Fairphone 3(+) Release Notes
Find the release notes for current and previous software versions.
Current software version
6.A.031.8
Release date: 24 March 2025
Android version: 13
Security patch level: March 2025
Changes:
- Security patch level.
Previous software versions
6.A.031.7
Release date: 3 February 2025
Android version: 13
Security patch level: January 2025
Changes:
- Security patch level.
6.A.031.5
Release date: 31 October 2024
Android version: 13
Security patch level: November 2024
Changes:
- Security patch level.
6.A.031.2
Release date: 31 October 2024
Android version: 13
Security patch level: October 2024
Changes:
- Security patch level.
6.A.030.0
Release date: 26 August 2024
Android version: 13
Security patch level: August 2024
Changes:
- Update MyFairphone to version 3.3.7
6.A.029.0
Release date: 17 June 2024
Android version: 13
Security patch level: June 2024
Changes:
- Added an option to switch button order on the navigation bar.
- Minor SFR changes for APN settings and correcting the User Agent.
6.A.028.1
Release date: 29 April 2024
Android version: 13
Security patch level: April 2024
Changes:
- Fix for regression in AusweisApp2 NFC.
6.A.025.0
Release date: 26 February 2024
Android version: 13
Security patch level: February 2024
Changes:
- Security patch level.
6.A.023.1
Release date: 25 December 2023
Android version: 13
Security patch level: December 2023
Changes:
- Videos will now be saved correctly when, during a recording, an incoming call is accepted.
- The preview for Panorama mode has been fixed.
- Miracast screen casting is now available again.
6.A.022.1
Release date: 31 October 2023
Android version: 13
Security patch level: October 2023
Changes:
- Ringing tone can be heard on outgoing phone calls.
- Customizing your Wallpaper & Style using My Photos no longer crashes.
- Faster SIM card unlock for users entering their PIN after reboot.
- Sound Recorder app recording issue is now solved.
- Manual network selection, which was unavailable on certain networks, is now available again.
6.A.020.0
Release date: 4 September 2023
Android version: 13
Security patch level: August 2023
Changes:
- A bug that was causing hotspot/tethering to not work in some situations has been corrected
- A bug that sometimes prevented the screen from waking up.
- WPA3 encryption has been enabled for Wi-Fi connections.
- Camera and overall stability of the system have been improved.
6.A.018.0
Release date: 10 July 2023
Android version: 13
Security patch level: June 2023
Changes:
Important note about the fingerprint sensor:
Due to updated Android security requirements, the fingerprint sensor at the back of the device can no longer be used to log into certain apps with higher security requirements, such as some banking apps. The fingerprint sensor can still be used to lock and unlock the device itself and the affected apps can still be accessed using a PIN or password for login.
For more details about the fingerprint sensor, refer to these posts on our Community Forum:
- FAIRPHONE 3 and 3+ A13 - Fingerprint sensor update
- List of apps and their status of fingerprint support on FP3 with Android 13
Introducing Android™ 13:
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Themed App Icons
Customize your phone to your personal style. With expanded themed app icons, you can set more apps - not just Google apps - to match your phone's wallpaper tint and colors.
*Works with compatible apps. -
Notification Permissions
Now, the apps you download need your permission to send notifications, helping you proactively protect your time and attention span.
*Works with compatible apps. -
Audio codecs: aptX and aptX HD
The Bluetooth audio codecs aptX and aptX HD are now available to you. This ensures that you get the very most from your audio.
4.A.0028.1
Release date: 29 February 2024
Android version: 11
Security patch level: February 2023
Changes:
- Security patch level.
4.A.0025.0
Release date: 11 September 2023
Android version: 11
Security patch level: August 2023
Changes:
- Security patch level.
4.A.0023.0
Release date: 13 June 2023
Android version: 11
Security patch level: June 2023
Changes:
- Security patch level.
4.A.0022.0
Release date: 17 April 2023
Android version: 11
Security patch level: April 2023
Changes:
- Updated Fairphone Activation Client App.
