# February update: chat with the machine

DevFeed: [February update: chat with the machine](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/february-update-chat-with-the-machine-34860.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://pine64.org/2022/02/15/february-update-chat-with-the-machine/>)

Published: 2022-02-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

Topics: [Pinephone](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pinephone.md>), [Pinephone-Pro](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pinephone-pro.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [community-update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community-update.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [modem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modem.md>), [pinecil](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinecil.md>), [pinephone](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinephone.md>), [pinephone-keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinephone-keyboard.md>), [pinephone-pro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinephone-pro.md>), [pinetime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinetime.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

PINE64's February community update covers returning product shipments, PinePhone and PinePhone Pro developments, a new keyboard-case driver, community modem firmware updates through fwupd, PineNote progress, Plasma Mobile changes, counterfeit Pinecils, and a warning about malware and unknown software sources.

## Source excerpt

As the Chinese New Year comes to an end and people return to work, production and shipping return to normal. More units of the PinePhone Explorer Edition, the PinePhone (Pro) keyboard case, the PinePhone Beta Edition and all the other popular products will be dispatching in the coming days. In the meantime, we bring you exciting news concerning PineNote development progress, LVFS and fwupd for the PinePhone and PinePhone Pro's and instructions on how you can modify your Pinecil to increase its performance further (at your own risk, of course). Let's get to 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 PINE64 Telegram News channel, the announcements channel in Discord as well as our Twitter and Mastodon. I'd like to thank JF, Alex (clover), Brian (33YN2), PizzaLovingNerd, biktorgj, Dylan Van Assche, William Starkey (ThanosTheTankEngine), Caleb and Samuel Holland (smaeul) 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 this month's update TL;DR Housekeeping CNY comes to an end; give shipping and support a few days to get back to their routine First community Q&A was great fun; we'll do better next time and include more chat protocols and potentially stream the event on multiple platforms Malware shared again - do not install software from unknown sources onto your device Beware of flood of counterfeit Pinecils PINE64 online store - PINE64 EU - opening in April/ May PinePhone (Pro) Many orders of PinePhone Pro & keyboard case over CNY - shipping will resume shortly New keyboard case driver allows to check battery levels and