Jolla is the last company with an 'alternative' mobile operating system

Post by robertAngst » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 2:29 AM UTC

jasonkostempski wrote: post #48

raimue wrote: post #39

Half a year ago in September, I left Sailfish OS and Jolla after I had exclusively used "alternative" mobile operating systems. I started with the Nokia N900, after that I had the Nokia N9, and then both the Jolla and Jolla C with Sailfish OS. The UI concepts of Sailfish OS were great, the gestures were simple and intuitive. However, it lacked so many other features. The Android emulator was only compatible with apps…

"parts of the UI stayed closed source" If anything is closed, except drivers they'd likely be forced to accept binaries for, I wouldn't even consider the OS. Who do they think their target audience is? I imagine most people looking into an alternative mobile OS are well aware of the slippery cliff that is proprietary software. It's the whole point of looking around. I'm looking for full control so I don't get stuck w…

Post by Mediterraneo10 » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 2:45 AM UTC

forgotmypw wrote: post #40

zepearl wrote: post #2

I'm using Sailfish OS on an Xperia X since when it became available. My main reason to migrate from Android was "battery life" which was confirmed (battery now lasts ~5 days instead of the usual 2-3), but the OS has a lot of small and bigger bugs (e.g. carrier selection, 2G/3G/4G priority, stuck data comm for Android apps) and missing features (notoriously: tethering/wlan access point, bluetooth) that do not currentl…

What does the OS natively support? Does it have SMS, email, and a browser? Maps?

Post by craftyguy » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 3:02 AM UTC

notatoad wrote: post #44

craftyguy wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sailfish OS was not directly responsible for any of those. Some of the employees were involved, but only by virtue of being employees of the companies that started the fork/project.

Sailfish wasn't responsible because it is yet another one of those. That's kind of the point - nobody is ultimately responsible for what it currently is, because it keeps bouncing around between various companies who take a look at it and say "oh, we're not responsible for that"

Post by fjsolwmv » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 3:22 AM UTC

dingo_bat wrote: post #53

Instead of an alternative OS, we need a company that will make good hardware (comparable to Samsung) and not lock down their android system and provide open source drivers. That will satisfy most tinkerers, since they can modify anything they want and even load their own images since the drivers are open source. Android as an OS is good enough. Just that every single manufacturer has opted to lock it down.

Post by fjsolwmv » Mon, Apr 16, 2018, 3:23 AM UTC

cfadvan wrote: post #50

dman wrote: post #24

I backed their tablet and was disappointed when I learned they would never ship it - Jolla's handling of the whole fiasco was very suboptimal. Pinning hopes on the purism now for a hackable mobile device.

Jolla had some profitable months last year and started issuing refunds to people who backed its tablet on Indiegogo. The company won't say how many are left, however. "It's not that many," Pienimäki claims. "Some of them are a bit noisy, but it's not really that many anymore." Jolla has promised to issue more refunds every time it has a profitable month. These, Pienimäki hopes, will happen at a "steady pace" by the e…