Fairphone open sources software for Fairphone 5, 6, and the Moments switch
We're big fans of open-source buildable code at Fairphone. Here's why. - Fairphone
We're big fans of open-source buildable code at Fairphone.
Oh good. I really wanted moments but you can't buy a Fairphone with it in the US.
This is nice - I've been using Fairphones for a while: I started with a Fairphone 2 and used it for 7 years until the OS end-of-life, and now I'm on the Fairphone 5. Maybe with things being more open it can keep going for longer this time
Youโre an inspiration for environmentalists!
Can you give more details about using it? What can you say about the picture quality? I have been eyeing it for quite some time now. At the moment I have a pixel 7 pro
I switched from pixel (originally a nexus user, then most models up to 6) to FP6. After using google phones for well over a decade, I won't be going back. Anecdotally:
To summarise my experience, I was unconsciously dependent on certain Pixel functionality, and the switch was a little shock. But I feel much more capable with this phone and I certainly feel more control.
Good luck with the choice!
Well, in normal operation, it's a very standard Android phone. The OS out of the box is vanilla android (although it's easy to put a custom ROM on if you want). The camera is fine but not spectacular - I still use a dedicated camera if I care about a picture, but it's fine for random snapshots. Basically, if it came in a white box that just said "phone" on it, it's what you'd expect to be inside, except for the fact you can take it apart and put it back together.
After using the 5 for a couple of years, I don't really have any complaints other than it's a bit too easy to double-tap the power button. The battery life has held up, and I still don't feel the need to swap it out yet.
On my FP2, I had to replace the screen. The way it happened was a good example for why repairable phones are good. It was broken but still usable, so I ordered the new screen, then swapped it out in a minute or so after it arrived; basically no downtime.
That's awesome. Does that also mean projects like UBPorts will have an easier time porting Ubuntu touch to the fp6?
Yes because more eyes can view the code.
Sell in Canada please.
Yes please, I'm begging
From what we have seen, there are not a lot of brands currently who offer the necessary resources for smartphone users to develop and run their own custom Android builds on their devices. One is Sony, who lets you play with their Xperia devices. Another one, we are happy to report, is Fairphone.
Good maybe someone can now fix the half broken mess that is the Fairphone 5. After two Fairphones with buggy software, I am so done with them.
I have a FP3 and ditched most of the standard apps for anything else from fdroid... that helped me.
Or was it the firmware you're referring to?
What's the problem with it? I'm using the FP5 with Calyx custom ROM (yes, I know ...) and I'm super happy with it.
Phone calls are broken on both the Fairphone 4 and 5. The Fairphone 4 has some issue where the microphone has really low gain so I had to almost scream and after the last update in April I just couldn't make or receive calls any longer. It worked once I rebooted but after a few hours it stopped again. The Fairphone 5 developed a similar issue after the upgrade to Android 15, phone calls just stop working after a while.
Another ridiculous issue is that the background image of the Fairphone 5 keeps resetting to the default blue image.
I switched to a Pixel with GrapheneOS instead. This has its own little issues but at least phone calls work reliably on my phone.
maybe iodรฉOS can now implement the moment switch as well :)
Still waiting on a secure device from them that actually receives security updates.
Also nice company yeeting the headphone jack to sell their shitty TWS earbuds. Such environmentalism, much wow...