Unable to install eOS on fairphone 6

[Selix31]

Hello,

i bought a fairphone 6 yesterday and wanted to switch to eOS before migrating my data. The Web installer did not work at all, i tried multiple times on different devices.

When i tried to install it manually, it said that the current security patch level of eOS for the FP6 is 2025-10-01 but i have security patch 2025-10-05 pre installed on my phone.

Am i correct in thinking, that there is then currently no way to safely install eOS?

If thats the Case, when can i roughly expect the update of eOS to the latest security patch?

Thanks in Advance

[aibd]

@Selix31

, that there is then currently no way to safely install eOS?

/e/OS will install under these conditions but locking will involve a “rollback error” so you are at risk of causing harm.

The next version of /e/ (you can check development-updates for latest news) is 3.3 and forecast for publication end Nov / early, mid December with an Android SPL of November.

You could install but avoid locking at this time but probably the least trouble is to stay with your current Fairphone Android until you can see the November SPL in /e/OS builds.

[Selix31]

Thank you very much for thr quick response.

I will wait then for the next patch, just to be sure, i cant afford to buy a new phone

[piero]

As information, in case of hard-bricking, Fairphone ask for 60€ to unbrick a device.

Because your case involve different dates but same month,
it could be only soft-bricked
So try to unlock again..

@piero

with the device in bootloader mode, check bootloader status by running :

./fastboot oem device-info

./fastboot flashing get_unlock_ability

then

@piero

• Ask for unlock by copy this command and paste it in the terminal :

.\fastboot flashing unlock

• Approve with volume + then power

The device proceed with a factory reset, and automatically reboots

Reboot again into bootloader

• Unlock critical by copy this command and paste it in the terminal :

.\fastboot flashing unlock_critical

• Approve with volume + then power

The device proceeds with a factory reset, and automatically reboots

[piero]

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[MichielP80]

I have also issues when i want to install eOS on my new FP6.
I have set USB-debugging mode and set USB tot Data transfer. I have unlocked the bootloader with the code from Fairphone.

When i use the Installer it will start downloading and i must wait a moment.
After finishing the download it will start to extract.
After that i van install eOS and te phone reboot in bootloader.
But then…Android will start again.

[mihi]

As you might have read, web installer is not a great recommendation.

Do the steps which @piero suggest in the post before yours (kinda the manual install but not from beginning)