Hi PJ,
Thank you for your feedback, and we totally understand your expectation for external flash. What you pointed out is indeed a very practical limitation: Nordic nRF54L15 DK and XIAO nRF52840 do include onboard flash, which makes supporting OTA and a broader feature set much smoother.
For this XIAO series, our initial design goal was to maintain the ultra-compact size and low cost, which is why we did not add extra external flash at the beginning. That said, we completely acknowledge your concern and will seriously evaluate whether to introduce an external flash option in future versions, so users can fully leverage the potential of the nRF54 series.
The current compressed partition scheme is mainly to provide the community with a workable OTA entry point, ensuring Matter examples can compile and run properly. While it is a temporary compromise, we are conducting strict stability and functionality validation, and once it passes, we will update the Wiki and GitHub repositories immediately.
And yes — we also heard the strong request for bringing back the RGB LED. We’ll discuss this with the hardware team internally and see if it can be restored in future batches.
Thank you again for your continuous attention and suggestions — they are really helpful for us to optimize our product direction. Please keep the feedback coming, and we’ll make sure to update you here with the latest progress.
Best,
Atom