The challenge
BlackBerry 10's stock browser is frozen in time. Many modern sites simply do not work. Chromium is enormous — billions of lines, heavy memory requirements, complex build systems. Porting it to QNX on ARM BB10 hardware is one of the most ambitious goals in the retro-mobile community.
This project exists to push that boundary. It is experimental, community-driven, and honest about the difficulty — but the goal is real: a usable modern browser on devices people still carry every day.
Why it matters
- Web compatibility — access sites that BB10's WebKit cannot handle
- Proof of capability — demonstrates how far QNX on BB10 can be stretched
- Ecosystem synergy — benefits from BerryCore's toolchain and build environment
- Preservation — keeps classic hardware useful for daily browsing
Current status
Active development on GitHub. Expect work-in-progress builds, long compile times, and hardware-specific limitations. Follow the repository for build instructions, progress updates, and community discussion.
This is not a polished consumer product yet — it is a research and porting effort by developers who believe BB10 deserves a path to the modern web.
Related projects
BerryCore provides the extended userland that makes serious cross-compilation and on-device testing practical. BerryBridge helps transfer builds and debug over SSH. Together they form the toolchain layer this port depends on.