Roughly how long will it take the fairphone 6 to reach the level of support the fairphone 4 is at now?

I’m debating getting one to tinker with

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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Impossible to say unless you want to do it yourself 😅

The basic Linux kernel patches will be in the next release, and then it depends on when the mobile Linux distros upgrade the kernel.

But I think entusiasm for the FP6 is relatively low in the mobile Linux space, as they removed usb3 and display out from the hardware. I suspect the FP5 will remain the best supported one.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

    That’s interesting. I thought the return to a more typical snapdragon chip might make it more popular than the 5

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    @matterofact @poVoq to be honest it will make it more popular amongst normies. Especially given that Android is a pathetic experience as a desktop, so they would not care about it. However, amongst Linux enthusiasts won't be as popular.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Depends on what you mean by level of support. If you mean hardware, it will never get USB3 or display out. This will make it less attractive as a linux phone, which means it will get less support from the tinkerers.

    If you mean community support, after reading a few topics on the Fairphone forums, probably never. To put it in perspective, I know I wouldn't accept a hypothetical free FP5 to FP6 upgrade.

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