It's almost time to say goodbye to the Fairphone 3. That’s the subject of the e-mail fairphone send today. They should have dropped the “3”. In the e-mail they said “that software support for the Fairphone 3 and 3+ will end in August 2026”. That’s not even four years after its end of sale (Nov 202…

Yes and many not thats the point.

how long before Fairphone deliberately make that defunct? All trust is gone and I’m walking. “Deliberately”, that is quite an accusation. Do you have any proof for that?

Frustration with the limited lifetime of advanced technology is understandable and something that I expect we all feel at some time. But unfortunately it’s rather in the nature of such technology. Whereas my Father’s high-quality stainless steel gardening spade is still “going strong” after sixty ye…

I don’t expect any more from it today than my Father did back then. Not so my telephone Yes, but that’s not the point here. The day will come, when I want to replace my FP3. But that’s not the case yet. I don’t expect it to to be faster, have more memory or a better camera or whatever than the…

[image] rynn: because the manufacturer decided to neglect it I perfectly understand your point of view and naturally share it. Unfortunately, every device is designed for a specific context. While the earth in my vegetable patch is much the same as it was sixty years ago, the environment of …

[image] OldRoutard: An example is 3G. Again. That’s not the point. If sometimes in the future the FP3 can no longer connect to networks, I would (probably) want to buy a new phone . But that’s not the case yet. The Fairphone 3 has 2G, 3G and 4G/LTE Advanced. It works fine, and 4G/LTE will b…

I agree with most that was said here. I just have to add again the CPU and RAM issue, which I partly count as technical progress and changing user behavior, and partly as “negligent or malicious influence of 3rd parties”: If programmed carefully and not just focused on quick evolution and maximum sa…

[image] Thoense: I find that a lifetime of 7 years is a good return on invest, The FP3+ was sold until November 2022. That’s not even 4 years.

7 years from starting sales, same deadline as all companies use. The FP3+ was no new device it uses the same SOC as the FP3, so the SOC has a 7-years support lifetime. well and why the SOC is important here has been explained and discussed ad nauseum and will not change by questioning ad nauseum. E…

Have a try in the marketplace at this forum .

FP3 Official software support and spare part sales will conclude in August

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Meaghan June 14, 2026, 11:23am 42

Hello, how about reaching to a local Angel?