I just updated my FP3 to Android 13 yesterday. I love it. It’s still running like new. Software aside, I’d say it’s physically as durable as most phones, but I can easily replace any part that might break, since it’s made in such a modular design. Heck it even came with a screwdriver to make it easier.
Sorry for the late reply. I think they promised “5+ years” of support for the FP3, so that could theoretically already end in August this year. However, like with the FP2, they have a great track record for long support and only ever seem to want to push that support even farther. Also I’m using the EOS ROM on this phone which is based on LineageOS. The combination of a very open phone and an open source OS leads me to expect I’ll still be using this phone for another 5 years easily.
That’s great. I’m very nostalgic for my old FP2 (which i only recently stopped using). Still worth buying a FP3 then by the sound of it… Do you know if EOS has google services removed? And can you allow hotspot connections to use the phone’s VPN? Thanks :)
I just updated my FP3 to Android 13 yesterday. I love it. It’s still running like new. Software aside, I’d say it’s physically as durable as most phones, but I can easily replace any part that might break, since it’s made in such a modular design. Heck it even came with a screwdriver to make it easier.
Do you know how much more support it will get? FP2 lasted forever.
Sorry, can’t answer that as my crystal ball is broken at the moment.
Sorry for the late reply. I think they promised “5+ years” of support for the FP3, so that could theoretically already end in August this year.
However, like with the FP2, they have a great track record for long support and only ever seem to want to push that support even farther. Also I’m using the EOS ROM on this phone which is based on LineageOS. The combination of a very open phone and an open source OS leads me to expect I’ll still be using this phone for another 5 years easily.
That’s great. I’m very nostalgic for my old FP2 (which i only recently stopped using). Still worth buying a FP3 then by the sound of it… Do you know if EOS has google services removed? And can you allow hotspot connections to use the phone’s VPN? Thanks :)