No, don't recall, maybe.

When will you wear Wigs?

For those who have not seen the brilliant interview where Hans Jensen interviews Elijah Wood!

We're not doing this again

You hold your right index finger to your right temple and blink both eyes.

Noobs. Bet he doesn't even use Linux.

https://youtu.be/MxmKc0OhsnU

African or European?

I'd go for three wheeled bikes.

Only if the front wheel is like a rolling pin

Aptera LFG!!!

I’ve legitimately seen a few (with a single back wheel) here in LA. I wouldn’t take it on a highway, but they seem alright. Like a juiced up golf cart you can drive on the street, or maybe a hobbled dune buggy.

Don't do it.

Have you done it before?

Back when I was young, swimming competitively, my go-to high snack was an Entemann's All Butter French Crumb Cake and a half gallon of 2% milk. 2700 calories in a clip. Literally couldn't put on weight.

But this story's going to take a turn, because let me tell you, that shit catches up, and a poor diet is hard to forget, but when you're old you do put on the weight.

So I'm going to say no, don't eat the whole thing. Eat half of it.

Well I certainly wouldn't recommend sharing

it depends, is it REALLY good and do you have to be anywhere for the next 4 hours or can you just lay around comatose?

It has a USB 2.0 Type C connector, unable to carry video signal in any device AFAIK

Edit: Here's an article about USB C video

• Don't know if it supports video out yet.
• The bootloader is unlockable and there seems to be support by Lineage OS, but I don't see Fairphone 6 yet.

Unfortunately they dropped the video out from the new model...

Didn't need to so far but I did it for you. It's still alive. 😄

Ontario, Canada. Ordered from Clove UK. Stock Fairphone OS.

Seconding this, im on a FP4 and in the US so... Some real product reviews would be appreciated.

Buddy, I'm in Torontario guy. Bought from Clove UK for 1016 Canadian peso final-final, after DHL blood sacrifice.

I know Fairphone would probably be quite expensive even for the price it offers if it ever came to my country, but for the update cycle they offer and repairable build (looks at my broken screen of old Nokia), it actually makes sense. I don't particularly need the highest end specs, I just need a mid ranger phone that's sufficiently fluid and Fairphone fits the bill.

In fact, I was more intrigued by their earbuds. IIRC, they are the only one with a replaceable battery. For a set of wireless ones, that is a huge step. I don't think their sound profile was/is as good as Sony's or Sennheiser's but the simple fact that they don't have to end up as e waste makes them way more value for money in the long run.

I don't think they're handling their current scale well just in Europe, even. VoLTE works on a limited number of carriers even in Europe. e.g. only T-Mobile is recommended by FP in Poland, but it's just one of the four large telcos. I wouldn't expand if I was at that point. Plus, they're busy with making their support less horrible (see post on their forum) for now.

edit: damn fp6 doesn't support any Polish carrier, a step down from FP5 https://support.fairphone.com/...

• Are there any notable gaps between the screen and the side? Can you e.g. put a piece of paper between it? Asking because the predecessor had these and they required cleaning from time to time as dirt accumulated in these

Can fit a sheet just about. A thicker sheet might not fit.

• Did you test the camera yet? Are you ok with the zoom or picture quality in darkness?

The cam is quite decent in my testing so far. Zoom beyond 2x gets ugly quickly. The system is similar to Pixel a-series. One very good 50MP sensor for everything and low zoom, and one ultra-wide for wide shots and macro. Will be testing it more but first impressions are good. I think I can live with it coming from a Pixel 8 Pro.

• Did you get a case? How are these available currently?

No case, Clove didn't sell one. Still in search for a case.

• How is the sound quality?

Not as loud as the Pixel 8 Pro but very good and loud enough. No farts or other bad speaker noises.

• Did you already open the backcover? Are there any difficulties in doing so?

Not yet.

☺️ Ducks 🦆

Snappier than my Pixel 8 Pro.

So far I like it. The screen is great. The speaker is decent. The camera looks to be fairly decent. Not Pixel 8 Pro level at zoom, but otherwise it seems comparable to some of the Pixel a-series cams I've seen. The only thing that bugs me so far is the shittier haptic feedback compared to the Pixel. 😄

I am shocked how fast and good the power button fingerprint reader is. Especially coming off of the Pixel's in-screen reader.

Running stock OS for now.

Among other things, a combination of Fairphone releasing the 6 with improved camera and Google stopping publishing device code with Android 16. The future of third party OSes on the Pixel line is now in limbo. I'm still unsure how well the Fairphone will work on my carrier in Canada since it lacks one of the bands used. Seems okay for now. I'll need to take it out in the wild and see the impact on signal and battery.

This is a truly cursed sentence and it makes my brain hurt.

Not sure yet but it seems decent so far. Will report as I get more usage.

Preliminary battery life results.

I don't eat breakfast. Been doing intermittent fasting for as long as I can remember. Surviving on 2 meals a day, one at lunch and a smaller one at early dinner.

If you need a phone and can afford it, so far I think so.

Tried flashdim from F-Droid, doesn't seem to work.

that's an android feature. technically I think any phone could do it.

Meh. Just a limited launcher. I remapped the button to the flashlight.

I'd say mid. It feels similar to a Nexus 5 or a BlackBerry Z10. I like it a lot. There are no pointlessly slippery surfaces that make it slide off of any table. Doesn't seem like every nick would show. Ever since my first glass-backed phone went into a case, the enclosure premiumness of every phone has lasted of tens of minutes. It's been all rubber and vinyl afterwards.

Pretty decent actually. I'll be doing more comparisons in the days and weeks to come, but for now it's not a huge downgrade from my Pixel 8 Pro. So far some photos have come out better and some worse. There's no comparison to the optical zoom the Pixel can do of course.

No idea on the LTPO and refresh rates. Don't play games. I set it to 60Hz, it defaults to 90Hz.

I use Lawnchair. The animations are okay. The same imperfect animations as on my Pixel.

E: Actually I think the back animation is a bit more broken for some apps.

35/?/TO

Fairphone 6 will get updates until at least 2033

PS: A ton of questions in the comments here can be resolved by a simple web search...

Google eventually stopped supporting the chip for newer android versions

The chip was made by MediaTek and Google just provides Android and usually no firmware support in the first place... So how exactly is this related to Google?

I don't remember which one, but basically remote code execution was possible just by visiting a website

That sounds like a browser issue which is unrelated to the OS.

The hardware worked fine until the end, but this mess made it unusable.

Uhm what did you expect from a 1st generation smartphone made in 2013? That the software will always be up-to-date even 10 years later?

FP1 and 2 were really bad compared to what the new models offer. They now use LTS chips designed for IoT devices and promise new Android versions and Updates for at least 8 years. Ive used a FP3 for many years before I sold it (it still recieves updates) and now happily use the FP5.

Good question.

There was an announcement about QC extending SD 7 and 8 support for up to 8 years but they say it depends on the OEM. Maybe FP is part of that deal. Maybe not.

Now let's look at the Pixel's update support from another angle. The problem I see is that the hardware may not last that long in practice. Specifically due to the lack of parts or the prices for those parts. For example a replacement for my Pixel 8 Pro's battery is currently CAD $160. That used to be $80 when I had a Pixel 5. The screen repair cost is very high. Over the year-and-a-half I've had it, its battery capacity has gone down to 92%. A battery I have almost never fast charged. If this degradation rate continues, it'll need replacement by year 2-3 of the device life. That'll be $160-200 for another 2-3 years. Then there's the parts availability. The Pixel 6a, supported to 2027, has a fire-hazardous battery defect requiring battery replacement. Our extended family has a couple. We checked with the authorized repair shops and it turns out they no longer have those batteries. That's 3 years into the device's support lifespan. This means it's quite plausibe that I won't be able to replace my Pixel 8 Pro's battery next year, let alone in the 6th year of its 7-year support lifespan. In other words that long of an update support is only meaningful if it's supplanted by the necessary availability of parts, and ideally the ability to replace them without specialized tools. I've tried replacing a Pixel battery in the past and I broke a screen. I'm sure I can get the hang of it if I had the requisite hot plates, high end suction cups and a few spare devices to practice, but that's not practical for most users.

yeah it's not like google ever abandoned any projects

It's not too much smaller,

Strict avoidance of defatting injury.

I haven't used my phone's USB port for anything but charging for at least over a decade so I hadn't even checked the port speed before or after buying.

Wait wtf. This kills transfer speeds to portable SSDs.

Lame-ass decision, welp, never considering a fairphone untill they start making better decisions.

USB 2 ? no way. My camera backups would take weeks on USB 2 speeds. Probably faster over local network

I don't have any problems with the FP4.

Definitely not noticeably slow. It feels just as fast as my Pixel 8 Pro and it might even feel snappier. I'm sure that CPU-heavy tasks like image editing ops would be slower but the general performance feels great so far.

I’m european, so for me it’s easier to buy it, however I’m sad about the fact that mid range phones are now 600€ or whatever. That is a new low for consumers…

I also have had the 10hz stutter issue. But I tried this and for now it does not seem to occur anymore https://forum.fairphone.com/...

Its like asking for audio jack in iPhone. Never going to happen.

Several days. I ordered it from Clove UK, not Fairphone since Fairphone doesn't ship to Canada.

Haven't seen the details but iFixit gave it 10/10 repairability score.

I have a FP5 with android and haven't had any major software issue (so far, over the last 1 to 1.5 years). In fact the only issue I noticed was that the 5G implementation was pretty bad at first, using up way to much battery

The Fairphone (Gen. 6) comes with a physical switch on the side which, by default, will trigger Fairphone Moments. Fairphone Moments is a brand new minimalist experience to use your Fairphone with fewer distractions. This gives you the freedom to disconnect when you want and stay fully present in real life or customize moments fitted to your own experiences, such as focus and travel modes.

source

Welcome back iPhone 5

Just the flashlight for now.

you can set the function in the settings if you keep the stock os. things like flashlight, work profile and such.

on /e/os it is hard set to turning on and off camera & microphone access. at least i haven't found a way to rebind it

Anyone know if this works in Australia ?

I don't. However, I do have a search engine, and I plugged in "fairphone 6 australia".

https://old.reddit.com/...

You can view the full list of what Fairphone devices are IMEI/TAC blocked on each Australian network at https://isthisphoneblocked.net.au/...

The Fairphone 6 (TAC: 35901961) is within the Optus Checker Database (3 June 2025 Dataset) and is (currently) "Device is NOT Blocked", it just doesn't have a name.

The Fairphone 6 is also not in Telstra's TAC Checker database but it's most likely not blocked (not blacklisted), however it's likely not officially Whitelisted ("Not Blocked") either, so it could be blocked at any time if the telco thinks its 'incompatible'.

I bet on P != NP.

Depends. If N = 1, then 1P = P. Otherwise, no.

Why switch from a Pixel 8? It's still fairly new.

Pretty good, similar to a Nexus 5 or a Z10. I'm coming from a Pixel as well, an 8 Pro, if I don't find any showstopper that is. 😄 I actually like how big the 8 Pro is but I don't mind the FP6 size.

I don't think so.

No, that's why it bought a phone.

In a Qudelix 5K. Ever since phones got really thin and their jacks too fragile for heavy headphone plugs and cables like the ones on MDR-7506/ATH-M50 (mid 2010s), I embarked on a journey into high quality Bluetooth audio receivers. For many years now FiiO has made way better Bt amps than what's available in most smartphones, even when most had headphone jacks. The Qudelix 5K is one of the best small format amps these days. On the wireless side, LDAC and AptX have eliminated Bt bandwidth as significant quality constraint. That said talking over such a setup has always been some form of bad.

Preliminary battery life results. Using the stock OS. No issues with apps so far, apart from Lawnchair's back animation being a bit more broken with some apps than on my Pixel.

I'm afraid that ship has sailed a looong time ago for me. 😅

Not yet. For now I'm sticking to stock.

More or less.

I don't think he has a pair, good christmas gift idea

edit: wellies I mean

I’d upvote this post twice if I could. Thank you for my new vocabulary word. Ever so useful.

In fact, this whole exchange has brightened my whole (admittedly dull) day.

I thought people were just trolling since OP said "Ask me anything", are they really bots? 🤔

Eh, 50% of the internet is fake anyways, not too surprising if this is the case.

That's trolling not ai

I think holding the power button brought up something from Google before I disabled the Google app. That should work the same as any other Android device.

Don't hit the filesystem at all if possible?
Use a more efficient format?
RAM disk?

Assuming that this is happening not because the destination write media is simply too slow, but because the process is unnecessarily fsync()ing writes to disk mid-process, maybe try:

$ sudo apt install eatmydata
$ eatmydata <reporting-command> && sync