Re: Are you Ready? F(x)tec Pro 1 HW Keyboard Phone
 

Calm down please, HtheB. Wikiwide said she pre-ordered and even posted the order number.

To be fair, I do not get the obsession with the upgradeable camera module but I can fully understand the requirement for a sensible OS being pre-installed. My personal experience with installing Sailfish on Xperia X proves that it is very, very, very far from a "5 minutes job". It took me a good portion of a day, and it was supposed to be a fully, officially supported installation.

Re: Are you Ready? F(x)tec Pro 1 HW Keyboard Phone
 

Oh, it is already ? How does it run ? Any video of it available ?

Re: Are you Ready? F(x)tec Pro 1 HW Keyboard Phone
 

Here you go https://twitter.com/chenliangchen/st...s-android.html

Re: Are you Ready? F(x)tec Pro 1 HW Keyboard Phone
 

It's too early to get excited, but @hns is considering to make a "Pyra phone" once the Pyra is out. [1]

I'm not really sure I get the point, because in my book the combination of a keyboard and a modem is the Pyra's biggest selling point. (If you don't need a keyboard you'll likely rather eye the Librem 5 and if you don't need a modem you probably already have some GPD device or one of its ripoffs.)
But hey, who am I to tell what makes sense and what doesn't?


[1] https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/thr...2#post-1447269

Re: Are you Ready? F(x)tec Pro 1 HW Keyboard Phone
 

Hahahahahaha
I choked on my coffee from laughing...
I wasn't ready for that wiki...
Gotta warn a guy.

I agree ...too...
forget the Turing phone...
or its successor
the Hubble phone...
there is a new kid on the block ....
named after the other telescope project....
The Event Horizon phone...
and just like the phenomena it studies ...
it will eat memory,
devour your wallets contents,
and all around ...
just suck....
Like a black hole should.

Re: Are you Ready? F(x)tec Pro 1 HW Keyboard Phone
 

Sorry if I sounded rude, it was not my intention at all :D
Let's see what will happen when the phone is released

Re: Are you Ready? F(x)tec Pro 1 HW Keyboard Phone
 

Thanks for all the interest and thoughts.

Have been working with the factory during and before Easter and there will be more info released in coming days. We have made various improvements on every aspects including keyboard, screen, finish etc.

In the mean time there is also liability testing going on. For example slider flip up and close for more than 100,000 times with the new screen set-up and the result is promising. Will share more info / pics as it finalises.

I know the importance of running a "decent" OS and trust me I do want to make it happen out of the box. Once we get the device produced and shipped I will see what we can do. Currently the no.1 priority is to keep the timeline and deliver it first, which is still the case. One step at a time. :)

Re: Are you Ready? F(x)tec Pro 1 HW Keyboard Phone
 

Please define "decent OS"!

More to the point, is there a reason to believe, it will be running a mainline kernel with working modem (GSM calls) and reasonable power management?

Afaik Snapdragon has no reputation for being particularly Linux-friendly, but that knowledge is probably outdated.
I'm willing to compromise for a proprietary firmware here and there, but I'm not going to buy a device that needs proprietary kernel modules or other proprietary software for essential tasks.

Re: Are you Ready? F(x)tec Pro 1 HW Keyboard Phone
 

Huh? There are women on the internet?

Re: Are you Ready? F(x)tec Pro 1 HW Keyboard Phone
 

He probably trying not to make promised he not sure he can keep. But it's been said before earlier in the thread about the OS he hopes to support. Which also include mainline.

But if you have every run a business you can understand that you should never promise anything, because you most avid supports can become your worst night mare if you fail to have every tiny thing you promised.

Thank for the update chen! Looking forward to hearing more about the product and your journey.

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