Fairphone 3 FP3 support on /e/

Thanks for the info @Ingo_FP_Angel

Hi Manoj,
Is it possible to get an idea on how long (approximately) it will take to port eelo on FP3 ?
Within a year or more ?
Can you also eventually confirm, as per Ingo links, if eelo can be ported directly on FP3 or if LineageOS is required first ?

From what I know the porting team has just started work on this. They were unable to get the FP3 device due to some issue with the postal system!! I expect a 1 - 2 month timeline here for the porting and testing. Will post updates here on the progress.

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Great news !
So I understand that the porting team don’t need LineageOS.
P.S.: are you supposed to work on Sunday ?

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Yeah, I tried multiple -10 GSI images and “crashes whenever a nontrivial app is started” is the furthest I’ve got on any of them.

Now using stock until the FP3 people release -10.

It would be helpful for the porting team to get links to working LOS or custom builds. Will make their work a lot easier.

All the teams takes a break for the weekend.

The post in the Fairphone forum lists those Android 9 based OSes to be working

https://sourceforge.net/projects/arrow-os/files/arrow-9.x/GSI/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/blissroms/files/GSI/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/andyyan-gsi/files/lineage-16.x/

I have run the LOS 16 version once but I don’t remember the exact version on top of my head. It’s the latest one (the image isn’t maintained anymore so I doubt it got an update after I last tried it).

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Best support. :smiley: When /e/ is ready, I’ll start a monthly donation if I can help out that /e/ will be developed for FP3 for many years.

Very good.

Maybe you can sell Fairphones with /e/ if the samsungs go out of stock.

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Hi - I’ve been using the Lineage 16 linked to above on FP3 for about a month or so:

https://sourceforge.net/projects/andyyan-gsi/files/lineage-16.x/

It’s working fine for most things - some very Google-dependent apps won’t run or don’t work properly, but most apps are working fine. Auto brightness isn’t working (doesn’t show up in settings).
Location was working from the start (which I’ve found to be a problem sometimes on non-Google installations), but I tried to install microG anyway, but that made things worse, as lots of apps crashed, so I’ve got that disabled for now.
Was quite a bother to get it installed, but has been perfectly stable and reliable since. Tried probably three other recommended GSIs but couldn’t get them to install & boot.

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It’s in the install instructions for the GSI images, but maybe it makes sense to point to this hardware overlay explicitly: https://github.com/basxto/vendor_hardware_overlay/releases/tag/v0.1

The most important thing is that it adds the navbar (back, home, applist buttons).

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I completely agree and I would like to add: I have a FP3 lying around here. I could
a) offer alpha-testing.
b) “sell” it to you immediately. you could “sell” it back as soon as you are done with the development or as soon as you have your own FP3. Or just keep it, because I could still buy a new one. I was a bit too optimistic when ordering it, because I expected it to be usable (google-free) faster. I won’t use it anyway, until /e/ or lineageOS are supported.

in addition:

you’re sure it’s an issue? if you order a FP, from FP website it takes always that long, that’s their shipping policy because they avoid to store FPs in their headquarter in Netherlands. But there are some other online shops that ship the FP immediately.

This issues was sorted out. The porting team should have got the devices by now. Anyway the work on porting is on in full swing. Hope to make some progress announcements soon.

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What do you mean sell me the FP3? I don’t have one yet. I want to wait until there is a Google-free OS.

I can’t help with the development. I only know a little python. I think you wanted to sell it to a developer.

sorry, my message was unclear. this offer wasn’t for you but for Manoj because they need a FP for development - and he already answered anyway.

Is there a git repro or a branch to see it?

How does that screen look ?

First visuals of /e/ booting and running on a FP3 !!!

Still under testing but it would not be long
Coming soon to a supported list on /e/ …

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That’s brilliant news. I’ve been testing the OS on my old Nexus 5 while waiting for the port!

Very excited and such excellent speedy work!

Thank you and the team for all your efforts.

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Its private at the moment will release sources with stable builds public.

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Great, great news! I will order a Fairphone in the coming days.
Thanks to you all!

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As soon as the beta testing starts count me in! :wink:

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