A year ago I noticed an project to build a raspberry pi phone. It was $200, and what I realized was that the code would not work because it was made 8 years ago and the software was outdated. That phone could Call, text, and take photos. I changed the code so it works without a SIM card an this phone can call, text, play games, and more. If you want to see what the PiPhone can do you can look at this youtube video below. It is not that good but I shows how it works. Also if you think this project is to simple for you, I made a harder version two but this time it can do anything! I will also include a link below. Thanks for making this and I hope you enjoy!
https://hackaday.io/project/189830-piphone-version-2-putting-it-in-your-iphone https://youtu.be/w2d3OXN2Ybk
Connect the pins on the raspberry pi to the screen. To test the connection, plug in the raspberry pi. The screen should glow white. Take the SD card, and install it with the latest version of Rasbian. Attach the USB microphone and adapter.
Connect the pins on the raspberry pi to the screen. To test the connection, plug in the raspberry pi. The screen should glow white. Take the SD card, and install it with the latest version of Rasbian. Attach the USB microphone and adapter.
2
Coding
Attach raspberry pi to monitor, and go through the setup guide. Go into a terminal and type
Run cp /etc/xdg/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel /home/pi/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel than
nano /home/pi/.config/lxpanel/LXDE-pi/panels/panel. Go to the bottom and type
Plugin {
type=launchbar
Config {
Button {
id=toggle-keyboard.desktop
}
}
}
Press ctrl+x, then y, then enter to save.
sudo reboot. When the screen loads again, on the taskbar you should see a keyboard. This is for texting.
3
Calling and Texting
On your computer type www.poptox.com. This is a google website that is a dialer. Subscribe for any plan you want, from $10 to $50. You will get unlimited calls. Type this in the raspberry pi browser and star it so you don't have to type to get it. Go to Vonage to get a free trail texting. Star that too. Anything you want to add like games, star. If you want to text, open google, click the Vonage star, and click the keyboard in the taskbar.
If you want a better PiPhone, I am making a thin android version which you can find here.
https://hackaday.io/project/189830-piphone-version-2-putting-it-in-your-iphone