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Porting Android 16 to my blind mother's keypad phone

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#17Rank now –
#14Peak rank
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49Score · 7d
Nov 8, 2026First seen
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Submitted by
z1xus
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Nov 4, 2026
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Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on z1x.us.

Trending history

Porting Android 16 to my blind mother's keypad phone was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 8, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 19 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #14 of 30, reached on Nov 8, 16:24 UTC. It is #17 right now, slipping from #14 to #17 over the last 6 checks.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 13:0914:1615:2416:3117:39 Nov 8, 13:09 UTC · #30Nov 8, 13:24 UTC · #29Nov 8, 13:39 UTC · #30Nov 8, 13:54 UTC · #30Nov 8, 14:09 UTC · #29Nov 8, 14:24 UTC · #28Nov 8, 14:39 UTC · #26Nov 8, 14:54 UTC · #25Nov 8, 15:09 UTC · #21Nov 8, 15:24 UTC · #20Nov 8, 15:39 UTC · #19Nov 8, 15:54 UTC · #19Nov 8, 16:09 UTC · #17Nov 8, 16:24 UTC · #14Nov 8, 16:39 UTC · #17Nov 8, 16:54 UTC · #17Nov 8, 17:09 UTC · #17Nov 8, 17:24 UTC · #17Nov 8, 17:39 UTC · #17

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

Oct 26today

Metric history

points as reported by Hacker News.

0295888 13:0914:1615:2416:3117:39 Nov 8, 13:09 UTC · 5Nov 8, 13:24 UTC · 11Nov 8, 13:39 UTC · 13Nov 8, 13:54 UTC · 16Nov 8, 14:09 UTC · 19Nov 8, 14:24 UTC · 21Nov 8, 14:39 UTC · 27Nov 8, 14:54 UTC · 40Nov 8, 15:09 UTC · 47Nov 8, 15:24 UTC · 55Nov 8, 15:39 UTC · 63Nov 8, 15:54 UTC · 69Nov 8, 16:09 UTC · 75Nov 8, 16:24 UTC · 77Nov 8, 16:39 UTC · 77Nov 8, 16:54 UTC · 79Nov 8, 17:09 UTC · 83Nov 8, 17:24 UTC · 84Nov 8, 17:39 UTC · 88

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

Interestingly back in 2007 Google demo'd Android on a Blackberry-like keypad phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FJHYqE0RDg

Questions

Is Porting Android 16 to my blind mother's keypad phone trending on Hacker News right now?

Yes. As of Nov 8, 17:39 UTC it is #17, slipping from #14 to #17 over the last 6 checks.

What is the highest rank Porting Android 16 to my blind mother's keypad phone reached?

#14 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 8, 16:24 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Porting Android 16 to my blind mother's keypad phone been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 8, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (19 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

13 points and 1 comment; submitted by z1xus on Nov 4, 2026.