Hi, I recently have a problem on my FairPhone 3, which makes it unusable. The symptoms are : it takes a VERY long time to start the phone (like if the processor was dying), unlocking SIM card takes an eternity (again, huge lags when typing my PIN code), and after unlocking the SIM, the screen c…

[image] Solkanar: What do you think might be the cause of the problem ? Any suggestions of what can I do to solve it ? In any case, can someone tell me how to save the data i have on my FP3, without having access to it. At the moment, it is impossible for me to configure a connection between m…

Hi amoun, Thank you for your quick answer. I am not using any SD card, so I guess i’m not concerned about “point 2”. Safe mode start seems not working. (EDIT : safe mode is working but i have the same issue, and it is really hard to see what is printed on the screen since it displays only for a …

[image] Solkanar: Any suggestions on how can I save my data ? Not if you cannot get adb to work, hopefully someone will have ‘some’ ideas :crossed_fingers:

Thank you Amoun. I’ill be back when i will have reassembled my FP3. See ya

Hi again, I have tried reassembling my FP3. One of the screws was impossible to remove, so I couldnt remove the screen entirely. After reassembling everything, the screen is not working anymore. It seems that the phone is still working, so the main problem seems to be the screen or the connector …

Yes it sounds like the display to main board contacts. To be careful not to burr the cut in the screw head it can require a lot of pressure so the screw driver doesn’t slip. Once the head cut is damages i.e. rounded there are a few ways to get a grip laying a rubber band between the driver and…

Also … [image] Screen displaying colorful noise, broken? Fairphone 3 Have you tried carefully pressing along the display module margins? Display module and the rest of the phone are held together by screws and plastic clips, and the latter sometimes get loose from shocks …

hi Solkanar ! I have the exact same problem with my FP3 (the combination of 0,1 second long blinks and extra-low processing is driving me crazy !). I am very interested with the conclusion of your attempts to solve it, to begin with I am gonna rebuild it as well :slight_smile:

Welcome to the Community Forum :slight_smile: How full is your storage? (Check Settings > Storage) I’d keep it under 80%.

Hi everyone. Here are some news of my fairphone 3 (i can see some people are interested !). Here is what I’ve done: 1/ After removing all screws except one (can’t be removed), and reassembling it, the screen of the phone wasn’t working at all, but the phone was working. 2/ I removed the SIM card…

Screen problem / Processor problem ? [FP3]

Help Fairphone 3

anon9989719 January 29, 2023, 6:01pm 2

Reassemble after cleaning the module contacts if out of warranty
Do you know if you have an SD card formatted as Internal
Have you tried a safe mode start :- see post below