HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announced the Nokia 2720 Flip and the Nokia 8110 Tough, both running on KaiOS, the leading operating system for smart feature phones. KaiOS enables both phones with 4G connectivity and access to a hundred essential apps like WhatsApp, Google Assistant, Facebook, YouTube, and Google Maps. The Flip and the Tough follow an earlier cooperation between HMD Global and KaiOS on the Nokia 8110 4G, better known as “the banana phone.”
Nokia 2720 Flip – the classic flip design
With Nokia 2720 Flip, simply flip the phone open to answer calls and close it to end them. Inspired by the legendary Nokia 2720, Nokia 2720 Flip brings back a familiar, tactile flip-phone design Nokia phone fans know and love. With an external 1.3” screen, Nokia 2720 Flip lets you see notifications or check who is calling, before flipping it open to the main screen to answer the call. When you’re finished, simply flip it close to hang up.
Designed for effortless dialling and messaging, Nokia 2720 Flip comes with a tactile keypad with big buttons, so fans can navigate menus with ease, always in control of what key they’re pressing. Nokia 2720 Flip’s bright 2.8” main screen has the option to display text in large format, so you can read things at a glance or from afar. Nokia 2720 Flip comes with battery that lasts for up to 27 days on standby, meaning you can stay in touch with friends and family for longer.
Nokia 800 Tough – taking durability to the extreme
Built tough, Nokia 800 Tough’s IP68 rating gives you true peace of mind knowing it can effortlessly withstand being dropped in water, carried on rainy hikes, used in dusty worksites or even covered in sand on the beach. Nokia 800 Tough is also designed for extreme temperature changes, meaning it will work perfectly whether you take it on a snow sports trip or if leave it on the car dashboard on a sunny summer day. Nokia 800 Tough is military grade MIL-STD-810G compliant, meaning it’s built and tested to meet military standards and to survive extreme temperatures as low as -20C or as high as 55C.
With the added anti-slip coating and rubberised edges, Nokia 800 Tough will fit securely in your hand. In case it slips from your hand, Nokia 800 Tough is built to withstand daily drops even onto concrete from a height of 1.8m. Designed for easy everyday use, Nokia 800 Tough comes with big accessible buttons so fans can navigate menus and answer calls even when wearing gloves. If you want to take your work to a bigger screen, Nokia 800 Tough allows you to create your own Wi-Fi hotspot giving you an accessible 4G LTE connection on any device, wherever you are.
For more details about Nokia 2720 and Nokia 800 Tough, please refer to the HMD global press release here.
Can google assistant be disabled on Kaios in particular on the nokia 2720 flip? I don’t want a phone that’s listening to me.
Also it would be really great if the external button on the 2720 flip that is currently available for either google assistant or emergency contacts could be used for other things. A big selling point of this phone is a wifi hotspot. It would be great if that button could be mapped for single press wifi hotspot without having to open the phone. I don’t need emergency contacts and I don’t want google assistant but easy wifi hotspot access would be great.
Hello! Thank you for your interest in our progress. Nokia 2720 is not currently powered with KaiOS. We can’t comment on a specific update. However, we are working on expanding the KaiOS family 😉
The title of this article includes the Nokia 2720 Flip powered by KaiOS. Half this article talks about the Nokia 2720 flip running kaios. I’m a bit confused as to why you would think this phone isn’t running kaios?
Nokia 2720 does run the KaiOS ☺
Nokia 2720 is not supported with KaiOS. Please send me the link to the article where you have found this information.
I am sorry for the misunderstanding. Nokia 2720 is powered with KaiOS. However, we don’t have all the information about this model and its specification.
I am sorry for the misunderstanding. Nokia 2720 is powered with KaiOS. However, we don’t have all the information about this model and its specification.
But you didn’t answer my original question as to whether google can be turned off in kaios? I don’t think that’s a device specific question but rather a setting in the operating system.
Same question, turning the Google features completely off, due to known spyware and abuse of user info. In my case for Nokia 800 Tough. Also, is a plan for MAIC assistant that supports non English assistance planned?
Does anybody know what Antivirus software that the Kai operating system supports.
Hey there! We do not support any antivirus apps in the current version. However, if you have specific suggestion you can always let us know, as well as the app developers of the antivirus soft that you have in mind 🙂
Thank you for your reply regarding antivirus, I have a Nokia 800 tough mobile phone with the KaiOS
with accessing the internet does the phone have built In security?
