Same problem here, random reebots during calls.
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Thatās really so annoying! We urgently need a Bug-List and FP has to monitor such flaws.
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I am having the same issue since a few days. Every call got interrupted by a reboot.
Until now. I just had a normal call without reboot. But I had to turn off Bluetooth & GPS to do that.
Will observe if this āsolvesā the problem for now. If it does occur anyways I will post an update to this thread. Would be great if some of you could test this as well.
If we need to turn of Bluetooth & GPS to have uninterrupted calls this would be a really big bummer especially because all the Corona-Tracking Apps rely exactly on those both to be activated.
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I have the Same Problem. Absolutely random reboots. Fairphone has to Take Care of this issue which is massive.
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It has nothing to do with SIM cards, batteriesā¦ IT IS very clearly either a Hardware or Software issue. I Had the Same Problem with FP2 with a different SIM Card and even a different Provider.
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Having the same problems since the beginning. Usually happens during calls that are longer than 30 minutes. From what IĀ“m reading hear this looks like a software problem. Fairphone needs to fix this!
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Welcome to the community forum.
As this is a community forum and not the company, please let Fairphone know so they can deal with your phones and get a sense of the problem as well as the scope of it ā¦ https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us.
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The support answer is:
"We are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience of your reboots during calls.
Currently we are investigating this problem. To help us further, if not specified already, please provide the following information:
- Network provider(s)
- In which country are you experiencing this issue?
- Frequency of the issue. How often does it happen? Once a day, once a week, every phone call, etc.
- Does it seem connected to the use of any particular app? Only during regular phone calls, only during WhatsApp calls, only if the Maps app is open in the background, etc.
In this way we will be able to log your issue with all the information and then forward them to our product team.
Please allow us a reasonable amount of time to investigate this.
If additional details are necessary we might come back to you soon for further communication."
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Hello everyone,
I bought a Fairphone 2 (FP2). I recommended it to many relatives and friends. Then, I started experiencing random reboots during phone calls, other tasks or even when the FP2 was doing nothing. My relatives and friends too. The fact that I replaced a lot of parts of my FP2 (screen, battery, case, SIM card, microSD card) didnāt change anything. Complete factory reset and other tricks didnāt solve the problem either.
As I began receiving an increasing number of work calls on my cell, I had to make a decision: either
- stick to the ideals of the Fairphone company, including the protection of the environment, and continue having my phone calls and work interrupted by random reboots, or
- buy a Fairphone 3 (FP3)
At some point, it became a nightmare to work with the FP2. I gave up and bought the FP3, only to discover that the FP3 had the same problem of random reboots. For now, the random reboots are less frequent than on the FP2 and occur mainly during phone calls or when scrolling down a web page. But this is not normal. I canāt make a phone call without the fear of being interrupted by a random reboot.
I understand that Fairphone is a small company, that it is hard to manufacture and sell ethical electronic products. But the third generation of a smartphone brand should at least be able to make phone calls and browse the web.
I didnāt complain for years due to my full support to this project. But Iāve decided enough is enough: I will contact the Fairphone company to get replacements for both of my phones.
Iāll let you know what their answer is.
Best regards,
Swiss-fairphone
Hello everyone,
I have a first update for you about my defective FP2 and FP3. And it doesnāt look good so far.
The customer service answered but didnāt read my original message properly. They gave me solutions I already tried (and wrote about in my original message). They even gave me a solution to a problem I donāt have at all.
Everyone can make a mistake. Letās give them a second chance. Iāll keep you updated.
Best regards,
Swiss-fairphone
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Same problem. 5+ reboots within 2 weeks, mostly during phone calls. VERY annoying issue. Why should I recommend others to buy it, when it is NOT working all the time? Why should I spend money to upgrade it, when it turns off itself out of the box? 5 more reboots and I will bring it back to the shop where I bought it, for sure. Needless to say that after such an experience there is no trust in further products of this company. Sorry, but producing something that does not work produces the BIGGER amount of electronic waste compared to WORKING products. Sorry for this post, but thatās the reality.
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Welcome to the community forum.
Sorry to contradict you, but itās fortunately not really the reality. It is your experience, and Iām really sorry you had all these issues. But most users donāt have issues at all, or nearly none. Itās a bit a question of luck. Sometimes, some people get non-working products, but itās bad luck, and it happens for every company.
As I just said, perhaps because this is only one bad experience, and others can be much better. People on this forum talk nearly only about their issues, so itās not representative, and being an active member here I can confirm there arenāt 90,000 FP3 customers who complained about their issues here and asked for a solution, others will probably agree. Only a minority of customers have issues.
Ranting about it hereā¦ wonāt help much. Though you are welcome to discuss calmly and try to find solutions to your issues given by other members.
I wish you good luck to solve your issues!
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Dear alex21,
I thank you for your help as an active member of this forum. Ordinary members such as myself or āchlhā depend on your hard work and dedication.
However, it doesnāt give you the right to appoint yourself judge of a subjective view by the standards of your own subjective view. Only facts confirmed by multiple sources (such as a serious, professional and independant statistical study) could, perhaps, give you the small right to state that the opposite opinion of āchlhā has stronger arguments. That is not your case in your post. For the same reason, I have asked Fairphone to give me some basic statistics (such as the number of known defective phones per 100ā000 sold FP2 and FP3) in addition to my personal written complaint. It is not much and it is not an independant source, but at least, it would be a start. A start for a meaningfull talk that is based on proven facts, strict logic and respect.
āchlhā reports his personal experience about one Fairphone smartphone : he holds a very small part of reality and definitely not all of it.
