Software Update: FP5.VT31.C.114.20260804 📲

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Dear Community,

Tonight, August 24, 2026, we started to roll out a new software update for the Fairphone 5. This is a staged roll out, so may not receive it right away.

Software Version Information:

  • Model: Fairphone 5/ FP5

  • OS Version: Android 15

  • Software Version: FP5.VT31.C.114.20260804

  • Build ID: FP5.VT31.C.114

  • Security Patch Level: Security patch level: 5th August, 2026

  • Update Size (from previous MR): 30.14 MB (30144914 bytes)

:hammer_and_wrench: Resolved Issues: :hammer_and_wrench:

  • Fixed an issue where device could not connect to 6 GHz Wi-Fi networks
  • Fixed an issue where recent apps button was occasionally not responsive
  • Fixed an issue where dark mode was disabled automatically when it is enabled outside of schedule

:sparkles: Other Improvements: :sparkles:

  • Security patch level: 5th of August, 2026
  • Connecting an external display gives user an option to Mirror or use Desktop mode
  • General UI improvements

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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Not a big thing, but does anyone else register – after completion of the update – the disappearance of the app icon (I guess in my case it’s Camera) at the screen’s bottom right end? :thinking:

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Oh i see now. thanks.
No, it hasn’t happened on my device (had to switch the launcher to double check)

4

As I was stuck on February release VT2M without any possibility to upgrade, I finally performed a factory reset

Found the VT31 after a few reboots

Lost some personal data in the process despite the backup

Hopefully I will be able to get the next release via normal OTA

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I had been stuck on the March update for a few months for some reason, but yesterday I got offered this update (2.3 GiB to download!), but everything happened smoothly, no problems so far. :crossed_fingers:

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I have a big problem
After this update my fairphone won’t complete the boot process, it stucks after the light green logo on green background appears and disappears on the screen, it stucks when I see the vertical light green line
Then the phone became hot

I have tried to investigate in fastboot mode:

fastboot getvar current-slot
current-slot: a

fastboot getvar slot-retry-count:a
slot-retry-count:a: 7

fastboot getvar slot-retry-count:b
slot-retry-count:b: 0

when I do a long press to hard shutdown the phone it reboots
when I choose “power off” from the fastboot menu it reboots
I have tried several restart (also two battery removal, because after ~10 minutes is become very hot) before investigating in fast mode.

now I see on fastboot screen “BOOTLOADER VERSION - FP5.VT2Y.C.108.20260622”
but retry count stucks on 7

please help

edit: other details from fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) current-slot:a
(bootloader) has-slot:boot:yes
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:b:0
(bootloader) slot-unbootable:b:yes
(bootloader) slot-successful:b:no
(bootloader) slot-retry-count:a:7
(bootloader) slot-unbootable:a:no
(bootloader) slot-successful:a:yes

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further investigations:

fastboot, fastbootd and the recovery logs told me:
slot a contains the previous version (FP5.VT2Y.C.108.20260622), with security-patch-level:2026-07-05
recovery logs report this message: W:DM_DEV_STATUS failed for system_a: No such device or address but is not relevant, but also happen on a good fairphone booting normally, so I’ve check the recovery log on a working fairphone without find any relevant difference

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I couldn’t wait any longer, I have wiped userdata
it boots

I lost some data, but at least I can use my smartphone.