@grief493
@grief493 said:
It is stated I need to be on the Android 11-version of Fairphone OS in order to install it.
yes it's the case. A port needs resources and updating it to accommodate any kind of Android version installed on the phone would be too much at the moment, so there is only one supported.
@grief493 said:
Would going from Android 15 -> Android 11 -> Ubuntu Touch allow me to relock the bootloader?
no you need to keep it unlocked. There are only a few phones where relocking is supported and Fairphone ones are not among these devices.
@grief493 said:
There's a lot of emphasis on proper data cables, and I've had issues with this before when installing custom ROMs. Is there a way to test the cable beforehand? Am I at risk of bricking the device if I use a bad cable? When I previously had issues, the flashing would just be unable to finish properly, but no harm was done, and I could retry with another cable.
I have done just that (using a bad cable) and I was able to restart it with a better one. As far as I know there is no sure way to test for that, most I can say is you get what you pay for, if you grab an old cable from the bottom of a drawer you are risking more than if you buy a certified cable from a known seller. From my previous bad experience, the seller had 2 qualities and I bought the more expensive one, that looked more 'qualitative' (less slim). This said more expensive meant actually 10 euros for 50cm instead of 5 euros for the less expensive one so I did not break the bank.
