buddybeagle2016

Switch to Fairphone 6 Murena

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Switch to Fairphone 6 Murena - Lemmy.zip

Hi everyone, I have a question. I currently own a Galaxy Z Fold 7 and am considering switching to a Fairphone 6 running Murena. My main priorities are using Proton Mail, my banking apps, and Android Auto. What should I know before making the switch? Thanks!

Mar 13 at 10:56amWeb
Show threadrepoMar 13
@buddybeagle2016
Protonmail and bankapps work.
No experience with android auto.
Show threadbuddybeagle2016Mar 13
Thank you!
Show threadFermentingfloraMar 13
Same experience here, although I have the 5+.
Show threadmortalicMar 13

I have a fp6, with /e/os. I use all the things you list. Android auto only just started working in limited ways, but you have to follow a doc from murena release notes to get it working. Basically you have to install a few Google services. After that, the digital assistant still doesn’t work, so you can’t respond to texts and stuff but everything else works fine. Proton apps all work great, in fact proton VPN is on the F-Droid store.

Banking apps vary, but my bank works great.

Show threadbuddybeagle2016Mar 13
Thank you! On Android Auto I was interested in using the navigation and music.
Show threadmortalicMar 14
Of course, let me know if you have any other questions
Show threadeldaviMar 13

Thank you for sharing this; Android Auto has been one of two questions holding me back from taking this plunge.

It makes me wish that murena had more inexpensive options so that I wouldnt be afraid of jumping in.

Show threadmortalicMar 14
They do have that one called terracube or something, but I don’t know how good it is.
Show threadeldaviMar 14
i can’t do 4g anymore. lol
Show threadmortalicMar 14
Oh is it 4give only lol, no thanks. Don’t give up on the idea of buying used phones too. Just be careful to search for bootloader unlocked. Else you get a Verizon phone that’s only carrier unlocked. I flashed /e/os on an fp5, and a pixel tablet, it’s pretty easy.
Show threadeldavi5d ago
do you now what network coverage is like in the united states for fairphones; my google searches give me conflicting testimonials of people who bought them
Show threadmortalic5d ago
If you are on T-Mobile, or one of their subsidiaries like Mint mobile, you’ll have great coverage. I don’t know if any of the other carriers work though.
Show threadhornedfiendMar 14

Whatsapp no longer works on any aosp ROM, even with locked bootloaders. It requires attestation and bootloader lock, so the only way to use it it either with stock ROM, or - like I currently am - with matrix bridge (which pretty much sucks).

I wish I could convince relatives Signal is the same, but better, but they are still on Yahoo and Facebook, so they are a completely lost cause (even my wife doesn’t want to, as she says she already has WhatsApp and that’s enough).

Edit: End rant. You might not even use WhatsApp and then you can be happy. i suggest you install and use the Sapio app to check some of your apps compatibility.

Show threadbuddybeagle2016Mar 14
Thank you. I will check Sapio.
Show threaduniquethrowagayMar 14
I still use WhatsApp on /e/os for that one aunt and it works just fine. What have I missed?
Show threadhornedfiendMar 15
Nothing much. now WhatsApp can’t be installed on any custom Roms. if you installed it a while back, it should still work though.