Sailfish Mobile OS
3 points by getwiththeprog 14 hours ago | 3 comments
  • getwiththeprog 14 hours ago |
    Does anyone use or have feedback on Sailfish?
  • desdenova 14 hours ago |
    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.

    • beardyw 13 hours ago |
      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?