Jolla Phone (Sep-II 2026)
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The independent European Do It Together (DIT) Linux phone, shaped by the people who use it.

The independent European Do It Together (DIT) Linux phone, shaped by the people who use it.

  • hoshikarakitaridia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    16·
    17 hours ago

    Let me be the idiot: is this phone actually usable for a dumb android user who is still dependent on smaller Play Store Apps and Google maps / calendar/ etc.?

    • accideath@feddit.orgEnglish
      7·
      16 hours ago

      While they claim support for Android apps, I don’t suppose Google apps will run without a bit of tinkering.
      I‘d say, if something like the jolla phone interests you, you should try to degoogle your life regardless. There are pretty good open source alternatives for a lot of software you probably use on the daily.

      • cabbage@piefed.socialEnglish
        5·
        15 hours ago

        Google Maps and Calendar will probably not be the biggest problem as they don’t verify the “authenticity” of the install. Banking apps and other apps that have gone out of their way to add questionable security features is usually where problems start occurring.

        That, or apps that depend on sensors.

  • Lojcs@piefed.socialEnglish
    11·
    16 hours ago

    User configurable physical Privacy Switch - turn off your microphone, bluetooth, Android apps, or whatever you wish

    hmm…

    Also this hasn’t changed:

    The initial sales markets are EU, UK, Switzerland and Norway.

    • JustEnoughDucks@slrpnk.netEnglish
      15·
      16 hours ago

      I fine this a funny one.

      If you can reconfigure a physical switch, that it by definition is not a kill switch for those functions. It is literally the same as turning them off in software.

      • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        7·
        15 hours ago

        Unless you configure it by using dip switches under the battery cover…

        Which I don’t think is the case. But it’s technically possible.

  • Sunshine@piefed.caMEnglish
    4·
    14 hours ago

    SailfishOS uses AndroidAppSupport, which works way more reliably than Waydroid, but still isn’t perfect.

  • turboSnail@piefed.europe.pubEnglish
    5·
    15 hours ago

    Well, that’s awesome. I’ve been keeping an eye on Jolla phones for a while now. When they launched the pre-order campaign, I almost bought one. Then, I realized that I have some picky apps I really need, and those probably won’t run on Sailfish. They don’t run on Lineage, so why would they run on the android thing (emulation, sandbox, something) in Sailfish?

    I think I’ll still need to read more from people who have been daily driving Sailfish. It would be fantastic if I could ditch my big mobile spyware.