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Suggestions for Sailfish improvements

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

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updated 2018-01-14 09:05:51 +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 15:06:23 +0300

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Device pixel ratio slider (like in Windows 10 Mobile) in Settings.

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answered 2018-01-02 15:08:56 +0300

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Built-in call and SMS blocker (I know I can use Phonehook, but I wish this stuff was properly integrated with the OS). I'm not sure if there is any SMS blocker for Sailfish, but this stuff is super important to me.

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

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

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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 15:12:04 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 18:08:30 +0300

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Update Sailfish Browser's rendering engine, either move to newer Gecko, or Qt's WebEngine.

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answered 2018-01-02 15:14:57 +0300

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Allow switching USB Mode without reconnecting the cable or using terminal (there was an app for that in Store, it's broken since some update, it should be built into the OS).

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answered 2018-01-02 15:15:00 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 10:46:59 +0300

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Remote desktop support with full app functionality (writing e-mails, sending SMS, copy-paste text...).

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how about ssh?

Moo-Crumpus ( 2018-01-02 15:21:08 +0300 )edit
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Yes, @Moo-Crumpus, of course, many of the current SFOS customers commenting on this forum can (almost) always help themselves, but Jolla will not survive that way. I try to bring in the view of an average user, one without too much technical knowledge. The device must serve the user and be as comfortable and intuitive to use as possible. Here in this forum there are mostly (if not almost exclusively) geek voices...

JMLatJolla ( 2018-01-02 16:02:18 +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

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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 15:25:01 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 10:54:32 +0300

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Put/maintain absolute priority and focus on usability, robustness and reliability: Better less functions, but absolutely trustworthy. Better less devices, but in return fully supported and well implemented - not like SX X and the actual delivered IMO poor camera support compared to the original one for example.

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answered 2018-01-02 15:26:34 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 10:18:54 +0300

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Enable FM radio support.

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This suggestion should be low priority level for Jolla IMO.

Jk ( 2018-01-06 05:59:12 +0300 )edit

@Jk: What do you mean with 'low priority level'? Important or of no importance?

JMLatJolla ( 2018-01-06 10:22:14 +0300 )edit

I mean importance, because how many people use fm radio nowdays. Also internetradio is there that can replace partitially.

Jk ( 2018-01-11 11:17:40 +0300 )edit

Well, @Jk... I personally do frequently experience the following situations myself:
- My favourite barbecue and bathing place in the summer is situated in an absolute net-hole, you can't even make a call.
- Smaller but quite nice local radio stations do not necessarily always have an internet stream.
- In a football stadium with more than 80000 spectators, Internet radio is often not possible due to network capacity saturation.

Additionally, the following scenario comes to my mind:
In an emergency situation, where large parts of the network infrastructure fail, radio waves are a great way to keep the people informed.

And, last but not least, there is also a fundamental question, IMHO:
If you have burned resources/raw materials to produce something, then, just for reasons of ethics and sustainability, you should use/enable this product/functionality.

Indeed, it's not the most crucial function around, but it still feels pretty sexy and useful to me... :)

JMLatJolla ( 2018-01-11 16:20:56 +0300 )edit
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answered 2018-01-02 15:27:34 +0300

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updated 2018-01-06 10:54:07 +0300

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Implementing a rolling release model.

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