Yes, KaiStore is a curated platform of apps, so all of the applications available for download are verified to guarantee the best experience for our users 🙂
Wat??? thats best part!
Hello, please have phones that do not have any google or american garbage in them
people want KAIOS, people don’t want google-spy-ware on their phones, you can get crowd funding or other investments from around the world, you don’t need to put google-spy-ware in to your customers phones
I agree with you. In fact I’ll go even further. This phone would be really perfect if it came without all these non-essential pre-installed app: games, facebook, all google services: maps, youtube, … Then you could choose to customize it to your needs by installing apps from the kaistore. I’d buy this phone. But with all google stuff preinstalled and non-removable it is a deal breaker for me.
+1
Phone should have nothing but the OS. If I want f/b or anything else, I will install it from the Store. Having preinstalled crapware and not being able to remove them is also a deal-breaker for me 🙁
all the original open source software by Nokia, Sony Ericsson (Symbian) and Samsung (samsung bada 1.0, 2.0 ,3.0). All these companies have been ruined especially Nokia in the last 5 years because hey wanted to have open source spy free software. Now there is only google spy-android, apple spy-ios and blackberry spy-os.. and now you have gone and joined google as well. Samsung started to release it’s new Tizen open source software and it got ruined even though it was performing better than kai os and it was the worlds No 3 OS just from the India sales of Samsung Z1, Z3 and South Africa’s Z2 phones. get rid of american os’s. stick to plain KAIOS i assume you must have put a spy -backdoor in the software as well for google, what did google get for the 22 Million they in vested in your company
Hello! Thank you for your advice! We will send it to our product team.
I would like the ability to install and remove apps that I do not want. Even better a clean os that I can install what I need. Are you able to rearrange apps in the order that you would like? Are you able to have certain settings like tethering available at the touch of a button? Without a touch screen its more important to have the main stuff easily accessible.
Hi again. I am afraid for now it is not possible to rearrange apps. Regarding the tethering, it is available. Tethering on a KaiOS powered device can be found under “Settings”. Please note that we are working with device manufacturers (OEMs) and they may choose to deactivate this feature. For more specific information, please reach out to your specific device manufacturer.
Yes but for those that do offer it surely having a quick option in the operating system is the way to go rather than having to go to settings and press a bunch of menu options of a feature phone. If its not offered in the operating system already can I make a suggestion that it should and can you pass that feedback onto the appropriate area.
Same suggestion to dev team: ability to uninstall apps fully or to have Vanilla KaiOS installable with no FB no GA. WhatsApp is needed and has no proven record of user data abuse.
WhatsApp is owen by FB
Page mentions “Nokia 8110 Tough” but it’s “Nokia 800 Tough” 🙂
Hello! Thank you for reaching out. Do you mean you have found a mistype in the text?
Hi,
Yes, at the very start of the article.
Update, this typo still exists in the blog above.
Please change “Nokia 8110 Tough” to “Nokia 800 Tough”. This will be helpful for people reading the blog and for SEO purposes.
Thanks for pointing this out!
Great news. Really enjoying KaiOS on my Nokia 8110.
Still waiting for a “Sidekick” or “G1”-like KaiOS phone, with a QWERTY keyboard and a trackball however.
Also, why isn’t the Instagram web app in the KaiOS store? It works perfectly on my phone already.
The Instagram web app is not available yet. However, I will forward your request to our product team for future consideration.
I’d really like to see viber on kaios.
Same, Viber is more popular in Europe.
Hey! Appreciate your feedback, Vojin! We’ll take this into consideration.
Can I assign a contact from which sim to be called? eg contact A will be called from sim 1, contact B will be from sim 2, or do I have to select sim before each call? This is impractical if I call from a handsfree car and I have to take the phone in my hand and select the sim
Hello! That’s a good question. Let me check it with our engineers.
Google assistant on KAIOS does not listen until you press a button to tell it to. It’s not listening to you all the time like on an Android phone. Otherwise it would be a massive battery drain on these devices. So no worries you can swear at the TV as much as you like! 😉
LOL. Thanks for clearing that up. It would be great if someone could do a youtube video explaining things like this and giving a detailed comprehensive view of the operating system otherwise how else are we going to know things like this. Better and more detailed FAQs on the kaios website would also help. For instance the faqs still say whats app not available when that’s now the case. I also read the official nokia user guide online for the nokia 2720 flip and wished that had more detail. I would like to know basic things before purchase.
