FP3+ Hasn't updated since October

[vas]

Hey everyone,
my Fairphone 3+ is stuck on version 1.5-q-20221031230909-dev-FP3.
Since October there have been no OTA updates. Is there a way to manually update /e/OS without resetting the phone?
Edit: complete version number

[AnotherElk]

@vas

my Fairphone 3+ is stuck on version 1.5-20221031230909.

Please give the complete version, see [HOWTO] Give complete /e/OS version info easily for support, answers, comparison etc.

[piero]

Hello @vas, e/q/dev mentions are missing from the version name you share…

[vas]

Complete Version Number is 1.5-q-20221031230909-dev-FP3

[MRTN]

You are stuck at Android 10 (Q) :

https://images.ecloud.global/dev/FP3/

Only 1 OS version per device is supported, so you have to upgrade to a newer version.
At the moment this is Android 12(S) but in a few months tis going to change (again) to Android 13(T).

[vas]

Thank you. If I remember correctly, an OTA upgrade from Android 9 to 10 was possible. Is that not an option any more?

[vas]

And if there is no OTA upgrade option, is there any way to upgrade without having to reinstall everything?

[AnotherElk]

@vas

If I remember correctly, an OTA upgrade from Android 9 to 10 was possible.

No. It was in development, but proved to be technically impossible.

Week 1, 2023: Development and Testing Updates

Unfortunately, on the FP3 the OTA OS update from Pie to Q/R is not possible as encryption method changed on FP3 between Pie and Q/R. It is not possible to change the method while updating. The team spent a great deal of time on this, but has not been able to resolve this problem. For now, the manual process is the only way to upgrade the FP3 from pie to other OS versions.

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@vas

Is that not an option any more?

It is an option, but only on the stable release channel. You’re on dev.

@Manoj

This option is available for stable device builds only.

@Manoj

FP3 >> Q (A10) to R (A11) stable

@Manoj

FP3 >> R (A11) to S (A12) stable

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FP3+ Hasn't updated since October

And if there is no OTA upgrade option, is there any way to upgrade without having to reinstall everything?

By default, be prepared that this will not work without wiping data.
If there were reports in the forum that anybody managed to do this without wiping data, you could try, of course, but better be prepared for a data wipe nonetheless.

[schwarz]

Upgrade should work via adb without wiping data. But I would advice a backup.

[AnotherElk]

As a reference …

OTA upgrade for Fairphone 3+ not available

I did it a little different. As I wanted to keep everything already on my phone, I didn’t even consider switching back to Fairphone OS first. Although in the offical guide no data loss is mentioned, it seemd to risky for me. Apart from this, Fairphone doesn’t offer Android 12 (S) for the FP3. I just upgraded to /e/s S dev OVER Q dev, thanks to the lead and encouragement from the community. Turn on USB-Debugging in the developer options on your phone. Reboot to /e/s’ Recovery Mode Choose “Apply…

Please note that ADB Sideload doesn’t work with the image files currently offered online with the manual install instructions for /e/OS on FP3 (because the installation currently relies on Fastboot instead of ADB).
However, links to install files in the OTA format suitable for ADB Sideload are available via https://ota.ecloud.global/api/v1/FP3/dev (see the “url:” lines there).

[vas]

I saw in your other post that you upgraded to 1.6-stable. What image did you use? I would like to switch to stable if at all possible

[schwarz]

@schwarz

• turn on usb-debugging in developer options
• adb reboot recovery
• adb sideload “zip-File”

All settings and data was kept. I hope this works for you as well.

I didnt use any stable versions. I just kept using the files from the dev channel

[AnotherElk]

@vas

I would like to switch to stable if at all possible

Switching the release channel is always a regular new install including data wipe (no loophole).