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Can the pinephone be powered without a battery?
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02-12-2020, 06:06 PM
(02-12-2020, 05:49 PM)stragulus Wrote: I'd like to be able to power a smartphone device without the battery installed. Is this possible with the pinephone?

Yes, see the wiki. Without any tweaks you are OK but have no modem, wifi or BT.
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RE: Can the pinephone be powered without a battery? - by dukla2000 - 02-12-2020, 06:06 PM

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