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I'm still waiting on a refund. The last piece of correspondence that I have from them was from the middle of January, when I'd canceled my original refund request, and that response actually came fairly quickly - within a few days. I submitted a new one earlier this month when they pushed out the half-assed status update (it's not so much the delays that bother me - it's the utter lack of communication, not fulfilling their update obligations, and continuously moving the goalposts), but I still haven't received a reply. For reference, I'm one of the chumps who ordered the original phone direct

The Pro1 is no longer available. There is the Pro1x coming out, but we do not yet know exactly when. Hopefully soon, but nothing is for sure. You can find information at their crowdfunding page. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pro1-x-smartphone-functionality-choice-control/x/17980121?secret_perk_token=3965f501#/comments Main difference is different SOC (sd662-- Feb 2021 update explains it). You can also buy in store, but they may or may not be able to deliver it in Feb as they say, so only order the Pro1x either place if you can afford to wait. https://www.fxtec.com/p

Just as a last resort: What version of LineageOS 16.0 are you using, exactly? Go to "Settings -> About Phone -> Android Version 9": that will show the "LineageOS version" string. If it is a really early release, one could check if keyboard support in recovery was added only later during development ... I wouldn't count on it though. Unfortunately, there are no new Pro1s to buy. The Pro1X is a completely different phone, so it will not be possible to transfer your LOS 16.0 to it. I would contact F(x)tec and try to send them the phone for repair. Despite all the bad experience

Yes that's what I mean. "Volume Up+Power" boots to the Lineage recovery system (which you used for flashing Lineage initially). Not to be confused with "Volume Down+Power" which takes you to the bootloader (which does not have keyboard support).

It is glued to the bottom part of the phone and it can be removed by aplying heat on it (using a heat gun at relatively low temperature). However, I don't think 3D-printed keypad will work well...

For the sake of fairness and good order, I received an email confirming my refund yesterday and the money has just arrived in my account. I wanted to look at getting Gentoo up and running on the 1-X but that will go on hold until something else comes along.

Actually, I just thought of a more simple test for this. I realised that the Lineage (16.0) recovery system supports the Pro1's hardware keyboard: when I boot into recovery, I can navigate through its menu using the up/down-arrow, return, and backspace keys on the keyboard. Could you check if this works on your phone? If yes, this would clearly demonstrate that the keyboard itself is fine. If not, I think it would be strong indication of a hardware failure and your chances of fixing things by reinstalling the system would be slim ...

I've tried it. Unfortunately, the keyboard doesn't work in recovery mode either. So does this tend to indicate hardware errors? Then the last option is to disassemble the Pro1 and check the keyboard connection?