Fairphone 6
Roughly how long will it take the fairphone 6 to reach the level of support the fairphone 4 is at now?
I’m debating getting one to tinker with
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Roughly how long will it take the fairphone 6 to reach the level of support the fairphone 4 is at now?
I’m debating getting one to tinker with
Impossible to say unless you want to do it yourself 😅
The basic Linux kernel patches will be in the next release, and then it depends on when the mobile Linux distros upgrade the kernel.
But I think entusiasm for the FP6 is relatively low in the mobile Linux space, as they removed usb3 and display out from the hardware. I suspect the FP5 will remain the best supported one.
That’s interesting. I thought the return to a more typical snapdragon chip might make it more popular than the 5
The FP5 SoC is a industrial IoT chip, so there is actually longer term support from Qualcomm which is IMHO better for Linux use.
Interesting, I thought it might be more complicated to develop for but idk what I’m talking about when it comes to that 😅
Depends on what you mean by level of support. If you mean hardware, it will never get USB3 or display out. This will make it less attractive as a linux phone, which means it will get less support from the tinkerers.
If you mean community support, after reading a few topics on the Fairphone forums, probably never. To put it in perspective, I know I wouldn't accept a hypothetical free FP5 to FP6 upgrade.