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• photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  My Fairphone had a far from clean android install.

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  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Really? The Fairphone has bloatware on it? Can it at least be removed easily?

    Why can’t we just have nice things like basic phones and printers without a bunch of fucking trickery?

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    • photonic_sorcerer@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Bloatware consisting of default apps and google play store. Not what I’d call bloatware.

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      • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ahh. That all sounds fine to me.

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  • muix@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Same, but after unlocking the bootloader, it had a very clean LineageOS install.

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• oce@jlai.lu ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It’s actually sold in the USA degoogled through Murena murena.com/america/shop/…/murena-fairphone-4/

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  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Fairphone has made it pretty clear that they have no plans of selling future versions in the U.S. though. They allowed Murena to sell their older Fairphone 4, but the 5 and later versions seem likely to be EU only.

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    • oce@jlai.lu ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Where has this been made clear? Also, I’m using the fp4, it’s perfectly up to date with current needs and probably will still be in 5 years.

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      • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        While they haven’t made an official statement on their website, they have indicated in interviews that they don’t have any plans to have an official presence in the U.S. This is why a third party company (like Murena) would need to import the phones and handle customer service here.

        They also have no plans for the 5 to be altered to function on U.S. networks, making it clear their latest model is not intended for use in the U.S. There is no indication Fairphone has plans to move into the U.S. market. They seem pretty content where they are currently.

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• hagelslager@feddit.nl ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Fairphone comes with standard Android? Unlocking the Fairphone to get a de-googled Android is easy for someone somewhat technically inclined.

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  • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My understanding was that the entire point of Fairphone was not to be under the thumb of a corporation and that would allow us to use our device how we want for as long as we want. If it is designed to be married to a corporation, that makes me distrust Fairphone as well.

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    • hagelslager@feddit.nl ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      In a way it does, but by default it comes with a fairly standard android. It’s more about the hardware modules and repairability than about the software.

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      • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Standard Android sounds fine to me. That’s to be expected. Bloatware would be unexpected.

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