Pavel Zhovner - Flipper Blog

Our Response to the Canadian Government

In just a few years, Flipper Zero has become so popular that it’s now surrounded by many myths. It’s no wonder that people in power are trying to make Flipper Zero illegal. As you might have seen in the news, the Canadian government plans to ban Flipper Zero

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Introducing Video Game Module Powered by Raspberry Pi

We're excited to announce the Video Game Module, our new product developed in collaboration with Raspberry Pi! The module is powered by the first chip designed by Raspberry Pi—the RP2040 microcontroller, the same as in the Raspberry Pi Pico board. We slightly overclocked the microcontroller so it could generate

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1 Month Battery Life with Firmware Update

We are proud to announce that starting the firmware version 0.82, your Flipper Zero's battery life will last up to 1 month! It took us 2 years to resolve all firmware issues that prevented Flipper Zero from switching to power-saving mode, resulting in the same power consumption baseline in

Shop is Now Open

Good news, everyone! We've already shipped 90% of Kickstarter orders and are ready to start producing a new Flipper Zero batch that will be ready to ship in August 2022, only after the remaining 10% of the orders have been shipped. We don't have devices in stock, and we need

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90% of Kickstarter Orders Shipped

At the moment, nearly 90% of all Flippers ordered on Kickstarter have been sent to backers. Most of these parcels are already delivered, and some are still on the way — either in transit warehouses, at the packing stage, or under customs clearance. But they will be delivered to the backers

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New Firmware Update System

Great news everyone. We were working on this for several months and are finally ready to announce a new firmware update subsystem. You can now update firmware and databases on the SD card via Bluetooth using our mobile app! Download the mobile app for Android and iOS. The new firmware

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23,000 Devices Shipped! Quick Start Guide for Flipper Zero

Many backers have already received their Flipper Zeros, and their number is growing by the day. At the time of writing, 23 thousand devices have already been shipped! We're getting a ton of feedback from users and it's amazing. Unfortunately, there is still a considerable number of backers who are

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Shipping Started! 🥳

Oh, man. Flippers are gradually starting shipping. This is probably the most exciting moment in the project's life so far. We’re getting everything ready to ship 5k units. It’s a tedious process since we have to coordinate shipping to over 120 countries! We had to get a lot

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Displays Arrived. Production Plan and New Features

Good news everyone! The LCD displays have finally arrived. This means that we now have all the components necessary to start mass-producing Flippers. We have 60000 screens, enough for all the devices backed on Kickstarter and for some part of the pre-orders made on our website. Here's what we've been

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Waiting for LCD Displays

TL;DR We are waiting for LCD displays to start manufacturing. Our supplier promised to deliver the displays in late September and as soon as we have them, we will kick off the mass production. All this due to the screen controller, which was in extremely short supply, so the

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Manufacturing and Shipping Update

We have finished setting up production and started producing Flippers, but we are doing it very slowly due to the global microchip shortage. Some of those who applied to the Early Adopters Program in Google Forms back in January will receive a package tracking number in the near future. Today

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Flipper’s Electronics: How it's Made and Tested

Electronics and plastic casing parts of Flipper Zero are manufactured at different factories. Today we will visit the electronics factory and take a look at the automatic PCB testing. There is always a non-zero defect rate when it comes to high-volume production. Some produced PCBs might turn out faulty, some

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Case manufacturing behind the scenes

We are actively preparing the mass production of the Flipper Zero. The components are manufactured in several factories: plastic casing parts in one factory, electronics in another. Today we are reporting from the factory where the casing is made. There are many ways to make plastic parts, but the only

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Tiresome certification, opening sources, and new cool stuff

We're working tirelessly in preparation to start mass production, but there are some challenges. We are fortunate to have our production going at one of the biggest crises in the electronic components market in the last couple of decades. You can see this, for example, in the situation with video

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Explaining Shipping and Taxes

Explaining shipping and its pricing in detail, why prices differ so much for different countries, and how taxes are calculated. Answering why we didn't include delivery in the Kickstarter pledge amount and showing the whole logistics from inside.

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Latest Sample Review. Manufacturing and Shipping Plan

New Flipper Zero video review, updates on shipping dates, and manufacturing insights

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[Contest Ended] Looking for authors: let's create a Flipper story

In order to develop a good character, we ask the community to help us make the backstory of the dolphin. All lines, games and character animations will be based on this story and the best author will receive a Flipper Zero as a reward.

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Pre-final tooling details. Getting ready for production launch

The Flipper's housing consists of 11 (sic!) plastic parts made by injection molding. This is the most effective way to get quality parts in mass production. For this purpose, molds are made for each part (or a group of parts). Typically, each mold consists of two main halves and many

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One step away from finishing hardware

Hardware and software development differ a lot. You can even make daily software updates, but when it comes to hardware, every change requires going through a full manufacturing cycle to produce test samples. An important stage in the production of electronics is BOM (bill of materials) locking, which means that

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Wanna build a module?

Have a cool idea for Flipper Zero module? Share it with us and get free promotion for your module.

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Catching up on September progress

New Blog, Core API, Developers Kits, Mechanical and Electronics improvements, New GPIO, New NFC mode, Remote Test Bench

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Campaign is over. What's next?

Our campaign is finally over. These were the most incredible and motivating 30 days in the life of our team. Thank you all for your support. We will try our best to repay your trust. Honestly, we didn't expect to raise so much funding. The extra money we got will

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Launching the Developer Program

At the very beginning of the project, we have chosen the tactics of maximum openness and transparency. We believe in open-source, the power of the community, and that enthusiasts can create cool projects without the involvement of large corporations. Therefore, we invite everyone interested in the project to take part

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Under the pressure of unexpected fame. Answering your questions

Oh boy, It’s just insane right now. The phone is blowing up, thousands of emails and push notifications arrive every day. We were definitely not ready for such a massive attack. Our team has no social media managers or dedicated people to manage the comments and direct message, so

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NFC is Here

New feature unlocked! From this moment, all Flipper Zero units will have a built-in NFC module (13.56 MHz). Along with the 125KHz, it turns Flipper into an ultimate RFID device working on both ranges — Low Frequency (LF) and High Frequency (HF). Flipper Zero will work with all the major