Updater stuck at v1.7 on a Faiphone 3 - how to upgrade manually?

[Jayky]

Hello everyone,

I found a friend’s Fairphone 3 with a eOS version 1.17. The updater settings had been set on checking everyday for a update. Nevertheless, there had not been found a newer version for more than a year, now. A manual update had no effect, just was told that no updates can be found…
So, how to update the phone to the newest version? Is there a way to handle this issue? I am glad about all suggestions.

[piero]

hi @Jayky,

please precise : 1.7…

[HOWTO] Give complete /e/OS version info easily for support, answers, comparison etc

If you read just the start of this text because it gets cited in the forum: There are screenshots here, please have a look at them before assuming you know what this is about. Thank you! As they say, every hint has its history . Where were we? Ah, yes … You are running /e/OS on your device and want to give info about your version to get support, or a simple answer to a question, or anybody else to confirm whether they can observe the same behaviour you observe? Sure … Your device will …

if you are currently running a Q based version, it could be an issue to upgrade…

[Jayky]

Sorry, of corse:
Android Version: 12
/e/OS Version: 1.17-s-20231109350748-stable-FP3

[piero]

so no problem

Dirty upgrade to /e/OS-T is possible ! (But not for all devices) - #24 by piero

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

→ it is as simple as a dirty update…

DO NOT WIPE ANYTHING !

there are multiple ways :

1. download the file, go to " → settings → system updater" and use the called “locale update” feature if you have it in the “3 dot menu”.

OR

2. download the file, boot the phone to the recovery mode and use “apply update” then “from internal storage” if your “recovery mode” have the feature.

OR

3. download the file on a SDcard, boot the phone to the recovery mode and use “apply update” then “from External SDcard” if your “recovery mode” have the feature.

OR

4. 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-T build for your device
e-2.6.3-t-20241217455358-official-FP3.zip
not IMG-e-2.6.3-t-20241217455358-official-FP3.zip
(put it into the platform-tools folder)
.

Boot the phone into recovery mode.

With the device powered off - hold Volume Up + Power.

.
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, and
issue command to sideload the latest /e/OS-T installation zip.

adb sideload e-2.6.3-t-20241217455358-official-FP3.zip

the phone screen will be mostly blank with just the output at the bottom showing progress.
(Do not pay attention to the wipe related things on this photo that came from the full install from stock instructions !)

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 sometimes!) and you can expect to see the following screens (excepting the wipe related things)

Then press the arrow at the top of the screen to return to Home Screen

Tap Reboot system now to boot into eOS.