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Summaries are not the original full articles. ## FOSDEM 2026 Update DevFeed: [FOSDEM 2026 Update]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2026-03-24T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [FOSDEM](), [Pinenote](), [Pinephone](), [Hardware](), [Documentation](), [Git](), [MediaWiki]() Tags: [community-update](), [demo](), [devices](), [documentation](), [fosdem](), [git](), [mediawiki](), [pinenote](), [pinetab2](), [pinetimepro](), [update]() ### AI overview A PINE64 community update covering the group's FOSDEM 2026 meetup, including PineNote demonstrations, PineTab 2 camera and video-decoding work, progress on PineVoice and PineTime Pro, planned Codeberg and documentation changes, and the effects of the DRAM shortage on device production. ### Source excerpt Table of contents Housekeeping What happened at FOSDEM 2026 Demos PineNote PineTab 2 DRAM shortage impact PineTime Pro Future of community editions Why can't community editions exist for already released devices? Challenges Where is the PinePhone 2? To conclude Do you have something to share? Contact Community PineStore Housekeeping Hey everyone! So long no talk. It's been a long time since a proper community update, but rest assured a "full size update" update is coming sometime in April (Charlie the Pinecorn returns!). We are still planning to migrate to Codeberg for primary git hosting and committing to the move from mediawiki to our documentation site created by community member Funeral. We hope to make this happen sometime this year. And a message to the team over at Genode, yes I did read your book :) - Caffeine What happened at FOSDEM 2026 FOSDEM 2026 was a very productive meetup for members of the PINE64 Community, aside from the occasional shenanigans. We had the opportunity to work on the PineVoice (formally PineVox) and PineTime Pro in person which helped push forward bring-up. There were additional discussions on potential new products and the effect of the DRAM chip shortage. Demos PineNote The PineNote was shown off at FOSDEM with a few demos featuring hrdl's Arch image and a pre-release image of QuillOS using hrdl's kernel tree. With a massive thanks to Tom.K, Phantomas and hrdl for staying around and helping demo with his PineNote. Some demos included smoothly playing videos, playing doom (you had to be there to believe it!) along with its capabilities as an actual ebook reader. PineTab 2 Danct12 put together an image for FOSDEM with camera and support for h264 video decoding. The demo also included a copy of big buck bunny and a razor1911 demo. DRAM shortage impact Currently the DRAM shortage will impact the production of devices like the Pinetab2, PineNote and PinePhone. PineStore founder TL Lim has stated that he doesn't wish to increase the price ## postmarketOS in 2026-01: monthly blog post reboot DevFeed: [postmarketOS in 2026-01: monthly blog post reboot]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2026-01-25T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [postmarketOS Blog]() Topics: [foss](), [Linux](), [Mobile](), [Kernel](), [e-ink](), [Testing]() Tags: [2026](), [blog-post](), [bootloader](), [e-ink](), [fosdem](), [foss](), [kernel](), [linux](), [mobile](), [pinenote](), [postmarketos](), [team](), [update]() ### AI overview A postmarketOS update explains the project's new blog format, highlights organizational changes and contributor work, and previews FOSDEM 2026 talks about Linux Mobile, Fairphone kernel support, and reliability. It also covers PineNote and other device, package, kernel, and bootloader contributions. ### Source excerpt A new year is a good opportunity to reflect on what has worked and what did not, and improve the things that didn't. We did that with the "monthly" blog posts, of which we had published the last one for October 2025. The reason that it took us so long to write these is, that we were trying to link every merge request that got merged since the previous post and write short summaries for most of them. While this results in a very detailed account of what has happened, it became less feasible over time as we had more contributions in postmarketOS. After a good conversation we decided to change the format to talk about the highlights and going into detail sometimes, instead of achieving a complete report of everything that has happened. One major goal of the previous approach was thanking all the amazing people who contributed to the project, but we solved that by just adding the contributor names in the blog post in a separate section. The title image of this blog post was taken at the very inspiring 39C3. If you would like to have some postmarketOS stickers as well, the next chance to get them is FOSDEM 2026 where we will have our own stand again where you can stop by and talk to us about all things postmarketOS! We are also excited to have two talks from postmarketOS team members: Mainline kernel for Fairphones - 2026 update postmarketOS: Reliability in 2026 ...as well as many more postmarketOS and Linux Mobile related talks in the FOSS on Mobile devroom! Organizational Alexey M. stepped down as Trusted Contributor. He has been improving postmarketOS across the whole stack since 2019. Among lots of other things he created libapk-qt and