Install /e/ on a Fairphone FP4 - “FP4” (beta)

[yoraps]

good point!
Thanks for that!

[yvmuell]

@Edmund

wonder if the service of /e/ foundation will do?

If not have a look at mailbox.org or posteo.de

[AlphaElwedritsch]

@Edmund

After setting up my own web calendar server, file cloud, adresse book etc., using DuckDuckGo Browser and Blockade app - and after beginning to read privacy policies of commonly used apps and web sites, I just start to realize that there is much more tracking and profiling going on than I ever thought. And with my freemail provider beeing one of the worst, even analyzing mail content, I obviously will have to find a better mail solution asap. But I don’t feel like setting up and maintain my own mail server. I wonder if the service of /e/ foundation will do?

but be careful. you can also become paranoid very quickly and stress yourself to the point of no return…
I have meanwhile really hit the brakes. if you deal with it properly and do not pay attention it goes deeper and deeper and you have more and more concerns. that can have a really negative effect on your psyche.

i’m more pragmatic about it now. as much as necessary as little as possible. i don’t drive myself crazy anymore.

[noodlejetski]

if you’re looking for some decent email options, Tutanota and ProtonMail are worth checking out, too. I’ve been using the former for a few years now and I’m quite happy with it.

[AlphaElwedritsch]

Is it possible to extract the original camera app as executable or installable apk file from original rom?

To use in /e/ and to have the wide range

[hirnsushi]

You can try it, I uploaded it here.
I see two problems:

• It depends on Google Photos, IIRC
• Maybe needs to be a system app (could be solved with Magisk)

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Edit: Here’s the relevant part in the manifest:

<queries>
        <package android:name="com.google.android.apps.photos"/>
        <package android:name="com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox"/>
    </queries>

Not sure if that means that’s a hard dependency

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Edit 2: The documentation on <queries> doesn’t make this any clearer for me, maybe someone with Android packaging experience can answer that

[AlphaElwedritsch]

thanks @hirnsushi but as you already mentioned, it is not working. starts but chrashes then after a few microseconds

[Edmund]

@AlphaElwedritsch

To use in /e/ and to have the wide range

Using the /e/ camera app, I was able to switch cameras to wide angle using the camera icon with the “+” sign near the zoom slider. Since it kind of overlaps with the slider, it is easy to miss when tapping on it (and change zoom instead)

[AlphaElwedritsch]

you’re right, but the quality is poor.
normally i use the wichaya gcam port, but for wide angle would it be nice to have it…

anyhow, it is not that important for me. i am not the photographer

[Edmund]

@AlphaElwedritsch

anyhow, it is not that important for me. i am not the photographer

Anyway, it would be nice if the /e/ camera app could be improved in the near future…

[marvy]

I’m very pleased with my posteo account

[noodlejetski]

has any of you had any success installing Magisk on /e/? when I try to use the Magisk app to patch the boot.img that comes with /e/, it crashes immediately.

[yvmuell]

Discussed here I think

FP4 Root Access is possible, maybe a bit risky

Hey! I tried to root my FP4 on /e/os using Magisk. It worked using the default stock rom on FP4, so rooting the device works. However, using /e/os Magisk just crashes when I try to modify the boot.img using the install button in Magisk. This happens with v23 and the canary build. Does anyone have an idea how to fix it? Could it be any permission issue? Cheers!

Edit: and here

TWRP for Fairphone 4

Hey, since I flashed /e/os on my FP4, I cant boot into twrp anymore. Any ideas, why this is the case? I would like to use TWRP to root my device using Magisk, since the usual method doesnt work on /e/os

[noodlejetski]

thanks! I didn’t notice that.

[Edmund]

@AlphaElwedritsch

and you have more and more concerns

Thanks for the kind words. It is off-topic here, I know, but living in Switzerland, my wife works in an institution with mentally handicapped people. About 2 years ago, the local police showed up, because they were informed by US FBI that someone in the institution was accessing dubious web pages. This is no legend, it really happened. I really do not approve dubious web pages, but this shows how things are working today…

Edit: “dubios” actually means illegal

[AlphaElwedritsch]

you are absolutely right and it is a must and not optional.
but it must not take you over completely
anything is better than nothing. even the longest journey begins with the first step

[jobal]

Thanks to you! I was falling in desperation, but I remebered your post and it save me.

[noodlejetski]

can you /e/-ers check if NFC works for you? I’ve noticed that I don’t have a way of enabling it.

NFC not working on Fairphone 4

[AlphaElwedritsch]

I saw your comment also in /e/ community

I can enable NFC and read a NFC tag I use for “Automation” app.
I can also write NFC tags with that app.
So, for me and my requirements it is working well…

No other possibilities to check it. No Paying apps, etc…google pay or apple pay…
or is there another chance to test?

[noodlejetski]

this is what I get in the settings, so I doubt testing with any apps would make any difference. tapping my NFC tag or NFC-enabled headphones doesn’t do anything.

edit: sometimes it looks like this, after the reboot. can’t press the toggle.

I’m using a modified boot.img to enable Magisk, I wonder if that could have something to do with it. I guess it’s something to test for another day.