Final week the Fairphone 4, initially launched in Europe again in 2021, lastly made it to the US, though in an altered software program type, ‘de-Googled’ as they are saying.
Immediately the sustainable smartphone firm is within the information once more, this time associated to its earlier fashions, the Fairphone 3, which was launched in 2019, and the Fairphone 3+ from 2020 . Fairphone says it could not ship Android 12 to those units as a result of the chipset producer (Qualcomm) did not assist that for the Snapdragon 632 inside.
#Android13 is now accessible for Fairphone 3 and three+ 🎉 pic.twitter.com/vmFxtXtHAE
— Fairphone (@Fairphone) July 10, 2023
So, Fairphone’s “superb inside crew” has now taken over software program assist for the machine and delivered Android 13 for each fashions, skipping Android 12 altogether. Fairphone’s aim is to assist every of its telephones for not less than 5 years after launch, which implies the Fairphone 3’s window expires subsequent yr.
We goal to assist Fairphone 3 for not less than 5 years after launch 📱, offering software program updates till the tip of August 2024. However since longevity is considered one of our core values, we goal for two additional years of assist, taking us to 2026! 🌿
— Fairphone (@Fairphone) July 10, 2023
That stated, the software program crew is now “aiming” to really add two additional years of assist to the Fairphone 3, thus taking the final replace into 2026. That will be fairly a feat for the modular machine, and nice information for its homeowners undoubtedly, supplied they have not already switched to one thing that is not powered by the Snapdragon 632 SoC.
