Every smartphone brand talks about sustainability and what they are doing to save the environment. But their efforts often only go as far as removing the charger from the box. If there is one company that takes the term “sustainability” seriously, it is Fairphone. The Dutch manufacturer is known for offering software support for longer years. In a recent development, the company has announced an Android 13 update for the 4-year-old Fairphone and is also extending its support until 2026.

Fairphone 3 will get updates until 2026

The Fairphone 3 and Fairphone 3+ were launched in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Both phones were initially promised to receive 5 years of major updates, but the company could not deliver Android 12 for the two phones. Fairphone says this was because the Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 chip inside the devices did not support Android 12.

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Skipping Android 12 for both models, Fairphone is now releasing Android 13 to them. To make up for the one lost Android update, the Dutch company is extending the software support of the Fairphone 3 and Fairphone 3+ until 2026, meaning a total of 7 years of OS updates.

It is worth noting the Snapdragon 632 SoC in the Fairphone 3 was only supported by Qualcomm up to Android 11. This means that Fairphone will be responsible for developing and releasing any future updates for the phone. It is a significant undertaking, but Fairphone has a good track record of providing long-term software support for its devices.

Fairphone is setting a new standard for long-term software support by offering 7 years of updates for its phones. This is more than any other major smartphone manufacturer, including Samsung, which is regarded as the undisputed king of software updates.

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