I don’t want a new phone.
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I don’t want a new phone. I want my perfectly good hardware to keep getting updates until it actually stops working. I want replaceable batteries that get recycled. If a company stops giving updates I want to be able to change the OS.
@akareilly Likewise. There are pretty much just three reasons I actively want to replace my current phone: OS isn't getting any security updates (let alone normal updates), the camera hardware is mediocre even for its time, and there are a couple of broken or worn down parts that I just do not have the ability to replace and repair myself, & paying someone else to do it would be a good chunk to a new-er device.
If it were still getting updates - even just a quarterly security patch - I'd be fine with just paying someone to handle replacing the display (glass is pretty cracked) and battery (its aging a fair bit) and going from there. I technically have a second one with an even more fucked up screen & definitely need to be replaced battery, but the cost to fix em up just doesn't feel worth it when I can get a decent phone that'll allegedly last a good few years for not much more, with a couple of quality of life improvements I actually care about.
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Fairphone is a good idea.
They do need to make a smaller phone that people with smaller hands (like 50% of the population) can use without repetitive stress injuries.
The trend towards phones being massive fondleslabs is ableist as hell, I said what I said.
@akareilly yes! This is a hill I will die on (a hill made of phones that are too big)
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I don’t want a new phone. I want my perfectly good hardware to keep getting updates until it actually stops working. I want replaceable batteries that get recycled. If a company stops giving updates I want to be able to change the OS.
@akareilly What do you want to pay?
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Fairphone is a good idea.
They do need to make a smaller phone that people with smaller hands (like 50% of the population) can use without repetitive stress injuries.
The trend towards phones being massive fondleslabs is ableist as hell, I said what I said.
@akareilly Yes, I need a smaller phone for fuck sake..... I need a small phone with Android for just daily use.....
But obviously some companies want it also to be your entertainment system and that seems to drive up the size. — Vi
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@akareilly Yes, I need a smaller phone for fuck sake..... I need a small phone with Android for just daily use.....
But obviously some companies want it also to be your entertainment system and that seems to drive up the size. — Vi
@akareilly Also yes, team small hands..... — Vi
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Fairphone is a good idea.
They do need to make a smaller phone that people with smaller hands (like 50% of the population) can use without repetitive stress injuries.
The trend towards phones being massive fondleslabs is ableist as hell, I said what I said.
@akareilly plus it would probably be cheaper
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Fairphone is a good idea.
They do need to make a smaller phone that people with smaller hands (like 50% of the population) can use without repetitive stress injuries.
The trend towards phones being massive fondleslabs is ableist as hell, I said what I said.
@akareilly yes, I hate those huge phones and I want to keep using my small smartphone for as long as possible (probably changing the battery once in while)
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Fairphone is a good idea.
They do need to make a smaller phone that people with smaller hands (like 50% of the population) can use without repetitive stress injuries.
The trend towards phones being massive fondleslabs is ableist as hell, I said what I said.
@akareilly team #fairphone3 and i'd like to continue my ongoing travel with you, but i do want a smaller one (still thick enough to not slip trought my fingers, though)
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@akareilly team #fairphone3 and i'd like to continue my ongoing travel with you, but i do want a smaller one (still thick enough to not slip trought my fingers, though)
@Jul451 @akareilly According to the company (Fairphone), smaller phones are hard to realize because smaller displays are harder/much more expensive to source nowadays (so only giant sellers like Apple are able to offer smaller devices). While Fairphones grew ever bigger until the FP5, the FP6 returned to FP3ish dimensions, see https://forum.fairphone.com/t/fairphone-dimensions-and-weights/101845?u=wearefairphone You might want to consider a fingerloop accessory. /u
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@akareilly yes but what percent of humanity also wants what you want and is willing to pay extra for it?
@codinghorror
Is it really more expensive ? I mean not as an individual but as a society (since we're talking about percentages of humanity)
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@codinghorror
Is it really more expensive ? I mean not as an individual but as a society (since we're talking about percentages of humanity)
@akareillyIf the alternative is relying on child labour and funding genocides, we as a society need to get our shit together on this issue.
Oh no the billionaires will end up with less yacht money.
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@Jul451 @akareilly According to the company (Fairphone), smaller phones are hard to realize because smaller displays are harder/much more expensive to source nowadays (so only giant sellers like Apple are able to offer smaller devices). While Fairphones grew ever bigger until the FP5, the FP6 returned to FP3ish dimensions, see https://forum.fairphone.com/t/fairphone-dimensions-and-weights/101845?u=wearefairphone You might want to consider a fingerloop accessory. /u
and yet my hands remain as small as ever
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@glent @akareilly It should be made easier by the fact that the entire source tree for the latest firmware should be available to read.
In my mind, it allows the firmware to continue to receive updates that are managed and maintained by the community, not necessarily starting from scratch on a new OS.
Both options are just a dream until the world’s governments get serious about right-to-repair legislation that makes it happen.
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