Is it possible to install the Fairphone app in non-stock Fairphone OS?

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I’m using Ubuntu Touch and it has Waydroid to run Android apps. Is it possible to install the Fairphone app inside it or I guess in any non-stock OS in general? It’s not really a big deal but I’m just curious because it would be nice to see it when I want to and check some things there :smile:
It’s not in the Play Store.

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I have it on /e/OS, works fine.

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How did you install it? It’s not in the PlayStore. Does Fairphpone provide an official APK?

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Sorry for late reply. I have two apps from Fairphone: Fairbuds and Checkup. On /e/OS, they’re available in the App Lounge, whick comes with this spesific OS. I know nothing about the OS you’re running, sorry I can’t be of more help.

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I see. Not familiar with App Lounge. Now I wonder if that’s installable on anything other than /e/. Also not sure if Checkup is the Fairphone app preinstalled in stock OS where you see things like how long you’ve been using your phone and some debugging tools.

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For differentiation’s sake, there are these apps:

  • My Fairphone app – apparently what @kugiigi wants and not on any app store neither provided as an .apk by Fairphone, only partly functional on Custom ROMs. When I tried it 1-2 years ago (on my FP3 running /e/OS), accessing its “My device” (or just “Device”?) functionality always made the app crash.
  • Fairbuds app – available on app stores, works on Custom ROMs
  • Checkup app – basic hardware tests developed for the Fairphone :two: , not updated since 2018 or 2019, available on F-Droid, mostly and rudimentarily works on other phones as well (note the FP2 had just two microphones, so Checkup only includes two microphone tests, too)
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Thanks for the clarification. I guess it is really not possible to get the My Fairphone app. Anyway, it’s not really a big deal, would have been nice though :slight_smile: