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As far as I remember well, there were a lot of complains also the very beginning of Pro1 release about green tint issues while some of the users are hardly noticed the issue. Maybe that was the case also with pre-production devices used for main development. Anyway, I had one but only one screen which had blueish tint issue. What I think (but I am unsure because the way of brightness control is unknown for me) is the display has a very large deviation what would mean it should has been replaced by another manufacturer, but late in time if it would mean a redesign then it would mean
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It has a heavily-scratched back (not affecting functionality) and had a non-working main camera upon arrival (as advertised). The latter was easily fixed by re-seating the camera connector onto the mainboard. However, also the camera module itself seems to have the focussing issue discussed here years ago, so I replaced it with the one from my original Pro1. On the positive side, the device's keyboard and battery are in much better shape than those of my original Pro1 after 4 years. I paid 474 €. Not directly a bargain, but much better-invested money compared to my Pro1-X purchase from Ex
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Now that Fxtec is dead, let's do an autopsy
claude0001 replied to lg05lg's topic in General Discussion
Later keyboard driver patches in Lineage suppressed unwanted multiple strokes that may originate from the hardware problems you describe. I backported those fixes to my ROM and they work. They do nothing with respect to some keys NOT reacting to a press sometimes, though. All the technical information you provide is certainly interesting. But, from a customer perspective, I would have expected miscalibrated screens to just be sorted out during assembly of the phone. This obviously wasn't done. -
May I ask you the price you had to pay and the problem it had? It would be good to get some hardware...
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My Pro1 has also started doing this - not too bad but problem exists. However, if I remember well, later keyboard driver has tried to address this issue to reduce the effect what comes to this result. It is because of reduced connection quality at buttons which causes different bouncing just like how older mechanical rotary encoders develops the same problem what can be addressed in hardware using a small capacitor and also in software tricks - these are mostly used together, none of them are perfect without the other. Pro1's keyboard hardware is as simple as possible, there are n
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Regularly check Ebay et al. for a second hand -- even partly damaged -- Pro1, and do not hesitate to buy as soon as one pops up. I've done so recently, to get a spare for my original Pro1 I got from f(x)tec 4 years ago. By picking the best parts from the two, I was able to assemble my very own "Super-Prawn" that looks and works better than my original one did even when brand-new. My Pro1-X cannot compete, even after months of trying to make it a viable successor, and is now shelved again. Probably forever.
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It seems that you can buy replacement screen with the frame from AliExpress. - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005062900944.html Just note that it does not include the front camera module and the board for the connector. So it is missing the piece that is going to be taken apart with tweezers in the picture below.
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Where keyboard overlay and the botton of a case can be bought?
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I have a spare battery, usb connector, display from ali express, QWERTY keyboard overlay and the botton of a case. A new camera module is the only one which I must change till now
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Now that Fxtec is dead, let's do an autopsy
claude0001 replied to lg05lg's topic in General Discussion
Now that I own two Pro1s, I feel like I'm in a better position to judge whether some problems are by design, in software, or just due to missing QA. Examples: Keyboard: The one of my original Pro1 was slowly starting to fail, with some keys being detected only on the second or third press. Some loyal F(x)tec advocates got close to get me believe the keyboard issues were induced by my self-built Lineage-16 ROM. Guess what: After migrating my identical setup to the other (similarly old) hardware things just work again. -> QA all along! Camera: After moving to that newly-purchas -
Right, some of them had more or less keyboard rattling issues which is a QA issue. About design flaws, one of them was the interchanged wiring of its speakers which was "corrected" in kernel but it has also resulted handsfree problems (system use the original what results to be the opposite speaker for handsfree mode), also it aggressively applies noise reduction every time the microphone is in use, so it is impossible to record videos with correct sound. This flaw could be corrected if they had the actual source of Pro1-related kernel code but apparently not even F(x)tec had it and the
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Hopefully these spare parts are enough if I need to make some repairs to my Pro1. I have already changed the usb board once so the current spare board is actually only partially working unit (it charges but without fast charge and HDMI out put does not work). Usb board, battery and stickers are from F(x)tec and screen panel from AliExpress (Elephone U Pro). SIM card tray is taken from broken Pro1...
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LineageOS 21.0 Official Release for Pro1 (QX1000)
EskeRahn replied to TeZtdevice's topic in General Discussion
I also noticed that it repeatedly awakes the screen. I do not know if that is due to an app trying to (re)connect via bluetooth to a watch I'm testing. (both on the table, less than 50cm apart) -
Got that back too...
