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And yet I am using a Linux Phone since 2014 as a daily driver :) And no, it is not for everyone, just like the Linux desktop. It would need a company like Nokia

by mpol 5y ago

And yet I am using a Linux Phone since 2014 as a daily driver :) And no, it is not for everyone, just like the Linux desktop. It would need a company like Nokia to put its weight behind it to bring it that far. But if a smaller company like Jolla can do it, it can be sustainable. If there are users and enough money coming in, all it needs to do is exist. And maybe some day there will be a company like Nokia putting its weight behind it and it can gain marketshare in big numbers. But even without it, it is a viable platform, just with some drawbacks. So yes, for the near future I keep on using my Sony Xperia with Sailfish OS. I also keep an eye on the Pinephone and Librem 5, but today they are not ready to be a daily driver for me.

swilliamsio 5y ago
How are you finding app availability and system stability? About four or five years ago, I had a BQ Aquaris E4.5 which ran Ubuntu Touch and used it as my daily driver. I really struggled with the lack of app support - no Messenger, no Snapchat, no Instagram, no WhatsApp. There were also lots of little bugs that really showed the operating system hadn't had the massive amount of testing a mainstream OS would get. So I dumped it and got another Android.
- mpol 5y ago
  App availability is good for my needs. For Android apps I only use Whatsapp and Firefox (as backup browser). I am not someone wanting to use apps for everything, I never used a banking app for example, and have no desire to use one. I am quite happy with Whisperfish as a third-party Signal client that is now in beta, though it needs a few more things to be more useful to me. I use an OSM app for maps, mpd client for remote music, and some default Jolla apps are quite okay. System stability overall is really good, I hardly ever get into a situation that a reboot is required. Some years ago on my Jolla 1 this did happen more, often when the network would not come back. There are some issues, like power drain on 4G and other small bits. The development team is small, it's not a billion dollar company, I think it's all relative. I have never used Ubuntu Touch and I cannot really comment on it. If you would be interested in trying that again, I think Axolotl is a Signal client for UT that is also in development. For Android apps, there is Anbox, but that is a very slow moving target with some rather big issues currently, from what I hear.

by mpol 5y ago

swilliamsio 5y ago

How are you finding app availability and system stability? About four or five years ago, I had a BQ Aquaris E4.5 which ran Ubuntu Touch and used it as my daily driver. I really struggled with the lack of app support - no Messenger, no Snapchat, no Instagram, no WhatsApp. There were also lots of little bugs that really showed the operating system hadn't had the massive amount of testing a mainstream OS would get. So I dumped it and got another Android.

mpol 5y ago
App availability is good for my needs. For Android apps I only use Whatsapp and Firefox (as backup browser). I am not someone wanting to use apps for everything, I never used a banking app for example, and have no desire to use one. I am quite happy with Whisperfish as a third-party Signal client that is now in beta, though it needs a few more things to be more useful to me. I use an OSM app for maps, mpd client for remote music, and some default Jolla apps are quite okay. System stability overall is really good, I hardly ever get into a situation that a reboot is required. Some years ago on my Jolla 1 this did happen more, often when the network would not come back. There are some issues, like power drain on 4G and other small bits. The development team is small, it's not a billion dollar company, I think it's all relative. I have never used Ubuntu Touch and I cannot really comment on it. If you would be interested in trying that again, I think Axolotl is a Signal client for UT that is also in development. For Android apps, there is Anbox, but that is a very slow moving target with some rather big issues currently, from what I hear.