Hi @Gerd
i have the same Problem with the Fairphone Update, ist completely impossible. Just dead Android after reboot (see my message above). No Error number, just “Error”.
Everything i Tried fails with Dead Android
I tried several different installations nothing helps
Normal Install -> Dead Android
Advanced Mode -> Dead Andoid
Download full version (FP2-gms-17.05.2-ota-from-1.13.0.zip) -> Dead Android
Reinstall old Version (FP2-gms-17.04.8-ota-from-1.13.0.zip) -> Dead Andoid
Clear Fairphone Updater Cache & Data -> Again Dead Andoid
As I am not willing to reset my phone to factory default (the Working setup with VPN and everything else took me more than one day)i will probably stick with my initial Marshmallow version. I used my old xperia mini pro 4 years without security updates so i can live with that but i am a bit disappointed. The update Problem starts with Android 6 (also had massive Problems there). I never had the Phone rooted and installed every Update since i got my Fairphone (one of the first 17418).
If Someone find a solution i will try again but i don’t have the time to spend so much hours to get my phone working. I just want to use it.
Greetings Heinz
Is there a reason why the update doesn’t include the latest Android Security Patch level? My phone says it is up to 1st May 2017 when the latest issue is 5th May 2017 which is what I have on another device.
The announcements point out that “2017-05-01” is the string for the “Partial security patch level” while “2017-05-05” stands for the “Complete security patch level”. I do not know either why…
But @Stefan also explains in his post that only the second patch level from Google contains all security patches. If Fairphone 2 is on “2017-05-01” and not “2017-05-05”, it would mean OS 17.05.2 does not contain the latest security patches.
@retsifp
Thanks a lot for your hint, the update worked like a charm (flashing the binary files).
No Data lost, everything like before
Flashed from manjaro linux
Mostly that the profiles for silence, vibration and sound have changed in what it is now… The rest is okay/good, but I really hate this feature, that I can’t have it on ‘vibration mode’ anymore…
I can’t do the update. I just have a dead android with “error”. No number and I can’t do nothing. I have to unplug the battery to restar in the precedant version.
What does it mean? Why can’t I update?
Press Power and vol-up-button when you see robot to enter recovery menu and find more details about the error. (details regarding recovery mode you can find here: Dictionary Entry: Recovery Mode ).
To restart without unplugging battery: long press power (>12s).
I use Fairphone OS17.04.8 and can’t do the OS 17.05.2 update
But I can’t do the update.
It’s frustating, my phone reboot for no reason, and more often when I use GPS. I NEED the update.