Not an American but I proudly used my #Fairphone 3 (2019) until the Fairphone 6 released.
I'm hoping to hold onto it until at least the Fairphone 9 :)
I think it also makes me a better dev to not dev only on the newest and latest and fastest devices but actually make sure the app runs acceptably on slightly older devices too :)
On that note, IzzyOnDroid and F-Droid have a lot of apps that work great on older devices, just a sideload away :) izzyondroid.org/
@SylvieLorxu I've kept my old FP2 (2015) running until this year (2025), I'm a real bad guy: run my devices until they (physically) fall apart or become unusable (FP2 became really slow with today's apps).
Switched to another modular device this year, the SHIFTphone8. @shiftphones shares our goal of sustainability, so I'm counting on using this one as long again 🤗
Oh, btw: Meet SHIFT and us at our shared stand at FOSDEM 2026
Sylvia
in reply to George Takei 🏳️🌈🖖🏽 • • •Not an American but I proudly used my #Fairphone 3 (2019) until the Fairphone 6 released.
I'm hoping to hold onto it until at least the Fairphone 9 :)
I think it also makes me a better dev to not dev only on the newest and latest and fastest devices but actually make sure the app runs acceptably on slightly older devices too :)
On that note, IzzyOnDroid and F-Droid have a lot of apps that work great on older devices, just a sideload away :) izzyondroid.org/
IzzyOnDroid
izzyondroid.orglgsp
in reply to Sylvia • • •@SylvieLorxu
All good except:
> just a sideload away
Let's cancel this bad term and call it for what it is: "real installation™"
Sephster
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in reply to Sylvia • • •I support your statement that every dev should test on old devices too.
IzzyOnDroid ✅
in reply to Sylvia • • •@SylvieLorxu I've kept my old FP2 (2015) running until this year (2025), I'm a real bad guy: run my devices until they (physically) fall apart or become unusable (FP2 became really slow with today's apps).
Switched to another modular device this year, the SHIFTphone8. @shiftphones shares our goal of sustainability, so I'm counting on using this one as long again 🤗
Oh, btw: Meet SHIFT and us at our shared stand at FOSDEM 2026
benoit mortier
in reply to Sylvia • • •