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This questions is a bit provocative and you might expect a rant here, but this is a serious question. After waiting 3 years for a SF OS device reaching a level of usability close to the still umatched N9, it is time to assess what we can expect let's say within the next year and what alternatives are available.

My device history is: various Nokia Symbian devices - N900 - N9 - Lumia 920 - Jolla 1. These are all a bit exotic devices with limited app support and dead-ends or apparent dead. What did I expect from Jolla / SF OS? A modern N9-like UI, a trustworthy user-focused OS maintainer, sufficient HW (4-4.5" AMOLED, good camera, good battery life) and the ability to run commonly used apps.

I received my BQ Aquaris X5 with Cyanogen OS just one week ago. I am really missing the UI of my Jolla phone and the X5 is a bit too big. But besides this, I am amazed what HW I can get for about 190 EUR and what diversity of apps running seemlesly on this device are suddenly available! I always avoided Android because of this Google thing. But Android is available and usable without Google apps, see CyanogenMod or Cyanogen OS! There are privacy extensions like Privacy Guard or XPrivacy, letting you control App permissions (still missing on SF OS). There is no "life multitasking", but is there really a need for this? Besides the imperfect UI, I have a very usable and compatible device now! Why should I continue to use my Jolla phone with limited functions and wait for improvements? And what would I be waiting for? There is not even an up-to-date roadmap! Does Jolla's silence mean that there is the next finacial disaster in sight?

What are YOU waiting for? Is there anything a SF OS device can or will offer what a privacy enhanced Google-free Android can not provide? And as Jolla does not produce any devices anymore, licensees might modify the OS and suspicious extensions might render those SF OS devices to be Google-like instead of unlike. This is a serious question and I hope to get some response.

This questions is a bit provocative and you might expect a rant here, but this is a serious question. After waiting 3 years for a SF OS device reaching a level of usability close to the still umatched N9, it is time to assess what we can expect let's say within the next year and what alternatives are available.

My device history is: various Nokia Symbian devices - N900 - N9 - Lumia 920 - Jolla 1. These are all a bit exotic devices with limited app support and dead-ends or apparent dead. What did I expect from Jolla / SF OS? A modern N9-like UI, a trustworthy user-focused OS maintainer, sufficient HW (4-4.5" AMOLED, good camera, good battery life) and the ability to run commonly used apps.

I received my BQ Aquaris X5 with Cyanogen OS just one week ago. I am really missing the UI of my Jolla phone and the X5 is a bit too big. But besides this, I am amazed what HW I can get for about 190 EUR and what diversity of apps running seemlesly on this device are suddenly available! I always avoided Android because of this Google thing. But Android is available and usable without Google apps, see CyanogenMod or Cyanogen OS! There are privacy extensions like Privacy Guard or XPrivacy, letting you control App permissions (still missing on SF OS). There is no "life multitasking", but is there really a need for this? Besides the imperfect UI, I have a very usable and compatible device now! Why should I continue to use my Jolla phone with limited functions and wait for improvements? And what would I be waiting for? There is not even an up-to-date roadmap! Does Jolla's silence mean that there is the next finacial disaster in sight?

What are YOU waiting for? Is there anything a SF OS device can or will offer what a privacy enhanced Google-free Android can not provide? And as Jolla does not produce any devices anymore, licensees might modify the OS and suspicious extensions might render those SF OS devices to be Google-like instead of unlike. This is a serious question and I hope to get some response.