4.A.0021.0
Release date: 13 February 2023
Android version: 11
Security patch level: Febraury 2023
Changes:
Camera improvements
Applies only to Fairphone 3+ or Fairphone 3 with a Camera+ Module installed:
- More natural tones and exposure across modes (E.g. HDR, Portrait, Pro).
- Observe portraits on very bright background. Faces and foreground features receive proper focus now. In the old tuning, they might appear very dark. HDR won't handle the very bright background 100% satisfyingly still; this is a tradeoff: better to show the image focus properly, than to try to preserve background features.
- Better image sharpness and noise filtering with increased details across various camera modes.
- Observe flat areas in mid/low light conditions.
- Observe very structured image features, such as clothing, edges between bright and dark features, etc. The old tuning would sometimes cause visible artifacts, which is reduced now.
- Reduced motion blur for indoor scenes.
- Pro mode now has a separate configuration to other modes, which allowed for more specific improvements.
System update improvements
Your Fairphone will be better at managing storage partitions in the background, making system updates better-prepared for years to come.
- We retrofitted a new way of managing the system storage (dynamic partitions). This affects system partition and images only, it does not affect user data.
4.A.0019.2
Release date: 4 January 2023
Android version: 11
Security patch level: December 2022
Changes:
- Fixed an issue which was causing loss of data connectivity on certain networks in the UK.
8901.4.A.0019.1
Release date: 16 December 2022
Android version: 11
Security patch level: December 2022
Changes:
- Fixed an issue of the stock Camera app, which sometimes prevented the use of Slow-Mo mode and showed an error "HFR is not supported for selected resolution".
- Fixed an issue of the stock Camera app, which caused it to sometimes crash when enabling Slow-Mo.
- Slightly increased minimum manual screen brightness setting.
- Update of MyFairphone app to v2.1.15.
- Minor corrections to translations.
- The network compatibility for various carriers has been enhanced.
8901.4.A.0017.3
Release date: 18 October 2022
Android version: 11
Security patch level: October 2022
Changes:
- Fixed an issue that was causing, when upgrading from Android 9 directly to Android 11, some Bluetooth remote controls to not work properly anymore.
- Fixed an issue that was causing the phone not to be able to correctly communicate with certain glucose monitoring devices via NFC.
- The "Sound Recorder" app, which was erroneously removed from the previous software, has been restored.
- The automatic ambient brightness behaviour has been now properly integrated with Google's Device Health service app.
- The network compatibility for various carriers has been enhanced.
8901.4.A.0016.6
Release date: 29 August 2022
Android version: 11
Security patch level: August 2022
Changes:
- Fixed an issue that was causing, on certain networks, mobile data to be unavailable at first boot after factory reset.
- Fixed an issue that was causing the VPN IKEv2 protocol, natively supported by Android 11, to be unavailable.
- The network compatibility for several carriers has been enhanced.
8901.4.A.0013.4
Release date: 27 July 2022
Android version: 11
Security patch level: June 2022
Changes:
- The automatic brightness adjustment feature has been changed, to allow lower brightness values, following the feedback provided by our community.
- Fixed an issue that was preventing users from selecting the external storage as default storage for pictures and videos within the stock camera app.
- Fixed an issue that was causing, under certain conditions, the Wi-Fi Calling icon to appear multiple times in the status bar.
- Fixed a cosmetic issue that was leaving, when the carrier name was hidden in Settings, an empty space on the left side of the status bar.
- Fixed a minor issue on the stock camera app that was causing, under certain conditions, to show a misleading warning of "Full SD card" while the actual storage was the internal storage.
- The network compatibility for several carriers has been enhanced.
8901.4.A.0010/0011
Release date: 10 May 2022
Android version: 11
Security patch level: April 2022
Changes:
- OS upgrade to Android™ 11.
Two different software versions cover different audiences, although there is no difference in terms of features or quality of the software.
