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Why we had to stop supporting the Fairphone 1
Product 20 July 2017
At the beginning of last week, we announced to Fairphone 1 owners that we have stopped supporting our first phone. Practically speaking, this means that we will no longer sell spare parts for the Fairphone 1, and have stopped developing the software upgrade to Android 4.4. Personally and professionally, this ...
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The Fairphone 2 earns Gold at Cannes Lions with sustainable design
Long-Lasting Design 27 June 2017
For the creative sector, the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is the pinnacle of annual industry events. Many agencies spend years dreaming of taking home a coveted Lion award. Which is why we were very honored to hear that the design agency, seymourpowell, and the Fairphone 2 won ...
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Fairphone wants to increase global supply of responsible gold
News 21 June 2017
Last Monday, members of the Fairphone team were in The Hague for the signing of a gold covenant, which aims to increase the supply of responsibly sourced gold. We were one of the signatories celebrating the kickoff of this initiative spearheaded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ...
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On-site visit to cobalt mines in Congo, April 2017
Fair Materials 07 June 2017
Just a couple months ago in April, I went to the DRC together with team member Sylvain, to continue our quest for more responsibly mined materials. This time was all about cobalt, a critical material we need to produce our battery. For some part, we were joined by a ...
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Zooming in on 10 materials and their supply chains
Fair Materials 04 May 2017
In February, I introduced you to the first steps of the materials scoping study that we completed with the help of The Dragonfly Initiative (TDI). To recap, we reviewed 38 materials found in the Fairphone 2 to gain a better understanding of the social and sustainability issues associated with ...
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Fairphone’s online support gets a refresh
Product 02 May 2017
In our last customer support update, we hinted at some improvements we were working on to give you a better experience. And we’re ready to share a big one: have a look at our updated customer support section! We rearranged the layout, improved some content and added a couple ...
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Growing the Fairphone team and hiring a Managing Director
All 21 April 2017
*Updated 1 May: We are no longer accepting applications for the Managing Director vacancy. If there’s one thing that’s true about running a young social enterprise, it’s that you never have time to sit still. We’re constantly adapting, solving new-to-us problems, making big decisions and learning as we go. But ...
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Share your Fairphone love and help friends save €40
Community 10 April 2017
The Fairphone community is the heart and soul of our movement for fair electronics. Because you mean so much to us, we’ve created a special new program just for Fairphone fans and their friends. It’s pretty simple: if you know someone who wants to buy a Fairphone 2, you ...
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Android 6.0 coming to the Fairphone 2
News 03 April 2017
After months of hard work, our software team is excited to announce that Android 6.0 Marshmallow will soon be available for the Fairphone 2. This upgrade will offer Fairphone owners better security, longer battery life and improved functionality, to name just a few of the advantages. Keep reading to ...
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