Meet Flipper One!

Summary of Tech Concepts & Product/Software Features (Flipper One)

Next device: Flipper One (not a Flipper Zero successor)

• Flipper One is positioned as a full portable computer, not just a hacking tool.
• The overall concept is similar in spirit to a Raspberry Pi–style device (screen + battery), but in a more polished “cyberdeck” form factor.

Hardware direction / form factor

• Mockups are close to finalized, but the team is still fine-tuning:
  • the outside (industrial design)
  • the internal hardware components

CPU / compute architecture

• The design uses two processors:
  1. A “Cortex”-class low-power processor
     • Runs continuously in the background
     • Handles basics such as:
       • background tasks
       • updating status
       • battery/power bank management
  2. A more powerful ARM System-on-Chip (SoC)
     • Runs the main OS and compute tasks
     • Likely a Rockchip ARM SoC (as stated by the speaker)
     • Claimed capability: ~6 TOPS for on-device AI (basic AI workloads)

Custom display

• A bespoke screen with resolution 256 × 144
• Specifically designed to support a multilanguage on-screen keyboard

Input method

• No touch screen (explicitly stated)
• 8 physical buttons total, including:
  • 4 function-changing buttons (context-dependent based on what’s on screen)
  • an app switching button
  • a power button
  • a full D-pad (4 directions + OK)
  • a joystick used for scrolling/navigation in the UI

Radio / networking expansion approach

• Unlike Flipper Zero (which uses exposed radios, per the speaker), Flipper One:
  • does not include built-in radios
  • provides an M.2 slot for hot-swappable/replaceable radio cards, such as:
    • SDR
    • LTE
    • Wi‑Fi
    • others (implied)
• Supports DisplayPort over USB‑C to drive an external display (similar behavior to Flipper Zero with external screens)

Ports / expansion constraints

• GPIO-like ports are not exposed; they’re hidden inside the case
• To expand hardware access, users may need:
  • small external add-ons that fit internally
  • 3D-printed modifications (e.g., a new door/case piece) to access/route ports

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Software, OS, and Community/Developer Model

Main OS: Linux-based “full-blown portable computer”

• The device runs a Linux-based operating system intended for general portable computing.
• The platform supports multiple operating systems, including:
  • Android
  • Android TV
  • a custom distribution of Kali Linux
• The Kali variant:
  • includes typical Kali functionality
  • adds a custom UI layer on top

App execution model (“rapps” / community apps)

• The team plans to enable community-written “rappers” (likely referring to rapps)
• These would:
  • run on top of existing Linux software
  • integrate into the Flipper One UI
  • include examples for tools such as:
    • nmap
    • Metasploit
    • other Linux security tools

Multitasking + app switching

• Designed for multitasking
• An app-switch button shows a list of open applications, similar to smartwatch behavior:
  • small screen of apps
  • quick switching between running apps

Background services

• Supports background processes/services
• This is enabled by the device’s multi-processor design (background processor concept)

UI process + desktop mirroring

• The UI runs as a separate process
• It can sync to the desktop
• The UI adapts/resizes based on the smallest connected screen, described as “like T‑Max”
• With an external display/computer, it can present a Linux desktop experience on the connected device

Long-term platform strategy

• The speaker claims the OS is intended to be open-sourced (or open for adoption)
• Goal: become a “de facto” OS for:
  • cyberdecks
  • small gaming consoles
  • similar device categories

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Main Speakers / Sources

• Pav / Creator Pav
  • Referenced as the Flipper team source for hardware/software details
• The video narrator/host
  • Presents the Flipper One announcement and summarizes the creator-provided information