Should I just never use the PP keyboard?
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My PP keyboard initially worked well enough to be usable when I initially received it at the beginning of this year (I was an early adopter). Took me a few months to figure out the shim so that the battery in the keyboard could charge the PP. When June came around, I started having troubles that appeared to be related to the linux kernel (my guess) not recognizing the PP keyboard. Although the keys worked well enough for basic typing, the PP did not recognize the battery in the keyboard and would not charge. About once a week, I placed the PP into the keyboard to see if a software update applied any fixes.

Note: When the PP was in the keyboard, I only used the usb-c port in the keyboard for charging.

A recent update restored the PP ability to see the keyboard battery and the charging icon appeared when I plugged a usb-c cable into the PP keyboard usb-c port. After about 5 or 10 minutes of charging, the bottom of the keyboard near the usb-c port became quite hot and the amount of charge didn't seem to change. I removed the usb-c cable from the PP keyboard to stop charging and removed the PP from the keyboard.

Note: I have a PPP (running Manjaro KDE instead of Mobian) and the same issues exist with it.

So, I don't use the PP keyboard except to test whether a software update applied any fixes to address the issues I have with it. I do hope the PP keyboard will become usable some day. If not, the PP keyboard will be a disappointment; however, I still like the PP and PineTime very much. When I move over to using the PPP on a full time basis, I expect to like that product too.
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RE: Should I just never use the PP keyboard? - by drh - 09-08-2022, 12:53 AM

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