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

Mediterraneo10 9y ago
Yes, Sailfish has SMS and e-mail support. For maps, you can install OSMAnd through the Android compatibility layer and get the same maps goodness as on any Android phone.
maheart 9y ago
* SMS - yes * Email - yes * Browser - yes -- the official one browser is based on [an outdated] Gecko engine. Unofficial browsers based on QtWebkit. * Maps - yes -- the official solution these days is HERE Maps (this requires Android support which is available on Jolla-supported devices). There are several other Map solutions available through OpenRepos (a popular 3rd party repository for Maemo/Meego/SailfishOS software). While the app ecosystem can in no way compete with the number of apps available in Android or iOS -- if you use your mobile for web-browsing, music, podcasts, weather, timers, etc. it's sufficient.
- subway 9y ago
  Calling HERE "officially supported" is a stretch. It's a downright painful to use app running in the android container.
- skykooler 9y ago
  The official browser is actually Webkit based. I believe Maemo was the last OS in that lineage to use a Gecko browser (microB).
  - maheart 9y ago
    The official browser for SailfishOS is Gecko-based. The SailfishOS browser source code is FOSS, so we can see for ourselves, from https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser : > Sailfish Browser uses Sailfish Silica Qt components for the browser chrome and gecko engine with embedlite Qt5 binding.
    - skykooler 9y ago
      Oh, huh. I suppose I was mistaken. Thanks for clarifying that!
- u801e 9y ago
  > Maps - yes -- the official solution these days is HERE Maps (this requires Android support which is available on Jolla-supported devices). Do they still provide offline map updates? I have a Nokia N9 and several other Symbian based Nokia phones, but there appear to be no updates to the offline map data.

Yes, Sailfish has SMS and e-mail support. For maps, you can install OSMAnd through the Android compatibility layer and get the same maps goodness as on any Android phone.

maheart 9y ago

* SMS - yes * Email - yes * Browser - yes -- the official one browser is based on [an outdated] Gecko engine. Unofficial browsers based on QtWebkit. * Maps - yes -- the official solution these days is HERE Maps (this requires Android support which is available on Jolla-supported devices). There are several other Map solutions available through OpenRepos (a popular 3rd party repository for Maemo/Meego/SailfishOS software). While the app ecosystem can in no way compete with the number of apps available in Android or iOS -- if you use your mobile for web-browsing, music, podcasts, weather, timers, etc. it's sufficient.

subway 9y ago
Calling HERE "officially supported" is a stretch. It's a downright painful to use app running in the android container.
skykooler 9y ago
The official browser is actually Webkit based. I believe Maemo was the last OS in that lineage to use a Gecko browser (microB).
- maheart 9y ago
  The official browser for SailfishOS is Gecko-based. The SailfishOS browser source code is FOSS, so we can see for ourselves, from https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser https://github.com/sailfishos/sailfish-browser : > Sailfish Browser uses Sailfish Silica Qt components for the browser chrome and gecko engine with embedlite Qt5 binding.
  - skykooler 9y ago
    Oh, huh. I suppose I was mistaken. Thanks for clarifying that!
u801e 9y ago
> Maps - yes -- the official solution these days is HERE Maps (this requires Android support which is available on Jolla-supported devices). Do they still provide offline map updates? I have a Nokia N9 and several other Symbian based Nokia phones, but there appear to be no updates to the offline map data.