Y'all may know that I'm a BlackBerry holdout. After Planet Computers ran off with backer funds from the Astro Slide 5G, I kind of lost hope for the last year and change that there would be any kind of viable modern physical keyboard phone to replace my aging Key2.
But I recently came across a wonderful project on GitHub called Fairberry that solves most of my problems with other similar solutions, uses an actual BlackBerry keyboard (from a Q10), and most importantly can be adapted to fit any smartphone by means of a 3D printed case. This also means that the Fairberry can be made with the keyboard in-line below a phone rather than stacked on top of the 'chin' of it, which I'll probably try as I'd prefer the extra length to extra thickness.

At present, this seems to be my best bet for a modern phone that fits my needs well. But in case you have similar-yet-different needs or want something more polished-looking, there's info about some other physical keyboard options below the break!
I'm in the process of ordering parts for now. The project uses a custom PCB and there are pretty significant lead times on some of the components, so I intend to make at least two of them to avoid long downtimes if one breaks or something goes wrong. If anyone else here is interested in group ordering to build their own or having me slap an extra one together for them, let me know so I can adjust quantity accordingly!
There's a similar project, the Blueberry, which uses a battery powered bluetooth keyboard device made using one of several BlackBerry keyboards. It's very cool as well, but I don't find it nearly as intriguing as a functional replacement for my Key2- it's bulky, not especially well-attached, not easily pocketable, requires bluetooth and separate charging, and relies on being able to purchase the hardware directly from a lone maker in Germany via Tindie.
The Clicks keyboard is also an exciting prospect, but their understandable-if-annoying decision to only support Apple products on launch makes it a non-starter for me. There are examples of folks who've gotten the USB-C version working on android phones with similar enough dimensions (or identical ones in the case of Nothing), but given the cost of the Clicks case, the cost of getting myself a new phone, and its unfamiliar keyboard layout, I've been inclined to wait until they have direct support for Android phones and re-evaluate then.
Lastly, I'm extremely hesitant to recommend them in any way given their overly ambitious release timeframe, the polarizing quality of e-ink displays, recent major design changes after their crowdfunding campaign already completed (all upgrades in my personal opinion, but still shady as a business practice given not all backers share my preferences), and the lack of any guarantee of receiving a product for your money at this stage (*cries in Astro backer*). But I am absolutely keeping an eye on The Minimal Company's new Minimal Phone. If they manage to get through initial production and ship to backers, and if initial reviews seem decent, and they don't immediately drop the ball on software support/security updates... this might be the one. But for now, I'm gonna build a Fairberry.
