Sailfish OS

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A community for the Linux mobile operating system Sailfish OS and its companies Jolla and Jollyboys.

Since 2013.

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Jolla phone, day 1 (toot.cafe)
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I had to write down some very unsorted impressions from my first day of playing with my Jolla phone. Fun times!
https://bjoreman.com/thoughts/jollaDayOne.html
#jolla #blog #sailfishOs

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Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update (35/2026) (linmob.net)
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I found the links to the last two posts in this article.

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Getting started with the Jolla Phone 2026 (Continuum Gaming E536) (www.youtube.com)
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First Month With Sailfish OS (piefed.zip)
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Thanks to the people who responded to my previous post.

I have now spent about a month on Sailfish on an Xperia 10 iii and am very impressed. Calls and texts are good, Most Android apps that i couldn't find Sailfish ones for work perfectly.

I really like the UX when I have to use an android it feels so antiquated, i have gotten so used to the gestures and flow.

The only issues I have are a couple of Bluetooth things wouldn't work; however I have spent the time making my own apps to run them. I have just finished my Sailfish version of a lithium BMS monitor along with creating my own Lovense app. So at least I have fixed my Bluetooth limitations.

The only other thing i have noticed but we probably can change is; is there any way to get a different keyboard maybe with slightly larger letters, is there any way to add predictive text?

Overall though I really am very impressed with it, not just from a privacy standpoint but from a usability perspective. Especially now I have gotten my head around creating native apps so I can plug the gaps a bit.

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Jolla Phone community designed backplate for magnetic mounting (infosec.pub)
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The Jolla Phone (2026) is intended to be open for community based alternative backplates. To my knowledge, I created the first, albeit a fairly simple, one. It achieves 3 things:

  • make the backplate 3d printable, using the same clip based mount of the stock backplate
  • protect the camera lenses better without an additional protective case
  • add a metal ring on the inside to make the backplate compatible with Magsafe accessories.

As a side effect of course, one can get any colours one can find FDM filament for.

I hope others will follow and that they will also make use for the pogo pin connection prepared for these "TOH"s. Maybe we'll see for example a Qi charching TOH, or maybe even something with an e-ink display?

PS: If you want to have a look at it or print it yourself, the files are here: https://www.printables.com/model/1793098-jolla-phone-ctoh-m-clip-based-back-plate-with-magn

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People Who Have Received Their Jolla J2: First Experiences, Pros and Cons (forum.sailfishos.org)
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J2 Day1 event (piefed.zip)
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The event came and went and there's already some articles about it:

https://www.iltalehti.fi/digiuutiset/a/f9be453f-7e60-4311-b58a-a139c09cfe32
https://www.is.fi/digitoday/mobiili/art-2000012118262.html
https://www.hs.fi/visio/art-2000012116166.html
https://tweakers.net/nieuws/249876/jolla-begint-woensdag-met-leveren-van-jolla-phone.html
https://www.hbl.fi/ekonomi/vd-jollas-nya-telefon-ar-inte-for-alla/

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Basic Sailfish Question (piefed.zip)
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I am currently looking into moving from Android to SailfishOS and have ordered a sony Xperia 10 III to try it on.

I was just wondering if anyone could tell me if the basic SMS functionality is reliable?

I know that some Linux Phone OS's are not yet reliable enough on calls and SMS to use as a daily driver.

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Commodore gets into the phone biz with Sailfish-powered retro 'Callback' [flip phone] (www.theregister.com)
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Forum thread:
https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/commodore-callback/

Tech specs

Here's Commodore's page with nice pics but not outright mentioning SfOS:
https://commodore.net/callback/

Screenshot

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Jolla Phone: Articles, videos and discussions summary (piefed.zip)
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Articles (latest first)

English

Finnish

German

French

Dutch

Spanish

Portuguese

Hungarian

Japanese

Czech

Swedish

Italian

Bulgarian

Polish

Misc

Discussions

Videos

Press releases

https://www.ft.com/content/0a07cbc3-dac4-4b89-9f26-038deb833060 see https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/jolla-phone-pre-order-campaign-has-started/25772/714

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Welcome to Sailfish OS (piefed.zip)
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Sailfish OS is a mobile phone operating system based on Linux, and not just the kernel - it's a full Linux system with a packet manager, systemd services etc. running a wayland compositor.

A few parts - some UI stuff and parts of the Android App Support - are closed-source. And it's technical Freemium, but a full lifetime license currently costs only €24.90/device and you still get a fully functioning mobile OS for free.

But whoever decides to use it will realize that the company behind it is honest, friendly & dedicated. Yeah I know, it almost sounds corny. But having used it & its forums across 3 devices, since 2020, that's how I feel. Feelings aside though, they're also subject to EU law. You can read the legal stuff unde one of the links below.

It's a successor of the also Linux based Maemo and Meego operating systems developed by Nokia since 2005. After its cellphone branch demise (thanks to Microsoft's Embrace, Extend, Extinguish tactics) some developers branched off to continue this work => Sailfish OS.

https://forum.sailfishos.org/
https://jolla.com/
https://sailfishos.org/
https://docs.sailfishos.org/

Want to try it on one of the supported devices?

https://docs.sailfishos.org/Support/Supported_Devices/
https://jolla.com/sailfishxinstall/
https://shop.jolla.com/downloads/ (yes, you'll need to register but it's free until you decide to pay for it)

Screenshot click me