Hi ! I’m writing to ask about a “Special Update” that my Updater is asking me to install (see screenshot). I’m currently on 18.02.0. I see no mention of it here on the forum, so I’m hesitant to install. Screenshot of Updater [image] Thanks in advance! kaneda

I installed also the special update and i notice the that the battery drains more quickly then before that update … actually I do not get one day usage with a filled battery

[image] parc_de: I installed also the special update and i notice the that the battery drains more quickly then before that update … [image] ben: A higher drain immediately after an update can be normal in my experience. … [image] SanderKSmit: I guess Ben was right. after recharg…

[image] Linda_CH: A rather basic question: if my phone is (quite a bit) older than August '17 but I do experience random reboots, should I install the update or ignore it? If I was you, I would skip this update. The change will be included in the next regular update anyway. And if your FP2 is…

[image] Parantatatam: Now the update app on the Fairphone wants me to update to the special update again. But could the dead screen be some problem with the driver of the new Fairphone screens, that comes with the 18.02. special update? Did somebody else experience anything like that? The ‘ne…

Having an older Fairphone 2 of August 2016 I can tell you that the memory update didn’t cause me any problem, I see no difference in behavior whatsoever after the update.

Heya, So, a day after the update this might be normal? (BTW, this is a brand new replacement battery.) A super quick drop from 20% -> 5% ->1% | recharging back up to 10% within 10 minutes(!!?) [fairphone_battery-drain_loading] Back up to 100% within just over 40 minutes. Was never that quick be…

[image] retsifp: The version number was not incremented because of the needed google verification. If only the baseband is changed, the verification (which costs some days) is not needed again. Yup. I had to ask for myself with the dev team and they confirmed this is the reason. We now need t…

Thanks Ben. It is stable today, will monitor the drain for the next few days.

After doing the special update I had one day with only one reboot and now on day 2 am back to constant reboots, meaning it feels like every five minutes if I am trying to use the F2. This renders the phone basically useless. Battery is quickly drained, Any suggestions?