Last Updated on June 28, 2024 by pg@petergamma.org
Pinephone users have currently as the only option which is confirmed to work as a Bluetooth keyboard the
iGo Stoawy Bluetooth keyboard
which is 10 years old:
The Pinephone keyboard
wich is a wired keyboard had issues as well but is usable:
But Pine64 has pulled the Pinephone keyboard from the market without offering an alternative.
- I have tested the Pinephone with a Bluetooth keyboard and a mouse.
- I had issues with both with instable connection.
- It reminded me of old and little developed devices which had issues with Bluetooth peripherals I tested in the path.
- Much better is the situation with Raspberry Pi’s.
- We do not know of issues with Bluetooth peripherals and Raspberry Pi’s.
- Raspberry Pi OS has been developed over the last 10 years:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi_OS
- This might be the explantion that they work better with Bluetooth peripherials than the Pinephone.
- The Pinephone distos have not been developed over 10 years.
- It is most proably not a coincidence that a wired keyboard has been developed for the Pinephone, since wired keyboards have lesser issues than Bluetooh keyboards.
Raspberry Pi’s are often shown with Bluetooth peripherals, but not the Pinephone.