When comes Android 14 to fairphone 5 users

[kjellh]

We are waiting for Android 14, can you tell when it comes.

Kjell

[AnotherElk]

@kjellh

We are waiting for Android 14, can you tell when it comes.

It’s been there since December 2024 (community) or June 2025 (official) for manual install. (Different Build Types)

So, what you are probably waiting for is not the new Android version as such, but a so-called OTA upgrade which would give it to you via the updater so you don’t have to install it manually.

OTA upgrades will only be done for the official build type, not community, see here for what you are using … [HOWTO] Give complete /e/OS version info easily for support, answers, comparison etc.
And it takes extra development and testing resources, and thus time.

Current status …

@Manoj

OS OTA Information

@Manoj

Note: All OTA upgrades are for stable or official builds.

@Manoj

To Be Planned

• FP5

You can follow proceedings weekly here … Topics tagged development-updates

[MRTN]

Good news :

Week 36, 2025: Development and Testing Updates

Update: FP5 A14 to A15 OTA OS upgrade is being released along with v3.1.1 - the current release. FP5 A13 to A15 OTA OS upgrade will come along with v3.3 - that is expected in 2 months time.

[aburg]

This means? If I want to upgrade from A13 to A15, I need to manually download the A14 and install it (I don’t lose mij data I hope, dont need to wipe…?)

When that succeeds, I get the OTA of A15?

[AnotherElk]

@aburg

If I want to upgrade from A13 to A15, I need to manually download the A14 and install it (I don’t lose mij data I hope, dont need to wipe…?)

@Week 36

FP5 A13 to A15 OTA OS upgrade will come along with v3.3 - that is expected in 2 months time.

[aburg]

I understand, but I was wondering the route I named in my reaction is also an option. That is because I also want to lock my bootloader.

[AnotherElk]

@aburg

I don’t lose mij data I hope, dont need to wipe…?

@aburg

I also want to lock my bootloader.

Locking as well as unlocking the bootloader always forces a factory reset for security reasons, wiping your data.

In that sense you might as well install A14 manually and let it upgrade to A15. If your bootloader is unlocked now and you want to lock it, wiping is inevitable anyway.

[aburg]

@AnotherElk

If your bootloader is unlocked now and you want to lock it, wiping is inevitable anyway.

Thanks for the answer. I’m not so sure now about locking the bootloader. For the upgrade I know what to do.

[aibd]

@aburg

I’m not so sure now about locking the bootloader.

hmm … maybe we don’t want to relock …
A discussion about bootloader locking/unlocking… AKA I want to relock my bootloader, should I?

[aburg]

@aburg

For the upgrade I know what to do.

I thought all I had to do is download the zip file, and in recovery mode choose apply update. But I got an error.

[AnotherElk]

@aburg

I thought all I had to do is download the zip file, and in recovery mode choose apply update.

The ZIP files available on the documented download pages correspond to the install instructions linked on the download pages.
If those install instructions don’t install via recovery or ADB sideload, then the ZIP files are not suitable for use in recovery or via ADB sideload, because they use fastboot for installation.

In this case, if you want to go the undocumented route via recovery or ADB sideload, you need to download different ZIP files in the OTA format, available on the OTA server (which delivers updates to the /e/OS updater) for your device and for your build type.
For e.g. FP5 official (see here how to check) this would currently be https://ota.ecloud.global/api/v1/FP5/official/ … see the “url:” lines there for the download links.

@aburg

But I got an error.

In case you used the correct OTA file already and still get an error, what is the error message?

[aburg]

@AnotherElk

In case you used the correct OTA file already and still get an error, what is the error message?

It is the Security Patch Level, I will have to wait for the next release.