I've wanted to try non-#Android#Linux on mobile for ages and this looks like the best way to do it.
The cost is reasonable, but there's a subscription necessary after a year — which I'll pay if I still love the device and want to support Jolla still, or I'll abandon the device and use as a toy if not.
It apparently supports Android apps to some degree, but I won't mind if stuff doesn't work and prompts me toward digital hygiene.
@rhys I love my Sailfish devices. That’s my daily driver and has been since 2014ish. The subscription is new, part of their sustainability model. I currently have Sailfish running on a Sony Xperia 10iii and it’s perfect. APK functionality with no Google elements at all (I am allergic to Google and won’t even run e). These are the people formerly known as Nokia who guilt the gorgeous Meego Harmattan based on Debian, only to get taken over by Microsoft. It’s a beautiful OS and fully functional.
@cyberlyra Excellent review. The APK support is good then? I currently use Calyx with microG and app support is a bit dodgy with a few things that expect tight integration with Play Services.
I'm pretty excited to give this a whirl. Everyone says the Sailfish interface is very good, and I'll be much happier running a more normal Linux environment.
@rhys yes I have only very rarely downloaded one that won’t run as it demands Google play services. Else everything is fully functional. It can’t do threaded multiparty MMS conversations but most ppl use text apps like Signal anyway. Brush up on your red hat commands as it runs on Fedora instead of Debian. There is an active and helpful community, check out forum.jolla.org , also the CHUM and Warehouse repos and openrepos.net for community-made apps.
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