Asking because… On one hand I do see smartphones being released left-and-right, and they are rather integral to modern life

On the other hand I’m still chugging alone with my Pixel 6a that I bought 3 years ago with a replaced battery and a somewhat clogged charging port… and all my previous phones I only replaced when they have serious deficits that make them difficult to use

Wondering when you all replace phones. Please definitely mention it too if you ended up repurposing the old phone for something else

  • locahosr443
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    1 month ago

    It’s on the main board, if you take your phone apart you can see where the pin hole leads. I agree it should have been a daughter board with the loud speaker. There are actually 3 mics on the fp4 but seems the bottom primary mic had the issues. It’s a huge shame because I’ve replaced the USB C about half a dozen times as I abuse it, done the screen, ear speaker and battery too.

    I’ll see how the jolla is once it comes out, if that’s got issues I’m still happy to support the project but may also get a new FP. These are risks we take supporting the smaller players in the market, but FP support has been good. I just never bothered to report the mic because I’ve had it for years and it’s a recent development.

    I’m also fortunate that spending 500€ on a phone as a bit of an experiment is fine by me, but for so many it’s a big outlay so it’s not acceptable.