Hello! Please check this article where you will find basic information about this model https://kaiostech.com/meet-the-devices-that-are-powered-by-kaios/#nokia2720flip
The information in that article was extremely minimal.
I’m asking questions because I want to know more than the basics. Sadly it seems I’m asking for nothing.
Hello! Please stay tuned. Once we receive more information about the device, we will publish it. And you will be informed.
Thanks Martin, but what about its removal?
Nokia 800 Tough is amazing idea but that’s so much big size.
That must be a small phone.
I hope for a new version MIL-STD-810 KaiOS to this phone.
will the new ones come out in the US? Also, what is the status of ride sharing apps uber etc?
Hello! Thank you for reaching out. We are working on expanding the range of devices powered with KaiOS. However, we can’t confirm on a specific update.
Nice, I have never heard of kaiOS before, I think I should write about this on my website.
Quick question: Is the kaiOS available for Android devices? Someone reply me, please.
Hello! Thank you for your interest. KaiOS is not available for Android devices. It’s focused on feature phones.
There are so few kai os phone is the US why is the app store not on ALL of Kai os powered devices, I bought the alcatel go flip 2 thinking I found the perfect phone, only to find there is no app store, even though this site (https://kaiostech.com/meet-the-devices-that-are-powered-by-kaios/) says there is. Can you guys please create an update for this phone?
Hello! Thank you for reaching out. I would advise you to check the software version on your phone. You need to help version 2.5 at least in order to have access to the KaiStore.
How is Gmail used with KaiOS? Is there an app for it? The phone would be one of Nokia’s new KaiOS driven feature phones (8110, “FLIP” or “tough”).
Hello! Good news! Gmail app is available on KaiOS phones.
Who in the world wants to use spy-ware-google mail? to give all your data and contacts and all emails to them? Use Tutanota.com 100% end-to-end encryption only you can access your account not even the Tutanota staff have access to your emails
Was looking for Gmail migration and found Proton Mail having too small storage. This feats great!
Hi, when I try to open KaiOS Store on my new Nokia 2720 flip it only says “Connection error”. Any help on what can be wrong? (I have registered a KaiOs Account)
Hello Jon. Sorry to know that you have faced some issues. Usually, the KaiStore doesn’t worl well if a SIM card is not inserted. Please check it and let me know if it helped.
How to uninstall app in Nokia 2720 Flip?
Hello! Thank you for reaching out. Please note that it is not possible to uninstall apps on KaiOS devices. Apologies for the inconvenience it may cause.
Then KAI OS is useless if we can’t uninstall google-spy-ware from it, you decided to sell your company and your users private information to google just because they invested 22Million in KAIOS. Get rid of google and all the u.s spy ware from your phones. People around the world are sick of it
Hello! We respect your concern about your privacy and KaiOS takes seriously the protection of users’ private information. Thank you for sharing with us your doubts, we appreciate it indeed.
Can you then provide a downloadable Vanilla-non Google plagued version?
I am afraid I can’t provide you with an exact answer. I can forward your request to our engineers.
What is the release date for Nokia 2720 in India?
Hi there! Thank you for your interest in KaiOS device. However, we are not responsible for a delivery update. Please contact Nokia support with this question https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_int/support#contact-us
Hi everyone,
is Dezzer or Sprtyfi avaialbe on KaiOS?
I´m very intrested to the Nokia 800, but I need any Music-Streaming for my daily ways.
Hello! Dezzer and Spotify are not supported on KaiOS devices. However, we are working on expanding the range of apps (including music streaming). Meanwhile, you can use a Music app pre-installed on Nokia 800. You can download music to that app using USB.
I´m sorry,
but without streaming music like Deezer or Sportify is the KaiOS not interessting for me.
I like the idea of KaiOS and featurephones, but without any usefull apps it is not smart enought.
Dear Mario, we know that there are not so many apps in the store as our customers need. However, we are doing our best to provide them with good experience. Please keep up to our updates and you will be informed if there are new apps available.
You can use it via webrowser, you dont really need app for everything. And its to app developers, not to app makers to make a certain OS version.
Hello
For security reasons i want to uninstall some applications from my Nokia 800 Tough.
Those are Google Assistant, Facebook and WhatsApp. How can i delete those apps?
You can’t and never will, unfortunately 🙁 Google invested US$22 million in the operating system and as part of that agreement, the CEOs of Google and KaiOS agreed to have Google Assistant, Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Search installed on KaiOS phones. Likewise, KaiOS “partnered with” Facebook and Twitter, amongst others, which is why those apps cannot be uninstalled either.
