04-14-2025, 04:41 AM
Yes, unfortunately. PINE64 said that the orders were insufficient for the minimum batch size required by the factory to be economical and that there are some hardware design flaws that need to be addressed (as far as I know, related to the charging circuit), but a redesign is also not economical with so few orders.
Your only options are to find a used one at the usual places (though there are a lot of people interested in buying one used now that it is no longer produced) or to use an external Bluetooth keyboard instead (there are some tiny ones available).
Theoretically, it is also possible for a third party to build such a keyboard, the pins for such active back covers are documented, but I do not know of any such design at this time.
Your only options are to find a used one at the usual places (though there are a lot of people interested in buying one used now that it is no longer produced) or to use an external Bluetooth keyboard instead (there are some tiny ones available).
Theoretically, it is also possible for a third party to build such a keyboard, the pins for such active back covers are documented, but I do not know of any such design at this time.
