{"id":81516,"date":"2025-10-17T21:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/81516\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T21:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T21:34:08","slug":"fairphone-proves-patience-pays-off-with-a-surprise-android-15-jump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/81516\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairphone proves patience pays off with a surprise Android 15 jump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>The Fairphone 4 will skip Android 14 and jump straight to Android 15 in early November.<br \/>\nAccording to the company, development sped up after last year\u2019s Qualcomm-related delay.<br \/>\nThe update will roll out in batches, bringing the 2021 phone in line with its successors.<\/p>\n<p>Fairphone 4 owners have waited a long time for their next big software update, and in return for that patience, they\u2019re getting more than they expected. The company has confirmed that it\u2019s skipping Android 14 entirely and going straight to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-15-features-3401939\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Android 15<\/a>, with the rollout planned for early November.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes from a Fairphone employee on the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.fairphone.com\/t\/october-update\/126805\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Community Forum<\/a>, who said development has \u201csped up\u201d enough to make the jump possible. The update will roll out in batches, so don\u2019t worry if it doesn\u2019t appear on your phone right away.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_2n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_9g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_9g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a big turnaround from last year, when Fairphone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/fairphone-4-android-14-delayed-3497069\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">delayed Android 14<\/a> due to technical issues that required help from Qualcomm. At the time, the update was pushed into 2025, but this new plan effectively leapfrogs that version. The jump gets the four-year-old Fairphone 4 back on track and in line with the newer Fairphone 5 and Gen 6, which both already run Android 15.<\/p>\n<p>The Fairphone 4 launched back in 2021, with official support promised through at least 2027. It was the company\u2019s first phone to reach the US, which replaces Google\u2019s software with its own privacy-focused version of Android called \/e\/OS. As promising as the Android 15 news is, given its history, Fairphone 4 owners may wait until they actually see the update on their screens to believe it fully.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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