8901.3.A.0136
Release date: 22 March 2022
Android version: 10
Security patch level: March 2022
Changes:
- Security patch level.
8901.3.A.0135
Release date: 4 February 2022
Android version: 10
Security patch level: January 2022
Changes:
- Update of MyFairphone app from v1.3.0 to v2.1.1.
8901.3.A.0134
Release date: 26 November 2021
Android version: 10
Security patch level:
Changes:
- Addressed CVE-2021-1048 security vulnerability.
- The network compatibility for several carriers has been enhanced.
8901.3.A.0132
Release date: 16 November 2021
Android version: 10
Security patch level: November 2021
Changes:
- Fixed an issue that was causing, under certain conditions, the incoming caller ID to appear as “unknown”.
- Fixed an issue that was causing, under certain conditions, the brightness level to go to zero when set to Automatic.
- The network compatibility for several carriers has been enhanced.
8901.3.A.0129
Release date: 27 August 2021
Android version: 10
Security patch level: August 2021
Changes:
- Security patch level.
8901.3.A.0107
Release date: 28 May 2022
Android version: 10
Security patch level: June 2021
Changes:
- Security patch level.
8901.3.A.0101
Release date: 28 April 2021
Android version: 10
Security patch level: March 2021
Changes:
- Fixed a sensitivity issue with the microphone/speaker.
- Fixed the yellow/blue tint issue while taking pictures.
- Fixed other minor issues.
8901.3.A.0084
Release date: 3 March 2021
Android version: 10
Security patch level: February 2021
Changes:
- Fixed a bug that was causing the microphone/speaker to stop working under certain conditions.
8901.3.A.0077
Release date: 11 January 2021
Android version: 10
Security patch level: December 2020
Changes:
- Usage stability improvements.
8901.3.A.0066
Release date: 8 December 2020
Android version: 10
Security patch level: November 2020
Changes:
- Security patch level.
8901.3.A.0054
Release date: 19 October 2020
Android version: 10
Security patch level: October 2020
Changes:
- Security patch level.
8901.3.A.0045
Release date: 15 September 2020
Android version: 10
Security patch level: August 2020
Changes:
- Security patch level.
8901.3.A.0033
Release date: 7 September 2020
Android version: 10
Security patch level: July 2020
Changes:
- A10 Update.
- A10 driver for new Fairphone 3 Camera Module + (48MP).
- A10 driver for new Fairphone 3 Top Module + (16 MP).
8901.2.A.0134
Release date: 30 July 2020
Android version: 9
Security patch level: June 2020
Changes:
- Security patch level.
901.2.A.0120
Release date: 11 May 2020
Android version: 9
Security patch level: April 2020
Changes:
- Security patch level.
8901.2.A.0118
Release date: 24 April 2020
Android version: 9
Security patch level: April 2020
Changes:
- Notification LED is now available.
- Minor fixes for various carriers configurations.
8901.2.A.0111
Release date: 19 March 2020
Android version: 9
Security patch level: February 2020
Changes:
- Fix for Google Pay issue.
- Removal of Search Engine non-dismissable notification.
- Stability fix when using dual SIM.
- Separation of Pro/Auto mode settings in camera app.
8901.2.A.0110
Release date: 29 January 2020
Android version: 9
Security patch level: January 2020
Changes:
- Wi-Fi compatibility improved.
- Fixes for several camera issues.
- A new format for RAW captures (DNG).
8901.2.A.0105
Release date: 28 December 2019
Android version: 9
Security patch level: December 2019
Changes:
- HDR improvements.
8901.2.A.0101
Release date: 15 November 2019
Android version: 9
Security patch level: October 2019
Changes:
- Security patch level.
8901.2.A.0096
Release date: 22 October 2019
Android version: 9
Security patch level: September 2019
Changes:
- Camera user experience improvement - time-lapse and slow-motion improvements.
8901.2.A.0081
Release date: 27 August 2019
Android version: 9
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