Fairphone 6 with e/OS. Couldn't be more satisfied!
this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2025
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Out of curiosity, since Iโve also been looking to buy one, you still have Google services on it or?
I just got one as well, it uses MicroG to replace Google Play Services. Works really well, there aren't any apps I use on my fairphone that didn't work on my old S24 besides contactless payments. I just stick my card in my case or you can use Curve to replace Google Wallet/Pay.
You can if you want to. I don't.
Are you able to bank on ur mobile?
Yup! No issues whatsoever with the apps.
Well, I don't have contactless payment actually, but I got the phone case where you can fit 3 cards and it works perfectly.
I am looking to switch off my very non-updated Xperia 5II when I have the money.
Do banking apps work with /e/?
Also how is the camera latency? One thing I love about my xperia 5ii is the high shutter speed being able to open the camera app and snap a picture of my dog before she moves.
My girlfriend's A52 can't often boot the camera and take a picture without completely smearing it due to the low shutter speed or multiple exposures.
Getting a fairphone 6 with /e/OS is one of them, besides a few snags I'm really happy with it.
The other is getting a henry vacuum cleaner. They're affordable, strong, insanely repairable, look cute, and are made in the UK by unionised workers which is nearly unheard of these days. I probably sound like a shill but it's nice when the more ethical/local option happens to be one of the better options anyway if you weren't considering considering those things.
I found a good dutch hot sauce that tastes really good.
You did? Which one? I'm interested.
I got the Nando's Medium PERi-PERi Sauce for 5.54 euros in British Columbia.
Don't think that's Dutch but thanks for getting back to me!
Switched from gmail to proton, from google maps to Mapy.com (and open street maps more in general), from windows to Linux (on a refurbished - unfortunately American - laptop), switched from Microsoft office to LibreOffice, from Uber to Bolt, largely from ChatGPT to LeChat (Mistral) and Lumo (Proton), from google translate to DeepL, from google chrome to Vivaldi.
Looking into buying an (used) Nothing Phone 2a from a local refurbish store.
I connected my PC to my TV with a USB-via-Ethernet extender and a long HDMI cable and set up the Wii Remote to act as a pointer so I can ditch the ChromeCast.
I had never thought of a Wii remote like that for a HTPC. Interesting....
Phillips electric toothbrush. Made in NL.
Huh interesting I thought they made them all in China?
Does subscribing to a Proton Unlimited account count? ๐
I'd been looking everywhere for a yellow half-face jester mask, just a cheap paper pulp one, and I finally found it at a UK joke shop's online store. ยฃ3 mask ended up running me ten times that after shipping and duty, but the hunt is finally ended
Bought a backpack from Fjallraven recently, absolutely love it! I bought the orange one.
Are they still made in eu?
Yeah I think they're still made in Sweden.
Cloths and Kitchen Tools,
a baggy jeans from a brand named "Redefined Rebel"
And a Svedbergs "Sarek" bathroom cabinet with LED light strips and light oak finish that looks really good but for some stupid reason only exist online as shitty renders.
SIGG Total Color ONE bottle. Great quality and made in EU.