PinePhone Modding
There are a number of options to hardware mod the PinePhone.
Some are upgrades to fix issues that were not done optimally in the production of that version of the electronics, and some are to add options that were not part of the phone spec.
Device Specific Mods
There are a nr of upgrades possible for the different versions of the PinePhone.
"Don't be evil"
BraveHeart
- PMIC fix - Stops the battery drain from a shutdown phone, draining the battery to 0V.
- CC fix - Unblocks the USB-C power negotiation rail, so convergence functions are unlocked.
UBPorts Community edition
- CC fix - Unblocks the USB-C power negotiation rail, so convergence functions are unlocked.
There are also a number of mods that can be done adding more functions by adding extra hardware to the pogo pins.
At this moment there are not many, and most are just connector boards. Likely the makers will add links to these projects to this page.
PMIC fix
The original description of this fix is given on megi's pager here https://xnux.eu/devices/pp-pmic-fix.jpg
CC fix
The original description of this fix is given on megi's pager here https://xnux.eu/devices/pp-usbc-fix.jpg There is a discussion on the merits of the different ways to do the fix
There are now a few documented ways,
- Removal only, the tweezer "stupid" way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3jc7Mvn9Eo
- Removal only, the soldering iron "less stupid" way: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqOb45N2sMc
There are hopefully videos coming doing it the proper way,