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Fairphone (Gen. 6) (fairphone-fp6)

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Fairphone (Gen. 6)
File:FP6-Phosh.jpg
Manufacturer Fairphone
Name (Gen. 6)
Codename fairphone-fp6
Released 2025
Type handset
Hardware
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (SM7635)
CPU 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720
3x2.4GHz Cortex-A720
4x1.8GHz Cortex-A520
GPU Adreno 710
Display 1116 x 2484
Storage 256 GB
Memory 8 GB
Architecture aarch64
Software
Original software
The software and version the device was shipped with.
Android 15
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
Android
postmarketOS
Category testing
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
yes
Device package device-fairphone-fp6
Kernel package linux-fairphone-fp6
Features
Flashing
It is possible to flash the device with pmbootstrap flasher.
Works
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Works
Internal storage
eMMC, SD cards, UFS, ...
Broken
SD card
Also includes other external storage cards
Works
Battery
Charging and battery level reporting works
Works
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Partial
Touchscreen
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Broken
Camera
Broken
Camera Flash
Works
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
Broken
GPS
Untested
NFC
Near Field Communication
Broken
Modem
Calls
Broken
SMS
Broken
Mobile data
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching
Works
Sensors
Accelerometer
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Broken
Magnetometer
Sensor to measure magnetism
Broken
Ambient Light
Broken
Proximity
Broken
Hall Effect
Also known as flip cover sensor
Broken
Haptics
Broken
Barometer
Sensor to measure air pressure
Broken

Contributors

Users owning this device


Installation

Manual install

You need to erase the dtbo partition for the current slot with fastboot erase dtbo. Reboot the phone and hold down VolDown during early boot to enter fastboot mode.

The rest of the installation is standard, but because the device contains A/B slots, you must watch out for the correct slot being active.

Because of missing UFS (internal storage) support you need to flash the postmarketOS rootfs to an SD card:

  • SD card: pmbootstrap install --sdcard /dev/$blk_dev

You need to flash the boot partition. E.g.:

pmbootstrap flasher flash_kernel

Finally, reboot the device into postmarketOS:

fastboot reboot

See also