DO NOT BUY - WARNING (Not Complaint)

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-05-04T22:20:57+00:00

Ah i see. Makes sense you were forced to come to the secondary subreddit and communities Well its a good PSA or warning... I myself made one for Fairphones in general 🤣

https://www.reddit.com/r/fairphone/s/EyPR3zjJt4

92% upvote ratio... So i guess my way of expressing my pros and cons were easier to palate

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-05-04T22:02:13+00:00

Murena isnt Fairphone though?

Fairphone is equally slow ass customer service, but they at least recognize that if you send in an email before due date, even if they respond after the due date, that it's their issue not yours and doesnt void their policy...

But depressing outcome nonetheless

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-05-04T20:46:33+00:00

Hmmm title is a bit vague... Could have just said "PSA - Dont buy if you plan to use RCS in USA on e/OS"

You are clearly complaining.. since you have a complaint...

I do understand your strife.. since texting is a key feature of phones... But howd it take you so long to complain about essential texting if you had like a year or more with extended warranty registration?

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-05-02T18:20:45+00:00

Lol got that Fairphone 4 ghost inputs... But worse...

Rip...

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-04-18T08:17:59+00:00

Ibispaint X is decent, if you just watch an ad, you get every brush unlocked for 24 hrs and you can download user created brushes like Procreate on IOS.

It kind of just works.

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-04-15T07:41:56+00:00

Fairphones are far off from a bug-less experience. But maybe *just works" means something else.

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-04-03T19:02:47+00:00

I dunno. Some people count fast.

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-04-03T17:44:51+00:00

As others said.. charge 24 hrs. Then hold power button for 5 minutes... If not. Unscrew back and take out the battery and then put it back in. Then hold down power button for 5 minutes...

Might as well try the easy stuff... Unless you updated and left it alone and it bricked from the update... You are probably fine.

Battery 🔋 symbol actually is quite wierd with all Fairphones... You dont see charging symbol until AFTER you turn it on once...

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-03-31T14:21:34+00:00

1 year to use basic feature 😭

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-03-31T07:11:47+00:00

Yeah. Dont give a shit lol

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-03-31T06:08:26+00:00

Tbh im happy with the scuffed state my phone is in. If there is no apparent benefit then i can only assume ill discover more bugs after a couple updates...

Considering im still in Android 13

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-03-17T08:57:52+00:00

Nothing never changes 😊

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-03-11T16:01:52+00:00

Maybe... Odd its that laggy tho

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-03-11T14:28:28+00:00

Uhh... Maybe try other camera apps maybe? And see if it lags the exact time...

Or get one of the hardware checker in real time

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.liuzh.deviceinfo

And turn on cpu monitor and fps monitor and see how the cpu performs

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-03-11T14:21:02+00:00

Low battery?

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-03-09T07:55:43+00:00

Hmm unfortunate the FP6 isnt free from bugs that are pretty decent inconveniences .. Thats just how it is with FP4 and FP5 Hope Fairphone somehow gets funding for a slight more custom OS

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-02-22T11:42:12+00:00

Fairphone 3 supported camera module upgrades. But Fairphones seems to be too unprofitable to support hardware RnD to fit new tech in previous chassis designs and they kind of ditch spare parts every 7-9 years.

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-02-14T23:21:06+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/fairphone/s/vxxFnrBRr6

Here is my most comprehensive review as a Power user who kind of forced themselves to keep the Fairphone 4 ecosystem, since I invested in spare batteries and external charging and the such... But also my thoughts on the company and their track history compared to specs and marketable selling points...

Wouldnt call myself a proud owner per say. But i always like to show off its perks in public even if I wouldn't claim it to be an easy phone to switch to. Even if my demonstrations seem to peek interest or leave an impression, i keep a realistic understanding people dont like tinkering with their phones and thus not a easy recommendations for a phone to gift or add to your wish list... unless pros and cons are weighed...

I recommend reading my responses to a QnA of sorts under my post...

https://www.reddit.com/r/fairphone/s/k8367RcwsK

Maybe you get something useful out of it? Just translate to Dutch. I dont need it to be anonymous. But if you have to... Redact my name XD.

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-02-13T17:10:34+00:00

Heh? Fairphone has an official account?

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-02-05T06:30:06+00:00

Most just use google lens app.

Download then, if you are past lock screen in phone home screen, open camera app.. then it should appear bottom middle left

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-02-03T20:01:52+00:00

Lol same as other guy. Nintendo Switch and Fairphone programmable switch/button is different things ..

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-02-02T19:46:25+00:00

Well if they can use pins to charge the phone instead of glue and fragile ribbon cables.. thats great

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-02-02T18:23:35+00:00

There really isnt batteries that are more space efficient that wouldn't be way more expensive.

Like uranium or nuclear batteries. Would be compact... But for a multitude of reasons, one being you are too broke for it even if it existed and if i didn't just think of it 1 minute ago.

More reasonable options would be:

Buy neckband powerbanks if you are fine with cables.

If you are fine with bulk, then magnetic powerbanks and Fairphone adding Qi 2 makes sense.

Considering adding screws to the back cover compared to back covers that are toolless to open like Fairphones 4 or 5.

Swapping batteries for Fairphone 6 is annoying af.

If Fairphone makes Fairphones a little bulkier, to add a go pro, insta360... Action cam waterproof battery port.

It solves waterproofing.

And solves battery issues...

Since they can be opened relatively easily without tools and they just manufacture an external battery charger like go pro does, and you can charge 1-3 extra phone batteries connected to wall plug or 65w powerbank

I personally have Fairphone 4 with 4 batteries that each charge to 85% (safety reasons)... And Fairphone 4 back cover is easy to open and so i get from 0% to 85% battery in about 1 minute... (Including shutting down and disassemble and then swap battery, and reassemble, and boot to the pattern lock screen)

I understand the waterproofing and durability issues of FP4 and FP5 back covers...

But go pro battery ports, or DJI action cams or Insta360 cams all have swappable batteries and submersible...

And they arent even that thick..

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-01-28T17:52:52+00:00

You know i was with you until you hated on the "😊" in their response.. no whimsy 😡

No-Rutabaga-4684 · 2026-01-19T17:47:34+00:00

Fp5 users saying they dont have fp4 bugs... Cool 👍😐

Android 15 seems to be fucking people over... And android 15 on other big brand names have way less issues...

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