[LIST] Devices we plan to upgrade to /e/OS S

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https://community.e.foundation/t/week-41-2022-development-and-testing-updates/44460/17

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I hope you add Samsung Galaxy Z Fold phones. Some good secondhand prices now. Would love to upgrade my S9 Plus to one.

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What is the end point of GS290 in terms of upgrade?
Cheers
T.

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For any device, one point would be when the vendor stops firmware upgrades. Next would be the end of Google security upgrades for the deviceā€™s particular OS. We try to stretch support as long as possible because not all of us throw away a phone just because it is old.

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Unfortunately, this point has already been reached with the Gigaset GS290ā€¦ Update support end was August 2022. :dizzy_face: This already results in the first negative consequences, see here:

Another issue is Android 10:

Actually, the end of support should be reached shortly. Usually, security updates are only provided for 3 years after the Android version is launched.

How long can the Gigaset GS290 still be supported under these conditions?

Greetings
Frank

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Thanks. So how long can Murena One be expected to stay surfaced?
Any chance of seeing the latest from Murena running Android 12?

T.

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We will support the Murena One for 5 years with software updates and security patches as mentioned in the FAQ on the website. Also /e/OS A12 when we are ready to release it.

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The testing of the /e/OS ā€˜Sā€™ builds has started from today. If no major issues are reported, we expect to release the builds for all users in 2 weeks.
Exact release details will be shared as part of the weekly updates.

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Although the FP4 has not yet been able to enter the list I can anyway confirm that thereā€™s now a working FP4 /e/OS S test version.

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This list has been updated. There could be more additions in the days to come. In case the build for a particular device fails, we will move it to the subsequent release sessions. For now, the release of /e/OS ā€˜Sā€™ is planned along with v1.5. ETA for release would be in 1-2 weeks.

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What a great news :pray::pray: thanks a lot.

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Yes, I agree. Just be aware that Iā€™d to sideload it via adb (as announced in the first post of this topic). Donā€™t know the exact plans for OTA upgrades R to S.

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Very happy to see that Fairphone 4 has just been added to the list! :wink:

Will the upgrade be available in OTA mode for this device? (I think Fairphone OS can / will be upgraded directly with the OTA as well)

Indeed, if we unlock - relock the bootloader again, all data will be lost.

Anyway thanks so much for the great work done with /e/ OS! :pray:

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As @ff2u remembered, in the first post is write:

But is also written:

[Edit] and FP4 is one of these.

So, for now, there is no OTA upgradeā€¦ Maybe there will. :crossed_fingers:

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I see the Pixel 2XL Taimen listed here. Google only supported up to Android 11. Would we be able to flash from stock Android 11 to this?

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Yes ! @johnny71,

As example :
My Galaxy S4 originaly shipped with Android 4.2.2(J) in 2013
abandonned by Samsung with Stock Android 5.0 (L) in 2016,
now can run official e-1.5-r based on Android 11 (R) in 2022

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Maybe a littlebit slow and camera

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Maybe what you are driving at is ā€œis it ok to install R or even perhaps S on this device?ā€

Reference https://doc.e.foundation/devices/taimen/install

We seem to have lost a ā€œprerequisiteā€ section from our templates, perhaps because this ā€œoldā€ version was clumsy, and not sufficiently device specific.

Caution: Do not install /e/OS on top of a higher version of stock OS. Before installing /e/OS ensure your device has the latest stock OS of the same version as /e/OS. If only lower versions of the stock are available then install the last available lower version before installing /e/OS.

If you know for certain that your device is fully up to date with the manufacturerā€™s upgrades (even if as you tell us that is Android 11) you will be good to go for R as it will qualify as

then install the last available lower version before installing /e/OS.

Later you can make a manual upgrade to S (with a need to format data again) when that comes along ā€¦ or wait for S ā€¦ but why wait?

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Did testing fail for the OnePlus 7T? The OnePlus 6,8,and 9 are listed. Considering the 7T has reached Stable status and can use Easy Installer I would think it would have support for /e/ OS S.

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Thanks for the hard work. What about Asus Zenphone Max Pro M2 (X01BD) ?