Hello Everyone
It is this jolly time of the year to ask for a badge.
Here you can get one for your FP3 (if it’s still in use 
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If your device is younger, but older than 3, you can look through the forum to find a relevant thread and claim your badge.
Enjoy 
Thanks for the reminder and topic, it is this time of year indeed.
Now 6 years, still daily driver, still /e/OS.
Happy birthday to my Fairphone 3! It turned 6 on November 6th 
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A month ago, the screen went black… but nothing a screwdriver reinstalling the screen module couldn’t fix.
It still has its original battery (and all original modules), and it still responds smoothly enough for my day-to-day use 
Happy Birthday:)
now you need to change your profile description 
My FP3 turned 6 on 20th November. I installed a replacement battery a few months back but, apart from that, it’s the same as when I got it.
My FP3 was first used in November 2019 Happy Birthday!
It’s kinda on its last legs from a performance POV with regular lockups, especially after rebooting or when flipping between battery saver, normal and charging modes but it’s still plodding on. This helped a lot though: Fairphone 3 Poor performance, fixed!
On second battery and I’ve recently started having to charge it again in the evenings so I probably need a new one soon. (The previous one ballooned eventually!)
Hang in there little phone! 
also still on FP3 
now with Android15, and as happy as on day one.
updates: always went smoothly.
battery replacement: yes.
screen replacement: yes, once.
bottom module replacement: not yet (but have one in my “FP basket”, just in case).
camera: not that great, but… 
no plans to replace it anytime soon (unless FP comes up with a smaller phone in the future)
Apologies, but could you please specify the starting date of your FP3? As I can see, you have been on this forum much longer than (humbly) me, so I might be missing the data.
hi meaghan, no apologies, please
I got my FP3 at the end of 2019, but I did not keep record of the exact date. and yes, I had the FP1 and later FP2 earlier. actually I had 2 FP1, which I gave away to friends who wantes to test FairPhone - my incentive to buy a FP2. this oldie is still functional but the battery is poor and I didn’t check for security updates since, hm, 2021.
wish you a good - and longlasting - experience with your FP! cheers, christoph
attached: the beach at porto pim, horta, faial, açores, sep 2025
Hi
thanks:)
granted a 5 years badge. please remind us next month to receive a 6 years one as well.
all the best
Almost six years, first week of december 2019 . I’m it’s second owner, but it’s still on it’s first battery
Yes, it’s the 6th birthday of my Fairphone 3. It runs on /e/ OS.
I got my FP3 on Nov. 9th, 2019 and it’s still in daily use, so I’d be happy to receive the badge 
I’m gonna tweak the performance once again, but I’m not entirely sure I’ll be able to claim my 7-year badge next year. Got a good ol’ phonecall today, I’m happy that it rang at all, it took several seconds to appear on screen, and again several seconds after I accepted the call, I just had to keep saying “hello?” as I couldn’t know when the actual call was established. But that’s the fate of modern electronics, 6+ years is a nice lifespan already.
Actually I’m more worried about the vulnerability of today’s electronics and online systems, both in terms of hackers / spies / malware / surveillance and in terms of physical sabotage on cables, servers, clouds etc., I’m keeping a battery-powered radio just in case 
Hello! I got my FP3 in Oct. 19. Still perfect, only one battery change, a blue cover and recently a new moss green cover, that’s it 
Seeing this thread, I just want to mention, that on Nov. 06, 2025 my FP3 passed it’s 6th year of life, having only replaced the pumper to a protective case and bought a new battery, both in 2025.
This FP3 is still my only, daily used smartphone!
Now since round about one week my FP3 is also IN.
Its still working fine. Only the display component needs an exchange!
Since icy January in Eastern Germany I didn’t realize that deficit, because I have had a bumper around. This broke in frozen state and thus my FP3 went into a flip phone surprisingly. I semi repaired with TESA, which still fixes the display. Research for repair shops then and there completely failed.
Recently I ordered display component after beeing „in stock“ again — waiting for delivery.
Following the end of life message and getting a handy discount code, I made the jump to a Murena FP6.
My FP3 still has a job though because the Lopay app contactless payment don’t work on e/os, so it now lives with my band gear and is used for taking payments for merch!
