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@moz
How about trying to install lineage or another os? Not that I would discourage anyone from buying a fairphone.

@paddyduke

21 October at 7:45 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mendeddrum.org
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Moz

@econads @paddyduke Sadly I need an android phone for work but now that I have a cheap generic one I'm starting to think that as a second phone and have a proper one to use for everything else. Annoyingly I could have grabbed something from the pile at work if I'd thought of it.

Current phone won't run lineage, but many compatible phones are cheaper than a FP4 (which will also run lineage...). I'm going to stew for a bit longer but I'm leaning towards not-Android right now

21 October at 7:48 | Open on fosstodon.org
econads

@moz
Yeah had lineage on mine for years now! I think they were actually selling with lineage preinstalled as an option at one point?

@paddyduke

21 October at 7:52 | Open on mendeddrum.org
Moz

@econads @paddyduke I think they still do, I recall reading about it on the FP forums.

Thinking, the real hassle is the NSW driver license app, the my.gov.au authentication app etc that all require recent iOS or Android. I bought the FP3 to run the covid apps because my then 7-ish year old phone wouldn't. Not having those was very painful.

Shit, need to unregister the auth app before I factory reset my FP3 and sell it.

21 October at 9:31 | Open on fosstodon.org
econads

@moz @paddyduke
Yeah my bf had a similar issue with his banking app. There was some way to get around it, but I think he also ended up going back to android.

Do they not have hardcopy licences any more?

21 October at 9:49 | Open on mendeddrum.org
Moz

@econads @paddyduke there's hardcopy licenses, and web banking, but the my.gov stuff *really* want an auth app (and the covid tracing app was a dumpster fire).

I'm kinda thinking I'll keep the new moto phone, possibly as a backup and if it still annoys me in a couple of months buy a fairphone 4 or 5.

I'm now thinking I'll wait a month before selling the FP3 just in case there's another app on it that turns out to be crucial and needs to be unregistered.

21 October at 10:03 | Open on fosstodon.org
econads

@moz @paddyduke
Or just keep the moto for auth and keep the fp as your daily driver.

21 October at 11:03 | Open on mendeddrum.org
Moz

@econads @paddyduke the current FP will stop working really soon when they turn 3G off here. Without the telco's choosing to support FP it can't make calls on 4G. Otherwise I'd keep the FP3 until it died.

So it's looking keep the moto and buy a new FP if the moto keep annoying me.

21 October at 20:21 | Open on fosstodon.org
econads

@moz @paddyduke
FP does a recycling scheme where they give you discounts if you send them your old phone. You might get more from selling it though.

22 October at 7:38 | Open on mendeddrum.org
Moz replied to econads

@econads @paddyduke only to EU customers :) The cost of posting it back from outside EU is more than they offer...

But as a working phone still supported in EU it's worth more second hand.

22 October at 8:38 | Open on fosstodon.org
Moz

@econads @paddyduke NSW definitely has hardcopy licenses and I prefer it, not least because it removes the temptation to hand an unlocked phone to a police officer.

(your implied right not to give NSW Police full access is very vague at the best of times, but why make it easy)

21 October at 10:05 | Open on fosstodon.org
econads

@moz
There is a big fuss in the UK right now because they want to move to pure electronic visas, which will be a problem if computer says no and people can't prove their right to be in the country.
@paddyduke

21 October at 11:04 | Open on mendeddrum.org
burbilog

@moz @econads @paddyduke nowadays second phone for government/bank crapware is a must

22 October at 6:18 | Open on lor.sh
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