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I wish Sailfish OS had a mention. If someone tries to escape the Android/iOS duopoly, it's probably the most mature linux based distribution out there. It's no

I wish Sailfish OS had a mention. If someone tries to escape the Android/iOS duopoly, it's probably the most mature linux based distribution out there. It's not fully open source that's true, but it can be daily driven on a number of modern(ish) compatible hardware. The most prominent of them being some of Sony's Xperia's line(official) and a slew of other older devices through the efforts of a community of enthusiasts.

spaniard89277 5y ago
They claim to be compatible with android apps in their site, how true is that? For me, the problem with phones is the sense that you're just one step away of having no more OS updates, or updates making it slower, or basically getting locked-in in some way. Phones feel very different to computers.
- saidinesh5 5y ago
  They have an Android compatibility layer, which lets you run a lot of Android apps and adds various integrations with sailfish os: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Amrr766crc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Amrr766crc The integration with Android apps, when it works, is fairly seamless. It is kind of like using wine to run windows applications on Linux. Sometimes things may not work, but otherwise it's fine.
- mariusor 5y ago
  They support android apps from a custom repository and from f-droid. I think most of them work in the limit of being compatible with the android version that Alien Dalvik on the device supports (the latest models like Sony Xperia 10 II support version 10). However most of them suffer from not having access to Google services, but then again, that's something a person that wants to de-google would expect I think.
  - aerique 5y ago
    Aurora Store also works (which just gets apps from the Google Play Store). It is possible to install microg making more Android apps work on SFOS.
ryukafalz 5y ago
From a US perspective, the lack of group messaging makes it a non-starter for me, unfortunately. My friends and family just expect me to be able to receive group messages. It’s not optional these days for a lot of people. I used to use it and enjoyed doing so, but I’d hoped Jolla would open source more of it as they said early on that they were considering.
- aerique 5y ago
  What do you mean with group messaging? As someone from a region where it's WhatsApp wherever you look I do not understand the US situation.
  - ryukafalz 5y ago
    Group MMS. Here in the US MMS messages are usually included with your plan (as opposed to much of the rest of the world where I hear it’s expensive) so it’s caught on much more here than elsewhere.
ThatMedicIsASpy 5y ago
I'm waiting to retire my windows phone. The stopwatch has been running for 2580 days already. But that happens when the Xperia 10 III will get sailfish support

spaniard89277 5y ago

They claim to be compatible with android apps in their site, how true is that? For me, the problem with phones is the sense that you're just one step away of having no more OS updates, or updates making it slower, or basically getting locked-in in some way. Phones feel very different to computers.

saidinesh5 5y ago
They have an Android compatibility layer, which lets you run a lot of Android apps and adds various integrations with sailfish os: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Amrr766crc https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Amrr766crc The integration with Android apps, when it works, is fairly seamless. It is kind of like using wine to run windows applications on Linux. Sometimes things may not work, but otherwise it's fine.
mariusor 5y ago
They support android apps from a custom repository and from f-droid. I think most of them work in the limit of being compatible with the android version that Alien Dalvik on the device supports (the latest models like Sony Xperia 10 II support version 10). However most of them suffer from not having access to Google services, but then again, that's something a person that wants to de-google would expect I think.
- aerique 5y ago
  Aurora Store also works (which just gets apps from the Google Play Store). It is possible to install microg making more Android apps work on SFOS.

ryukafalz 5y ago

From a US perspective, the lack of group messaging makes it a non-starter for me, unfortunately. My friends and family just expect me to be able to receive group messages. It’s not optional these days for a lot of people. I used to use it and enjoyed doing so, but I’d hoped Jolla would open source more of it as they said early on that they were considering.

aerique 5y ago
What do you mean with group messaging? As someone from a region where it's WhatsApp wherever you look I do not understand the US situation.
- ryukafalz 5y ago
  Group MMS. Here in the US MMS messages are usually included with your plan (as opposed to much of the rest of the world where I hear it’s expensive) so it’s caught on much more here than elsewhere.

ThatMedicIsASpy 5y ago

I'm waiting to retire my windows phone. The stopwatch has been running for 2580 days already. But that happens when the Xperia 10 III will get sailfish support