In one of my Pinebooks Pro, the battery puffed up and caused the bottom cover to push away and break the plastic where the screws attach to the palm case.  Or at least that's what I think caused the plastic to break.

So a month or two ago, I replaced the palm case.  Today I found out this one is broken already.  The hinges don't seem tighter than any of the other PBPs I have.
But I guess I'll loosen the hinges and replace the palm case again.

I've seen other comments online that the pulse monitor capability only works while not moving. Has this been anyone else's experience? And is it reasonably accurate?

If not, does anyone know of other FOSS projects to make a smart watch?

I tried to test the new Rhino Linux version 2025.1 on my pinetab via SD-card. When launched, the pinetab shows the "Rhino"-splashscreen for some seconds, but then turns dark. Has anybody successfully installed it?

I am facing Wi-Fi connectivity issues on my Pinebook Pro. The built-in Wi-Fi module struggles to maintain a strong signal, especially when I’m farther from the router. This results in slow speeds, frequent disconnects, or even failure to detect networks. It’s frustrating when the connection drops unexpectedly.

For people carrying the phone with them, is this something that you noticed?

Context
- pinephone used as an sms server through ssh
- modem and wifi experiencing multiple crashes that are worsening
- incoming sms are sometimes (but rarely) delayed from 2 hours up to more than 24 hours (received time and dates are correct)

Crashes in the past 45 days
- 80 for the modem
- 12 for the wifi card/wifi connection
- more than doubled since the last 15 days compared to previously
- modem and wifi checked every 30 minutes

Phone information
- pinephone beta edition ordered in 2021
- on 24/7 + plugged in

I have had this setup for the past 3 months, but I started logging the crashes in mid December as I started to see the pinephone going down more frequently.

Software
- sxmo + postmarketos edge
- not directly exposed to the web, it is only accessible through another server that runs a secure bsd OS

It seems to be worsening and I have not changed anything on my setup since I started logging the modem and wifi crashes.

I do not expect 99% uptime as it is targeted for testing and I have the beta edition, but these crashes seem rather high.

My friend gave me their old Pinebook Pro 14" after not using it very much.
They do not remember the password, so I would like to put a fresh install onto it.
They got this one in 2022 I believe.

I have a couple of questions I have not able find answers to on the forums.
firstly I have seen this: https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/Pinebook_So...0181028.5D

but I am not sure what the standard OS on pinebook is. I do not want to do anything fancy just get the original OS and flash it on.
So what is the standard OS for the Pinebook Pro?

Also is flashing that OS on through micro SD the best method for a fresh install.

Thanks for reading, any help is appreciated!

I'm about a week in with my PineNote and mostly really enjoying it, figuring out one little issue at a time. But one thing has remained confounding: I can't get the on-screen keyboard to work with KeePass XC.

My usual go-to is KeePassXC. However, when I open it on the PineNote, I can't get the keyboard to come up to enter my password. I can use it with a Bluetooth keyboard, but not without that. I imagine this is because it isn't GNOME-native enough (whatever the terminology is). But is there a trick to get XC working? This would be great as it would integrate with the browser.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Hi everyone,

I'm selling my brand-new PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition. I initially planned to use it, but between work and recent health issues, I barely have any free time. So rather than letting it sit unused, I'd prefer it to go to someone who will actually enjoy it.

I purchased it from Pine64EU, and it's in pristine condition, preloaded with Manjaro OS (with only a few extra packages installed). The default passcode (123456) is still unchanged.

To ensure safety for both the buyer and me, I'm selling it through Vinted, where we both have purchase protection.

If you're interested, here's the Vinted Link.

Feel free to reach out to me on Vinted if you have any questions!

Thanks!

OK, so I have had an older PinePhonePro (mini SIM rather than micro SIM) for a while. I had flashed Biktorg's fw to it and used to be able to chat to the modem fine. A while back I had a problem 1 night setting a wakeup call (can't remember, power fail, think trying to flash 0.8.0) and since then I cant SMS the modem. I have tried everything I can think of, flashing back to stock, trying fwupd to flash, pmOS, arch, mobian, 30.006, 01.003 ADSP firmware, ...

So as I write this I have my PPP which has a "Frankenstein" firmware (it seems half FOSS but with stock artefacts) and my old PP in front of me which is FOSS and behaves like I expect.

The basic problem that is the subject of this thread - I can't send SMS to the modem:

Hi, 
does anyone have step by step instructions on how to install android on the Soquartz? I have already found this:
https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/SOQuartz#Android_SDK
But we can't get Android to run with this short guide. Does anyone have more detailed instructions?
many thanks
Lenzer