The Fairphone 3

[A Former User]

https://shop.fairphone.com/en/

... was the subject of a question recently...

Qualcomm Snapdragon 632
4GB RAM
64GB + microSD card slot

USB Type - C

... does it look as if it's got fairly UBports-friendly specs?

[Lakotaubp]

@3arn0wl Think it's more down to the version of Android involved, if it's 9 its a problem according to the last Q&A.

[A Former User]

Ah! It does appear to be running Android 9. Well that's a pity.

Thanks @Lakotaubp

[Ingo]

At least it has an unlockable bootloader, though.

I guess selling an Android phone now with a version below 9 would be insane for any company.

[tera]

There is a thread on the Fairphone forum stating Open OS will come later: https://forum.fairphone.com/t/fp3-fairphone-open-os/52301

[trainailleur]

Still not much in the way of LTE bands that would work on most American carriers. Pity, as there are many here who would be interested in a more sustainable phone, even if they're unable to break a Google or Android addiction.

[Fla]

FYI the kernel source code of the FP3 just has been released, see https://code.fairphone.com/projects/fairphone-3-gpl.html

It has also been added to a git repo to be easily browsable: https://github.com/FairphoneMirrors/android_kernel_fairphone_sdm632

[A Former User]

Thanks for that @Fla.

No doubt they're working on getting Fairphone Open to work on it, and would like to see UT customers too...

[Fla]

We are happy to announce that we have publicly released complete and updated GPL sources for the Fairphone 3.

https://forum.fairphone.com/t/fairphone-3-updated-gpl-source-packages/

[A Former User]

thanks for this, @Fla.
What does this news mean for UBPorts? Does it make the Hallium route possibe/likely, or might it turn the FairPhone into a Linux phone like the PinePhone?? (Or neither)

[dobey]

@3arn0wl It is just GPL compliance release of kernel and modifications I think. AFAIK, it does not include open source drivers, so would of course still need Android binary drivers and Halium.

[A Former User]

Thanks for that, @dobey - So... one step closer to ubports on FP3..?

[flohack]

@3arn0wl Someone needs to finish Halium 9 (or was it 10 what FP3 has now)... Its in progress but will take for sure still some months...

[A Former User]

@Flohack
That's useful. Thank you for that, Florian.

[Ingo]

The Fairphone 3 runs with Android 9. An upgrade to 10 is planned but without ETA.

[makeixo]

Re: The Fairphone 3

Fairphone has announced the FP3+ / Kamera+ Update with an 48 and 16 MP camera modules.

At least one company gets it.

[Keneda]

@makeixo + audio circuit update as i understood and androïd 10 from box.

[Bramble]

Maybe Fairphone, or somebody else, will make a replacement motherboard for it, so that it can run Linux UT like the pinephone dies. That would make it the ideal device.

[makeixo]

@Keneda Yes but, you dont have to buy a new phone to get a better camera. thats acutally quite cool. You just buy the modules and change it.

[Keneda]

@makeixo
I know that, they did the same for fairfone 2.
I'm just saying ^^