# September update: Hurdles and Successes

DevFeed: [September update: Hurdles and Successes](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/september-update-hurdles-and-successes-34849.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://pine64.org/2021/09/15/september-update-hurdles-and-successes/>)

Published: 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [Pine64](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pine64.md>), [Pinenote](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pinenote.md>), [Pinephone](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pinephone.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hosting.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/maintenance.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>)

Tags: [community-update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community-update.md>), [dev](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dev.md>), [development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/development.md>), [devzone](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devzone.md>), [hosting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hosting.md>), [keyboard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/keyboard.md>), [maintenance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/maintenance.md>), [pine64](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pine64.md>), [pinecube](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinecube.md>), [pinenote](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinenote.md>), [pinephone](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinephone.md>), [pinetime](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinetime.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

PINE64's September community update covers PinePhone keyboard production hurdles, back cases awaiting approval, initial PineNote impressions and development progress, and the InfiniTime 1.4 release. It also announces upcoming DevZone bounties and reports on hosting maintenance and related community projects.

## Source excerpt

In this community update we'll discuss PinePhone keyboard progress (and hurdles), add-on back cases awaiting developers approval, initial PineNote impressions and early development progress, as well as news of InfiniTime 1.4 release and a guest post about PineCubes as a part of a security system. We also have an announcement for our community developers: we will be introducing bounties to the DevZone. We've got some exciting things in the works that I am aching to share with you, so if you haven't done so yet, now is the time to subscribe to this blog. 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), Caleb, Martijn, Danct12, Chris (newton688), Brian (33YN2) 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 community update TL;DR Housekeeping DevZone internal testing concluded and roll-out already started DevZone to introduce bounties in near future Hosting cluster maintenance is underway; Gamiee is writing a public log about the process PineTalk podcast is coming back this month! Permissible usage of the PINE64 logo and brand name; PINE64 merch in the works (by third party) PinePhone Two years since PinePhone dev units went on sale Keyboard production hurdles - a detailed account of why we don't have an availability date yet Summary of the keyboard's production firmware features and capabilities Back cases awaiting developers to green-light Waydroid is shaping up nice