used it to add an apk backend to KDE's Plasma Discover, which eventually found its way upstream. He also improved pmbootstrap, maintained multiple devices and kernels and did a lot of kernel and bootloader work. Thank you very much and all the best for your new endeavours! The PineNote using Sway with hrdl's opinionated configuration. No ## August Update: Note-able Tablet Updates DevFeed: [August Update: Note-able Tablet Updates]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-08-16T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone-Pro](), [Arch Linux](), [Linux](), [Kernel](), [Nix](), [GPU](), [Hardware]() Tags: [community-update](), [gpu](), [hardware](), [kernel](), [linux](), [pinenote](), [pinephone-pro](), [pinetab2](), [software](), [update]() ### AI overview Pine64's August 2025 community update announces a new community manager and covers the discontinuation of the PinePhone Pro, planned refurbished sales and spare-parts availability. It also reports updates involving the PineNote, PineTab2, operating systems, GPU software, PinePhone Pro patches, FreeBSD, and Pinecil. ### Source excerpt Table of contents Housekeeping PinePhone Pro discontinuation New community manager About me My goals as community manager PineNote Current status Operating Systems Arch PostmarketOS Nix WiFi Compatibility The issue Workaround #1 Workaround #2 Some words of warning with this workaround PineTab2 Kernel OS (DanctNIX's Arch Linux ARM port) Mesa (GPU) PinePhone Pro Mainlining project FreeBSD port Contributors welcome! Blisp Want to contribute to the next community update? Housekeeping Welcome back to another community update! In this update we announce a new community manager, updates to the PineTab2 and PineNote, FreeBSD on the PinePhone Pro, a guide on upstreaming PinePhone Pro patches and a small bit for you Pinecil users. PinePhone Pro discontinuation Recently PineStore has also discontinued the PinePhone Pro which was talked about in the last recent blog post. TLDR, sales were low which lead to the discontinuation of the device. Spare parts will be available for purchase for up to two years depending on if they sell well. If you still want a PinePhone Pro, refurbished ones will be put up for sale on the PineStore around the end of the month, similar to how it worked for the PineBook Pro. For more details, people can find it at the link below. https://pine64.org/2025/08/14/august_2025_short_update/ New community manager Authors: Caffeine Today I would like to formally announce that I have stepped up to take the roll as the community manager. This decision was made a few months ago as life has become a lot busier for Gamiee. We would like to thank him for the work he has done maintaining our community cluster and the countless hours spent on helping the community. Gamiee will continue maintaining the cluster for the foreseeable future. About me Hello everyone, my name is Camden, but you may also know me by my online alias CarbonatedCaffeine. I am a computing student from New Zealand (that country next to Australia) and I have been an active part of the Pine64 communit ## PINE64 April 2025 Community Update: PineTab-V availability and device updates DevFeed: [PINE64 April 2025 Community Update: PineTab-V availability and device updates]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-04-13T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinetab2](), [Debian](), [FOSDEM](), [GPU](), [Hardware](), [Pinenote](), [Android]() Tags: [android](), [cameras](), [debian](), [deepseek](), [firefox](), [firmware](), [fosdem](), [gpu](), [hardware](), [llm](), [npu](), [pinecil](), [pinenote](), [pinetab-v](), [pinetab2](), [pinetime](), [soc](), [update](), [wifi]() ### AI overview PINE64's April 2025 community update covers improvements to the PineTab2, PineTime, and PineNote; the PineTab-V's return to the store with a Debian and GNOME factory image; and the upcoming StarPro64 SBC, which includes an Eswin EIC7700 SoC, 32GB of LPDDR5 memory, and a 20 TOPS NPU. ### Source excerpt Hello and happy April! The past few months have been relatively quiet on the surface, but there is a lot going on behind the scenes. During the past three months we have seen some improvements for the PineTab2, PineTime and PineNote, along with the announcement that the PineTab-V is back in store and the new micro soldering tip set for the Pinecil. Charlie the Pinecorn also makes his yearly appearance in the update banner, artwork made by Caffeine. We have been very happy with the feedback after the launch of the PineNote Community Edition. Users coming from the developer edition with Android have been able to successfully move to the new Debian firmware without any major issues (thanks Maximilian, Diederik and hrdl!). We'd also like to apologize as we had most of this written up around late February early March and things got busy. Thanks for waiting patiently! We're making sure to focus on getting the word out than increasing the word count from now on. Table of contents FOSDEM 2025 PineTab-V StarPro64 PineTab2 PineNote Kernel improvements Demos PineTime Pinecil Community content PineNote Want to contribute to the next community update? FOSDEM 2025 Author: Caffeine Thank you to everyone who came past the pop-up meet-up at FOSDEM, it was fantastic to see everyone and be able