@iPodGuru]

I use to daily drive a Key one it was pretty good but I had to get tif of it as it was locked to AT&T and later picking up a flip 3 for $50 as they tend to drop a ton after a while

[@andreipop1]

Most if not all phones sold in Europe have dual sim suport for actual sim cards. My s23 and s24 ultra do.

[@itsnotme07]

Nice! I get questions about my 2nd car, a 2001 Chrysler Sebring Convertible Limited that I bought new back in 2001. The car runs great at 23 years old. It looks great too and only has 120k miles on it. When the questions come up, my simple answer is this. The car is paid for, it's fun, the top comes down (original top) and I'll have it until it can no longer be fixed. Love driving a convertible when I can.

[@moses4188]

Still using mine. Hope there will be one day some comparable unit with current up-to-date SW... 😢

[@KNIGHTOFELEMIA-i7i]

Last Blackberry I had was the Z10 all I remember about the phone was the terrible battery life but it was a good phone at the time

[@MitchellKuykendall]

Are you not worried about the lack of security updates since it is on Android 8? I still have my KEYone and would love to use it again for fun, but it scares me about the security thing.

[@JesseRock]

I was going to ask this same question, but found you already did. My next thought was .. I wonder if there are any custom ROMs for the KEY2 LE.

[@Saxophone_King]

I still hold that if you're going to glue a battery down, that is the best way to do it. It does the job while still allowing relatively easy changing, so long as the tab doesn't rip off.

[@Nick210]

Miss my Priv. Kept using it as long as I could.

[@ettcha]

Good on ya for keeping it going against the odds. I have a relic I want too! The Lumia 930 still calls to me!!!

[@theEskalaator]

I just got a Z10, but it can not be activated since the BB servers are long gone. Shame, I wanted to show my collegues what an amazing OS they had.

[@NathanYellowStarProductions]

The LG V20 is my daily driver. Surprises that these phones are quite well performing :)

[@Sir_Vantage]

So many people are glues to their phones watching Jeffrey's videos

[@Radkeyboard7984]

8:48 this means the "cunterfit" its actualy a remanufactured just with the offlical braning applied even though its not

[@leefreeman-roach3526]

Can you put a link up of the exact adhesive strips you used to put the back cover on please 🙏

[@osaobeid7828]

ios 18 is releasing in two days and with it they will activate and enable the new changes with iphones repair they annaunced earlier this year. could you test all of the changes? and whether these changes are only limited to the iphone 15 line up and later?

[@thataussiescrplayer]

It is iPhone 12 and later

[@HughJeffreys]

I have two 16's on order.

[@iPhone3GS_68]

This channel inspired me to get into phone repair thanks!

[@WyvernDotRed]

Unfortunately I had to replace my Moto G5, a functionally similar phone I dailied as while cheap it was made very sensibly. It still works and I didn't mind it's Android 7, the UI on video being near identical. But the 2GiB of RAM were just too little to keep up with the apps I do use on it, it really hit a wall and became unusable. Now I moved to a Hisense A5 CC Pro Color, a Chinese e-Ink phone I took a gamble on importing. And I could not be happier with it, managed to work around the Chinese Android well and it's been less annoying to fight than the Google flavour. Of which the e-Ink optimised interface is actually nice too, though most notably media playback notifications have a major contrast issue. It's headphone jack also got some proper attention, it having a decently beefy and good DAC&Amp behind it that drives even studio headphones well. Not to mention the elephant in the room, the e-Ink screen. While the colour version of this is even more compromised, it manages to be pleasant to look at in ALL lighting conditions. To the degree of a light theme in total darkness being more pleasant than a dark theme on that G5, which got decently dim already. Future-proofing wise, for now even my banking and government identifying apps work on it. While a bit involved I think I will be able to replace the battery on it once it wears out and with some effort I see myself soldering on a new charge port if needed too. And the fricking thing has 6GiB of RAM, along with 256GiB of also MicroSD expandable storage. That's beyond plenty for my needs, I made do with the 16GiB of the G5 expanded with a 64GiB card just fine still.

[@skyera1n]

RIP my OG phones. Blackberry and windows phone

[@qpwoeiruty108]

omg i love the design and physical keyboard

[@Creamypie626]

I still have my blackberry curve. Sure the rubber sides has since disintegrated but still alive. BTW, if you want a phone that can take 2 physical nano simcard plus a micro SD card and has a decent camera for taking pictures, may I recommend the midrange Realme series phone. My 2023 Realme 11 4G has all that good stuff. Only downside are the blaotware that can either be un-installed or disabled if you don't want them. I also had to install Poweramp as my music player because the builtin music player wasn't as good as the Samsung music player and it also had ads running on it. After a bit of cleaning (it's crazy how the first order of business you have is to clean your phone and get rid of useless aps after buying it) it now runs pretty well. Good cellular connectivity as well.

[@4agin]

I get the notion about the Blackberry being sufficient and useful, with 2 SIM cards and whatnot. but admit it: one of the reasons you stick with it is that it's just cool 😁. it's red, it has a physical keyboard, looks unusual, has a collector's value. just a hella cool phone!

[@Nebby_99]

Oh, how I miss having a physical phone keyboard! I had the Nokia 5510, then the 6820, and later an imate i9502. Never had an Android one though!

[@davidcalvert5849]

My last blackberry was retired 2 weeks ago, still use it for podcasts at home though.

