Suggestions for Sailfish improvements

asked 2018-01-02 11:31:08 +0300

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We all have ideas on what improvements we’d like for Sailfish. I thought it would be useful to have a list in one location that allowed fellow Sailors could vote on individual improvements and also add their own suggestions. This way our friendly developers at Jolla could get a feel for what features Sailors think would make Sailfish a better OS.

Some of the suggestions I have included are probably already in the pipeline. Some may be covered by patches but I think are better included in the base OS.

I have included each suggestion as an answer which can be voted on. If you want to add a suggestion, please add your own answer for others to vote on.

These are in no particular order they’re just as I thought of them and grouped with similar features.

Edit: I didn't realise how many pages this would be :)

Don't forget to look at all the pages, there's 22 suggestions or answers to start with.

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Why not use the already existing topic? https://together.jolla.com/question/27207/wiki-which-features-do-you-want-next/

nick75 ( 2018-01-02 15:34:44 +0300 )edit

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@AlanBreen when you do a survey, please make everything a wiki! change all your answers!

misc11 ( 2018-01-02 16:02:30 +0300 )edit

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@AlanBreen You're duplicating TJC within TJC. Why on earth would you collect ideas for improvements as answers to to this pseudo-question (and thereby repeating the same stuff all over) when the way to use TJC is to put each of them as a separate question (maybe with the tag "idea") and let people vote for these questions.

ossi1967 ( 2018-01-02 17:52:37 +0300 )edit

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sorry to say but since.the.roadmap is not maintained or.published since years a pretty useless effort

and correct: a filter for idea does the same, is easier to find ...

and according to the answers it mixes up missing xperia features, general ideas ...

i think it is a bad idea.

pawel ( 2018-01-02 18:52:29 +0300 )edit

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It may not be the correct way to handle such a polling/survey over a question, but close to 1100 views in 12 hours reveals how much consideration such a thread has for the community. If the original topic hasn't been fully updated for more than 2.5 years, then it's probably not worth much either. Rules, structure and form are certainly very important, but the content is IMO even more important, isn't it? I think the SFOS product manager should take a closer look at this subject...

JMLatJolla ( 2018-01-02 23:52:33 +0300 )edit

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answered 2018-01-02 11:39:21 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 02:38:05 +0300

AlanBreen

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Add functionality for NFC. NFC functionality is becoming more and more commonplace.

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answered 2018-01-02 11:35:32 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 02:39:06 +0300

AlanBreen

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Enable internet sharing – WiFi hotspot

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It's there on my Jolla 1, or am I missing smth?

piero ( 2018-01-02 12:40:44 +0300 )edit

I think there are problems on Sailfish X, on other devices it should work.

werdinand ( 2018-01-02 12:45:41 +0300 )edit

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What do you mean concretely? There is a WIFI sharing service already implemented within SFOS…

JMLatJolla ( 2018-01-02 14:48:18 +0300 )edit

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Yes, I should have been more specific. I was referring to Sailfish X specifically in this case. While the option is displayed in the menu it doesn't work on Sailfish X

AlanBreen ( 2018-01-03 08:08:13 +0300 )edit

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Or it works on X but requires command line use to turn on and off.

mj ( 2018-01-03 13:05:21 +0300 )edit

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answered 2018-01-02 17:18:52 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 10:16:46 +0300

JMLatJolla
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Provide better storage partitioning (currently some partitions are vastly under-dimensioned) and also improve the capabilities of mounting and make accessible memory cards.

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really necessary!

h.berd ( 2018-01-06 18:54:46 +0300 )edit

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answered 2018-01-02 23:58:55 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 10:17:26 +0300

JMLatJolla
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Removing or change Your device has been unlocked and can't be trusted... message at SX X startup.

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Yes, would like nice Sailfish logo. Btw is fix adding a pic. to firmware image or is root cause related to DRM topic not easy to fix.

clementb ( 2018-01-03 00:09:14 +0300 )edit

I think it is a Sony thing. Ask Sony, not Jolla for that.

dario ( 2018-03-14 09:04:33 +0300 )edit

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answered 2018-01-02 11:35:06 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 02:38:47 +0300

AlanBreen

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Improve responsiveness of the email client, it is very laggy opening and displaying emails.

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Not just laggy it freezes and crashes my phone.

DarkTuring ( 2018-01-03 03:05:41 +0300 )edit

I think that behaviour is linked with the web-engine, see the issue with web browser

pmelas ( 2018-01-04 13:15:21 +0300 )edit

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answered 2018-01-02 15:17:27 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 10:17:45 +0300

JMLatJolla
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Build user-friendly backup and export functionalities, e. g. export/extract SMS, contacts, configuration settings...

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Including of APPs and app screen location (app folders), create desktop client to synch and manage backup and information, basically iTunes for Sailfish.

DarkTuring ( 2018-01-03 03:10:57 +0300 )edit

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Yes, @DarkTuring, it points in this direction, but precisely iTunes is IMHO a really deterrent example... I‘m thinking more of the vintage Sony Ericsson or Nokia PC Suite thing, where you were able to interact in a easy-to-use and intuitive manner with your USB attached phone on your computer: be able to manage applications, create and restore backups, write and export SMS, edit and synchronize calendars, contacts, the music library or pictures, notifying you of incoming messages or upcoming events - all this locally, without any need of a cloud service at all and through a relatively streamlined application.

JMLatJolla ( 2018-01-03 13:29:32 +0300 )edit

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answered 2018-01-02 15:10:58 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 10:17:02 +0300

JMLatJolla
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Interoperability capabilities between the different services, mainly the core apps, like showing geo-tagged pictures on maps, showing contacts on maps, select navigation directly from contacts, showing contacts birthdays on calendar, connect tagged pictures to corresponding contacts and so on…

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answered 2018-01-02 16:30:44 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 10:18:00 +0300

JMLatJolla
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Bluetooth is IMO a core functionality of a mobile device and should work reliable at any time and be developed and maintained directly by Jolla.

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Also... Bluetooth LE Support ... to allow for example Pebble to connect...

MaTi ( 2018-01-16 16:25:43 +0300 )edit

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answered 2018-01-02 11:40:32 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 02:39:24 +0300

AlanBreen

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Allow for birthday date in the People/Contacts app to be shown in calendar. Have toggle to turn off/on this function for each contact

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Love the idea.

DarkTuring ( 2018-01-03 03:04:36 +0300 )edit

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answered 2018-01-02 11:32:37 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 02:39:58 +0300

AlanBreen

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Have a Go to Date function (not just Go To Today) in the calendar app

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Isn't there a patch around - I thought I've seen one a while ago...

elastic ( 2018-01-02 13:25:19 +0300 )edit

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@elastic Yes there is. It's called "Go to specific date in calendar"

Universebenzene_Jolla ( 2018-01-02 18:47:35 +0300 )edit

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