Hey there Fairphone 2 owners! Whether you received your phone back in December or just in the past week, we hope you’re getting to know and love your Fairphone 2. With the information provided in user guide and your own exploration, we assume that...
Regarding tip 3: Please don’t select a file that is on your SD-card as a ringtone. It won’t end well.
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It’s nice that they list the improvements that were provided to change the mine from artisanal (completely manual labor) to more semi-industrial operations. What are the environmental risk involved here, I wonder? How does the washing process work?
Is it possible to get a pdf with all the work and audits that there done here? Most of the information is second hand info on “certificates” and “awards”, but it would be nice to know more about the criterias and the situations on site.
At Fairphone, we care about the materials in our phone and want to inspire the entire industry to source more responsibly. With this in mind, we’ve been working with our supply chain partners to integrate conflict-free tungsten into our supply chain,...
As leaked in recent days, the Fairphone-T-Mobile-Austria deal is official now:
Starting today, there’s a new way for Austrian Fairphone fans to get their hands on our latest device: Thanks to a new operator partnership, the Fairphone 2 is now available through T-Mobile Austria. You can purchase the Fairphone 2 via the Austrian...
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Johannes
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March 22, 2016, 11:35am
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More tips:
Who’s got a charger? Does anyone have a charger?! In our age of constant connectivity, you’ll hear this question every day in offices, hotels and cafés worldwide. Our reliance on our phones has created a brand new kind of panic that ensues as soon as...
“… we could be more realistic about the Fairphone 2 battery; it only has a one-year warranty.”
@anon48893843 : Will the Fairphone 1 (FP1 & FP1U) battery continue to come with a two-year warranty?
I just happen to know that @anon48893843 went on holiday last Monday for a fortnight. So he can’t reply at the moment.
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April 2, 2016, 7:57pm
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A related forum topic for reading more:
Hi all!
Out of curiosity (@DoraXP made me think of it in this post ) I researched a bit on the matter of smartphone failures and warranty and discovered this article from 2010 (I did not read all of it).
It states:
So, assuming that the FP1/FP1U has similar drop-out-rates as the iPhone 4, about 1,260 (out of 60,000) of the phones sold in 2014 would be erratic in the first year of their usage.
The spectrum goes up to 6,7%:
For Fairphone this would be over 4,020 (out of 60,000).
I thought t…
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I don’t like that they do so many usability related blog posts lately. These topics should go into support articles and so the blog posts are just bloated support articles (they have some experience in bloating… ).
As a FP1 user I’m not interested in how I can backup a FP2…
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As a FP 2 Open OS user neither am I interested in how to backup the FP2 via Google.
But then again I’m not reading the blog anyway.
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Today we’ve got a new reason to celebrate: Conflict-free tungsten is now part of the Fairphone supply chain! With this achievement, Fairphone can finally announce that we set up traceable supply chains for all four internationally-recognized conflict...
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[quote]After leaving the mine, the tungsten concentrate travels to Wolfram Bergbau’s refining facilities in Austria. Here a mass balance model is applied, similar to the supply chain of tin and tantalum. For example, about 50% of the tungsten input comes from recycled sources (learn more about the mass balance model ).[/quote] (bold by me)
Does this refer to the whole tungsten that is processed in the refining facilities, or to the mass balanced amount of tungsten that is used for the Fairphon…
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Stefan
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For completeness’ sake:
We’ve got some happy news for Fairphone 1 owners: A full upgrade to Android 4.4 KitKat is on its way! It’s been quite the journey to get this far, but thanks to the persistence of our software team, we’re almost there. Read the latest news and...
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If you feel adventurous and know what the risks are, you can apply to participate in the alpha (and later beta) testing here:
https://forum.fairphone.com/t/call-for-testers-of-android-4-4alpha-for-fairphone-1/19411?u=johannes
And finally, some clarifications for FP1 first edition owners:
I notice, in the email I received, that A4.4 is announced for the FP1U, which is the second batch of FP1 phones, if I get it right.
I was among the first 5000 backers, so I suppose my FP1 is just that: FP1, not FP1U. Is that right?
If so, and provided that I do unify the storage (still not done on my phone), will I still be able to upgrade to Android 4.4?
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