# PINE64 August Update: Star64, PinePhone Pro, Pinecil V2, and PineTime

DevFeed: [PINE64 August Update: Star64, PinePhone Pro, Pinecil V2, and PineTime](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/august-update-risc-and-reward-34869.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://pine64.org/2022/08/28/august-update-risc-and-reward/>)

Published: 2022-08-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Community blog on PINE64](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/community-blog-on-pine64.md>)

Topics: [Pinephone-Pro](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pinephone-pro.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Fedora](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/fedora.md>)

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## AI overview

PINE64's August community update covers the Star64 prototype and I/O layout, PinePhone Pro hardware and software changes, Pinecil V2 availability and authentication, PineTime companion apps, and other community and software updates.

## Source excerpt

This month we take a close look at the Star64, check out PineBuds (Pro) progress and discuss the Pinecil V2. I also come bearing good news concerning the PinePhone Pro, which has seen a small but significant hardware redesign and some important software updates. Let's get into it. You can watch the synopsis of this month's community update on YouTube (embedded below) as well as on Odysee and PeerTube. To stay up-to-date with PINE64 news make sure to subscribe to this blog (subscription widget at the bottom of the webpage), follow the PINE64 Telegram News channel, the announcements channel in Discord as well as our Twitter and Mastodon. I'd like to thank Alex (clover), Gamiee, JF and PizzaLovingNerd for their contributions to this community update. N.B. Comments on the blog post need to be in English and follow our Community Rules and Code of Conduct. Note: This image preview protects your privacy. Click to load the video from the Google servers. Link to the video & Video synopsis of the August community update TL;DR Housekeeping We're sponsoring Akadamy; meet us there! Community Q&A was held August 13, you can now watch it on YouTube A call for sticker design - looking forward to seeing what you come up with Blade hostboard for the SOQuartz is now in the PineStore The PinePower in the Pine Store and EU store is grounded - cause for confusion outdated photographs PinePhone (Pro) Spare parts for the PinePhone Pro are now in stock Small hardware redesign - the PinePhone Pro now takes nano SIM Megi's patches bring improvements to sound on the PinePhone Pro New releases from postmarketOS, DanctNIX, OpenSUSE and Manjaro; OpenSUSE shows off Qi Wireless charging Work-around instructions for Mobian installer issues Star64 Pictures of the first Star64 prototype Overview of the final Star64 IO layout, components (WiFi 6 & BT 5.2among them) and features Debian and Fedora already being ported to the SoC; we trust many other OSes will follow Pinecil First batch of Pinecil V2 sold