# Announcing the PinePhone Mobian Community Edition

DevFeed: [Announcing the PinePhone Mobian Community Edition](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/announcing-the-pinephone-mobian-community-edition-34214.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.mobian.org/posts/2021/01/15/mobian-community-edition/>)

Author: Mobian team

Published: 2021-01-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Mobian's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mobian-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [Debian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debian.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Availability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/availability.md>), [USB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usb.md>), [Encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/encryption.md>), [hdmi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hdmi.md>), [Usability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/usability.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>)

Tags: [announce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announce.md>), [availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/availability.md>), [broadband](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/broadband.md>), [debian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debian.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [encryption](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/encryption.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [hdmi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hdmi.md>), [mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mobile.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [usb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/usb.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces Pine64's PinePhone Mobian Community Edition, a PinePhone running Mobian, a Debian-based mobile distribution optimized for the device. It describes Phosh, phone functionality, optional full-disk encryption, hardware support, USB-C dock connectivity, pricing, configurations, and preorder availability.

## Source excerpt

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Pine64 is releasing a Mobian Community Edition of the PinePhone! This is a major milestone for our project, which started less than a year ago as a way to bring Debian to this exact mobile device! A Debian computer in your pocket The PinePhone is basically a handheld computer with 4G connectivity. With Mobian, this (truly smart) phone comes with a distribution tons of Debian users are already familiar with, optimized for the PinePhone while still giving them access to the 50,000+ packages already in the Debian archive. Mobian ships with Phosh, a mobile-oriented desktop environment based on GNOME technology, initially developed by Purism for their Librem 5 smartphone. Default applications have been selected for their usability on a phone-size display wherever possible, and we're confident this list can only grow over time. Combined with the absence of software trackers, this gives you an ad-free, privacy-respecting platform you can bring anywhere with you and use the same way you do with your personal computer. Taking it to the next level, plug in a USB-C dock connected to a keyboard, mouse and HDMI monitor, and you won't be able to tell if you're using a phone or a "regular" computer. What to expect When first powering on your PinePhone Mobian Community Edition, you'll be greeted with an installer, allowing you to choose your user password and presenting you with the ability to enable full disk encryption. Hardware support is pretty much complete, and while it still needs to be refined in a number of areas, you'll be able to enjoy full phone functionality (including voice calls, SMS, mobile broadband, WiFi, front and back cameras...) from day one. However, please note the software is still mostly work-in-progress, and evolves on an almost-daily basis. Your device will arrive with a several months old image, so we can only recommend that you update your PinePhone as soon as possible to take advantage of the latest development