Known Limitations and Issues

This list describes confirmed limits and known release issues for Public Preview 1. It is not a roadmap or a list of promised features.

Public Preview limitations

Workflows, labels and stored-data structures may still change.
The Electron Engine currently provides a read-only background foundation and shared connection-status information. A complete guided diagnostic workflow is not part of this Preview.
Some hardware fields remain Unknown when the PM3 client or firmware does not report evidence for them.
Support has not been verified across every Proxmark3 board and firmware combination.
Only one program can normally use the PM3 serial connection at a time.
Multiple simultaneous Proxmark3 devices are not supported as a normal workflow.

Hardware and firmware dependencies

Available scan and diagnostic data depends on the PM3 client, firmware, FPGA image, board type and connected RFID item.
Stock firmware may expose less structured status information than the Device Studio development firmware.
Stable device serial number, PCB revision, LED brightness, authoritative busy state, temperature and power-sensor data may not be available.
Short physical LED pulses are not guaranteed to be mirrored perfectly in the application.
Device Studio does not guess a component state when firmware evidence is absent.

Distribution and installation limitations

The Early Public Preview is not Apple Developer ID signed and is not notarized. The package uses only local ad-hoc signing for bundle integrity, which is not equivalent to Apple Developer ID signing.
Apple Silicon (arm64) and Apple Intel (x64) are the official Mac Preview targets. Separate architecture-specific installers and PM3 clients are published for both targets.
The bundled arm64 and x64 PM3 clients link only to macOS system libraries. Real-world validation remains deeper on Apple Silicon; wider Mac and hardware combinations remain unverified.
The matching corresponding Proxmark3 source bundle and build provenance are published with this release.
The Electron Public Preview License v1.0 has been selected for Public Preview 1 and must be included with the release.
Windows and Linux packaging targets exist in project configuration, but Public Preview 1 support is not claimed until those packages are built and tested.

Deliberately not available in Preview 1

Maintainer hotspot calibration and component-authoring tools in public packages.
Engineering Mode and the internal Preview Build Checklist in public packages.
Firmware flashing, FPGA reconfiguration, RFID writing, cloning, emulation or attack workflows inside Device Studio.
Full live RF visualisation and background hardware monitoring.
Automatic cloud upload of Collection data or feedback packages.

Device Console and Restore Helper can expose expert or potentially mutating commands. Their presence does not replace authorisation, command review or a verified backup.

Preview access limitations

The standard Preview provides 30 days of full access from first launch.
Reinstalling does not promise a new Preview period.
Additional testing time and device-verification recovery require an approved signed Preview Extension Key tied to the Installation ID.
Device verification is local and tolerant, but it is not an online account or a guarantee against deliberate application modification.
There is no online token revocation or account recovery service.

Known user-facing issues

Short physical LED activity may finish before the application can observe and mirror it.
A PM3 device can appear over USB while its active session is unavailable because another application owns the serial port.
Some advanced PM3 commands can be available in Device Console without a guided Electron explanation.
Preview data structures may change. A later build may require specific migration instructions.

See the official Documentation page for common explanations and Support for reporting an issue.