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I want a phone I can actually fix, and Fairphone’s record growth shows the world does too
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this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2026
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I've been running a Fairphone 6 for about 6 months now and it's by far the buggiest phone I've ever used. I'd love to keep using it until the security updates stop but it's already such a miserable experience already I can't imagine how bad it'll be in a few years time.
Can you elaborate on how it has been buggy? What kind of issues have you come across?
The most annoying bug for me currently is the camera will sometimes just not save photos. It'll appear as though it has worked and then later when I go to look at the photo there's just no sign of me ever taking anything.
The second biggest annoyance would be the touchscreen simply not working sometimes until I lock and unlock the device again.
Finally we have the seemingly random lack of charging where I'll wake up some mornings to find it hasn't been charging at all despite being plugged in all night.
I bought a Fairphone 5 when they were somewhat new and immediately flashed an alternative ROM onto it (CalyxOS at the time, though now it's iodeOS as Calyx appears to have gone on hiatus).
Nothing terrible bug-wise, but I have already had to return the phone to be repaired for a fault I couldn't repair by swapping parts out myself... Which considering it's apparently got a number of years ahead of it before it officially gets dropped is a bit worrying.
It's been fine for me