Telegram, Email, Banking, and Browsers work.
Highly useful for finding specific, older versions of apps (e.g., WhatsApp, Spotify, or Lite versions of social media apps) that fit the Android 4.3 runtime requirement. Step 3: Sideloading Android APKs Directly
Install Android on BlackBerry Passport: The Ultimate 2026 Guide to Reviving the Icon
Method 1: The Easiest Way (Using Third-Party Android App Stores)
The was a masterpiece of productivity, but as app support faded, it became a beautiful relic. This is the story of a "Frankenstein" project: bringing Android 11 to the square screen. The Haunted Passport
WhatsApp (legacy versions or WhatsApp Web via specialized BB10 wrappers), Telegram (older Android versions or Telegram Lite), and Signal (legacy versions).
Every BlackBerry Passport comes with a native "Android Runtime" that acts as a lightweight emulator within the BlackBerry 10 OS.
Unlike most phones where you just flash a file, the Passport has a secure boot
F-Droid contains open-source Android apps that do not rely on Google Play Services. These apps run incredibly smooth on the Passport's hardware. Open the native BlackBerry Browser.
The LineageOS conversion is possible because BlackBerry originally planned to release a Silver Edition Passport running Android 5.1 Lollipop. Engineering prototypes of this device exist, and the Android bootloader and firmware from those prototypes provide a foundation for running newer Android versions. Developer Balika011 (with support from the community) has reverse-engineered these prototype builds and adapted them to run LineageOS 18.1 on retail Passport units.