Why I can not use Sailfish Device as Daily Driver [subjective]

asked 2017-01-16 11:54:33 +0300

Vivek
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updated 2017-01-17 08:58:49 +0300

Though I like Sailfish OS and would love to use the Device as daily Driver but but ... I am not able to use Jolla Device Daily. The reasons are...

Missing Scaling of text which is available in all other mobile OS. This is very important in Phone app and Email App
No sms forwarding facility.
No conference Call (Made available in recent update)
No contact Saving facility for WhatsApp
very basic level Phone App (tried to use Android App but was not use it successfully as Call log is not synched)
Lock unlock in 2.0 is very odd (1.0 Unlock was better)
Some way to enable the Android Widget... Very useful sometimes. Though not very essential. It can also be in form of minimized app or on notification screen like IOS.
1. Bluetooth doesn't work well with car audio system

Please contribute your thoughts what else is stopping you from using it as Daily Driver.

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Text scaling should be possible by editing the qml directly, no?
Where do you want to forward it? I'd say it is possible...
Just as you said, that's been fixed
Could be so, I don't know anything about whatsit
What more would you like from the phone application, it probably is doable...?
I don't understand, whats wrong with lock/unlock?
I don't know anything about Android

juiceme ( 2017-01-16 12:06:41 +0300 )edit

Please guide me how to edit qml and how to forward received sms to another contact

Vivek ( 2017-01-16 12:16:02 +0300 )edit

I'm using Sailfish OS as daily driver on JP1. What I need now is a new hardware ...

tvicol ( 2017-01-16 12:31:34 +0300 )edit

I simply cannot use Jolla as a daily driver because it reboots randomly, mainly when accepting calls. This makes the Jolla to stand in an honor place at my desk... From time to time I decide to give another chance, namely after a system update. It always ends up to moving back to Android or Windows Mobile phones that I have. It's kind of sad to always have to leave my OS of choice because of unreliability problems which is the reason, in the opposite way, why I choose Linux instead of other OS's on desktop.

rms_pt ( 2017-01-16 12:39:54 +0300 )edit

@juiceme, in Sailfish 1.x you could lock the phone from one simple swipe from top of the home screen, which feature was lost in 2.0 that brought the Ambiences selector (and an additional lock-screen button) to that gesture.

To unlock in 1.x you just had to swipe upwards twice (and thrice to bring upp the apps launcher); in 2.0 you have to swipe side-ways to unlock.

I agree 1.x was much more to my liking in this fashion and I have understood the alteration for 2.0 was made mainly the Tablet in mind, which is sad.

But it's absolutely nothing to hamper my own, very happy Daily Driving on Jolla 1.

Lack of Band 20/LTE 800 MHz and thus 4G seems to be very effectively holding me back from migrating to use Aqua Fish, though.

teemu ( 2017-01-16 12:43:06 +0300 )edit

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answered 2017-01-19 09:21:09 +0300

kaktux
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Although i was cited with my business phone thread my answer is: nothing. I use J1 as daily phone since i got it. and actually if i read all the reasons here - mist of them seem rather taste- but not function related. sure there could (and hopefully will be) improvments. but for using it as daily phone for private use- it works just fine. and i will use it some years still. no new hw needed.

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I'm using my Jolla as main phone since more than three years as well. There are some minor annoying things which require workarounds, but essential stuff is working very well.

till ( 2017-01-19 12:34:06 +0300 )edit

Nothing for me to! Previously I owned BB, iPhone and Android devices. Three years ago I installed for fun Stella Launcher Jolla app on my Samsung Galaxy and WOW I was falling in love to SFOS. Well, 1 month later I bought a J1 and It is Still my daily driver!

madhunt ( 2017-01-19 15:18:04 +0300 )edit

I feel the same way. Three years of use and it's working just fine. We're still getting OS updates, too!

nthn ( 2017-01-19 21:13:34 +0300 )edit

answered 2017-01-16 16:22:39 +0300

Krishnan
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Missing mms sms integration
Number is not visible while calling (only name is visible).
Bluetooth headset issues
Adding contact from android
No memory card option for android
Install applications on memory card
Universal copy paste like symbian or windows
Select specific text from sms.not whole
Call the number from sms text
Universal smiley icons
Long press context menus in email.
File browser for default email client
Bring sms,mms and email to a single editor
Multiple email accounts.email settings from email application .
Application search option

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Yes. Good studied reply. Point 3,4,9 are most needed. Other points also equally important... But not mandatorily required. There are no updates or major feature additions in phone, sms apps. They have not matured over couple of years.

Vivek ( 2017-01-16 16:45:19 +0300 )edit

@Vivek

Some points you make are fair. However if you -or anyone else for the matter- need Android stuff Buy an android device. Jolla is not responsible if some company (ie Whatsup) doesn't have native apps in SFOS.

ApB ( 2017-01-16 18:56:32 +0300 )edit

What's the problem with number 3.) Bluetooth headset issues, since I think the headset functionality is good?

juiceme ( 2017-01-16 19:59:40 +0300 )edit

8) Seems pretty hard to implement in terms of good UI 9) Works for me 0_o 14) You can have multiple emails and I don't see a problem in having settings in Settings app

Aldrog ( 2017-01-16 20:52:39 +0300 )edit

My car system hangs... When you connect Jolla device.

Vivek ( 2017-01-17 02:50:29 +0300 )edit

Why I can not use Sailfish Device as Daily Driver [subjective]

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