Celebrating seven years of the Fairphone 3
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It’s a bittersweet moment at Fairphone. On one hand, we’re officially retiring the Fairphone 3 and 3+. And while we

It seems that Fairphone will finally end the Fairphone 3 (and 3+) support in August after 7 years.

I am still using my FP3+ daily - the only thing that has gone wrong with it was that I wore out the USB connector with cheap charging cables… so a new bottom connector (and a spare battery, just in case) and I’m all good again…

… which means, I might not be buying another phone for another couple of years yet, let’s see if it’ll make 10 years with LineageOS, etc!

I’m sure there’s other phones still chugging along…

  • Niquarl@lemmy.mlEnglish
    20·
    21 hours ago

    While the Fairphone 3’s official journey comes to a close this year, we strongly encourage all Fairphone 3 owners to explore alternative operating systems. Much like we saw with the Fairphone 2, the open-source community provides incredible ways to keep your phone secure and functional for years to come. Switching to an alternative OS allows you to receive security patches and feature updates long after the official life cycle. Community-driven projects such as LineageOS (currently running Android 15),/e/OS (who will continue to support the Fairphone 3 for at least two years more), and postmarketOS are some projects you can look into. We will also be publishing all the development work we have done on Android 14, hoping this work will serve open source communities. By transitioning to an alternative OS, you’re helping us prove that hardware can, and should, last. That’s what Fairphone has all been about. That’s why we’re the one that lasts.

    So the biggest risk is the software not being supported anymore and having to really on community maintainers.

    • SayCyberOnceMore@feddit.ukOPEnglish
      1·
      7 hours ago

      I’ve (manually) disabled most of the google stuff anyway, so the only thing stopping me from changing the firmware is the hassle of reinstalling all the apps and data again…

      Give it another year or so and I’ll get around to it…

    • Hirom@beehaw.orgEnglish
      4·
      19 hours ago

      Moving to community maintained OS/ROM is a good idea anyway due to Google closing down Android ecosystem.

      Continuing to use an Android OS that has Play Store and Play Protect will probably mean loosing the ability to run a number of (OSS) apps distributed outside the play store.

      cf https://keepandroidopen.org/fr/

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      44·
      15 hours ago

      That’s why we’re the one that lasts.

      Is this the one with no 3.5mm jack so you need to get new ones every 6-12 months? No company can talk about e-waste superiority and still crutch on battery earbuds.