<![CDATA[PINE64 - General Discussion of PinePhone Pro]]> https://forum.pine64.org/ Sun, 17 May 2026 02:37:39 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[Can't detect the phone's battery]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=20171 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:33:59 +0000 shanewilliam]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=20171 I just flashed postmarketOS onto my PinePhone Pro, and everything seems to be functioning well, except the OS can't detect the battery. There's no battery indicator in the top-right corner of the screen, and the settings menu shows 0% under Energy. I installed the PowerSupply app, but all the fields are displaying "N/A." I've checked to ensure the battery is properly seated and that the phone turns on when unplugged. I can't find any information about this issue. Has anyone else experienced this or know what might be causing it?]]> I just flashed postmarketOS onto my PinePhone Pro, and everything seems to be functioning well, except the OS can't detect the battery. There's no battery indicator in the top-right corner of the screen, and the settings menu shows 0% under Energy. I installed the PowerSupply app, but all the fields are displaying "N/A." I've checked to ensure the battery is properly seated and that the phone turns on when unplugged. I can't find any information about this issue. Has anyone else experienced this or know what might be causing it?]]> <![CDATA[what stopped pinephone pro?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=20166 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:36:53 +0000 heocb]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=20166 Why did the pinephone pro never get proper software support? Was it too difficult technically to get the software ready? Could the software have been made had money been plenty? Thanks.]]> Why did the pinephone pro never get proper software support? Was it too difficult technically to get the software ready? Could the software have been made had money been plenty? Thanks.]]> <![CDATA[How large is the user base?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=20157 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:22:47 +0000 andrey]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=20157 officially discontinued, it would be interesting to know the user base's size: is there an information on the amount of units delivered since it was announced, on October 15, 2021? 

Are there any estimates towards the amount of "active" users?]]> officially discontinued, it would be interesting to know the user base's size: is there an information on the amount of units delivered since it was announced, on October 15, 2021? 

Are there any estimates towards the amount of "active" users?]]> <![CDATA[pine phone]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=20053 Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:59:32 +0000 konaphone]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=20053 This phone is apha not beta.
Access to voice and data dropped multiple times.
PO resets and battery removal and replacement to clear.
Other basic functionality such as camera would require a complete overhaul of both SW and HW to even get to minimal functionality . 
Will try to get this not ready for prime time phone returned for refund.]]> This phone is apha not beta.
Access to voice and data dropped multiple times.
PO resets and battery removal and replacement to clear.
Other basic functionality such as camera would require a complete overhaul of both SW and HW to even get to minimal functionality . 
Will try to get this not ready for prime time phone returned for refund.]]> <![CDATA[The PPP behaves as if the volume button is pushed all the time, how fix?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19971 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 22:39:19 +0000 guru]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19971
Recently I made the brave attempt to upgrade my PPP bought before 2023, with RK2AW.

The point with installing RK2AW is to get decent behavior in case of battery depletion - before RK2AW, if you deplete the battery, the phone would go into a battery-depleting perpetual loop and the only way to get the phone working again was to remove the USB and battery, push the Maskrom/RE PIN, and then boot the phone, and leave it like that for 10-20 hours.


For RK2AW distribution, I took this archive https://xff.cz/kernels/bootloaders-2024.04/ppp.tar.gz , as suggested by the Pine wiki https://pine64.org/documentation/PinePho...ion_image/ and also by Megi in his blog https://xnux.eu/log/098.html .


The installation steps were really only:

Code:
sudo bash
cd /root
wget https://xff.cz/kernels/bootloaders-2024.04/ppp.tar.gz
sha256sum ppp.tar.gz
tar xvfz ppp.tar.gz
cd ppp
./spinor-flash-initial-setup.sh



And the outcome of this was that RK2AW with the "RKBIN" closed-source memory initialization blob + a recent U-Boot had been installed.

After that, I powered off the PPP, and disconnected USB and battery for 30 seconds. Not sure if all those steps are really needed but, after that definitely RK2AW worked as expected.


The issue came when I booted up PostMarketOS Edge with this new RK2AW-flashed PinePhone Pro:

The phone kept behaving as if I had tapped the volume up or volume down button, while I had not.

And meanwhile, the phone when in PostMarketOS stopped responding to when I actually pushed the volume button up or down.



I'm not sure if the issue is that I stopped using Tow-Boot and use U-Boot now, or if the issue lies in RK2AW.



Googling and asking Perplexity AI, I see that other people have had the same issue.

The quick fix is to disable the OS' event logics for when you push the volume button in the first place.

But, I cannot find any concrete suggestions for this fix.


