My update went well. Also re-rooting was very smooth.
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The update didn’t show automatically. So I check the app Settings, System, System update and there I did a Check for update. And so I could updated. It went smootly.
If one can update is of couse dependently on your SIM provider.
The option is there, but at least for me (system language german, completely standard configuration) the network is not shown even after restarting the phone.
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Please discuss the network name issue in the corresponding topic not here.
Läufts 
, Thank you!
The update only appeared today for me (Orange FR) and went smoothly, except that 1/3 of the fixes don’t work (network name) (and yes, sorry but this is totally relevant to the update thread). Don’t know if the two others work since I didn’t experience screen freezes or use WiFi calling.
At least we got the December security patches, that’s something.
And its here in different ways before your comment, so no need to repeat and still has to stay in the other topic not here!
I had to search for the update manually to get it.
One weird thing after reboot was that some apps seem to have lost their permissions: storage and location permission for SyncThing, VPN permission for WireGuard. Both apps are constantly in use.
I noticed that already some time before the update with many different apps. So my guess was, that this was caused by Google play services. The changes did not happen again after the update for me
If one can update is of couse dependently on your SIM provider.
Is this true?
FP support claims that they do not withhold updates.
My phone provider also claims that they do not actively block updates.
Nevertheless, the update simply does not arrive.
One of them is not telling the truth. The user is left alone with the problem.
Don’t forget that Android does automatically remove permissions for “unused” apps (those you use rarely or just seasonally), see “System/Apps/Unused Apps”.
What I’m saying is that it could be a coincidence.
It happens an update doesn’t pass a specific carrier’s quality control, and Fairphone has to fix it before this provider accepts it.
This happened (at least) twice last year with Orange FR, and all Orange FR clients got those updates a month later (which was a good thing, since the initial one was bug-ridden…).
So yes, nobody “withholds” updates, but there are reasons why some providers’ clients would get a given update some time later. Usually it’s for the best, since it means there must be some really show-stopping problem for the network carrier to bother.
o.k. - thanks for clarification
Why does it happen so often, that quality check fails for FP updates? ( I use A1 network, Austria).
No problems here with Samsung updates.
That’s why I also wrote
It might still be a coincidence and a different bug. But certainly not “unused”.
As almost olways:
Update doesn’t arrive 
Phone provider says that it does not block the updates.
I believe that. Samsung updates arrive on time.
It must be because of Fairphone.
My patience is running out.
And your provider is?
Yesss (A1 network, Austria)
I had email correspondence with FP support about this and received contradictory statements.
In the first reply, I was told that FP can withhold updates for certain providers.
In a second reply, I was told that it is not FP but the provider that withholds the updates.
The provider in turn denies this.
And which source of information do you trust more?
