Hardware we actually run

Radios, kiosks, and mics with real scars

Bench photos from the current test fleet — cleaned for the site, with the button functions we have already mapped for Magic PTT. More profile shots will land as they are shot. This is not a fantasy accessory list.

Magic PTT test fleet lineup on the bench — multiple handhelds running Magic Micro — Current bench lineup — tap a model below for its button map

Button maps

What each control does in Magic PTT

Pins show the physical control; the list is the same map for phones. Volume keys stay system volume unless noted. W6 entries marked “planned” are vendor-locked but still proving in the field.

Side PTTHold to talk — standard hardware TX path.
Orange SOSOpens Wi‑Fi settings on kiosk units.
HomeCycle to the next channel.
LayerStart / stop Channel Scan.
BackDismiss join toasts (My Room / Welcome Desk).

Field proven

Uniwa F400

Kiosk handheld

Side PTT works on current builds. On Device Owner kiosk, the orange SOS and front row become Wi‑Fi, channel cycle, scan, and toast dismiss — without stealing volume.

1
Side PTT
Hold to talk — standard hardware TX path.
2
Orange SOS
Opens Wi‑Fi settings on kiosk units.
3
Home
Cycle to the next channel.
4
Layer
Start / stop Channel Scan.
5
Back
Dismiss join toasts (My Room / Welcome Desk).

i846 / OS360 handheld running Magic PTT Micro

Side PTTHardware TX — hold to talk on channel.
GreenConnect to the selected channel.
HomeOpens Magic Micro / PTT.
RedDisconnect from the channel.
Under-PTTShort press channel up; hold for channel down.

Field proven (side PTT)

i846 / OS360

China POC HT · Magic Micro

Labeled i846 on the chassis; Android reports OS360. Side PTT is fleet-proven. Soft keys below the screen follow the Connect / Micro / Disconnect map.

1
Side PTT
Hardware TX — hold to talk on channel.
2
Green
Connect to the selected channel.
3
Home
Opens Magic Micro / PTT.
4
Red
Disconnect from the channel.
5
Under-PTT
Short press channel up; hold for channel down.

Hiroyasu HI-B8 running Magic PTT Micro on The Slammer

Side PTTHold to talk — hardware key into Magic PTT TX.
Channel knobTwist for next / previous Public Room channel.
VolumeStays Android volume — we do not steal it.
Scroll circleTap scrolls up; hold scrolls down while held.
SOSConnect / Disconnect the channel.
HomeLong-press jumps to Magic Micro / PTT on kiosk.
Recent / BackToggle Dashboard ↔ Micro under lock-task.

Field proven

Hiroyasu HI-B8

Dedicated POC HT · Magic Micro

Side PTT, channel knob, SOS Connect, and kiosk nav mapped for Magic PTT — a radio that happens to run our shell, not a browser toy.

1
Side PTT
Hold to talk — hardware key into Magic PTT TX.
2
Channel knob
Twist for next / previous Public Room channel.
3
Volume
Stays Android volume — we do not steal it.
4
Scroll circle
Tap scrolls up; hold scrolls down while held.
5
SOS
Connect / Disconnect the channel.
6
Home
Long-press jumps to Magic Micro / PTT on kiosk.
7
Recent / Back
Toggle Dashboard ↔ Micro under lock-task.

Anysecu Y18 running Magic PTT Micro on The Slammer

Side PTTIntercom / PTT — hold to TX on the live channel.
HomeOpens Magic Micro / PTT on kiosk installs.
RecentToggle Dashboard ↔ Micro with Back.
BackSame Dashboard ↔ Micro toggle under kiosk.
FlashlightOEM only — never mapped as PTT on Y18.

Shipping APK path

Anysecu Y18

Kiosk handheld · MC525

Orange-grip HT with vendor intercom PTT, half-duplex-aware TX, and Magic Micro for small screens. Flashlight key is never treated as PTT.

1
Side PTT
Intercom / PTT — hold to TX on the live channel.
2
Home
Opens Magic Micro / PTT on kiosk installs.
3
Recent
Toggle Dashboard ↔ Micro with Back.
4
Back
Same Dashboard ↔ Micro toggle under kiosk.
5
Flashlight
OEM only — never mapped as PTT on Y18.

Uniwa B8000 running Magic PTT Micro on The Slammer

Side PTTHold to talk on the live channel.
FnConnect / Disconnect toggle.
HomeJump to Magic Micro / PTT.
SOSOpens the Micro tools menu.
CameraCapture a photo into room chat.

