[Wiki] Features missing before I would recommend Jolla (to non-techies)
asked 2014-02-03 22:18:09 +0300
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I love my Jolla, but I think a few features are missing or confusing for non-techies. Below is a list of things that should improve or be implemented before we would recommend Jolla to others. In other words, features that are commonly expected on Smartphones.
Note (@avdwoude): The numbers in the front are the votes each question had collected. f it has an 'R' after the number it indicates the roadmap tag is present. I thought this would provide some more information to this overview. These numbers and roadmap status were last updated on "22 February 2015", and I will try to update them after each Sailfish release. It is good to see this list is getting smaller with each release.
- [Fixed in 1.0.3.8] Landscape mode in browser and other apps
- [Fixed in 1.0.4.20] E-Mail synchronization does not work as configured (From @ortylp)
- [Fixed in 1.0.4.20] Good Device tutorial app (From @ymb)
- [Fixed in 1.0.4.20] Automatically copy/sync contacts/calendar/etc. over Bluetooth from another phone. To make it easy to start using the Jolla.
- [Released in 1.0.5.16] MMS support is missing, and kinda expected in a smartphone nowadays
- [Fixed in 1.0.5.16] Fix volume muted issue for Android apps
- [Fixed in 1.0.5.19] System-update notifications keep re-appearing although update already installed (From @2Ti)
- [CLOSED] Unable to access internal storage or sdcard using USB (From @Cosmic_Kakapo)
- [Released in 1.0.7.16] Two way calendar sync (e.g. CalDav) (From @ymb)
- [Released in 1.0.7.16] SIM Toolkit (From @yuri)
- [Released in 1.0.7.16] Support for wired headset-buttons (From @Feffe)
- [Released in 1.0.8.19] Show individual Android apps in the "running apps" screen. It is highly confusing that an Android app seemingly vanishes when you open another one.
- [Released in 1.0.8.19] Email signature per email account (From @2Ti)
- {Released in 1.1.1.26} Calendar reminder turned on by default (From @Cmdr_Zod)
- {271} Ringtone per contact (From @k79]
- {224-r?} WPA-802.1X (enteprise) +[Others] wifi support needed + workaround (From @2Ti)
- {158-R} No notification when new voicemail (From @TellienInTouch]
- {138-R} USB file transfer support for Mac OS X and Linux, Windows that works out of the box (From @2Ti)
- {36} pulley menu to far away in long lists (e. g. gallery and mail app) (From @2Ti)
- {35} Alternate ways to activate pulley menus (From @2Ti)
- {16} Feature Request: Notifications system for background apps with white list (From @bilgy_no1)
- {15} Integrate file locations seen by Android apps and native Jolla apps. E.g. at the moment there two locations where pictures are stored. This was confusing after I received an image over Viber that I wanted to look at again.
Do you have anything you believe is necessary before you would recommend Jolla to others? In other words what are currently considered standard features on a smart-phone that Jolla lacks?
Note: This question is similar but not the same: https://together.jolla.com/question/15102/what-is-most-embarrassing-in-your-jolla-device-what-makes-you-not-show-it-to-your-friends-if-anything-really-the-top-things-no-minor-issues/
Copy/Sync of contacts did work with several devices - Android is not MultiTaskAlike - I could use pictures from both parties in some android file picker - MMS is getting more and more obsolete but agreed - browser works as already shown - never occured to me...so one point is still valid and not a bug but a missing feature, so why don't all your friends have a jolla again? (btw syncing contacts doesn't even work from apple to apple or others as expected)
chemist ( 2014-02-03 23:25:05 +0300 )edit"Show individual Android apps in the "running apps" screen. It is highly confusing that an Android app seemingly vanishes when you open another one.": Is not this exactly the behavior on pure Android phones? When you open an app, the other app goes into the background. You even have the standard Android icon to access the background and can kill the app in the background or leave it up to the system to kill it when the resources are required.
Only because Sailfish apps behave differently, this does not mean that Android apps can suddenly change their behavior. (Well, they could, if each one would run in its own Android environment -- eating up the corresponding resources.)
jgr ( 2014-02-03 23:26:19 +0300 )edit@jgr I am not advocating a change in the way android apps work, nor how alien-dalvik deals with apps. I do understand that on Android only one app runs at any one time. What I am really saying is that the 'show open apps' list shown by appropriate icon in Android apps should be integrated with the 'running apps' screen on Jolla. I would be most happy if it would even only show a screenshot as it does not in that Android specific list. If Alien-dalvik would decide to kill the app, instead of removing it from the screen, it could merely restart the app. Admittedly that could be confusing too. Some integration is all I ask instead of duplicating UI/UX. But I am sure the Jolla sailors are aware of this issue and working towards a solution. I know I would if I would work for Jolla. :-D
avdwoude ( 2014-02-03 23:53:17 +0300 )editLike on BB, that is less confusing for non techies.
BonoNL ( 2014-02-04 01:35:04 +0300 )editThe need for MMS support is highly localised. No one in my country uses MMS, but apparently it's in common usage in e.g. Switzerland?
lauramanes ( 2014-02-12 20:06:48 +0300 )edit