I wish it was feasible to have alternative mobile systems, but it's not really.
You can't simply give up every popular app for a system nobody else uses or develops for.
Sailfish has Android emulation, but good luck running banking apps without Google SafetyNet. Even pure Android ROMs, like LineageOS, can't do that.
Also good luck with proprietary firmware for mobile networking and cameras. Another thing that usually holds back AOSP distributions, and will likely be even worse in a non-Android system.
But for an old phone a very open and developer friendly environment (Linux like maybe) is attractive. Sadly those available are limited to more modern phones, which is I think a mistake. Maybe the answer is a side loaded application with a ridiculous amount of permissions?
Does anyone use or have feedback on Sailfish?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41755272
Part of this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41754074 [We need a real GNU/Linux (not Android) smartphone ecosystem]
I wish it was feasible to have alternative mobile systems, but it's not really.
You can't simply give up every popular app for a system nobody else uses or develops for.
Sailfish has Android emulation, but good luck running banking apps without Google SafetyNet. Even pure Android ROMs, like LineageOS, can't do that.
Also good luck with proprietary firmware for mobile networking and cameras. Another thing that usually holds back AOSP distributions, and will likely be even worse in a non-Android system.
But for an old phone a very open and developer friendly environment (Linux like maybe) is attractive. Sadly those available are limited to more modern phones, which is I think a mistake. Maybe the answer is a side loaded application with a ridiculous amount of permissions?
By far the best mobile OS, way better than iOS or Android (simpler and more consistent).
The biggest obstacle to greater adoption is the lack of availability outside of the EU; of course, this is easy to work around...
It has a 'killer feature': Android App Support (https://jolla.com/appsupport), which enables a SFOS device to run Android apps in a sandbox.
I would also love to see a carefully engineered photo app...
Na thanks no closed source "near scam" OS/Company for me.
Well, I think you ought to write more than that... Enlighten us!
> Sailfish Mobile OS
> Available for supported Sony Xperia™ devices.
So not very useful for other devices. /s