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Phone running KeyAgain

Telegram, WhatsApp and AI on the Samsung Windows Mobile QWERTY

Yes. A Samsung smartphone with Windows Mobile and a full keyboard. With a Java runtime installed, KeyAgain runs on it: Telegram and the AI assistant, typed on real keys.

At a glance

KeyAgain
Running on a real phone
Brand
Samsung
Released
Not confirmed
System
Windows Mobile
Java
Java runtime (installed)
Keyboard
Full QWERTY keyboard
Mobile network
Depends on the model
Wi-Fi
Depends on the model

We have seen KeyAgain running on this model.

Samsung Windows Mobile QWERTY showing the KeyAgain menu
A real Samsung Windows Mobile QWERTY running KeyAgain. Unedited photo from our tests.

What works on the Samsung Windows Mobile QWERTY

How to install KeyAgain on the Samsung Windows Mobile QWERTY

  1. Open your account at my.keyagain.app on a computer or modern phone, and connect Telegram and/or WhatsApp.
  2. On the Samsung Windows Mobile QWERTY, open the browser and go to m.keyagain.app to download the app (about 156 KB). No browser? Download the file on a computer and send it by Bluetooth or cable.
  3. Open KeyAgain on the phone. It shows a 6-digit code: type it into your account once. Your chats arrive on the phone.

On Windows Mobile, install a Java runtime first (on our iPAQ we used phoneME), then open the KeyAgain file with it.

Tip for the Samsung Windows Mobile QWERTY: Windows Mobile needs a Java runtime before it can open KeyAgain. Write to us at hello@keyagain.app and we’ll send the steps that worked for us.

Networks: will it get online where you live?

Network support depends on the exact model: check whether yours has 3G or Wi-Fi. Check your country →

Good to know before you start

The phone needs its own internet connection: mobile data on the SIM, or Wi-Fi on models that have it. WhatsApp arrives through an unofficial linked-device bridge that WhatsApp doesn’t endorse, and your main phone must come online at least every 14 days. Messages pass through our server to reach the phone, so this is not end-to-end encryption; the server keeps at most the latest 30 messages of each chat, encrypted, for up to 7 days. Security on an old phone: what KeyAgain does, and what it can’t →

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Questions

Does the official WhatsApp app still work on the Samsung Windows Mobile QWERTY?

No. WhatsApp ended its apps for Nokia Series 40, Symbian, BlackBerry OS and other classic systems in 2017–2018. KeyAgain is a different route: WhatsApp stays on your smartphone and the Samsung Windows Mobile QWERTY receives your chats as a linked device, through an unofficial bridge (beta).

Do I still need a smartphone?

For WhatsApp, yes: it stays your main device and must come online at least every 14 days. For Telegram, no.

How much does it cost?

Basic costs €4.99, £4.49 or US$4.99 a month, with 3 free days to try it. The AI assistant is an optional add-on. WhatsApp is experimental and free while it lasts.

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