PSA: Transition in progress - don't update !

[dukla2000]

But if I install a Mobian nightly today, keeping it updated with APT is the same as re-flashing it with a new version? Is it possible to migrate from Nightly to "stable" afterwards without a complete re-flash?

There is, so far, no particular concept of "stable" in Mobian. Technically Mobian is based on Debian Bullseye, but the PinePhone/ARM/phone stuff may be slightly beyong bleeding edge but not much!

There are occasional "reference" releases (the last was 20201005).

In theory starting with any nightly and update/upgrade will get you to the latest nightly. In practice that is not so as new stuff is being added and fundamental work is going on, so the update/upgrade path is not always smooth. viz this thread itself, or the recent addition of Rhythmbox to the package.

For me

• I accept the PinePhone experience is probably closer to alpha than beta in terms of software.
  
• I install a new nightly every few weeks
  
• I update/upgrade most days
  
• I am happy as a pig in sh1* to have nothing from a FAANGS or even Micro$oft on my phone/pocket computer
  

YMMV