FP2 will be shipped with 5.1.(1?). But will there ever be an update to Marshmallow (6.0)? Would be great to hear from the Fairphone Team. And of course some opinions from some tech savvy FP users… :smile:

[image] Keeping your phone longer with a refresh on the inside and out The Products Originally published at: Keeping your phone longer with a refresh on the inside and out - Fairphone There’s nothing better than the feeling of a new phone in your hand… except for the f…

I think that is important update because with android 6.0 you will have more battery and security. In android N you will have more advantage that will do the fairphone better.

Related reading :slight_smile: I’m not a big fan, because Google adds stuff to get more and more of your data every time and adds more and more propitiatory software, but there are some interesting changes in regards to java and power management. Android N power management. Android N Combines AOT…

The lowest common denominator should be monthly updates for Lollipop, following Android’s monthly security patches. (An upgrade to Marshmallow or N would be pretty neat, but not at the cost of software quality, e. g. bugs.) In my perfect little world, FP1 would get the same treatment regarding KitK…

[image] StephanK: The lowest common denominator should be monthly updates for Lollipop, following Android’s monthly security patches. That is at least planned by Fairphone.

There are someone who knows somethig abaut cm13 for fairphone 2?

That’s a different topic, see here: [image] Fairphone 2 and CyanogenMod / LineageOS Development Hi, I ordered a Fairphone 2. Because I search for a fair alternative in almost every direction, this includes reducing the dependency from large companies like Google. Thus, …

After I’ve read several comments on that topic, I want to put in my two cents too. I call myself a power user who owns a smartphones since 2008. After using iOS, Blackberry, Android and Windows Phone, from my point of view, Fairphone’s approach is one of the best I’ve senn so far. Comparing this ap…

[image] HonestJay: We didn’t receive many FP2 updates in the past and of course it’s a pity I’m not sure if I can agree here. The phone was released roughly 5 months ago, and there’s the second update out, with the third in testing. I think this is quite a good record, even though I’m also lo…

[image] HonestJay: We didn’t receive many FP2 updates in the past and of course it’s a pity, that we are not able to use e.g. the privacy features from Android M. But: I would like to point out that there are many FP2 updates: 1.2.8, 1.3.6 in 4 months, expecting even more due to security upda…

Well, I guess @HonestJay was referring to the absolute number of updates (2), which are not really many in terms of judging average quality of FP2 OS updates from a statistics perspective. I think there’s no doubt that 2 updates within 5 months (or probably 3 updates in 6 months) are relatively man…

Android 6.0 Marshmallow / 7 Nougat for FP2?

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Johannes May 25, 2016, 2:12pm 158

That’s a different topic, see here: