Sunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agoFairphone 6 to be announced June 25, 2025www.newmobile.comexternal-linkmessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down13
arrow-up1206arrow-down1external-linkFairphone 6 to be announced June 25, 2025www.newmobile.comSunshine (she/her)@piefed.social to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square76linkfedilink
minus-squarekittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoHopefully they launch with proper security features
minus-squarepeetabix@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoWere they lacking in previous models?
minus-squaree8d79@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-23 months agoYes, my Fairphone 4 was supposed to get monthly security updates until summer 2024 but in my experience they where always late, sometimes by more than a month. They now also missed the Q1 2025 deadline for the promised upgrade to Android 14.
minus-squareUngraded@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months ago?? I have the FP4 and I am on android15. I use calyxOS though. Can recommend it.
minus-squareSayCyberOnceMore@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoNot that I’m aware of And considering they get Security updates for years, I’m not sure what they’re referring to
minus-squarekittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoIts about getting them on time, getting them consistently, and not using public testing keys for verified boot
minus-squareneons@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoJust to add to what the others said: Security features also means hardware such as google’s titan chip
Hopefully they launch with proper security features
Were they lacking in previous models?
Yes, my Fairphone 4 was supposed to get monthly security updates until summer 2024 but in my experience they where always late, sometimes by more than a month. They now also missed the Q1 2025 deadline for the promised upgrade to Android 14.
?? I have the FP4 and I am on android15. I use calyxOS though.
Can recommend it.
Not that I’m aware of
And considering they get Security updates for years, I’m not sure what they’re referring to
Its about getting them on time, getting them consistently, and not using public testing keys for verified boot
Just to add to what the others said:
Security features also means hardware such as google’s titan chip