Software Update: FP4.QREL.15.17.2.20260415141502 📲

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Dear Community,

Tonight, June 1, we will start rolling out a new software update for the Fairphone 4.

This will be a staged rollout, so you may not receive it right away.

Software Version Information:

  • Model: Fairphone 4/ FP4

  • OS Version: Android 15

  • Software Version: FP4.QREL.15.17.2.20260415141502

  • Build ID: FP4.QREL.15.17.2

  • Security Patch Level: 5th of May, 2026

  • Update Size (from previous MR): 3.6 MB (3596180 bytes)

:hammer_and_wrench: Resolved issues: :hammer_and_wrench:

  • Optimized background process management for smoother multitasking

  • Fixed an issue where speaker did not work after reboot or software update

:sparkles: Other improvements: :sparkles:

  • Security patch level: 5th of May, 2026

  • Simplified the bootloader unlock process

Thanks to all the beta testers! If you want to become a Fairphone beta tester you can apply here.

Your Fairphone Team

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  • Update went well :white_check_mark:
  • Update available but failed to download or install :cross_mark:
  • Update installed and now I am having problems :sos_button:
  • I am not able to see the update yet :white_question_mark:
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Woohoo :tada: “Optimized background process management for smoother multitasking”
Could someone confirm (or not) that this issue is now fixed? Thanks in advance :smiling_face::folded_hands:

edit: as this update is a staged rollout, my phone do not propose it by now… just a matter of time! :slightly_smiling_face:
edit 2: still no update after 2 days, no matter SIM card is inserted or not… will tell you when I receive update notification :relieved_face: received update in late afternoon :white_check_mark:

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Please check and confirm in the topic

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Check again at :clock6: 18:00.
Probably no one will get it earlier.

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Installed smoothly and with no issues.

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Update was easy as always.

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Installed without issues, but too early to tell if it really fixed the background task issues.

Amazingly, this update was available right away. :partying_face:
Before this I was still on the Jan security update like many Proximus users.

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Apparently background process management has been fixed for me.

Amazing that Fairphone did a release basically just to fix this issue (apart from the security patch and the couple of minor things).

Many many thanks, appreciate the effort. :folded_hands:

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Got notified by support of this update. It was available and update process worked fine.
Unfortunately it didn’t fix the issue of the previous update 15.16.1 killing the phone’s USB-Data capabilities.

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There’s no mention of a fix for that in the release notes.

I have a suggestion that might help: enable USB debugging in Developer options.
Test.
Then disable again for better security.

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USB Debugging has no influence on this. One of the first things I’ve tried.