PinePhone Pro Operating Systems April 2026
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With my PinePhone Pro's modem working again I'd like to explore getting it to a state of having all my must-have's. It is so close to being there. My main OS is PostmarketOS/Phosh running on the eMMC and everything works except a) battery isn't detected (still charges and is usable but you never know how much charge is left b) waking from suspend on call/txt.
Been playing with just about any PPP OS I can get my hands on to see how close I can get to crossing everything on my checklist off. But each one is usually missing something crucial.
To recap, must-have's are:
- Calls
- Txt
- Cell Data
- Wifi
- Battery life (suspend works & wakes for calls)
- Battery state
| OS | Installed? | Calls | Txts | Data | Wifi | Suspend | F Camera | R(Selfie) Camera | Notes |
| PostmarketOS v25.12/Phosh | eMMC | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y (no wake) | |||
| Manjaro 24.03/Plasma | sd/3dot | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | This install has existed for ~1 year and continually upgraded. Works quite well overall. | ||
| Mobian/Phosh (weekly build 20260329) | sd/4dot | N (ring, no audio) | Y | N | Y | Y | Y |
Mobian/Phosh Weekly Build
So far this one feels very close to having everything. Only thing not working is Data and Call voice (it rings though).
Bring base system up-to-date and see if that addressses the issues:
apt update apt upgrade
Updating udev rules /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/80-modem-eg25.rules:
# Both of these were recommendations inside the file
ATTR{power/control}="on"
ATTR{power/persist}="1"