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There are quite a few questions / suggestions around this area. Obviously there is a high potential for improvements. Here is my angle:
Selecting a specific WiFi network is a quite common and often done activity. There is free WiFi at many places and people want to save their cellular quota. Say you are using an app, a messenger, and want to transfer some photos. Therefore its better to use WiFi instead of 3G.

* Windows Phone: Tap Windows button, Tap "Settings" (possibly scrolling necessary), Tap WiFi (possibly scrolling necessary), wait for list of found networks and select the desired one. (4 steps)
* N9: Swipe app aside, tap status bar on top, tap Internet connection, wait for list and select (4 steps)
* Jolla: Swipe app aside, swipe to lock screen, pull down to settings, tap system, tap WLAN, pull down to "Connect to Internet", wait for found networks and select. (7 steps)
There is also a shortcut possible: Long press on Settings->System->WLAN can create another WLAN icon as favourite in the settings top area. In this case:
* Jolla: Swipe app aside, swipe to lock screen, pull down to settings, tap WLAN, pull down to "Connect to Internet", wait for found networks and select. (6 steps)

Still, Jolla is losing against WP and N9! Shouldn't it be the king of usability? The first improvement I suggest is to scan the networks and present the available networks for immediate selection instead of showing the saved networks when entering the WLAN settings (->one step shorter)! The saved networks could be reached under a pulley menu. But this is still too far away. I suggest to have another pulley item on the lock screen, e.g. "Internet connection" , which leads directly to a list of available WiFi networks, or lets us enable cellular data.

There are quite a few questions / suggestions around this area. Obviously there is a high potential for improvements. Here is my angle:
Selecting a specific WiFi network is a quite common and often done activity. There is free WiFi at many places and people want to save their cellular quota. Say you are using an app, a messenger, and want to transfer some photos. Therefore its better to use WiFi instead of 3G.

* Windows Phone: Tap Windows button, Tap "Settings" (possibly scrolling necessary), Tap WiFi (possibly scrolling necessary), wait for list of found networks and select the desired one. (4 steps)
* N9: Swipe app aside, tap status bar on top, tap Internet connection, wait for list and select (4 steps)
* Jolla: Swipe app aside, swipe to lock screen, pull down to settings, tap system, tap WLAN, pull down to "Connect to Internet", wait for found networks and select. (7 steps)
There is also a shortcut possible: Long press on Settings->System->WLAN can create another WLAN icon as favourite in the settings top area. In this case:
* Jolla: Swipe app aside, swipe to lock screen, pull down to settings, tap WLAN, pull down to "Connect to Internet", wait for found networks and select. (6 steps)

Still, Jolla is losing against WP and N9! Shouldn't it be the king of usability? The first improvement I suggest is to scan the networks and present the available networks for immediate selection instead of showing the saved networks when entering the WLAN settings (->one step shorter)! The saved networks could be reached under a pulley menu. But this is still too far away. I suggest to have another pulley item on the lock screen, e.g. "Internet connection" , which leads directly to a list of available WiFi networks, or lets us enable cellular data.

There are quite a few questions / suggestions around this area. Obviously there is a high potential for improvements. Here is my angle:
Selecting a specific WiFi network is a quite common and often done activity. There is free WiFi at many places and people want to save their cellular quota. Say you are using an app, a messenger, and want to transfer some photos. Therefore its better to use WiFi instead of 3G.

* Windows Phone: Tap Windows button, Tap "Settings" (possibly scrolling necessary), Tap WiFi (possibly scrolling necessary), wait for list of found networks and select the desired one. (4 steps)
* N9: Swipe app aside, tap status bar on top, tap Internet connection, wait for list and select (4 steps)
* Jolla: Swipe app aside, swipe to lock screen, pull down to settings, tap system, tap WLAN, pull down to "Connect to Internet", wait for found networks and select. (7 steps)
There is also a shortcut possible: Long press on Settings->System->WLAN can create another WLAN icon as favourite in the settings top area. In this case:
* Jolla: Swipe app aside, swipe to lock screen, pull down to settings, tap WLAN, pull down to "Connect to Internet", wait for found networks and select. (6 steps)

Still, Jolla is losing against WP and N9! Shouldn't it be the king of usability? The first improvement I suggest is to scan the networks and present the available networks for immediate selection instead of showing the saved networks when entering the WLAN settings (->one step shorter)! The saved networks could be reached under a pulley menu. But this is still too far away. I suggest to have another pulley item on the lock screen, e.g. "Internet connection" , which leads directly to a list of available WiFi networks, or lets us enable cellular data.

There are quite a few questions / suggestions around this area. Obviously there is a high potential for improvements. Here is my angle:
Selecting a specific WiFi network is a quite common and often done activity. There is free WiFi at many places and people want to save their cellular quota. Say you are using an app, a messenger, and want to transfer some photos. Therefore its better to use WiFi instead of 3G.

* Windows Phone: Tap Windows button, Tap "Settings" (possibly scrolling necessary), Tap WiFi (possibly scrolling necessary), wait for list of found networks and select the desired one. (4 steps)
* N9: Swipe app aside, tap status bar on top, tap Internet connection, wait for list and select (4 steps)
* Jolla: Swipe app aside, swipe to lock screen, pull down to settings, tap system, tap WLAN, pull down to "Connect to Internet", wait for found networks and select. (7 steps)
There is also a shortcut possible: Long press on Settings->System->WLAN can create another WLAN icon as favourite in the settings top area. In this case:
* Jolla: Swipe app aside, swipe to lock screen, pull down to settings, tap WLAN, pull down to "Connect to Internet", wait for found networks and select. (6 steps)

Still, Jolla is losing against WP and N9! Shouldn't it be the king of usability? The first improvement I suggest is to scan the networks and present the available networks for immediate selection instead of showing the saved networks when entering the WLAN settings (->one step shorter)! The saved networks could be reached under a pulley menu. But this is still too far away. I suggest to have another pulley item on the lock screen, e.g. "Internet connection" , which leads directly to a list of available WiFi networks, or lets us enable cellular data.