I have also seen PostMarketOS insert gibberish in both directions into the UART data. It is so bad that the UART at least periodically becomes unusuable, because new gibberish is pushed every second, and often the gibberish is interpreted as special key combinations, that make you get logged out.


I saw some suggestion that at the root of this is a driver issue, so it sounds like it's fixed by including a particular Linux kernel patch into PMOS.

I tried with the latest PMOS Edge dated 20250830 and the problem is there too.



Did anyone have this problem too, can you share exactly how you fixed it?

Do you know any Linux distribution for PPP which has fixed the issue?

Any insights appreciated.]]>
Recently I made the brave attempt to upgrade my PPP bought before 2023, with RK2AW.

The point with installing RK2AW is to get decent behavior in case of battery depletion - before RK2AW, if you deplete the battery, the phone would go into a battery-depleting perpetual loop and the only way to get the phone working again was to remove the USB and battery, push the Maskrom/RE PIN, and then boot the phone, and leave it like that for 10-20 hours.


For RK2AW distribution, I took this archive https://xff.cz/kernels/bootloaders-2024.04/ppp.tar.gz , as suggested by the Pine wiki https://pine64.org/documentation/PinePho...ion_image/ and also by Megi in his blog https://xnux.eu/log/098.html .


The installation steps were really only:

Code:
sudo bash
cd /root
wget https://xff.cz/kernels/bootloaders-2024.04/ppp.tar.gz
sha256sum ppp.tar.gz
tar xvfz ppp.tar.gz
cd ppp
./spinor-flash-initial-setup.sh



And the outcome of this was that RK2AW with the "RKBIN" closed-source memory initialization blob + a recent U-Boot had been installed.

After that, I powered off the PPP, and disconnected USB and battery for 30 seconds. Not sure if all those steps are really needed but, after that definitely RK2AW worked as expected.


The issue came when I booted up PostMarketOS Edge with this new RK2AW-flashed PinePhone Pro:

The phone kept behaving as if I had tapped the volume up or volume down button, while I had not.

And meanwhile, the phone when in PostMarketOS stopped responding to when I actually pushed the volume button up or down.



I'm not sure if the issue is that I stopped using Tow-Boot and use U-Boot now, or if the issue lies in RK2AW.



Googling and asking Perplexity AI, I see that other people have had the same issue.

The quick fix is to disable the OS' event logics for when you push the volume button in the first place.

But, I cannot find any concrete suggestions for this fix.


I have also seen PostMarketOS insert gibberish in both directions into the UART data. It is so bad that the UART at least periodically becomes unusuable, because new gibberish is pushed every second, and often the gibberish is interpreted as special key combinations, that make you get logged out.


I saw some suggestion that at the root of this is a driver issue, so it sounds like it's fixed by including a particular Linux kernel patch into PMOS.

I tried with the latest PMOS Edge dated 20250830 and the problem is there too.



Did anyone have this problem too, can you share exactly how you fixed it?

Do you know any Linux distribution for PPP which has fixed the issue?

Any insights appreciated.]]> <![CDATA[Goolge banning Sideloaded APKs in 2026, Year of the really Linux Phone?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19966 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:01:05 +0000 biketool]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19966 https://redlib.perennialte.ch/r/linux/co...ding_2026/   (Reddit scraped)

Quote:Given what Google just announced, I think that Linux phones are going to get very very popular very very soon. Does anyone here have experience moving from Android over to the pine phone? I use a lot of FOSS that Google really doesn't like and their policy changes coming in 2026 don't bode well for me. App developers on GitHub, F-droid anything not officially verified by Google or rather the developers of those apps are effectively going to be banned off of the ecosystem.

Just looking to pack a parachute.

Someone who uses Reddit should link back to this thread.
There is much misinformation, according to this thread a standard Pinephone is priced at $800 but only worth $200; the only available OS is Postmarket, and some feel the PP is a joke.]]> https://redlib.perennialte.ch/r/linux/co...ding_2026/   (Reddit scraped)

Quote:Given what Google just announced, I think that Linux phones are going to get very very popular very very soon. Does anyone here have experience moving from Android over to the pine phone? I use a lot of FOSS that Google really doesn't like and their policy changes coming in 2026 don't bode well for me. App developers on GitHub, F-droid anything not officially verified by Google or rather the developers of those apps are effectively going to be banned off of the ecosystem.

Just looking to pack a parachute.