I had 4 defective Fairphone smartphones out of 5 in total (belonging to me or to friends and relatives) with major defects. I am not talking about replacement parts which were defective too. Even so, I hold a very small part of reality, slightly bigger that āchlhā, but still not all of it.
You report your active forum experience. That means you hold a larger part of reality than āchlhā or myself, but a small part of reality nonetheless. Let me explain. Among customers who get a defective product, only a part of them notice or consider it as a defect. Among these customers, only a part of them complain to the manufacturer. Among these customers, only a part of them write publicly on the web. Among these customers, only a part of them write on the official Fairphone Forum. Among these customers, only a part of them can or will choose english as the language of their post. And finally, among these customers, only a part of them have had their case treated by you. This final group is your thin slice of the big pie of reality. A slice slightly larger than chlhās or mine, but nothing to be so conclusive as you are in your post. You are using a shortcut : your logic is flawed. So you see, you are not the one that holds āThe Realityā or āThe Truthā or even an accurate picture of it. You just have a slightly better view than āchlhā or myself.
Therefore, you should think twice before making the following conclusive allegations contained in your post:
- āmost users donāt have issues at all, or nearly noneā : you donāt know that fact conclusively, your active forum experience is not enough
- āItās a bit a question of luck. Sometimes, some people get non-working products, but itās bad luck, and it happens for every companyā: not a very specific or useful fact and definitely not something that will calm an angry customer/fellow forum member because his smartphone suffers from random reboots (such as āchlhā)
- āperhaps because this is only one bad experience, and others can be much betterā: I donāt think this even qualifies as a fact, it is just a hypothesis; it is even less useful than the previous allegation
- āPeople on this forum talk nearly only about their issues, so itās not representative, and being an active member here I can confirm there arenāt 90,000 FP3 customers who complained about their issues here and asked for a solution, others will probably agree. Only a minority of customers have issuesā: as explained before in my previous paragraph, you are using a shortcut and your logic is flawed. You donāt know that fact conclusively because your conclusion (which could be false or true) cannot be based on the premises you exposed in your post (your active forum experience).
Letās wait to hear from Fairphone first about their internal statistics before pointing fingers at each other.
Best regards
Swiss-fairphone
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Thanks for your lengthy post and the time you took to express this constructive feedback.
I think it is on multiple levels that this happened. I think I replied a bit impulsively, I probably did not interpret chlhās message as frustration (which was the case), and misunderstood it as a start of a discussion with open questions, starting with an exposure of unfounded facts. And I myself answered through an exposure of unfounded facts.
I did not formulate it correctly, but my original point was telling him that although it was a part of the global reality, and it was his reality, it wasnāt āThe Truthā either (nobody holds āThe Truthā).
Though he is welcome to receive help, and every active member here will be glad to give him help, complaining on the forum isnāt a particularly constructive way of asking for help (I do understand his frustration, and I would be glad to help him). I am not even sure he was asking for help.
There are community guidelines and forum rules. Which means my first mistake was answering in this manner.
The way I answered results from a misunderstanding. I am glad you pointed out why my message wasnāt constructive, you are right. I will keep your feedback in mind.
Letās stop off-topic and come back to the OP.
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Dear alex21,
Everyone makes mistakes. It happens to the best of us.
I will not talk about community guidelines and forum rules specifically (to be honest, I havenāt read them yet). But in a general way, the posts that āchlhā and you wrote both still contain some useful pieces of information (different views of reality) as well as expression of emotions, which are pieces of information too. So I think this exchange was a good thing: both in general and for the specific matter talked here (FP3 random reboots). If the Fairphone company reads forum posts occasionally , it might even help them on the technical and customer satisfaction side.
On the funny side, it confirms that you are both humans and not bots.
On the self-centered side, I love logic and helping people to understand and respect each other. It was nice.
You are right. Letās focus back a little bit more on the core of the topic.
Best regards,
Swiss-fairphone
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Thatās dangerously naive nowadays (and I could be a bot, too) 
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Hello everyone,
I have a second update for you about my defective FP2 and FP3 random reboots claim. It keeps getting worse.
It has been a week since my last e-mail (aka second chance for the Fairphone company to make things right). Now, the customer service went from not answering properly to not answering at all.
I will make one last attempt at reaching them by e-mail. After that, I am afraid I will have no choice but to take stronger steps such as submitting my case to the swiss consumer defense association (FRC), and eventually the press.
This is sad. I really believe in this company and its values. But letās face it:
- 4 defective smartphones out of 5 in total
- defective replacement parts
- no proper customer support
- no will to be quick and transparent about hard questions (statistics about defective phones)
This āethicalā company is definitely not taking the right direction.
Best regards,
Swiss-fairphone
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You might consider to call support and talk to them, make them aware of your situation. In my experience this has helped here and there to raise the awareness of the urgency of the matter.
(And sorry if this has been suggested already somewhere - didnāt read the entire thread 
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Dear amers,
I didnāt want to use my phone on top of my e-mails because Switzerland is outside the EU and still has roaming costs.
But you are right. It canāt hurt to try. I called them.
Thank you for convincing me
Best regards,
Swiss-fairphone
Dear everyone,
I have a third update about my defective FP2 and FP3 random reboots claim. There might be some little hope.
Thanks to a piece of advice by āamersā, I called them on the phone.
Fairphone finally seems to take my case seriously. The company promised an answer soon (I think the person on the phone said today or tomorrow, but I canāt remember exactly as it was a very long phone call).
It doesnāt change the fact that my case was very badly processed until now. But letās hope that itās over.
If it works, you will know what steps to take if that happens to you too.
Best regards,
Swiss-fairphone