OK, for users not satisfied with that, I am sure they have a plain version in house. So much of FLOSS, 3rd worldism etc. Turned out to be another FB-Google scheme to expand 🙂
Hello Kari! I understand your concern but it’s not possible to uninstall any applications from KaiOS devices. I cam imagine how frustrating it may be. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Pas moyen de configurer un compte mail free, même avec l’assistance chat de Nokia.
Bonjour! Veuillez nous envoyer la déscription de votre souci via notre form de contact http://support.kaiostech.com/support/tickets/new. Comme ça nous pourrons étudier votre cas.
I bought this nokia 2720 flip two weeks ago. I am very disappointed with it for the following reasons:
1) It is much slower than the nokias we had in 2000s.
2) Its programming is so chaotic that you can’t even turn off some of its features. For example, if I don’t turn Media voulme down to zero, the mobile reads whatever that is on the screen. Its reader has a really creepy, unnatural voice and make me sick of the phone. I think that the reader also slows down the performance of the phone.
3) The google map that it has is not one like normal smartphone maps. it doesn’t read the directions to you. You will have to click a button every time you change direction. This is how it proceeds. Because the phone is not location-conscious it can react to your new location and therefore doesn’t give you the direction automatically.
4) It does say that it types in langauge other than English but really it does not. I have set my native language as an input language but no matter how many time I change keyboards it will not bring up my language.
5) One of the navigations keys is completely useless and there is no way in the setting I can set a function for it. With the old nokias there was an option for this, but nooo …. there is none in this one.
I could go on and on, but I don’t think my rumbling will bring about any changes.
I think this is a disgrace…. and really, a fraud.
Hello! I am extremely sorry that KaiOS hasn’t met your expectations. We are always striving to make improvements to our system and your insightful feedback is very helpful for us. I will forward your comments to our product team and the performance issues can be solved by a software update.
Once again, I am really sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Well, it does not have the CPU power, not the hw feats to behave exactly same as android class device. In fact, its miracle to have apps as described on such low powered device.
I am have Nokia 2720 flip with KaiOs version 2.5.2 build number 21.00.17.01.
Also I am have big problem with alarm clock. Alarm not ring at morning after turn on it evening!!!!!!
It is very truble, when this bug will be fixing?
Hello there! Please submit your bug at contact@kaiostech.com so our customer support can take a look at it.
Hi Andrzej, please drop us a message to contact@kaiostech.com with more details – we will be glad to look into that. 🙂
I’m found video demonstrated problem: https://youtu.be/HEarIrAh-RQ
Summary: alart not run without user touch phone.
It’s very complicated if user is sleeping 😉
I’m not repeat problem after update to version 22.00.17.01
PS: Thx for answer, I’m will send all next bugs to contact@kaiostech.com!
I bought 2720 last December and I’m glad i bought it. Haven’t regretted even one second of it and now I know I have a real phone instead of a ‘phone’ that is more of a touch computer that we have these days. With that said, I would like to offer some suggestions:
1. Fix the vibration off setting when phone is set to a ringtone. Which means that switching from silent to ringing should not set the vibration setting to on if I have that switched off in sound settings.
2. Allow Whatsapp to download larger sized videos. You could think of raising limit from 5 mb to say 20 mb. Most videos lie in that range.
3. Allow webpage sharing from browser on Whatsapp and other such messaging apps.
4. Predictive text needs some improvement.
Hi there! Thank you so much for your input – we appreciate your thoughts regarding the developing of KaiOS. We will surely pass it on to our product team.
Hi Shivendra, we appreciate your feedback – you can be sure this has been forwarded to our product team for further review.
i just bought the new nokia 2720 but unfortunately the phone doesnt come with pre install kaios store and whats app. is there a way where i can install them on the phone?
Nokia 2720 flip. How do you forward a “whats “message I received to another friend
Hi! Please select a message by simply hovering over with your D-pad and click on Options – it should bring up the option called Forward.
I use the 800 tough now for about 1 month after my nokia 3720
there are pros and cons and i am close to move back to the 3720
– its big, but that would be somehow acceptable if the software would be comparable or better than the 3720
– my problems with the phone / software are
–cant deinstall google help etc.
–cant delete single sms messages only entire threads
–cant save or better mange sms on the pc
–only 1000 contacs
–contact management very poor
— no T9 – that sucks, expected at least T9 or honestly something better
the old nokia suite does all of that
bluetooth connection works much better than 3720, and tughness looks ok
can i expect an uodate soon?
