1. As I understand it, you should be able to direct your contacts to the local contact list. It's been a while since I tried it though. I use the Hub with the Samsung contacts and calendar apps.
2. The BlackBerry keyboard is not available for non-BlackBerry devices because of licensing restrictions. There are ways to get it, but we're not allowed to discuss them in these forums. Do a search on Crackberry. BTW, the keyboard is very nice on my S7E and my Note 5.