iPhone Finally Gets Buttons With This Handy Keyboard Case. Just Don't Call It a BlackBerry

Kyle Barr
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A Gif of a person typing using a Clicks keyboard case
A Gif of a person typing using a Clicks keyboard case


The Clicks case attaches via the iPhone’s USB-C or Lightning port, but you can still connect your charging cable.

If you’re one of those folks still grumbling about the lack of a physical keyboard on iPhones 17 years after Apple released its first smartphone, Clicks might have a solution so long as you have deep pockets. The company’s new $139 creator keyboard straps onto your iPhone and turns it into an extra-long BlackBerry-like device. Hell, it even comes with keyboard shortcuts.

The Clicks keyboard adds an extra few inches onto the end of your iPhone and connects through the device’s port, whether it’s the old Lightning or the newer USB-C on the latest iPhone 15s. You can still charge your phone through an extra port in the bottom, so don’t worry about taking off your case to charge it. The case is all one piece and should go on and come off like your usual rubberized frame. It only comes in two colors, the yellow “BumbleBee” (pictured above) and a deep gray “London Sky.”

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There have been some past attempts to create iPhone keyboard cases, such as the Typo BlackBerry QWERTY case that looked a hell of a lot like the old “crackberry” board, so much so BlackBerry sued them for copyright infringement. As a company, BlackBerry is pretty much on the outs at this point, so there’s no real hope of seeing an official return of the classic keyboard phone. Click’s version might have an edge thanks to its built-in backlight for when you’re trying to type out your late-night drunk texts.

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