EskeRahn

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Indeed, a flip case is the least bad available, and I have used similar too for over two years. But it is not to everyone's liking. See this (long) thread for various options.

In Denmark it is one year full warranty, and the second year you have to prove it was the manufacturers fault. (That is why planned obsolescence is not uncommon to kick in shortly after the second year)

(I moved the above three comments over here)

It is certainly not an easy road for a small company being swindled like they were. I'm amazed they got the stamina to push on, and did not just close their business. And indeed if they are so unlucky as to be flooded with warranty requests it might be very hard for them to fulfil what they legally are obliged to. So a big thumbs up from me for their will to fight, And fingers crossed on the road ahead being more smooth,

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Stick-splitting: slightly under, it was stamped 2020-08-25. 😇

It would indeed be nice with some official info on what is going to happen with the original Pro1 - I am unaware of any info. Peronally I have given up hope on any updates. And should we get any after all, I will see it as a pleasant surprise. So I guess our best chance of a somewhat updated Android system is LineageOS 18, optionally with OpenGapps or MindTheGapps. But it will require som rooting trickery for some security demanding apps like banking apps to work... See the LineageOS 18 thread

@tomthegeekand @SCΛRECROW. Maybe a silly question, but did you remove all residues of the old strip and put the new adhesive strips the same places? It could be hat you are supposed to cut it to fit?

We have had a discussion on the oddities of carrier behaviour and VoLTE over here

It is a bit more complex than a simple yes or know as it depends on the carrier. See e.g.

I did notice that they in the May update mentioned these two, but did not reflect on stock Android not being mentioned. Add: The June update mentioned it though (my emphasising): So I assume I am just over-interpreting.....

Have I missed some announcement, or am I interpreting what they are writing wrong? Will it initially be available with these two OS only? I see no mentioning of plain stock Android.

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I totally agree that the Pro1/Pro1X is not a device for everyone. For those entering a modest amount of texts, a real keyboard might not outweigh the various issues (size, weight, curved display and many others) but for us that uses a keyboard a lot, there are few alternatives. And in my book comparing those ends as an easy win for the Pro1. BUT that is my personal weighing, other might end up prefering one of the few alternatives, or even decide to let do with a fake (=touch) keyboard, to get a device sold in millions or billions, and thus (most likely) a more smooth experience..

Though a full case is definitely an interesting option, it will make the space above the top key row less, so the two are not independent. Also note that a regular screen without curvature, would cause the same, unless it was smaller, with a curved housing. And that effect (less the protection of the display) can easily be achieved with software leaving a passive black margin on the current screen. Personally I got no problems with the top key-row. But for people with large(r) thumbs and/or long nails and/or a full case, I can see the problem. So that would suggest that it would have been

There is a silly setting that automatically tuns the phone on when a charger is applied. It can be turn off from a pc (If i remember right it is a fastboot command, but could be adb)

This sounds like a much better idea. Hidding yourself in the head with a mallet to get rid of a headache is not recommended either, though you might be lucky that it works...

The hardware of the qwertY and the qwertZ models is identical, except the print on the keys. The software handles qwertY as the default. When qwertZ is selected by the user, the keys are remapped.

I am in an odd in-between position. I have no issues with the size of the keyboard. (I use std qwertZ, not the shifted qwertY) But on one hand the screen is too big to use one handed as touch only, while keeping a secure grip. My thumb is incapable of covering the full display. On the other hand I'm so old that a smaller screen, in a font size I can read effortsless, would leave even less data on screen....

Can be hard to guess the cause, hopefully just a software bug teasing. If it is hardware, battery is not very likely, it is more likely that the usb-port is somehow damaged. Dirt is a common culprit in a usb-plug, but unlikely as you had the coil plate installed in the port. But perhaps an unlucky bump to this broke the usb-port?

I would first try to hold the power button for some 10 seconds as this is a deep (non-destructive) boot. If noting happend. Try to plug in a wired charger, leave it for say ten minutes and retry the same, to see if you get anything on the display and/or the notification LED

Yeah, a series of images rotating between portrait and landscape could do the trick, hinting that the device is designed to be used in either direction.

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I would love if it selected one with the proper orientation, depending on how you hold it, and not just portrait only...