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LineageOS 21.0 Official Release for Pro1 (QX1000)
TeZtdevice replied to TeZtdevice's topic in General Discussion
Yes, 100% correct. I could connect my watches without reset or restart, but if the pebbles are out of distance or standby mode the connection is lost. It is the same situation, if the Pro1 restart or toggle the bluetooth function. Similar feedback on these site: "https://codeberg.org/Freeyourgadget/Gadgetbridge/issues/3596" -
LineageOS 21.0 Official Release for Pro1 (QX1000)
Wheeljack replied to TeZtdevice's topic in General Discussion
Can confirm. With a bit of fiddling around, putting my Pebble into pairing mode and reconnecting through the Pebble app (or should I call it Rebble app now?) I get a popup for a pairing request every minute or so. Eventually I am lucky and the pairing is successful and stable until I put too much distance between watch and phone. They won't automatically reconnect. -
Now that Fxtec is dead, let's do an autopsy
claude0001 replied to lg05lg's topic in General Discussion
Overall I think this is a quite good analysis. That they managed to grow the (SD835) Pro1 from the ash of the Livermorium project almost seems like a miracle from today's perspective. The original Pro1 was indeed far from perfect. It had its QA issues, and also some design flaws. But overall, as you can tell from the numbers of Pro1s vs. Pro1-Xs offered on the aftermarket, those who have one tend to cling to their Pro1 to this date. It will remain the best (last?) keyboard slider for some time to come. Despite owning also a Pro1-X (admittedly through Expansis' grey-marketing 😳), I recentl -
Pro1-X is always in EDL mode after doing 'Erase All' in QFIL
claude0001 replied to steward's topic in Support
Good point, but I would assume the SD835 QX1050 (aka. "Pre-Christmas-Pro1-X") to be compatible with the SD835 QX1000 ("original Pro1"). To my knowledge there are no differences besides larger built-in storage and larger RAM. Both should™ not prevent you from flashing an original Pro1 ROM. Have you tried that? Images made for the "post-downgrade" QX1050 with SD662 surely cannot work on a Pre-Christmas-Pro1-X (with SD835). Certainly true. But the different camera (two lenses vs. one lens) is the most apparent external difference between a "Pre-Christmas Pro1-X" (really an SD835 Pro1) fro -
Usually, foreigners vying in someone else's backyard is a playbook for difficulty. Certainly, Planet Computer would agree. Mr. Chen may be native Chinese, I don't know, but the company is based in England, just like Planet, and all that back-and-forth to another country is expensive and can result in industrial obfuscation (I often wondered if anyone at Planet spoke Chinese). Planet also failed because they changed their form factor with every iteration, so the phone was always beta. At least, fxtec tried to improve their original model rather than constantly reinventing the wheel.
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I agree to much of what you say, it's a mostly correct summary of what has happened. In terms of obstacles, the pandemic and the following major supply chain breakdown could have been added. But when it comes to the morals of the company - sorry, there is no morality in a market economy. Of course I would like to get either the overdue phone or my money back. As it is, It is a miracle that they still exist, even if what still exists is very little. The alternative in the shape of a more ethical behaviour towards individual customers, the alternative to the status quo, meaning a few d
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pistikem started following Now that Fxtec is dead, let's do an autopsy
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Now that Fxtec is dead, let's do an autopsy
pistikem replied to lg05lg's topic in General Discussion
i started using keyboard phones many years ago, the Nokia N900 for over 10y actually, then it died on me, just when the Fxtec Pro1 surfaced at the right time. i am still happily using the Pro1 daily as a phone and camera, and then for WireGuard with TERMUX under the original Android 9 OS, so that Apps such as Leica's FOTOS or SONOS continue to run. over its lifetime i had to replace twice its touchscreen and something else i don't recall now - and i guess i was lucky that i received all those parts and the phone itself always in reasonable time and also had the necessary supportive email com -
LineageOS 21.0 Official Release for Pro1-X (QX1050)
Hook replied to TeZtdevice's topic in General Discussion
Lineage-21-2024015-NIGHTLY-pro1x with Apr 5th security patch installed smoothly via OTA. MindTheGapps14, and root was maintained. -
I have to agree with @FlyingAntero. My experience has been similar (Pro 1, Pro1x,2 warranty repairs). I think a lot of mistakes were made on top of an almost unbelievable chain of bad luck, and they probably should have just called it quits long ago. But their only real fault is that they have relentlessly tried to keep going (probably pouring in more of their own money than the original IGG investment).
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I have been trying to develop tilting mechanism to my prototype case. The idea is to put a wedge inside the rail for tilting. However, I have still not managed to make it strong enough. Maybe I can figure out how to build a support for the phone so that it will stay stable. Still needs some tinkering...