The developer did not just stretch a standard Android UI. They hard-coded a custom resolution handler. The square screen is treated as a "phablet." Apps like Instagram (which hates squares) render in a floating window, while the keyboard acts as a bezel controller. The mod even allows you to force legacy apps into the 1:1 ratio without cropping critical buttons.

Key features of a LineageOS Exclusive build for Passport

Virtually every Android phone has a software keyboard. The Passport has a 3-row physical keyboard. In the BlackBerry OS, it scrolled like a trackpad. In the port, the driver has been rewritten from scratch.

BlackBerry Passport can now run LineageOS 18.1 (based on Android 11), a breakthrough made possible by developer

Photo and video capture issues persist due to driver challenges (buggy on some builds). Performance

, a specialized project has successfully ported and LineageOS 22 (Android 15) to the device through intensive hardware and software exploits . The "Exclusive" Port Status