I saw in a previous thread that end of 2017 had been predicted for the Librem Phone release, but that answer was a bit old. I’d like to get a new phone by end of 2017, so I’d just like to know how on-target the Librem phone is.
I can’t begin to imagine how much work it will take to make the Librem Phone a reality, so I fully understand if it is no longer expected this year.
I am not sure where and what did you read, but phone campaign is not even started yet, let alone we have a working prototype. Our current plan is to start shipping the some time Q3-Q4 2018 (more like 2019). More details coming soon on our news blog.
Ok, thanks for the update! Looking forward to it whenever it gets here, but I’ll have to settle for something else in the meantime. Keep up the good work!
For what it’s worth, the thread below has a post from Sep 2016 indicating the 2017 release:
I’m not sure about Q3-Q4 2018. The estimates are not yet done/detailed, but I would say it will take 1.5 to 2 years for the completion of the work (it is a huge project to start a phone). I guess you’ll soon know when we launch the campaign, but I think Q3-Q4 2018 is too optimistic.
Right, it seems I misunderstood. 
I stand corrected.