Doktor Oswaldo

Of course! Have a look here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/android#Flashing So there is fastboot for linux. The rest should be the same!

they are also working on dual boot and stuff. I wish they would focus on making the phone a reliable pick for everyone instead on what helps them sell it on IGG. It is somewhat hard to recommend the phone sometimes, despite it being awesome. But you often have to say something like: It is awesome, you just have to install another OS, or software to control the keyboard, the rotation and the camera...

I love mine even more than at the beginning. Getting used to the size and the keyboard took some time. To work around software Issues too. But I can only say, after more than a year, I would buy it again!

Trust me, the spam letters you will receive afterwards are a small price to pay for the stickers! P.S. Since anyone has a prawn on their pro1 soon, Fxtec should officially rebrand it!

Well biding should just reserve the amount on your credit card, and release it again once you haven't got the highest bid any more. But for that, you need the money you are spending available on your cc, which is unfortunately not compatible with the american way of life...

I would say yes. The founder of FxTec has an execellent Track record of doing what he is able to, to deliver stuff or refund. True in the current pandemic who knows, it may not be possible to deliver everything. I mean don't get me wrong, I THINK they will deliver everything but we can't know. What we know is though, that despite their lack in communication and despite many errors they made, they are working hard to deliver! And that is more than most preorders can say (well a bit of a problem is, that the normal Pro1 was never titled as preorder, but that is what I meant with errors. F

Not really, I was lucky though, got mine earlier that I should. But for most it was quite the opposite. No communication at all did not help either. Even got a bit of a bad conscience (of course kept the phone anyway :D) But I think it is important to point out, that FxTec just seem to have no system at all. It is unlikely that they are favour some people over others.

Well that is true, but this is probably the only smartphone were you have earned the money back before you receive the phone. So you can just order your next one once you get it 😄

naa man, that is not true. It is mostly completely random.

~wow good condition for that price, I am sure this will sell pretty fast!~ Nevermind, thought it was a asking price, instead of a starting price, still pretty good condition judging from the photos

Well it is unfortunately not hard to believe. Fxtec screwed up in this point multiple times. They had no system to send the devices out sorted by the date of the order, it was more or less random when you got your device. They sent devices to resellers before preorders where done and so on. But stay strong guys, the phone is worth it!

Yes tighten screws. If that does not help, some people added some stuff below the hinge to stabilize it. On my old screen I just shove a tiny piece of paper under it. But that was related to a drop. Normally the screws should do the job.

Well then you may should precise that in your post. And I would also recommend stating what you are willing to pay for it.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pro1-x-smartphone-functionality-choice-control/x/25023318#/

That is exactly what I meant. Well yes, but if there is only one phone in the lineup, it would be wise to make it good for the average hand size. And I believe it is slightly bigger than what would have been the perfect average. But of course as a small company you have to take what screen size you can fit into your design! And after all I am really happy with the keyboard.

Well even more ideal would be the not a have a base as width as a top. By having the base the same size and just centre the keys you would gain nearly nothing. What also would have been great, is to add a gap in the middle. Like if you are holding the pro1, where the `G` is, there should be nothing (or some macro key or whatever). I still stand on my point though, that a 5-5.3" device would have been big enough (regarding screen) and would make typing faster. However it is not too bad, you get a pretty solid speed on it after a while, and touch typing is possible with ease.

Well... the Ford T used that method to make something cheaper, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Since there will be high class alternatives more tailored to a specific user. But apple showed that this is not needed, you can just use marketing to sell everybody a high class phone with a huge margin and price... Which makes high class alternatives to a slab useless from a economic standpoint. Apple marketing has already told everyone that they need a slab, so why fight against that marketing, when you can just glue together your own cheap slab and sell it for big bucks?

That is actually the only real innovation that apple brought to the smartphone market (everything else was more or less bought). What they showed the competition is, that variety may be good for customers, but it is much more lucrative to market just ONE device. Media talked about how innovative the device was, it wasn't, the marketing was. It destroyed years of innovation and prevented future innovation. Imagine having just one car for everybody. Driving Long distance? Well nobody needs that anyway. More than 2 seats? Oh that is a niche, we don't care. It is a sportscabrio for everybody. N

Well I was talking about the latest update: https://player.vimeo.com/video/491140062 You can see, that it wedges pretty fast, and an alternation between force on the left and right side is needed to open it in multiple pushes. This could work way more stable, once the rest of the phone is done, but I don't see anything suggesting a mechanism to prevent that.

Well the Video in the newest astro slide update does not show anything promising in to keep the two 'rails' in sync. There may be more to come though

Well I ordered the phone waaaay before the first was out and I was even more uncertain if I get one. But the way I see it is this: I am complaining about the missing HWKB on phones since years. I still miss my N900. Even my wife remembers that phone, because I made a huge drama when it died! So now I got the chance to support my goal. Instead of just whining about it all the time, I decided to take the risk and pledge that 800$. It was way more than I ever paid for a phone and I wasn't sure that I get anything for it. But I didn't want to be like so many people, always asking for stuff an

Well the high demand may have been true a few weeks ago. But consider the fact, that a lot of people have now ordered a pro1x from the IGG campaign. I understand your desire to sell it as high as possible. But you know, selling it for the highest possible price always takes a lot of time. I don't want to buy your phone and don't want to talk you into lowering your price. I am just saying I think if you can get the original price somehow, I would not wait to sell it. But as said, that is a personal opinion, and I might be wrong.

Well we have already been there.... But the situation was a tad different. I sure hope they have learned! If a reseller want some, there may be a possibility for normal pro1s. But again if you want to do business with someone, it may be a good idea to contact them directly and not somewhere public. You know there is a thing on webpages called contact form: https://www.fxtec.com/contact-us But hey, that is only 20 years old or something....

Well you are right. Sorry. Actually I think this discussion has been repeated multiple times. And don't get me wrong. I still think an unshifted layout would have been the better choice. If only because it is easier to sell it. I am just saying it is not as bad as I expected it, could even be better after getting used to it. To answer your question Eske. I would be okay with just deleting this discussion here. No need to document these things over and over.

Well I can't say anything about that, since I use the US-Int Layout to type "äöü" and so on. But why to learn something new? Because it keeps your hand centered on the phone. In the none shifted layout you either have to type more with your left thumb, what slows you down, or hold it unsymmetrical. I needed some time to get used to the none shifted numbers especially. But as said I have to say now. There is the possibility that the pros are bigger than the cons. But it is hard to tell without A and B Testing.