Hey again RSS readers (love y’all). In this update we share what we discussed at FOSDEM (PinePhone 2, community editions, DRAM shortage), what we demoed at our stand at FOSDEM and details on the PineTime Pro. Next month will have the main community update.

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PINE64 shares a recap of their presence at FOSDEM 2026, covering demos of the PineNote and PineTab2, the impact of the DRAM shortage on device production (halting PineTab2, PineNote, and PinePhone), details on the new PineTime Pro smartwatch (AMOLED, GPS, blood oxygen sensor), the uncertain future of the PinePhone 2 due to financial risk and shifting community interest toward porting Android devices to mobile Linux, and challenges around community edition funding and developer compensation.

FOSDEM 2026 Update