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It feels like there needs to be a consolidated thread to discuss the Pinephone Braveheart development and since it is tacked under 'Community Ports' on GitLab this seems the best place for now, so here goes. I am in no way an expert so don't expect me to know much, but I am willing to collate information and update this first post as things evolve.

Feel free to suggest information to add.

SD Card Installation:
@UniSuperBox said in Pinephone tutorial:

1. Download the rootfs image from https://ci.ubports.com/job/rootfs/job/rootfs-pinephone/
2. Extract and write the image to an SD card
3. Plug SD card into phone
4. Boot phone

That should do it.

Emmc Installation:
flashing OS to emmc

Updating:
Go to: Settings -> Updates

Sources:
Kernel
rootfs Download

Issue Tracking:
GitLab Repository

Other Threads:
Pinephone Tutorial
How can we help with the Pinephone?

Misc Links:
setting-the-record-straight-pinephone-misconceptions
Pinephone @ pine64.org

Status:
Pinephone Repository Readme

I am feeling brave and my OPO has been dropped too many times for comfort, so I decided why the heck not...

It'll be my first new phone since I bought a Nexus 5 back in the stone ages!

I hope this isn't out of place, but I'm curious if there is some sort of roadmap for UT development. Is there a strategic plan, so to say, that after 'x' we will work on 'y'?

What comes after Unity8+Mir for example?

I'd just like to know what the Foundation's vision is for where this ends up and how we might get there.

Once you start using the ui you will never see that empty space again.

Trust the developers, this is good.

@Marathon2422
I would assume that is the plan, but I doubt it will happen until the port is past initial testing.

I wish you success!

@domubpkm aw, come on. Having to stop and start ofono to make a call seems totally ready for daily driving

If you want the most from a Pinephone atm the development channel really is the place to be. In the past 3 weeks I have seen it go from hot all the time with no battery longevity and flakey connectivity, to actually cool to the touch sometimes and reliable connectivity if I handle the mobile/wifi switching myself. Progress is slow but steady, and I think the devs have a lot to be proud of. My BH edition was nigh unusable and had to be powered off to charge as the modem just sucked power all the time when I first got it.

Now, if dtmf codes would send while in a call, I could survive the Pinephone as a daily driver (survive, not flourish). Frankly I'm impressed with where we are at and it is only getting better.

When can I buy one! Lol.

Hopefully it means the Ubports edition is selling well.

It is a recent issue, and you can read what we know about it here:
https://gitlab.com/ubports/community-ports/pinephone/-/issues/225

@ubuntoutou I think the best way to get Firefox on the growing linux-on-phones ecosystem would be to convince Mozilla they should. As far as I know, there has never been a QML front built for Firefox.

Long press somewhere on the page without text and the zoom settings should appear in the popup menu.

Webapps do havle the same zoom features, just a bit less obvious.

@alexthunder I think you have the wrong place...

It is a known issue:
https://gitlab.com/ubports/community-ports/pinephone/-/issues/162

But definitely frustrating

@normandc sounds like it should be reported on the Morph repository. I can confirm on those sites listed two-finger gestures zoom the entire page not the map frame.

Given the volatility, is BTC a good choice for the Foundation? I see the privacy benefits though.

Truly I'm curious.

Seems like a good candidate for testing lomiri on a Debian system. Must say I like the hardware and the price.

@domubpkm aw, come on. Having to stop and start ofono to make a call seems totally ready for daily driving

If you want the most from a Pinephone atm the development channel really is the place to be. In the past 3 weeks I have seen it go from hot all the time with no battery longevity and flakey connectivity, to actually cool to the touch sometimes and reliable connectivity if I handle the mobile/wifi switching myself. Progress is slow but steady, and I think the devs have a lot to be proud of. My BH edition was nigh unusable and had to be powered off to charge as the modem just sucked power all the time when I first got it.

Now, if dtmf codes would send while in a call, I could survive the Pinephone as a daily driver (survive, not flourish). Frankly I'm impressed with where we are at and it is only getting better.

Assuming your on a Pinephone, modem features are not fully implemented yet so basic connectivity is glitchy.