Someone who uses Reddit should link back to this thread.
There is much misinformation, according to this thread a standard Pinephone is priced at $800 but only worth $200; the only available OS is Postmarket, and some feel the PP is a joke.]]> <![CDATA[What's stopping you from daily driving the PPP?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19961 Sat, 23 Aug 2025 05:58:01 +0000 teekay]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19961
  • Need physical protection (cover). I looked around for other phone covers that could work for the PPP, but eventually got the PPP TPU cover. I wish it had the corner bumpers as well as extending over the front screen for better protection, so I'll keep looking for alternative covers.
  • The biggest issue was battery life. Using Mobian, suspend worked, which helped, but I could barely browse the web for 1 hour before the battery meter dropped from 100% to less than 30%. YouTube went from 100% to 5% in under 30 mins! Luckily I discovered this is a software problem rather than hardware, hence my efforts to patch the kernel to fix the battery meter (see other threads), which is now working quite reasonably for me.
  • A semi-working camera so I can document things or scan QR codes (not worried too much about quality). This is working now.
  • Less of an issue: an offline GPS app for my camping/hiking trips. There are some options now (not all mobile optimized yet) like Organic Maps.

After the battery fix (still WIP), I've been able to daily drive the PPP for more than 2 weeks now without once reaching for my Android. I am surprised at how many things I use that works great:
  • Calls and SMS
  • Bluetooth audio playback
  • Bluetooth keyboard for some terminal usage
  • Software updates (and some great apps on Flathub like Foliate, Cozy, Papers, Telegram, Delta Chat)
  • Web browsing with Firefox + uBlock Origin
  • Media playback (videos, audiobooks, podcasts)
  • Reading e-books
  • Contacts/Calendar sync with my Nextcloud
  • Alarms work even when the phone is suspended
  • General reliability, i.e. phone doesn't randomly reboot or heat up in my pocket, etc.

There are still a few bugs I'm logging and hoping to either file an issue or fix myself, but nothing too serious. So the PPP might be discontinued, but I feel like it's just come alive for me! I ordered a USB-C dock so I can try out the convergence feature (there's a YouTube video of a guy doing web dev on this PPP like this and it has me excited!)

So if you've got a PPP and you aren't using it, what's stopping you?]]>
  • Need physical protection (cover). I looked around for other phone covers that could work for the PPP, but eventually got the PPP TPU cover. I wish it had the corner bumpers as well as extending over the front screen for better protection, so I'll keep looking for alternative covers.
  • The biggest issue was battery life. Using Mobian, suspend worked, which helped, but I could barely browse the web for 1 hour before the battery meter dropped from 100% to less than 30%. YouTube went from 100% to 5% in under 30 mins! Luckily I discovered this is a software problem rather than hardware, hence my efforts to patch the kernel to fix the battery meter (see other threads), which is now working quite reasonably for me.
  • A semi-working camera so I can document things or scan QR codes (not worried too much about quality). This is working now.
  • Less of an issue: an offline GPS app for my camping/hiking trips. There are some options now (not all mobile optimized yet) like Organic Maps.

After the battery fix (still WIP), I've been able to daily drive the PPP for more than 2 weeks now without once reaching for my Android. I am surprised at how many things I use that works great:
  • Calls and SMS
  • Bluetooth audio playback
  • Bluetooth keyboard for some terminal usage
  • Software updates (and some great apps on Flathub like Foliate, Cozy, Papers, Telegram, Delta Chat)
  • Web browsing with Firefox + uBlock Origin
  • Media playback (videos, audiobooks, podcasts)
  • Reading e-books
  • Contacts/Calendar sync with my Nextcloud
  • Alarms work even when the phone is suspended
  • General reliability, i.e. phone doesn't randomly reboot or heat up in my pocket, etc.

There are still a few bugs I'm logging and hoping to either file an issue or fix myself, but nothing too serious. So the PPP might be discontinued, but I feel like it's just come alive for me! I ordered a USB-C dock so I can try out the convergence feature (there's a YouTube video of a guy doing web dev on this PPP like this and it has me excited!)

So if you've got a PPP and you aren't using it, what's stopping you?]]> <![CDATA[Pinephone Pro wont boot to anything!]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19948 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:47:03 +0000 Supervisor]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19948
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18216

Please help!   Sad]]>
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=18216

Please help!   Sad]]> <![CDATA[PinePhone Pro discontinued]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19946 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:23:08 +0000 teekay]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19946 Quote:But with a $400 price tag, it was also twice as expensive as the original PinePhone and never generated as much interest from buyers or developers. And now Pine64 says it’s ceased production of the PinePhone Pro and has no plans to resume selling the phone.

https://liliputing.com/pinephone-pro-lin...available/]]> Quote:But with a $400 price tag, it was also twice as expensive as the original PinePhone and never generated as much interest from buyers or developers. And now Pine64 says it’s ceased production of the PinePhone Pro and has no plans to resume selling the phone.

