Feedback for v2.6.3

[piero]

     Vendor name : Fairphone
     Device name : FP3
 Device codename : FP3
Previous version : e-2.5-t-20241111446827-community-FP3
 New /e/ version : e-2.6.3-u-20241218455570-community-FP3
   the device is : Not rooted
      Bootloader : Unlocked

@Breizhozaure

Hello,

Using a Fairhpone 3, with version 2.5-t-20241111446629-official-FP3,
This version is the latest official for the FP3, but a newer 2.63 (Community) exists that repairs the Google apps (yes I know :(… ). Is there an easy way to switch to community build without having to wipe phone ? (Like changing the depots in a Linux distrib)

And if I switch to community, will I keep getting upgrades ?(I remember using a Dev build and being stuck to an old version without being able to switch to another version without having to reinstall the whole phone)

Bonus question, is 2.63 planned for official FP3 upgrades ? Soon ?

it has been released for devices on “Community branch” ! even not yet on “Official branch” …

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I have just been abble to dirty-upgrade my FP3 with success and without /data loss
from “e-2.5-t-20241111446827-community-FP3” to “e-2.6.3-u-20241218455570-community-FP3”
using the “recovery-e” and “adb sideload” the last

• /e/OS “ota” build for the FP3 : e-2.6.3-u-20241218455570-community-FP3.zip from
  https://ota.ecloud.global/community/FP3/e-2.6.3-u-20241218455570-community-FP3.zip

clic here, to expand the used Dirty-Upgrade method

HowTo perform a dirty upgrade to “/e/OS-U” from a previous “/e/OS-T” version ?

→ it is as simple as a dirty update…

download the file on a computer, boot the phone to the recovery mode and use “apply update” then “from ADB” :

Install platform-tools on a computer

Installing adb and fastboot on a Linux PC
Installing adb and fastboot on Windows PC

On the computer,

download the latest /e/OS-U “ota” build for your FP3
e-2.6.3-u-20241218455570-community-FP3.zip
(designed for update/upgrade, don’t unzip it, and put it into the platform-tools folder)
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Boot the phone into recovery mode.

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Select Apply Update,

then Apply from ADB

The screen should now change and the output at the bottom ask you to send the package from your computer.

On the computer,

Open a terminal from the /platform-tools folder (use the right click contextual menu of rhe mouse), and
issue command to sideload the latest /e/OS-U “ota” .ZIP

adb sideload e-2.6.3-u-20241218455570-community-FP3.zip

it will be very long … including a long time apparently stuck at 47%

On the computer the sideloading shows progress as a percentage figure that will stop at 47%. The phone will still be installing though (even though it might feel like nothing is happening )

the phone screen will be mostly blank with just the output at the bottom showing progress.

and you can expect to see the following screens

and on the computer :

it is done !

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Tap Reboot system now to boot into eOS.

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look like i cannot use anymore “files transfert” through USB to my PC running a debian based linux distribution