It’s probably a sign of the times when an unreleased, Android-powered BlackBerry smartphone is one of the more anticipated devices in the smartphone world, though we’re not exactly complaining. Photos of the BlackBerry Venice have been released into the wild today courtesy of Android Authority and they’ve given us our clearest look at the upcoming device, and if nothing else, we can see that BlackBerry is very serious about its move to Android.
From the few photos we have here, we can see the themed appearance of the user interface (jury’s still out about those icons), as well as some improvements that BlackBerry have added to the Venice. Most notably for me is the addition of more options on the Home swipe-up action which normally just brings up the Google Now action. And in case you were still in some kind of denial that this device was just running some epically themed version of BlackBerry 10, here’s a photo of the boot-up screen of the Venice clearly showing the “powered by Android” logo:
We still have no official word as to when or where the BlackBerry Venice is going to be released, but all bets are on for a November release.
What do you think about these photos of the BlackBerry Venice? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Android Authority via TalkAndroid
