Why do you use jolla phone and not something else? [not relevant]
asked 2015-06-01 17:51:02 +0300
I've just bought Jolla phone and I have had no chance to form my own Jolla user experience. I want help of community with it.
So my question is following. What is so unique in Jolla Phone (and in your day-to-day Jolla experience) that you are ready to tolerate day by day:
- Outdated hardware
- Immature (and sometimes buggy) basic software like browser, sms manager, mail client and etc.
- Pretty average battery life for smartphone
- Lack of native apps and therefore native experience
- Lack of open-source components with accompanying troubles like absence of downloadable firmware images and etc
- Lack of great features like Swype Keyboard and others
- etc...
There is an essential list above. And I want to know what is achievable on Jolla Phone and isn't in any other phone so you stay with Jolla? Why exactly are you using Jolla instead of using some Android smartphone (for example some smartphone or firmware with improved privacy and secure) If you are so heavily using android apps? What will you miss in case of using Android/iOS phone?
From your answers I want to create my own style of using Jolla and I want to truly love this smartphone.
Freedom of choice, the only commercial account needed is Jolla's and that only if you want to upgrade the device software, does not come pre-filled with chunk (android feels like a handheld marketplace in the first second), liberty to live google, apple free. Even with the changes in 2.0 I guess it is the most sophisticated UI I have seen on touch devices so far. If you are only having a smartphone to be cool and have all social apps there can be, Jolla is probably not for you yet.
chemist ( 2015-06-01 17:59:54 +0300 )edit@chemist, there are some google free version of Android like Replicant (they tell it is 100% Free Software). And as I know jolla phone firmware isn't 100% Free Software.
I'm not trying to offence anyone. I'm trying to find the seeds of true.
petRUShka ( 2015-06-01 18:07:21 +0300 )editFrom my android and iOS experiences I can only say that as long as I am not forced to use either one of them I won't - I will get rid of my android tablet as soon as I can (counting the days) as not even the most non-googleized android is still just android... I am not all about 100% free or open software as I know that one has to make a living, and to enlighten you about SFOS, most core OS parts are open-source (Mer).
chemist ( 2015-06-01 18:26:00 +0300 )edit@petRUShka - Why did you buy a Jolla?
Spam Hunter ( 2015-06-01 18:44:26 +0300 )edit@Markkyboy, I did buy Jolla for several reasons. I had nokia n810 tablet and saw n900 phone. I hoped that Jolla Phone is a mature n900 (it actually isn't). Also I'm using linux at my home pc and want to have same freedom on my phone. Also I'm fan of Open Source and of privacy and security. And at least I just wanted to try something new. My previous android phone was quite ok. And I see that in many ways Jolla is loosing to Android. And it is ok for now. But I believe that there is a reason (killer feature or set of them) why people use jolla and I want to find it.
petRUShka ( 2015-06-01 18:57:08 +0300 )edit