It should be available via system updater.
Go to Settings > System. There you should find it under Extended Sytem or similar.
Simply tap the System Updater and let it search for the update.
The presence of the System Updater depends on one or two Google services. If you canāt find it, you have probably deactivated Google Play Services and / or Google Services Framework.
Temporaribly activate them and the Updater will show up.
After the Update you can deactivate both services again. Be sure to deactivate the āFind my deviceā function under Security first or one of the both mentioned services cannot be deactivated again ā¦
PS: VPN software can also prevent the update being found by the system updater if you have restricted Google Play Services or Google Services Framework. Just in case - try to temporarily suspend it if you have it running (eg. Netguard).
Iāve tried installing this via recovery, it getās verified correctly but then fails
Installing update...
E: Can't run /sbin/update_engine_sideload (No such file or dir)
E:Error in /sideload/package.zip (Status 1)
...
Installation aborted
no matter if i try to install it from sdcard or adb/usb
Is anyone aware of a possibility to force triggering the OTA update?
I received the September security update in a timely manner, when the first reports were made here. Under the same conditions (Iām in the UK, usually connected to a VPN 24/7) I havenāt received the October security update yet (the one released by FP in late November) - and Iām already annoyed by that. Fairphone needs some time to integrate the Google patches into their OS - fine. But still being on September patches in December, thatās my previous phoneās experience all over againā¦
I tried various suggestions from the internet: clearing the Google Services Framework app cache, disabling the VPN for a while, rebooted multiple times, did the manual update search for about a billion timesā¦ It tells me my September patches are up to date, and that drives me nuts, because I know itās not the case.
There are not so many Fairphone 3ās that the rollout should take weeks. Iād even opt in for early testing if there was such a thing.
Rant over.
I didnāt ask support yet, wanted to look for possible reasons and solutions here first.
I tried manually installing the OTA zip file but experienced the same error as @nold.
Sorry, for being a smartass; but then this isnāt new for you and no need for ranting.
No, seriously, it might be a staged rollout, that takes a few days, to e.g. manage the bandwith-use of the download server.
Since the first post mentioning the availability of the update was 4 days ago, you might give it another week? Just a wild guess, of course, as I have no experience or special knowledge.
Fair enough. It feels like itās been much longer
I wish theyād announce updates with some details (like āitās a staged OTA, expect this to reach everyone in X days at mostā). A short tweet would be enough. I should really tell this to support, not the community
I noticed they didnāt update this support page yet - this and the fact that @Monica.Ciovica didnāt get back to us could possibly mean the updated wasnāt supposed to be released yet?
Iāve just received the update today, so I would suggest it is a staged rollout of some description (Iāve been trying to get the update manually since the first post that an update had arrived).
Thatās great news! I checked manually earlier today - nothing. Checked manually again just now, and there it is! Staged rollout it is.
My concerns about the lack of transparency in the whole process are still valid thoughā¦ Just put out some tweets Fairphone, come on - itās not that hardā¦
Support page still says
FairphoneOS version 0096 is the latest software version for your Fairphone 3 released in October 2019. It is based on Android 9 Pie.
Hi.
My FP3 has just installed the 5 october security patch and my connections sharing doesnāt work anymoreā¦ The week when my home connection have troubles
Have you got the same issue?
Which one exactly? WiFi hotspot? Bluetooth tethering?
How about after turning the phone off (really shutting it down, no simple reboot) and turning it on again?
Wifi hotspot.
I didnāt known that there is a difference between reboot and start after shut down. But even with a āreal shut downā, it doesnāt work : my PC successfully connects to wifi but not to the internet (no ping).
So this must be some issue with third party software oder network settings. What kind of computer are you connecting from, PC or Mac? Are you using a firewall? Any specific error messages except for not being connected?
Thanks for testing.
My PC, booted with windows 10 or a linux, can not used my hotspot to ping something. But this PC can used the my wifeās hotspot to used internet. This PC had used my hotspot the week before the update
Do you know who to reset this hotspot ?
Did you get your FP3 from the Fairphone Shop or from a reseller?
Iām asking because FP3 batches at resellers (sold before Fairphone delivered FP3 to its own customers) still need a firmware fix (actually forecast for the first quarter of 2020).
Android 10
