how can i fix this? i have the same problem and cannot update my phone
/edit i tried to do the manual install as explained here: https://fairphone.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/202478028
atfer several ‘problems’ it worked.
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Hello!
I just installed the new version and everything went quite well. I like it, it looks great and some things work better on my phone (like GPS, start-up time and of course apps that weren’t compatible with 4.4.2!).
What I’ve noticed so far:
Concerning the apps:
- Play Store doesn’t launch anymore (as everyone told before!).
- YouTube launches, but says that it’s not connected to the internet (even if the phone is).
- Shazam doesn’t launch anymore.
- three of my apps “disapeared” in the process (QR Droid Private, GPS Fix and TCL Sytral).
For SMS/MMS, I use two apps (the pre-loaded app and Handcent). Now you have to choose the default application and when it’s done, the other doesn’t work anymore! I find it annoying as I’m usually using both of them.
At each startup, I have the following message: “Slot 2: no SIM card detected. Check if the SIM card is ready”. I only have one SIM card so it’s a bit irritating 
The language is set to French, but some of the text is in English.
When USB is connected, the debug mode is set automatically.
The battery dropped suddenly from 30% to 15% (and then 14%-13%… very quickly).
Finally, details :
I miss the direct tool to choose the Wi-Fi network; now one has to go to Settings / Wireless & Networks / Wi-Fi. I miss the reboot function, too. And I prefered the old loading screen 
That’s it for now! Keep on the good work!
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This is to be expected since you need Google Services for them to work. Try this package:
https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/gakitkat/gapps-1.9.9.zip
No clue, why this happens. Did you install them as system apps?
Sorry, there is nothing we can do about this. This is the new behavior of Android. You can still switch back and forth and all messages should appear in both apps.
Noted. I’ll look into it.
This has been reported before. It’s only the Settings app, isn’t it? Did you stumble upon any other non-translated strings?
Yes, I’ve done this for the alpha testing. Thanks for reminding me to remove it before the final release.
Do you have a bugreport for that?
What exactly do you mean here?
This is not a bug but a feature request. I’ll put it on my to-do-list with a low priority.
I really love the new one. I hope you don’t mind it too much 
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I confirm the camera works if I install OpenGapps using the Aroma installer but leaving the default Camera and Gallery apps intact. These steps were not necessary with chrmhoffmann’s 4.4.4 ROM.
I also now have a problem with the Google Keyboard and will try to reinstall the GAPPS keeping the default keyboard.
I personally like the ability of the Aroma installer of OpenGapps to ensure I only have one version of the corresponding apps on my /system partition and would very much like to see these inconveniences fixed.
I installed over @chrmhoffmann’s #kitkat without data wipe, but with cache and dalvik cache wipe.
- I’m having some problems with Roaming*, but they might have been there before. I would have to do a data wipe to find it out and I can’t backup everything right now.
- GPS shows as turned off, when I turn it off, but when I look into battery stats, it is on the whole time.**
- I set the the language to German, but everything is in English:
*GsmInboundSMShelper is producing a wakelock until I receive any SMS. I am now sending myself a SMS each time after startup.
**Might also have been there before.
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@everyone who has problems with Google Apps:
Please try this GApps package: https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/gakitkat/gapps-1.9.9.zip
Edit: Fixed typo in link
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I’m a bit edgy on downloading a file from a cloud storage without details on where it originally comes from. Plus. I cannot access the link…
Well, seeing as @jftr is the person putting together this update and you’ve trusted them this far…
Also, looking at the link there’s probably a typo there. This should work:
https://s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/gakitkat/gapps-1.9.9.zip
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Why not try opengapps? It works fine…
Yes, sorry for the typo. I’ve corrected it now.
@DonatCallens, have you ever checked where the Google Apps package in previous OS versions came from?
I’m not a legal person and won’t try to understand any of the legal implications. However, there is also a technical reason: OpenGApps does not work with the recovery we ship.
Oh, ok, I didn’t know that Shazam needed Google Services too.
No I didn’t, I installed them like the others (via the Play Store).
That’s right, it happens in the settings (and also some notifications).
Sorry I don’t (haven’t understood how to do that 
). The problem appeared again the next day, but hasn’t appeared since.
I used to have “Wi-Fi” directly in the app list (had a direct button on the home screen). Now I have to go to Settings / Wireless & Networks / Wi-Fi.
I respect that! 
This is strange indeed. Sorry, I have no clue why this happened.
How to create a bugreport is explained in the original post of this thread. It would be great if you could pull it off to help us fix this issue.
Do you know that you can pull down the notification drawer and access quick settings such as turning on and off Wifi? If your prefer to have a shortcut to Wifi on your home screen, you can also add it as a widget: Go to the launcher (e.g. by pressing the Home key), press the menu key or long press on an empty area of the home screen, then press Widgets and search for “Settings shortcut”. Drag this item to your home screen and select what setting you want to display. Done
Can you give me more details? What operators are you on, etc? Do you know MCC and MNC of your operator?
Hello everyone,
The alpha testing has been running for a few weeks already. Thanks to all of your continued efforts we are able to significantly improve the upcoming release.
For transparency’s sake, I’d like to give you an update on where we stand and what our future plans are.
So far you’ve helped us uncover many issues. This is great because we want to iron out those issues before we release to all FP1 users. On the other hand this also means that there is more work to do than we had anticipated which endangers our release plan.
Initially we had announced that we are trying to release in September. To be honest, we had already given ourselves some margin because the real plan was to release in summer ;-). Unfortunately this has not worked out. Of course, September is still a while away but due to the summer holiday, many team members are out of the office, including me (the main developer) who will be on holiday most of August.
We just wanted to give you a heads-up of what to expect. So please don’t be surprised if I will be less responsive on the forum and via email.
Our current to-do list includes:
- fixing known issues
- upgrading to 4.4.4
- applying security updates
These items need to be tackled in September. Our hopes are that we can still release in September and we will put all our efforts into achieving this goal.
See you around,
Franz
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Thanks for the update. This is really good to know.
Enjoy your vacation!
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Not a bug, just a feature. In the option “settings > device > display > sleep” the maximum is 30 mins. Since there are apps that close when the phone sleeps (and e.g. lose gps signal) it would be great to have an option like “never sleep” added.
I also would love to see the restart/reboot option again.
Some apps that need the screen to stay on have an option to prevent the phone from going to sleep. That’s probably the better way of implementing this.
Since some apps don’t have this option, it might be a nice-to-have. but i understand that it is lowest priority.
After a “Clear Data” the problem does not exist anymore (FYI, I received a “Information on mobile fees in Germany” each time I booted. I did not travel Germany in July though… It’s gone anyways now.)
The GPS issue persists though. In the location menu it shows “battery saving mode”, but in the battery usage menu, GPS shows as on.
Have you tracked down the issue or do you need more information? If yes, should I try logging the error?
Edit: I posted a bug report here:
https://forum.fairphone.com/t/gps-shows-as-on-in-battery-stats-after-turning-it-off/20564?source_topic_id=19450
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