Countless demos for the Pinephone keyboard – & now the Rii mini 4 is the best PP keyboard – who continues to buy from Pine64?

Last Updated on July 20, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org

If we make a google picture search for the pinephone keyboard, we find countless demos for it:

https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=717d2b41bab710c2&sxsrf=ADLYWIJqLNWsLigCD6gNiZ2LXR8NgqzBsg:1721478093567&q=pinephone+keyboard&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0A6bwEop21ehxKWq5cj-cHa02QUie7apaStVTrDAEoT1A_pRBhSGXWPGL0_xk71SHFUmHSJWGPXoD9Kj5_rnHbWMOqF2geje-KRnle5TYvzlvFIipNobslrdaatKdXPof9ezVcDrg6XDHmbwCqpgpf9GDYYRQU4zUl9lCRyv-d0d0QclH2vPx_Vy4bCYpzeR6e5pbhPbEcuyjSOkmrEbx3DlqPYgA&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijwYXSzbWHAxXBgP0HHaqmDh4QtKgLegQIEhAB&biw=1216&bih=587&dpr=1.58

But Pine64 does not offer the Pinephone Keyboard anymore. After a long search and countless keyboard and mouse studies, the Rii mini 4 keyboard is the best keyboard for the Pinephone for Peter Gamma from www.petergamma.org:

Rii mini 4 keyboard & touchpad work with the Pinephone over Blueooth

Is this not a shame? Was the Pinephone keyboard not exactly developed for this purpose?

• it is very difficult to find a wireless keyboard which works with Linux without issues.
• Furthermore, wireless is not recommended for privacy phones.

Pinephone Privacy Tips recommend to switch Bluetooth off:

So who still buys from Pine64 after these experiences?

And we ask again together with Twinntech: Is Pine64 done at last?