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Discussion summary

Discussions about Flipper Zero's open-source status and its versatile use cases. Users highlight its features like RFID, IR, and sub-GHz support, with some questioning its practical value.

What the discussion says

  • Some users question why the software isn't fully open-sourced.
  • Many appreciate its multifunctionality as a Swiss Army knife for short-range communication.
  • Use cases include cloning remotes, RFID keys, and acting as a universal IR remote.
“It's a great tool and community, like a Swiss Army knife.”
— drunken_thor
“Flipper Zero is one of the handiest tech pieces I've owned.”
— natbennett

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  • What a great tool and community they have built. I find my flipper0 is like a computer Swiss Army knife. It’s so fun to carry around a tool of my own trade.
    by drunken_thor
  • Flipper Zero is one of the handiest little pieces of tech I’ve ever owned. Being able to copy RFID keys is occasionally fantastically useful.
    by natbennett
  • > TL;DR: We've allocated resources to maintain Flipper Zero firmware and support community contributions.

    Is that the tldr? It sure sounds like it's still on minimal life support.

    by yjftsjthsd-h
  • I wonder whether that future includes sending me the device I initially backed on the very first kickstarter. It's been >4 years of back-and-forth with support.
    by egorfine
  • Might be an unpopular opinion, but:

    1. They open sourced the entire Software under GPL from the start, and always pushed all their changes to that public github.

    2. They supported the first-party firmware for years, including huge rewrites of the interfaces used by applications, etc.

    3. They actively involved the community on many topics around the product and were always responsive.

    They did their job very well, financed ONLY by one-time sales of hardware. NO subscription or additional licensing fees were ever charged.

    There is still alot of potential in the hardware itself (e.g. Bluetooth/BLE, NFC Tag writing,...), and the Community is working on alot of different topics.

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    Tl;DR: The Flipper team is free to go and invest resources elsewhere now. Thanks for your support, keep up the great work!

    by rickdeckard
  • Everyone I know who owns a flipper almost immediately installs some 3rd party firmware like Momentum on it.
    by AJRF
  • Tough spot with community that expects firmware updates while hardware sells only once
    by pastaj36
  • It's slightly funny that the post says firmly that they aren't doing any form of real time engagement with the community anymore, then ends by announcing an AMA date and time.
    by stevage

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