to say hello. As mentioned in the previous update we weren't allocated a table this year, but we managed to meet with community members at Bar Campouce. We hope to get a table for next years event. PineTab-V Author: Caffeine We are happy to announce that the PineTab-V is back in the store! Last year we reported that the PineTab-V would be going on sale in October, unfortunately this did not happen due to there being no default OS to send to the factory. Thanks to our friends over at StarFive, they have kindly built a working image to send to the factory (thank you!). The image is based on Debian with a Gnome desktop. Much of the hardware is working including the cameras, WiFi and GPU accelerati ## PINE64 January 2025 Update Covers PineVox Firmware, PineNote Software, and Community Projects DevFeed: [PINE64 January 2025 Update Covers PineVox Firmware, PineNote Software, and Community Projects]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-01-11T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Software](), [Embedded Software Dev](), [Development](), [Home Assistant](), [lora](), [meshtastic](), [USB](), [Bluetooth LE](), [Wi-Fi](), [.NET Conf]() Tags: [2025](), [bluetooth-le](), [community-update](), [firmware](), [fosdem](), [home-assistant](), [infinitime](), [lora](), [meshtastic](), [news](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinenote](), [pinetime](), [pinevox](), [release](), [right](), [streaming](), [update](), [usb]() ### AI overview PINE64's January 2025 community update covers planned PineVox public release work, continued PineNote software improvements, developer devices, the second PineDio USB LoRa adapter project, FOSDEM attendance, and PineVox firmware progress. ### Source excerpt This month we report on some news concerning the PineVox, what the community have been up to with their PineNotes and the brand-new 1.15 InfiniTime update. We would like to wish our community a happy New Year and hope you all had a good end of 2024. But since it's now the beginning of 2025, we'd like to fill you in on what we have planned for the first part of the year. We plan to release the PineVox to the public thanks to Gamiee's recent progress and we plan to continue improving the software for the PineNote, thanks to Maximilian, Diederik and our testers in the community. We have some exciting devices coming as well, mentioned in previous community updates. The PineCam and StarPro64 have been sent to developers in our community, so we hope to report on these devices in the coming months. Gamiee has also been working with a group of our friends over at Meshtastic on an independent project which will become the second version of the PineDio USB LoRa adapter. We plan to talk more about the progress of that project more in the February update. Table of contents FOSDEM PineVox PineNote Important - Software Update Issue Development updates PineNote Community Spotlight Inkput Pinescreen InfiniTime 1.15 Pinebook Pro Community content PineNote CE first month review Want to contribute to the next community update? FOSDEM Author: Caffeine Unfortunately, a stand at FOSDEM hasn't been allocated for us this year. But that doesn't mean we won't be there to represent PINE64! Gamiee, Ralimtek, JF, TL Lim and Lukasz will be attending in person this year and will be planning a get-together. We will announce on our social-media when we have confirmed the time and place. Of course, our PINE64 community members will still be wandering around the event, we love talking to all our friends at other projects and meeting the members of our community! So we hope we'll see you there! PineVox Author: Caffeine, Gamiee Gamiee has been working on the firmware for the PineVox recently (haha, now ## November 2024 Pine64 Community Update Introduces the PineCam and Covers Other Projects DevFeed: [November 2024 Pine64 Community Update Introduces the PineCam and Covers Other Projects]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2024-11-21T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Hardware](), [Single Board Computer](), [SOC](), [RISC-V](), [Linux](), [webcam](), [Specifications]() Tags: [avaota-a1](), [camera](), [community-update](), [hardware](), [linux](), [ox64](), [pinecam](), [pinedio](), [pinenote](), [pinetab-v](), [risc-v](), [single-board-computer](), [soc](), [specifications](), [usb]() ### AI overview Pine64's November 2024 community update introduces the PineCam, a successor to the PineCube based on the Oz64 single-board computer and SG2000 SoC. It also provides updates on other Pine64 projects and community activities. ### Source excerpt Welcome back to a new monthly Pine64 community update! This month we are announcing a couple of new products including a SBC and a successor to the PineCube. We have updates to share about the PineNote and the PineDio USB adapter this month along with a talk by one of our community members Dsimic. Table of contents PineCam Yuzuki Avaota-A1 PineNote Attention to all users who have ordered/received a PineNote For general users wanting to purchase a PineNote PineNote News PineTab-V BarCamp Talk About Pine64 and Ox64 Handout PineDio Community content Monthly community updates Want to contribute to the next community update? PineCam Authors: Lukasz, Caffeine The first new device we will be introducing