Hi Christian! Appreciate your feedback – we will surely forward it to our product team. Thank you!
In case you need any further assistance, feel free to create a ticket on our Customer Portal or simply send us an email via contact@kaiostech.com
I left a comment here today regarding my use and topics reagrding the T800, but i cant find it anymore.
did you delete it on purpose ? – if so, why
shall i write it again?
ok – obvously ist not released so far – please delete my last note
im very interested in nokia 2720 but cant install sportify if you guys can fix that i will go buy that phone
Hey there! Thanks for considering KaiOS. Currently Spotify is not available on KaiStore, though I will surely log it as an app suggestion to our product team to consider in the future updates 🙂
It’s amazing for me to have a web page, which is good designed for my know-how.
thanks admin
Bonjour,
Je suis plutôt déçu par ce téléphone, d’une part parce-que les lenteurs de l’interface et les bugs n’ont même pas été corrigés par la mise à jour 22.00.17.01 reçue récemment.
Un exemple : l’application horloge n’est pas en mesure de sonner à l’heure qu’on lui a précisé, il y a très très souvent un retard d’une à cinq minutes… Inadmissible pour une fonction aussi basique et utile qu’une alarme. Une réinitialisation de l’appareil n’a pas non plus résolu le problème.
A propos du suivi du système d’exploitation, vous ne communiquez nul part sur les corrections apportées par la dernière mise à jour et encore moins sur le calendrier des futurs versions de KaiOS. Ça manque clairement de transparence pour un système qui se veut différent des autres !
D’ailleurs, à ce propos :
– combien de temps maintenez-vous chaque version, aujourd’hui la 2.5.2 ?
– combien de mises à jour majeur de l’OS peut-on espérer avec cet appareil avant qu’il ne soit considérer comme obsolète ?
– quid des mises à jour de sécurités ?
– à quand une version 3.0 sur ce modèle ?
Cordialement
Hi, At Nokia 2720, the alarm function cannot always work on time . For instance, when presetted time is up, the alarm however has no response, till the 2720 is triggered by pushing any botton. How can people trust your KaiOS, since such simple alarm fails. Please check your sync. function that must wakeup all time.
If you have problem like on video https://youtu.be/HEarIrAh-RQ,
perhaps fix it update software to last version
I have just purchased a new Nokia 2720 Flip Phone. There are no notifications when I receive a Whatsapp message. How do I fix this very annoying problem. Notifications work fine when receiving normal Messaging but nothing on Whatsapp. Is this a fault with the Operating System?
Also, can you tell me what the ‘Ear’ symbol is at the top of the screen. I cant find out what it is or how to disable it. Thank you.
Hi! May we ask yo uto send us your device model and more details to contact@kaiostech.com? We would be glad to look into your case.
Hi Alan! Please send your inquiry via email to contact@kaiostech.com. Thank you!
Nokia 2720 flip getting hanged
Hi! Our support team will do their best to help you get everything sorted, so feel free to report more details on your case via our submission form here: https://support.kaiostech.com/en/support/tickets/new
I have the Nokia 2720 now for a couple of months and like all features. I am happy that kaiOS with its web browser and java heritage still manages to provide the feel of modern apps. I have seen several reviews of the Nokia 2720 which claim that Google Duo works. I cannot even see Google Duo in the store under social on the Nokia 2720. Am I doing something wrong or are the reviewers mistaken?
Hi there! Could you kindly let us know which reviews refer to Google Duo on KaiOS devices? Currently the app is available on limited number of phone models, Nokia 2720 Flip not included unfortunately. However, we would like to thank you for such a warm feedback, we truly appreciate it 🙂
Thanks for the confirmation that Google Duo is not available on the Nokia 2720 (yet ????).
2 of the websites causing confusion are:
https://community.phones.nokia.com/discussion/58674/google-duo
https://www.devicesfaq.com/en/video-calls/nokia-2720-flip
Hi, I´m not able to fully connect my Nokia 800 tough to my Volkswagen Passat Infotainment System. I can call manually via the phone and hear the voice via bluetooth but dialing numbers or searching from the contact book does not work. A list of the last calls is also not available. I always confirm access to my contacts but nothing happens. How can you help me with that?
Hello there! Thanks for reaching out. We recommend contacting Nokia directly so they can help you check if your device is fully compatible with car Bluetooth system and which options are supported: https://www.nokia.com/phones/en_gb/support#contact-us Thanks!