FP Open OS 16.07 is now available

[freibadschwimmer]

I see, i thought that it was a version issue with TWRP that couldn’t handle encrypted /data.
In any case, I hope this will be fixed rather sooner than later.

Interesting finding:
FPOOS 16.07.01 still runs on the old baseband firmware, so the version from FPOS 1.4.2+ hasn’t been implemented in the FPOOS yet.

[Lidwien]

@freibadschwimmer

Bumpy update:First it seemed to go smooth, but after all the app optimization and entering my PIN, it jumped back to the white screen saying “Fairphone”, and then starts again optimizing apps. Now I am stuck in a loop, as it tries to optimize apps again and again …

I solved it by wiping the dalvik cache. And then re-installing Gapps Pico. But then one must reinstall everything, including the homescreens.

[madguitar]

Update went fine for me.

[lklaus]

Well, there has been a change in encryption with lollipop at least on some devices (Qualcomm?). If one checks XDA or twrp forums, you can see this problem. I successfully updated after quite some hassle, also probably because of too old opengapps. My devices is encrypted also, btw
I also got the error wiping cache, but at least on Android cache indeed seems to be on its own partition. Maybe some more investigation is necessary, but not this evening

And, after everything was OK again, I also flashed Xposed. Successfully

[freibadschwimmer]

@Lidwien

I solved it by wiping the dalvik cache. And then re-installing Gapps Pico. But then one must reinstall everything, including the homescreens.

Yes, re- installing open Gapps did the trick also for me. I finally should write down my update routine, as I think it’s anyways always the same issues where one can stumble over.

Though, I did not have to reinstall anything else, apart from xposed and fdroid into /system/priv-app.

Wiping Dalvik failed for me.

Btw: I also realised that titanium backup also backs up the launcher, so I simply pulled the backup for the launcher only, and everything was as before.

I love this app, very well spent 5 euros.

[paulakreuzer]

@freibadschwimmer

I finally should write down my update routine, as I think it’s anyways always the same issues where one can stumble over.

You could also add your findings to the update guide.

[nidi]

Update went fine (as always).

[s99h]

They did it again!

And again our two FP2 where updated perfectly.
Both are unencrypted and without Xposed or Gapps of any kind.

Good work! Thank you Fairphone!

[Farkas]

Same problem as freibadschwimmer on my side… Since I did this update, my phone is continously optimizing the apps and reboot. Impossible to start my FP2 anymore…

[maba007]

@freibadschwimmer

Yes, re- installing open Gapps did the trick also for me. I finally should write down my update routine, as I think it’s anyways always the same issues where one can stumble over.

I confirm that. Last three updates I had to re-install Gapps via sideload. Note to myself: Hold a copy of Gapps on the sd-card.

[freibadschwimmer]

@maba007

Hold a copy of Gapps on the sd-card.

Actually I had that, Just didn’t install it right away.

Though I am also not sure if this would work (I should test it some day), since for example GMS got an update since the last FPOOS update, so I’m not sure if installing the old openGAPPS package would be a good idea.

[Phairfone]

Update went withoutany problem.
Fairphone is not rooted, without any kind of GAPPS, not yet encrypted

[freibadschwimmer]

@Phairfone

Fairphone is not rooted,

Yes it is!

The Open OS is rooted by default, you can activate it in the developer settings, if you ever need it

[Roboe]

@Roboe

About the Updater improvements, anyone can check if the storage folder is not being created now on the user data? (it shouldn’t be created, /storage already exists, and I had troubles in the past with some storage subfolder and MTP…)

Yes, it still creating storage/emulated/0/updater/ on the user data (the absolute path is /storage/emulated/0/storage/emulated/0/update/, do you see the incongruity?),

[m4lvin]

Update went well, encrypted phone without any google, microg or gappsxyz stuff.

[Friek]

Hmpf. My updater doesn’t haven any updates for me yet…

[emmy]

…hadn’t they announced that there wasn’t going to be a 16.07, but instead only a 16.08 coming in a few days? (I think August 23rd was once mentioned by @Douwe?)

Does it make sense to update to 16.07 - I also have Gapps Pico and assume it will again cause some problems like a bootloop, as it did the last time - if the next update will come out in just a few days? I think if that’s still the plan, I’d just as well wait and only risk problems/reserve time for fixing bootloop issues once…

[paulakreuzer]

@emmy

Does it make sense to update to 16.07 […] if the next update will come out in just a few days?

I guess it comes down to whether you’d like your phone to be more secure until the end of the month or if you’d rather risk security issues than update issues. Take a look at the Security fixes in the changelog in the first post - it’s longer than all of the previous updates’ combined.

[freibadschwimmer]

@emmy

I also have Gapps Pico and assume it will again cause some problems like a bootloop

Just install a new openGapps package after the update. Seems that it worked for everyone who posted here.
Have it ready on your SD before you initiate the update process.

[Douwe]

The bootloop caused by OpenGAPPS is annoying indeed.
If you update, and as soon as the Fairphone restarts press ‘volume up and power’ to enter TWRP, you can reinstall GAPPS without ever seeing the bootloop.

But, 16.08 should be here soon. And as we will try to get closer to the Google releases again in September, 16.09 might be released pretty soon thereafter as well. We’re hoping for the second or third week of september.