this update is the PineCam! The PineCam is a successor to the PineCube IP camera, but with a much more polished design, better specifications and more features. While the PineCube didn't achieve the success the project had hoped for, we believe it wasn't due to a lack of interest in such hardware, but rather the way it was executed. We've gathered feedback, learned from what went wrong, and have gone back to the drawing board. This time, the PineStore have decided to take a different approach, using a System-on-Chip (SoC) already in our hardware lineup. The device includes more RAM (compared to the PineCube's 128MB), and utilizes a camera interface that "just works". The PineCam is based on the oz64 single board computer which is powered by the SG2000 system on a chip found in the new Oz64. The SOC includes two RISC-V cores (C906 @1Ghz + C906 @700Mhz) and one ARM core (Cortex-A53 @1Ghz). You can find more information on the specifications of the Oz64 and the SOC it's using here. The device features 512MB of RAM, providing just enough memory to run a full Linux-based OS such as MotionEyeOS, a popular surveillance camera operating system. Specific to the PineCam now, the device includes a 2MP camera module which is the same one found in the PineTab 2/-V (the GalaxyCore GC02M2 ## Pine64 September 2024 Community Update Covers RISC-V Hardware and Device Development DevFeed: [Pine64 September 2024 Community Update Covers RISC-V Hardware and Device Development]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2024-10-02T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [RISC-V](), [Hardware](), [Single Board Computer](), [Open Source](), [Pinephone](), [Pinephone-Pro]() Tags: [community-update](), [hardware](), [ironos](), [open-source](), [pinecil](), [pinenote](), [pinephone](), [pinephone-pro](), [pinetime](), [risc-v](), [single-board-computer]() ### AI overview Pine64's September 2024 community update reviews new hardware and device development, with particular attention to the RISC-V platform and the StarPro64. It also lists operating-system progress, product updates, community projects, and infrastructure news. ### Source excerpt Hello and welcome back to another Pine64 community update! The community has been hard at work behind the scenes with development of new hardware along with bringing back some previously manufactured products. Of course, we will also go over the current state of our devices as well. And just before you ask, yes it is October. Most of the work for this update was done last month. We'd also like to thank you for your patience, it's been difficult with a most of us having limited time to work on these updates. We will continue to write and release these updates as fast as we can and continue to become more consistent again like we used to be. Thanks! Table of contents Updates New products announcements StarPro64 Oz64 Quartz64-Zero PineNote Operating System Progress Mobian PostmarketOS Call For Contributors! PineTab-V PinePhone Pro PinePhone Pinecil / IronOS Stability Timer weirdness New Screen Driving / GUI Handling New from Ralim Quartz64/RK3568 PineTime PineStore announcement: small hardware change InfiniLink Blog posts about the PineTime Rework of ITD Flatpak package for Amazfish PineTime integration in MyGnuHealth The super-power of open source InfiniEmu InfiniTime Status PineDio Community Updates Infrastructure and Moderation Lomiri on PostmarketOS GTK3 inspired watchface Want to contribute to the next community update? Updates New products announcements StarPro64 Author: Lukasz The PINE64 project and PineStore have been committed to bringing more devices based on the RISC-V architecture since three years ago. Since 2021, several devices including the Pinecil -- PINE64's most popular hardware -- have adopted this architecture. While the Ox64 may have been the first Linux-capable single-board computer (SBC) technically, the first full-fledged PINE64 RISC-V SBC was the Star64, which laid the foundation for the PINETAB-V tablet introduced last year alongside its ARM sibling, the PineTab2. Although significant development is still needed for the JH7110, interest in the ## March Update: Tablet Bonanza! DevFeed: [March Update: Tablet Bonanza!]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pine64](), [Pinetab2](), [Pinenote](), [Software](), [Pinephone](), [Pinephone-Pro](), [Hacking](), [DDoS](), [Ubuntu]() Tags: [attacks](), [blog-post](), [community-update](), [hacking](), [news](), [pine64](), [pinenote](), [pinetab-v](), [pinetab2](), [quartz64](), [software](), [unicorn](), [update]() ### AI overview PINE64's March community update announces April availability dates for Star64, PineTab2, and PineTab-V, and covers PineNote development, software progress, and PineTab2 performance expectations. It also reports recent attacks on the PineStore and other community updates. ### Source excerpt We end the first quarter of the year with news that Star64 will be available for purchase on April 4th and that the PineTab2 and PineTab-V(ery good!) will launch the following week on April 11th. In this month's update we also cover PineNote development (I know many of you have been waiting for this) and discuss how software on the device has really taken off in recent months. Finally, CounterPillow - a key RK3566 community