Here's what's new about the Fairphone 4 - Fairphone
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"We just gave the Fairphone 4 a revolutionary update, with a completely refreshed camera experience, and we couldn’t be prouder."
The Fairphone 4 was released in summer 2021 and has been superseded by the Fairphone 5, but this major update addresses one of the biggest complaints about the device since day one -- the camera.
I'm still on a Fairphone 4 -- in fact, in December it surpassed all my previous smartphones as the one I've owned and used the longest since smartphones became a thing. However, I'm on CalyxOS and have always used a GCam port for taking photos. So I'm not sure if I will get this camera software update or if I have to move back to the (buggy) stock Fairphone OS to see the changes.
That's the thing. They don't make their camera app available to third party ROMs despite officially cooperating with one, and they also haven't made the camera's features available to third party camera apps. So for me, being on CalyxOS myself, that announcement email read like a joke.
Bring Fairphones to North America already, ffs! 😂
I've been enjoying my Fairphone 4 a lot since getting it last year. This camera update really improved the experience of taking photos.
I'm loving the new camera update and I don't have anyone to tell... I think it's awesome they're doing this for a previous-generation phone.
That's cool… but what really pissed me off about the default camera app on the FP4, is that the "show in gallery" feature is completely broken if you disable Google photos.
EDIT: Holy shit, they fixed it. I can't believe it!