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Jolla phone – a full-stack European alternative

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Re: Jolla phone – a full-stack European alternative

#151
I'm deeply saddened that they didn't add a 3.5mm audio/headphone jack.

There was a community poll and I believe a headphone jack was the second-most requested feature after a MicroSD slot.

I appreciate they have to draw a line under the feature set somewhere, however the cost of an audio jack is literal pennies and I'm quite sure the PCB designers could have squeezed it in somewhere.

As someone who has no interest in wireless accessories it makes me unwilling to buy the phone.

Re: Jolla phone – a full-stack European alternative

#153
post #16

Nokia N900 was really great, Jolla has some of the former team people. I only jumped into Android after my Symbian phone died, and by then Symbian Belle, with QT and PIPS (PIPS Is POSIX on Symbian OS), it was already shapping great. That Burning Memo was really a downer.

Loved my N900 also, it was peak phone for me.

But more importantly, we need an alternative to two big tech companies who are cranking the enshittification dial right up while also remaining under a particular country's laws.

Re: Jolla phone – a full-stack European alternative

#158

I'm deeply saddened that they didn't add a 3.5mm audio/headphone jack. There was a community poll and I believe a headphone jack was the second-most requested feature after a MicroSD slot. I appreciate they have to draw a line under the feature set somewhere, however the cost of an audio jack is literal pennies and I'm quite sure the PCB designers could have squeezed it in somewhere. As someone who has no interest in…

Seems like a very poor choice to build in a headphone jack. Why not just use usb c to headphone adapter?

Re: Jolla phone – a full-stack European alternative

#159
post #15

The most important question missing from the FAQ is whether bank apps, government ID apps, etc. will work with this phone.

It's not a huge hassle to keep another phone around for these things, if you really want to have a Jolla phone.

Of course they cannot answer this in the FAQ, because they have no insight into how thousands of different banks and other third parties will make their decisions on which devices to allow.

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