developer - sets the expectations for the PineTab2 with some real-life performance examples. Strap on your unicorn horns because there's much ground to cover this month - 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 the PINE64 Telegram News channel, the announcements channel in Discord as well as our Twitter and Mastodon. I'd like to thank Alex (clover), CounterPillow and Maximilian Weigand 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 this month's update TL;DR Housekeeping We held our 5th community Q&A session mid-March; thank you to all those who showed up; you can watch the recorded live-stream on Youtube, PeerTube and Odysee The PineStore has been targeted by DDOS and hacking attacks recently, which caused page time-outs and general inconvenience; rest assured nothing was compromised The reworked community site is taking shape and its looking great - help us test it starting April 15 PINE64 EU Pinecil restock on April 1st instead of March 31st Newsflash Star64 will be available on April 4th in two configurations: 4GB and 8GB LPDDR4 memory for $69.99 and $89.99 r ## January Update: More News DevFeed: [January Update: More News]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2022-01-15T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone](), [Pinephone-Pro](), [Linux](), [Fedora](), [PICO-8](), [Sailfish OS](), [Raspberry Pi]() Tags: [fedora](), [news](), [pinenote](), [pinephone](), [pinephone-keyboard](), [pinephone-pro](), [pinetime](), [release](), [update]() ### AI overview PINE64's January 2022 update covers the release of the PinePhone keyboard case and PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition, PineNote purchasing changes, production plans, community events, PinePhone software developments, and the RK3588 SoC. ### Source excerpt Welcome to the first update of the year. The year just began but much has already happened. These past 2 weeks saw the release of the highly anticipated PinePhone keyboard case and the PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition. And there is more good news: the PineNote's e-paper display now works, and is now available for purchase without the need for a coupon. We have many things to cover, so 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), Lukasz, PizzaLovingNerd, and Samuel (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 We're running a PinePhone community poll - it takes 2 min to answer, please fill it in We'll be hosting quarterly Q&A sessions allowing you to ask any questions related to PINE64 - first Q&A on Friday, January 21 at 21:00 UTC Chinese New Year starts February 1st; production, shipping and support members are off on holidays until Late February Once Chinese New Year is over, we'll investigate Pinebook Pro and PineTab production opportunities PinePhone Pro PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition is available for pre-order for $399 PinePhone Pro orders placed before January 18th ship late January; orders placed on and after January 18th ship in late February, after Chinese New Year A quick review of PinePhone Pro's software state - a list of things that need to be enabled or fixed before the phone is daily-drivable New OSes to ch ## October Update: Introducing the PinePhone Pro DevFeed: [October Update: Introducing the PinePhone Pro]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2021-10-15T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pinephone-Pro](), [Pinephone](), [Pinenote](), [SOC](), [USB]() Tags: [announcement](), [community-update](), [experience](), [firmware](), [infinitime](), [news](), [pinenote](), [pinephone](), [pinephone-pro](), [pinetime](), [soc](), [usb]() ### AI overview PINE64's October 2021 community update introduces the PinePhone Pro and announces developer pre-orders for the PinePhone Pro and PineNote. It also reports InfiniTime firmware improvements, including better user experience and BLE connection stability. ### Source excerpt Welcome to what will likely be remembered as the most important community update of 2021. Today we're introducing the PinePhone Pro and announcing that both PinePhone Pro and PineNote pre-orders are now open to developers. I am well aware that this announcement will overshadow everything else that I may wish to report on, so I intentionally chose not to include other exciting news in this post. I will write a follow-up piece covering other topics later this month - stay tuned. But that's not all. All PineTime owners ought to read this month's update concerning InfiniTime. The firmware recently received updates which significantly improve the user experience and BLE connection stability. JF also writes about the project's growth and ongoing project management restructuring. 