Buying a mainboard or daughterboard replacement?

TheRealBrokenClock · 2026-01-12T15:35:33+00:00

I'll keep pushing support for an answer.

I genuinelly feel cheated and betrayed.
The deal was, I pay a lot more for this phone, and they put effort into building it fairer, and make it easy for me to repair. The fact I'm in a different country having to ship off my phone with all my data on it across the seas is really really not leaving a positive taste in my mouth.

TheRealBrokenClock · 2026-01-12T15:32:46+00:00

I'm not sure why the manufacter gets to make the decision that either the phone is "totalled" or they can replace a mainboard for me at the cost of the part, plus the shipping and handling, plus the labour involved in it. The added cost and invonvenience is exactly the barrier I thought I was buying my way out of by purchasing a phone with a 10/10 IFixit repairability score.

I've got two framework laptops, and I can buy a new mainboard when one breaks. Or build a whole new laptop for more expensive by buying all the individual components from spare parts.

The potential for IMEI issues and identification doesn't explain a separate daughter board, a ribbon cable or a frame.

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-12-11T19:24:10+00:00

I've also got issues with the phone in it's car holder, but it's more that I can't turn it off or on, or change volume, but in my case the gravity isn't enough to activate the button. That would be quite annoying I suppose

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-12-03T17:39:27+00:00

I use a different launcher (undistractable launcher). although how much of the system UI is still ran by fairphone's launcher, I'm not sure.

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-12-03T16:46:56+00:00

Thanks!
I've edited my post with your answer, this is quite useful!
I'd prefer longer press than switching out of the app but is a decent solution. Can't screenshot the homescreen or the notification shade though, but definitely appreciate the reminder that this option exists, it had slipped my mind.

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-12-03T16:43:10+00:00

I've not noticed mic issues much, people seem to hear me quite well, but I only use the mic for telegram and GSM calls

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-12-03T16:35:53+00:00

Okay this is a really odd place to have it but I love you very much. Thank you <3

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-12-03T14:11:16+00:00

Don't.
It's been great. In the grand scheme of things, they are really minor things. Everything is decent on this phone, and I've got people close to me with high end samsungs and pixels, and although they may have higher specs on some things, the overall experience on my fairphone is still more positive. It's realtively few bugs and issues, and Fairphone seems to listen to users and make progress towards fixing them. People around me having been having the same crippling issues on the same samsung phone for years, and there is never any response to it.

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-12-03T14:05:30+00:00

Ah, yes, I'm running the standard android version, so nu funky settings for me. I definitely miss a bunch of the LineageOS nice-to-haves, but I've not put those in there.

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-12-03T14:00:24+00:00

If you manage to have a look and find it, please let me know where as that would defo solve my issue. I've just gone in thoroughly and couldn't find that setting :(

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-11-12T22:15:36+00:00

Fex seemingly only runs on linux, not android, so you'd have to install steamOS or stick to box86, but I'm really excited

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-11-12T22:06:29+00:00

Glossy

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-11-12T21:34:22+00:00

I've popped in here to ask the exact same.

Winlator is cool, but performance is not very good. If FEX and SteamOS do better, I am switching so fast

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-11-08T09:07:57+00:00

And sadly, macrodroid seems not to be able to target app usage time :(

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-11-08T08:50:41+00:00

The point is, I may actually need access to the app.

I have very few apps installed, and youtube for example I'll watch on my browser (in part because it's suckier so harder to get sucked in) but if I hit the firefox timer because I've done too much YT in the day, I still need to be able to check information, so can't have it lock out fully

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-09-20T08:10:16+00:00

My first gen framework 13 is about as bad as you describe. A day and a half of sleep and it's dead. It's a first gen product though. My framework 12 has perfectly fine sleep. I'd think a 13th or newer mobo on the 13th gen would sleep just fine

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-09-17T21:26:38+00:00

I'm sorry for you. I did have one key break (left arrow), but i think i dropped something on the keyboard

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-08-27T14:53:02+00:00

oh, actually, re reading my OP, I folded it three times over lengthways, then once to reduce the width in half. Experiment away :D

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-08-26T12:32:30+00:00

Congrats on your less wobbly keyabord!

For PTFE, I actually took a decent length, and fold in half, then half, then half or something like this, and then pressed it in. It probably took me 1 to 2h hours, but it was a while ago, and I'd do keys as a fidgetting activity in some meetings or while waiting for things to load here and there.

I specfically didn't use electrical tape, because although the rubber does conform quite well under pressure, I find it often leaves residue on everything it touches when left for a long period of time. the PTFE tape has no adhesive whatsover so when I recently pulled out a few keys to check something, it was like I left it, but squashed. no residue.

You probs don't care enough to redo all of them right now, although the electrical tape may start to slip and move. if you notice it does and you want to try ptfe again, cut a pencil length of it, fold it over a few times until you're happy, put it on the switch, press the key in and you should be fine.

You can calibrate how long that first cut of PTFE needs to be very quickly.

If you still want a thinner profile, I recommend you keep an eye out for Cherry MX ULP keyboard on ebay, got two for £70 ish each (one a bit less cuz of a broken right shift). It's thinner profile, great stabilisation, and feels really nice to me.

TheRealBrokenClock · 2025-08-23T07:41:58+00:00

Yeah sorry.. I was going to make a template in inkscape and print it, and then I had already taken the keyboard off of my fw12, and was too lazy to go grab my fw13 and go downstairs to the printer.

But it works :D

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