https://liliputing.com/pinephone-pro-lin...available/]]> <![CDATA[Pinephone pro ee bricked?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19914 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:05:54 +0000 dennylee]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19914 I made a mistake and accidentally erased the SPI flash in the Tow Boot menu on my PinePhone Pro EE. I had Kali NetHunter Pro flashed to an SD card and to the eMMC, and everything was working fine until yesterday when I mistakenly hit "Erase SPI Flash" instead of "Power Off." After erasing it, I was able to boot into my eMMC Kali one last time before powering off. However, since then, the phone has shown no signs of life, except when I connect it to my PC, where it appears as an unknown device instead of being recognized as a PinePhone Pro like it used to. Any help would be greatly appreciated!]]> I made a mistake and accidentally erased the SPI flash in the Tow Boot menu on my PinePhone Pro EE. I had Kali NetHunter Pro flashed to an SD card and to the eMMC, and everything was working fine until yesterday when I mistakenly hit "Erase SPI Flash" instead of "Power Off." After erasing it, I was able to boot into my eMMC Kali one last time before powering off. However, since then, the phone has shown no signs of life, except when I connect it to my PC, where it appears as an unknown device instead of being recognized as a PinePhone Pro like it used to. Any help would be greatly appreciated!]]> <![CDATA[No rk2aw boot menu]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19889 Sat, 05 Jul 2025 09:08:12 +0000 jebez]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19889
https://xnux.eu/rk2aw/
"To enter the menu, you just need to keep holding the power button when powering up the device, until the LED indicator stops flashing."

But nothing, black display for me...]]>
https://xnux.eu/rk2aw/
"To enter the menu, you just need to keep holding the power button when powering up the device, until the LED indicator stops flashing."

But nothing, black display for me...]]> <![CDATA[Backing up data on Pinephone Pro to hard disk, optical disk and flash?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19880 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 07:47:29 +0000 Www]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19880
Backing up to hard disk, bluray/dvd usb, flash?

Hi, I am interested in backing up data to hard drive, optical bluray, dvd and flash? How doable is this on Pinephone Pro.  How to run these devices and power on usb?  Is there software to backup and copy verified and sequential time backups?   Can you backup all the internal data aswell?


Thanks.]]>
Backing up to hard disk, bluray/dvd usb, flash?

Hi, I am interested in backing up data to hard drive, optical bluray, dvd and flash? How doable is this on Pinephone Pro.  How to run these devices and power on usb?  Is there software to backup and copy verified and sequential time backups?   Can you backup all the internal data aswell?


Thanks.]]> <![CDATA[Full desktop Surfing and Absolute Privacy on the pinephone?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19879 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 07:38:29 +0000 Www]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19879


Can you browse with a full Internet browser allowing you to backup current session tabs list, boomarks, history and saved pages?



With absolute privacy?]]>


Can you browse with a full Internet browser allowing you to backup current session tabs list, boomarks, history and saved pages?



With absolute privacy?]]> <![CDATA[Printing and scanning documents with pinephone?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19878 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 07:31:47 +0000 Www]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19878
I want to print and scan papers from a pinephone pro. I know they are linux machines, but can they handel this? I have epson and brother gear.

I don't want to connect through the network and Internet, but through usb or wifi direct.

Thanks.]]>
I want to print and scan papers from a pinephone pro. I know they are linux machines, but can they handel this? I have epson and brother gear.

I don't want to connect through the network and Internet, but through usb or wifi direct.

Thanks.]]> <![CDATA[FM? A future new PinePhone?]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19874 Thu, 26 Jun 2025 14:17:47 +0000 jebez]]> https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=19874
I recently drowned my Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro SM-G715FN/DS, the display not works...

Since I've Arch Linux KDE on PC (my config https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?...5#p2221235), I'm interested to the PinePhone Pro with Manjaro (based on Arch Linux) Plasma Mobile.

Is there a FM receiver? https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=10863

But the display is 1440x720, I'd like at least 1920x1080.
Also I'd like eSIM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESIM instead of SIM card & its slot.

Will there be a future new PinePhone?

Thanks.]]>
I recently drowned my Samsung Galaxy Xcover Pro SM-G715FN/DS, the display not works...

Since I've Arch Linux KDE on PC (my config https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?...5#p2221235), I'm interested to the PinePhone Pro with Manjaro (based on Arch Linux) Plasma Mobile.

Is there a FM receiver? https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?tid=10863

But the display is 1440x720, I'd like at least 1920x1080.
Also I'd like eSIM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESIM instead of SIM card & its slot.

Will there be a future new PinePhone?

Thanks.]]>