[@xtender5]

I got really tired of having the connection port on my phones get clogged up with pocket lint, so I started using magnetic charging cables. Not only is it quite handy to charge with, but the adaptor bit stays inside the port and reduces wear and tear from repeated plugging and unplugging, and keeps the lint out as well. I figure that even if anything goes amiss with it, replacing the mag cable is cheaper and less hassle than replacing the charging port. About the only downside is that you need to unplug the adaptor when you need a data connection (usually Android Auto in my case) but I think that it's well worth it.

[@Gordo101978]

I'm going to purchase a blackberry as well so I don't get stuck watching Hugh Jeffreys videos all the time 😏😂

[@C134B]

the charging port issue happened to my s22+, used a needle to clean it up, it was better than te sim ejecting tool, saved me a lot of money since I didn't have to fix it.

[@thataussiescrplayer]

This is a great channel

[@GedDonohoe]

Watching this video reminds me how much I miss my Blackberry days.

[@PhilippevanHeek]

i was a Blackberry Fan user from 1999 - 2018 nothing replaces a physical Keyboard =)

[@MarukoPro]

have this phone since 8 years, so sturdy, and works still perfectly...just needed a new battery after 6 years of daily usage

[@emehlhar]

Nice to see an old "fruit fone" refurbished. LoL

[@jameswoll]

Hugh is gonna have 1 MILLION SUBS soon!!!

[@Jreaddy]

Bro bout to being black berry back with a single video. I wish we still had physical keyboards, I’d buy a sidekick Ztoday!!!! I still have my 2/3 but a lot of phones don’t work anymore because they did away with 3g and below smh.

[@yousseftunisia638]

1:16 nah bro that notification sound is so wild I thought is a meme 😅

[@oneminutewonder77]

I can't imagine using a phone that's running a year's old security patch in this day and age. I guess so long you aren't going on suspicious websites or logging into banking applications you aren't running a huge risk though.

[@MrLoipurz]

I LOVE PRIV. Hope someone will revive the form factor and design

[@marro643]

4:45 Is it really fine to use a metal tool in the charge port? I've always used wooden toothpicks out of fear of shorting something or damaging the port

[@ColinsCity]

My KeyOne Black Edition is systematically falling apart lol the back door case teeth broke off one by one (I glued it on with superglue). The touch ID on the spacebar was the first to go and just stopped all of a sudden, then q letter fell out of the keyboard which i also superglued back into place and then this summer i woke up and the screen had fallen out on my bed so i superglued that back into place too. I do think the battery needs to be changed soon but it seems to function ok and i can usually get most of the day out of it as long as i don't use draining apps. I would love to get the Key2 Red Edition but they are still so expensive for how old they are.

[@ericenright3721]

You should do a surface duo or duo 2 repair if possible. That would be cool to see.

[@1701Wren]

Have you ever thought about one of those magnetic cables - the plug stays permanently in the charging port & the cable attaches with magnets to charge it

[@warrior-m-aster]

Are there any custom roms for your phone? If yes, have you thought of updating your Blackberry to it?

[@joeblow5037]

Nice one, Hugh!

[@AtomSquirrel]

I have a Key 2. It sits on my desk because it’s black and my desk’s aesthetics are black. It’s sleek and modern looking. Mine is in excellent condition. I can’t set it up on my carrier, I’ve tried, so I figure keeping it on the desk as a way to complete my decor is better than getting rid of it

[@johnbertram]

I still miss the Passport I had. Bloody lovely phone. The Z30 I had before was pretty decent too. 🙁

[@nitinknight]

Great video as always Hugh. Would you consider trying to add wireless charging functionality to your blackberry?

[@JohnJohn-ts6ux]

Jeffrey, great video as usual thanks, you can keep it another 6 years😂😂 and then we'll be 6G and then for sure it's time to change your phone😊 thanks keep it up😊

[@DorbioOfficial]

Good video, Hugh! Love your videos man! Keep up the really great work! 🫂

[@SHO1989]

I so miss physical keyboards. LG envy V2 was such a great pocketable cell phone. if it has had Android and a edge to edge full screen, it would have been perfect.

[@joshuafactor6533]

Please make more videos. I miss your phone repair contents 😥😥

[@gregorwinkels6278]

Ooooh sweet nostalgia

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

i'll be waiting for your iPhone 16 repairability video and the new changes they've made

[@BOKETEIRO]

🔥Blackberry was very successful in Brazil. If it had accepted to innovate, today it would be a giant company.😅😅

[@Velkanis]

Honestly i miss the priv 1 and the compact of the xperias... I would like to tackle designing a frame to machine in aluminium and use some donor phone to work the software and hardware easier into a priv like phone but slightly smaller like a compact

[@ACS2]

The blackberry of Theseus

[@alexis0a]

So, you are the 0% of the BlackBerry market, that's so cool!

[@RobotsRuleTheWorld]

For physical dual SIM, you could always look at Xiaomi and Oppo phones. All of their phones (including flagships) still have it.

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

Hugh Jefferys would definitely want to get his hands on the tri fold Huawei Mate XT

[@IrtyGo560]

Warning: Post saction Huawei is full of malware.

[@madmike6942]

i have a Priv..love it..works flawless

[@ronit8067]

this is the coolest phone ever, perfect marriage of old and new. only if those idiots would have put in good components in it or have sold it at a reasonable price at launch.

[@bug-qe1]

cool phone. could still kind of see the shipping label on battery envelope

[@brianmiclette]

Nice mention of the app... Which I have!

[@DeviciWasTaken]

bro has so many phones, yet they all only have 1 SIM slot 🗿