The Fairphone 3

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.

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

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/

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.

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...

@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 ^^