Mapped (test lane)

Uniwa B8000

Test / bench HT

Side PTT plus Fn Connect, Home → Micro, SOS tools, and camera → room-chat photo. Status LED is a documented no-op on this Freeme unit.

1
Side PTT
Hold to talk on the live channel.
2
Fn
Connect / Disconnect toggle.
3
Home
Jump to Magic Micro / PTT.
4
SOS
Opens the Micro tools menu.
5
Camera
Capture a photo into room chat.

Anysecu W6 UHF candidate running Magic PTT Micro

Side PTTPOC / F1 path — hold to TX (vendor map).
Channel knobPlanned next / previous channel when proven.
SOSPlanned Connect / Disconnect — field proof pending.
P1 · P2 · P3Front row — map after logcat confirmation.
VolumeLeft as system volume for now.

In progress

Anysecu W6

Candidate official Magic PTT HT

Vendor key map is locked (POC PTT, channel knob, SOS). Field wiring continues — not marketed as finished until every key proves out in logcat on the unit.

1
Side PTT
POC / F1 path — hold to TX (vendor map).
2
Channel knob
Planned next / previous channel when proven.
3
SOS
Planned Connect / Disconnect — field proof pending.
4
P1 · P2 · P3
Front row — map after logcat confirmation.
5
Volume
Left as system volume for now.

Inrico Bluetooth speaker-mic with orange side PTT

Orange PTTPress to key Magic PTT; release to unkey.
Top keysPower / aux — leave OEM unless Profile enables the mic path.
Speaker + micVoice rides the classic Bluetooth audio link both ways.

Field proven

Inrico B01 / B02

Bluetooth speaker-mic

Classic BLE / SPP speaker-mic path on phone shells — separate from BTech and TidRadio drivers so one brand’s fix never breaks another.

1
Orange PTT
Press to key Magic PTT; release to unkey.
2
Top keys
Power / aux — leave OEM unless Profile enables the mic path.
3
Speaker + mic
Voice rides the classic Bluetooth audio link both ways.

Earlier field stills

HI-B8 & Y18 in the wild

Earlier gallery shots — kept for atmosphere alongside the new studio pads above.

Hiroyasu HI-B8 in hand running Magic PTT Micro — HI-B8 · HOLD TO TALK

HI-B8 custom controls reference — HI-B8 · control sketch

Anysecu Y18 with Stage ops desk behind — Y18 · Micro + Stage

Speaker-mic button support — pair audio in system Bluetooth, enable the mic button in Profile / Desktop Mic button card.

Desk & phone shells

Also in the fleet

Field proven

Ulefone Armor X31

Rugged contest & fleet phone

Kiosk Device Owner installs, hardware PTT path, and the same Magic Micro / full console members know from the web.

Available (amd64)

Linux mini PC kiosk

Always-on desk radio

Debian 13, no desktop environment — curl install, reboot into full-screen Magic PTT. Same console as Windows Desktop.

Coming soon

Raspberry Pi kiosk

Small always-on desk unit

Arm64 Magic PTT kiosk is next after the amd64 path. Target Pi 5 · 8 GB · active cooling. Flashable image after the app is proven.

Bluetooth speaker-mics

Drivers we wrote — buttons that key Magic PTT

Each brand keeps its own pipe. We never “merge” Inrico fixes into BTech or force iPhone to match Android when the firmware disagrees.

BTech BS-22

Wireless speaker-mic. We wrote the BLE button driver — press on the mic, Magic PTT keys. iPhone and Android; Profile toggle for the button.

BTech BS-50

LCD sibling of the BS-22. Same PTT frames on the proven pipe. Extra front buttons stay unmapped until we see clean frames — never false-key TX.

TidRadio Q2L / tidmic

Android field-proven since APK 1.0.64 (scan-attach + multi-pipe). iPhone audio both ways has been proven; button work is paused, not abandoned.

Inrico B01 / B02

See the mapped card above — orange side PTT on the classic Bluetooth speaker-mic path.

Roadmap

Raspberry Pi Magic PTT kiosk

Now: Debian 13 amd64 kiosk. Next: arm64 Desktop package on Pi hardware. Later: optional Etcher image for pop-in SD cards. We will not pretend an SD image exists today.

Next: Nexus Grid Linux kiosk download