see 0009634
downgrading back to 2025.1c makes it work
(and by downgrade, i mean installing 2025.1c from scratch)

kali-nethunterpro-2025.3-pinephonepro.img
also works.

for clarity, 2026.1 and 20260301 don't work.\
(kali-nethunterpro-2026.1-pinephonepro.img and kali_phosh_pinephonepro_20260301.img)

2025.4 and prior versions worked, but 2026.1 and the latest 20260301 version don't work.
here is a table that shows my testing (KALI NETHUNTER PRO, on a PINEPHONE PRO):

KALI VERSION        HOTSPOT    TETHER

2025.1c             works      works
2025.1c -> upgrade (lockout)
2025.3              works
2025.4              works      works
2026.1              fail       fail
20260301            fail

the "report issue" page isn't working, and i'm still having trouble with finding the best version for the pinephone pro, so i'm going to document that stuff here:

2025.4 and 2025.3 both don't automatically make the micro sd card visible in the files app (portfolio).

2025.1c makes the micro sd card visible, but it can't update, which was already reported in another ticket and has a manual solution.

i plan on testing 2025.2 to see if it both has hotspot and tethering working AND can update AND makes the micro sd card available...

2025.2 doesn't make the micro sd card available in portfolio (the files app).

so the best solution i know of is to use 2025.1c, fix the inability to update, and deal with all the bugs 2025.1c has (like gnome-software alerting that "updates are out of date"), and change the osk (on-screen keyboard) to squeekboard because the stevia keyboard doesn't even have cursor keys

see 0009157 for how to get apt update to work