tofra:
the current hardware [is] able to reach Android 7
An unofficial Android 7 (Custom ROM/Open OS, without Google Apps) is surely possible. We hopefully know whether an official Android 7 (with pre-installed Google Apps) is possible when the talks between Fairphone and Qualcomm come to an end.
I’ve been using LineageOS for a few weeks now and it works quite well. There are some issues but I had issues with the original OS as well. If you are willing to experiment a little bit and flash LineageOS than you can have Android 7 right now.
More info:
Thanks to @chrmhoffmann and @z3ntu we can all use Lineage OS (G%§$e free Android N!) on the FP2!
Let’s gather our experiences in this thread.
Get the image and see an updated list of known issues here:
I came from Open OS 17.04, wiped data and installed the file via TWRP. Installation worked smooth without any problems.
Then I installed Titanium Backup and restored many of my apps & data. I had to move my TB data from the external SD card to internal memory as TB can’t access external sto…
Edit by @Stefan : This is a wiki post , feel free to edit and improve it @jnsp .
Thanks to @z3ntu and @chrmhoffmann we have an almost fully working Lineage OS port for the Fairphone 2.
Lineage OS
Unmaintained chrmhoffmann releases * v14.1.3 with filename [`lineage_FP2-ota-2017-06-14.zip`](https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298963946)
* v14.1.4 with filename [`lineage-14.1-20170708-UNOFFICIAL-FP2.zip`](https://fp2.j…
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