Software update: FP3/FP3+ 6.A.028.1

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As mentioned in the release notes, FP3(+) just got an update. Version 6.A.028.1.

Seems to adress an NFC authentication problem (Fix for regression in AusweisApp2 NFC).

Currently installing it.

Edit by Moderator:

Release date: 29th April 2024
Android version: 13
Software Version: 6.A.028.1
Security Patch Level: 5th April 2024

Changes

  • Updated security patch level
  • Fix for regression in AusweisApp2 NFC
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I upgraded this morning and since I have an issue with Signal not receiving new messages anymore when the application is not opened.

The battery config of the application is currently set to ā€œoptimizedā€. It was working fine until now. Iā€™ll try with ā€œunrestrictedā€ and seeā€¦

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Hello @KevinC
I installed the software update
I use Signal too (a lot), and I do not have your problem with Signal 7.5.2 on my FP3 (not FP3+). Battery config is on optimized too.
Is your Signal app up to date? Can you tell us more about your situation?

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Hello,
Thanks for your feedback.
Iā€™m up to date on Signal too (7.5.2 for 3 days now according to Play Store). The issue is not reproduced since I change Signal battery config.
Iā€™ll switch the config back and see. :person_shrugging:

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My Signal App (7.5.2) does behave o.k. in my FP3+(updated already to
6.A.028 1)

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I can confirm that I switched back and it has been working fine for days now. Then Iā€™m not sure what happened but itā€™s not reproduced. :slight_smile:

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Hi all, my Dad has a couple of issues since he updated his FP3+, 4 apps are not working anymore: OSMAND, AusweisApp, Mapy, Etar calendar - he opens the apps, they start and freeze right away, he only gets the screen with the app logo and nothing else happens.
We tried deinstalling & installing the apps, checked for updates & cleared the cache, deinstalled nova launcher. Sometimes the newly installed app worked for a couple of minutes before it froze again.

Does anybody have an idea what the reason could be? Or what could solve these issues? Is it possible to re-install this update ( in case the error happened whilst updating) or should he switch back to Android 11 if thatā€™s possible?

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If your dad has a working backup of all relevant data you might try a dic:factorydatareset and check if the four apps work after that (Iā€™d suppose so).

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Could anybody please tag this topic with ā€˜fp3(+)ā€™?

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Thanks Volker! The problem was actually caused by the SD card. For some reason, all 4 apps were installed/stored on the external SD card. Once he installed them on the internal storage they started working again.

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Ah, good find!
This leads me to the recommendation to not configure the SD card as ā€œinternal memoryā€! It can even lead to much more problems up to loosing all your data. See sdcardguide

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Iā€™ve just downgraded my FP3+ to Android 11 mostly because of the problem with the fingerprint in some of my apps on Android 13. If I install this software update will it move me back to Android 13 again? (Which would be a disaster after all the work I put in to get back to Android 11) :frowning_face: Are there still security updates for Android 11?

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Yes.

No.
Thatā€™s why they had to move to a higher Android version in the first place.

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Thanks for the quick reply. How do I stop it updating? At the moment itā€™s on pause. :fearful:

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Sorry, I donā€™t know.
Iā€™m neither using Fairphone OS nor the fingerprint sensor, and Iā€™m on Android 13.

You could still consider installing an alternative OS to keep the fingerprint sensor working like before to be more future-proof (and to have a more secure device for the sake of everybody on the internet).

Fairphone support this basically by keeping the phone open to install alternative OSes (not every phone vendor does so).

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See

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