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) 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 & Community Update video synopsis TL;DR Housekeeping Wiki getting started and orphaned Wiki pages help needed KDE turns 25! Happy birthday! Good job on the PinePhone Pro launch team! PinePhone Pro PinePhone Pro announced - start by reading the PinePhone Pro website Features RK3399S SoC made by Rockchip for to the PinePhone Pro Ships with 4GB LPDDR4, 128GB eMMC, Gorilla Glass 4™ IPS panel, 13MP main camera, USB 3.0 via USB-C, native video out via USB-C + countless improvements Pogo pins & privacy switches are pre ## September update: Hurdles and Successes DevFeed: [September update: Hurdles and Successes]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2021-09-15T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Development](), [Pine64](), [Pinenote](), [Pinephone](), [hosting](), [maintenance](), [Hardware]() Tags: [community-update](), [dev](), [development](), [devzone](), [hosting](), [keyboard](), [maintenance](), [pine64](), [pinecube](), [pinenote](), [pinephone](), [pinetime](), [release](), [update]() ### 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 ## DevZone rollout DevFeed: [DevZone rollout]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2021-08-23T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Development](), [software-development]() Tags: [community](), [development](), [devzone](), [pine64](), [pinenote](), [software-development]() ### AI overview PINE64 announces the rollout of DevZone, a project management system for its devices. Initially launched for limited testing with the PineNote project, it will gradually open to more community contributors and partner developers. ### Source excerpt First announced in the July community update, the DevZone is a project management system for PINE64 devices. It will allow us to have a better overview of ongoing software development, streamline the product prototyping processes and keep track of suggested hardware changes. It is also a way for us to get an up-to-date survey of our developer-pool, including each developer's core competences and availability. We believe that the introduction of this system will facilitate cooperation and accelerate the process of bringing new devices to the market. Earlier this month we launched DevZone for testing in a very limited capacity. We made the decision that the best way to put the system through its paces is to actually use it in one of our ongoing projects: the pilot project chosen for this purpose is the recently introduced PineNote. But this is just the beginning. In the coming weeks and months we will be gradually opening up the DevZone to a wider number of community contributors and partner project developers. We have an extensive backlog of applications and we keep on receiving new ones, so it will take time before successful applicants get assigned to ongoing projects. We believe that the DevZone will grow to be more than just a useful tool - as we see it, the DevZone will become a staple of our development community. If you're interested in participating in the DevZone then we urge you to read the July community update's housekeeping section for more details and submit your application. If you are granted a recognized developer status, a password (re)set link will be emailed to you, at which point you will be able to access the system. After filling in your profile details, an admin will assign you to one or more projects. I am looking forward to seeing many of our active contributors on the DevZone. The DevZone can be accessed from the widget at the bottom of this page ## Introducing the PineNote DevFeed: [Introducing the PineNote]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2021-08-15T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [e-ink](), [Single Board Computer](), [Hardware](), [Pinephone]() Tags: [announcements](), [devices](), [e-ink](), [firmware](), [pinedio](), [pinenote](), [pinephone](), [pinetime](), [quartz64](), [release](), [single-board-computer]() ### AI overview PINE64 announces the PineNote, a high-end e-ink device based on the Quartz64 single-board computer, with an RK3566 processor, 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM, 128GB of eMMC storage, a Wacom-compatible panel, and a planned $399 price. The community update also covers PinePhone keyboard production, hardware development, hosting infrastructure, and software updates. ### Source excerpt This month brings news that many of you have been waiting years for - we're introducing the PineNote, a high-end e-ink device based on the powerful Quartz64 single board computer. But the good news doesn't end here, the PinePhone keyboard has entered production, developers have begun work on PinePhone's back cases, PineDio development is moving forward and we've seen a new firmware release for Pinebook Pro's touchpad. There's a lot of ground to cover this month, so 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), Dylan (from postmarketOS), Peter (LinMob), Alfred (from UBports), Chris (kop316), Brian (33YN2), gamiee 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 & Community update video summary by PizzaLovingNerd TL;DR Housekeeping: DHL sent all PinePhones to NZ, so we had to reship all orders (sorry for the delay) Housekeeping: Building a temporary cluster to complete and maintain hosting cluster; build log and updates incoming PineNote: Announcing the PineNote, one of the most powerful devices of its kind on the market PineNote: Quartz64 based; specs include - fast refresh e-ink panel with multiple frontlight settings, RK3566, 4GB LPDDR4 RAM and 128GB eMMC flash storage PineNote: Wacom panel compatible with many EMR pens: we will offer our own PineNote: Available this year for $399; early adopters batch includes EMR pen + magnetic cover (later sold separately) PinePhone