Since Android is becoming increasingly more locked down and slopped, I'm jumping ship.

Since Android is becoming increasingly more locked down and slopped, I’m jumping ship.

      • JustEnoughDucks@slrpnk.netEnglish
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        24 days ago

        There were (are?) some non-free proprietary parts to it, along with a subscription to emulate android apps. As far ad I know they were slowly open sourcing more and more of the special sauces.

        But also according to many users on their forum, it has been a very mediocre to bad experience for many people such that many or most people who use sailfish do so while having to carry a second phone to access basic functions like receiving calls or GPS navigation or similar, which personally defeats the purpose for me.

        I am really hoping their new 2026 phone is a complete turnaround and a great experience because we desperately need a daily driver Linux phones.

        • petrescatraian@libranet.de
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          13 days ago

          Ordered it in the First batch. They said that the Android App Support is going to be subscription-free for this one, so that’s a plus I guess. Also, calls and texts will be the first for me to try. If they don’t work, then it will be a return.

          edit 18.08: ok, so phone arrived a few days ago and calls work, so no return from me (at least now). But there are some odd things that I still need to see how to fix and some odd design decision. I cannot write a full in-depth review about this, but the idea is that - if you have access to a custom ROM for your phone try that instead. Do try this however if you’re curious to check another platform that’s not Android or iOS and it helps you get the job done in 2026. The phone itself is great, I haven’t encountered any lag whatsoever basically, but the system does have some friction and you will miss a bit of stuff even from ungoogled Android (i.e.: widgets). YMMV.