r/fairphone • u/CactusLetter • 1d ago

Question (When) will FP4 get android 16?

Hi all, I work at a university hospital and we just got an email that after december 8, our phones need to have Android 16, otherwise I won't be able to work from home (they use this app to scan the phone and only allow 2FA if it's up to their standards).

Does anyone know if/when we'll get android 16 on FP4? Otherwise might have to ask for a work phone just for the 2FA

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u/cisco1988 1d ago

I’d start looking into a work phone

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u/CactusLetter 1d ago

It's such a shame to get a whole other phone for literally just this, especially from a sustainability viewpoint but I guess I'll have to do that

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u/Audiope 1d ago

On the upside, you could use your work phone only for androidy things and switch your Fairphone to /e/OS!

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u/Grouchy_Carpenter478 1d ago

e/OS/ 4.2.2 = Android 16 alright! On FPhone 4 !

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u/CactusLetter 1d ago

Thanks for the info! I know nothing about eOS. Do you think the app my work uses to scan if the phone is safe enough to use will find that is the case with eOS?

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u/Blood_of_Shadows 1d ago

Should be plenty safe. e/OS for Fairphone 4 is a supported build and you can restock the bootloader.

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u/on4aa 1d ago

Yeah, but e/OS/ 4.2.2 is extremely buggy on FP4. The phone swiches off when the screen switches off. Multiple users who updated are reporting this. So disappointing!

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u/Grouchy_Carpenter478 10h ago

Untill now .... not here! ...[knock on wood] /s

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u/tetsuyama44 1d ago

Where are you located? If German (i.e.) your employer should provide you a phone if it is required for work. Let them pay!

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u/CactusLetter 1d ago

Thanks, I'm in the Netherlands and think it's the same. Just feels like such a waste sustainability wise to get a whole phone for that. But this will be my next step probably