Originally published at: Keeping your phone longer with a refresh on the inside and out - Fairphone There’s nothing better than the feeling of a new phone in your hand… except for the feeling of an old familiar phone that you’ve kept and cared for all these years. So, we’re excited to announce t…

Perhaps even the #LineageOS version for the Fairphone 2 will get better, as the released code could as well be used to polish it further :). I’m a little sad that LoS wasn’t chosen as the base OS.

I agree with PotentialBuyer, I’m using an old 2008 samsung (non smartphone) since december because my old smartphone broke down, I was watching the fairphone site all this time for news about a new model but the only news I got in 4 months is about new cover… I would really like to purchase a fair…

[image] urs_lesse: I would also suspect that “Change is in your hands” is printed on the (new) battery and not into the inside of the new case Well 5 hours before you posted this, you posted pictures with the answer in another thread: [image] Great things ahead? (8th May '18 …

Are we talking about a Google-certified Android 7.1? Because a non-certified Android 7.1 for the Fairphone 2 exists since October 2017 – in the form of Lineage OS . A Google certification is crucial as there are reports of apps (especially banking apps, but also some games) which refuse to run on s…

[image] Bas_van_Abel: Right now, we’re hard at work to get Android 7.1 “Nougat” into the hands of existing and new Fairphone 2 users this summer. Wow! That’s great news! What a nice surprise! I also love the transparent covers.

[image] TobiasF: Are we talking about a Google-certified Android 7.1? Yes, the update will have the Google certification.

Well, it’s plain and simple: Fairphone rocks! :star_struck: Admittedly, I would not have placed any money on a bet for that development. Once more it’s true, that life is full of surprises or expect the unexpected :wink:

@BertG You´re right and put it to the point. :metal:

[image] BertG: that life is full of surprises or expect the unexpected [grafik] Source

Bert is right: The fairphone rocks! Even more important to me: Fairphone, the company, listened to their customers! The transparent case was a unique selling point to me (in addition to the fairness aspect, the modular approach to the hardware and the support for open sourced, non-googlefied oper…

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Bas_van_Abel May 9, 2018, 9:54am 26

Yes, the update will have the Google certification.

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