The sustainable smartphone manufacturer had originally hoped to offer three to five years of updates for the handset from its release in late 2015. The sustainable smartphone manufacturer had ...

The idea that Android smartphones can’t be updated long after their supposed “shelf life” is one that persists. However, not for sustainable smartphone brand Fairphone, as the firm is pushing the ...

Google, Qualcomm, and companies like Samsung are working to ensure that smartphones receive operating system and security updates for longer – buy a new Samsung phone today and it should still get ...

The 2015-era FairPhone 2 has received a new, stable Android update. FairPhone’s device is now running Android 10, almost seven years after its release. The company told Android Authority that the ...

At a time when Android OEMs are steadily increasing device support windows, it’s impressive to see that a device from 2015 is only now hitting the end-of-life phase. The device in question is the ...

A growing number of smartphone makers are promising to deliver major operating system updates and security updates for at least three to five years. But a small Dutch company called Fairphone has ...

Despite the best efforts of the right to repair movement, most popular smartphones are still notoriously hard to fix through DIY means. In 2013, ethical phone company Fairphone set out to change that, ...

The Fairphone 2 is an Android-based handset that launched way back in 2015. Well, the Fairphone 2 has just received its last update, over 7 years after its launch. The phone will be 8 years old in ...

Although it was partly born of that modular phone dream, Fairphone pursued a path towards more practical sustainability, especially when it comes to Android updates. That mission was sorely put to the ...

Fairphone has carved a niche for itself as a phone maker that manufactures highly repairable, durable, and sustainable phones. The Fairphone brand is not in some of the major markets including the ...

The 2015 Fairphone 2 smartphone finally receives the latest Android 10 Beta updates, making it one of the oldest handsets supported by advanced smartphone software. Visitors use their mobile devices ...