TW8punk:
. . . (mainboard internals, radio, SD card, cameras)
. . . SD should be external by default so unless you set it to internal? I’d check anyway though.
Hi rob > regarding the above.
The cameras can be ruled out by removing them from the phone as it should still boot and other features work
The simple and top option, i.e. if the user does nothing but select what is offered, which is often seen as the default then the SD card is formatted as internal, which does precipitate problems frequently.
For the record: The FP3 (that Fairphone has lent me) will boot with all four small modules unscrewed (top, camera, bottom and speaker) and taken out of the device. Please note: The FP3 refused to boot with both all four modules and all screws removed. It only booted again once I had screwed the 12 Phillips #00 screws (there will be 13 in the commercially available FP3) back into the outside of the core module. UPDATE: Actually I think it does indeed boot with the screws not back in – but the di…
Android 6 introduced new options for using an SD card in your phone. When you format an SD card or insert a new SD card, you’ll have two options: Internal/phone/adopted storage or external/portable storage. The option that most closely matches older Android versions is the external option.
There are a couple of things to take into account when choosing which option works best for you:
TL;DR: Formatting as internal will allow you to store apps on it and have it encrypted with the system interna…
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