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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 ## 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 ## PineTab-V and PineTab2 launch DevFeed: [PineTab-V and PineTab2 launch]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2023-04-10T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Hardware](), [RISC-V](), [SOC](), [Linux](), [Single Board Computer]() Tags: [arm](), [battery](), [c](), [camera](), [keyboard](), [launch](), [lcd](), [linux](), [pinetab](), [pinetab-v](), [pinetab2](), [risc-v](), [soc](), [usb]() ### AI overview PineTab-V and PineTab2 launch with pre-orders starting April 13. Both tablets have the same display, cameras, battery, USB-C connectivity, detachable keyboard, storage options, and $159 starting price. PineTab2 uses an Arm RK3566 SoC and ships with DanctNix Arch Linux for Arm, while PineTab-V uses a RISC-V JH7110 SoC, ships without an operating system, and is presented as an experimental development platform for improving Linux support. ### Source excerpt The PineTab2 and PineTab-V pre-orders begin on April 13th. Both tablets feature a 1200x800 10.1" IPS LCD panel with wide viewing angles, a sturdy metal metal chassis, two USB-C ports (1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0 with charging), a digital video out port, a front 2MPx and rear 5MPx camera as well as a 6000mAh battery. Both come bundled with a magnetically fitted detachable backlit keyboard (connecting via pogo pins using USB 2.0 protocol) that doubles up as a carry case, and are available in two hardware configurations: 4GB LPDDR4 RAM / 64GB eMMC 5.1 flash storage and 8GB LPDDR4 RAM / 128GB eMMC 5.1 flash storage. Finally the PineTab2 and PineTab-V both start at $159. On the outside the only thing that differentiates the two devices is the color of the chassis: the PineTab-V is deep matte black while PineTab2 is silver-gray. But the real difference between the two resides on the inside. The PineTab2 features the well supported RK3566 64-bit Arm SoC, which has been a part of our line-up for over a year, and the tablet ships with a build of DanctNix Arch Linux for Arm. The software can be best described as early but very serviceable, and there is little doubt that before long improvements will be made and additional functionality enabled. Like the PinePhone and PinePhone Pro before it, the PineTab2 will reach a high degree of functionality in time and make for a great work or entertainment travel companion. First image: PineTab2 PCB with RK3566. Second image: PineTab-V with JH7110 Unlike the PineTab2, the PineTab-V is based on the JH7110 64-bit RISC-V SoC. In late 2022 we announced our plans to help grow the RISC-V hardware ecosystem alongside our existing Arm-based device line-up (see 2023 Sneak Peek section in December Community Update) - to this end the PineTab-V is to the Star64 single board computer released earlier this month what the PineTab2 is to the Quartz64. The JH7110 RISC-V SoC, and the RISC-V architecture in more general, is currently best described as having l ## 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 ## February update: things are taking shape DevFeed: [February update: things are taking shape]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Community blog on PINE64]() Topics: [Pine64](), [Pinephone](), [Pinetab2](), [FOSDEM](), [Pinebook-Pro]() Tags: [community-update](), [fosdem](), [pine64](), [pinebook-pro](), [pinephone](), [pinephone-keyboard](), [pinephone-pro](), [pinetab2](), [quartz64](), [soquartz](), [star64](), [update]() ### AI overview This PINE64 community update covers PineTab2 pricing and SKU variants, the expected availability of Star64, recent PinePhone development, and other community, store, hardware, software, and firmware updates. ### Source excerpt Let me start by apologizing to everyone for skipping yet another monthly community update. This has largely been my fault as I was rather busy in January and following FOSDEM at the start of February I found myself occupied with things related to the EU store. I hope for things to go back to normal now; you can expect future community updates at the end of each month as per usual. Again, I apologise, mea culpa. I hope that this month's update and the news it brings will more than make up for the wait: the Nestflash section is absolutely packed this month, we're revealing PineTab2's pricing and SKU variants (both of which I'm sure you'll be pleased with), announcing that Star64 will be available in the next 6 weeks (or so) and report on all the work that has gone into PinePhone (Pros) development in the recent two months ... and much more 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), JF, Danct12, William Starkey, Alex Horner, River-Mochi, Biktorgj 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 FOSDEM was great - thank you to all who came and chatted with us at the stall Pine Store is getting back to normal following CNY Next quarterly community Q&A on 17 March at 20:00 CET - be there or be square PINE64 EU full restock on March 1st Newsflash New release for R-Cade for Rock64, RockPro64 and Pinebook Pro is excellen