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Blog about my journey with #Jolla and #SailfishOS: https://www.rubdos.be/2026/04/15/my-sailfish-os-journey.html

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  • rubdos@mastodon.socialR rubdos@mastodon.social

    @mihamarkic Regarding the emulator: my experience with it (which is 5+ years ago I believe) is that it's slow and doesn't cover the whole picture really well. If you can get your hands on a (cheap) device, it might honestly be a better bet.

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    @rubdos yeah, devices are always better, but emulators have advantages as well.

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    • fynn@digitalcourage.socialF fynn@digitalcourage.social

      @rubdos Was a joy to read.

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      @Fynn Appreciate it, really! πŸ™‚

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      • mihamarkic@mastodon.socialM mihamarkic@mastodon.social

        @rubdos yeah, devices are always better, but emulators have advantages as well.

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        @mihamarkic Not having to get a device is a certain advantage, and so is isolation. The emulator was really terrible in my experience, but my memory is also really vague. One issue is that it's a VirtualBox-based emulator (iirc), but most people nowadays take the Docker-based SDK, and they don't like to be installed on the same system for some reason. But it's been a while since I used this stuff.

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        • rubdos@mastodon.socialR rubdos@mastodon.social

          Blog about my journey with #Jolla and #SailfishOS: https://www.rubdos.be/2026/04/15/my-sailfish-os-journey.html

          This is the first in a small series of posts about Sailfish OS, and how I use it as my daily driver. Feel free to dump questions here, and I'll see what I can cover!

          I'll definitely mention #Whisperfish...

          #LinuxOnMobile #FreeSoftware

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          @rubdos Rubens, thanks a lot, l'm curious for the next blog post, especially how the daily usage goes.

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          • rubdos@mastodon.socialR rubdos@mastodon.social

            Blog about my journey with #Jolla and #SailfishOS: https://www.rubdos.be/2026/04/15/my-sailfish-os-journey.html

            This is the first in a small series of posts about Sailfish OS, and how I use it as my daily driver. Feel free to dump questions here, and I'll see what I can cover!

            I'll definitely mention #Whisperfish...

            #LinuxOnMobile #FreeSoftware

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            @rubdos
            Have you seen this @allan_christoffersen in case you're considering a Jolla. I definitely am.

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            • mrmanor@social.data.coopM mrmanor@social.data.coop

              @rubdos
              Have you seen this @allan_christoffersen in case you're considering a Jolla. I definitely am.

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              @MrManor @rubdos
              No I had not, thank you for the mention! I too has been a Nokia user for a long time, all the way to the brilliant N900. Sadly it bricked a few months after "The Burning Platform" speech, and I never joined the Sailfish adventure. Looking forward to more writeups!

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              • rubdos@mastodon.socialR rubdos@mastodon.social

                Blog about my journey with #Jolla and #SailfishOS: https://www.rubdos.be/2026/04/15/my-sailfish-os-journey.html

                This is the first in a small series of posts about Sailfish OS, and how I use it as my daily driver. Feel free to dump questions here, and I'll see what I can cover!

                I'll definitely mention #Whisperfish...

                #LinuxOnMobile #FreeSoftware

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                @rubdos Great to see your post and IMHO Whisperfish is one of the most important apps for Sailfish.
                I will have two Jolla phones, I really want to see the project and community thrive.
                This comment is not a complaint but a highlight the importance of good quality native apps that can be trusted, like Whisperfish.
                The weakest part of the Jolla/Sailfish experience is still be availability of key native apps and a trust in the app security.

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                  @rubdos Great to see your post and IMHO Whisperfish is one of the most important apps for Sailfish.
                  I will have two Jolla phones, I really want to see the project and community thrive.
                  This comment is not a complaint but a highlight the importance of good quality native apps that can be trusted, like Whisperfish.
                  The weakest part of the Jolla/Sailfish experience is still be availability of key native apps and a trust in the app security.

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                  @egonian What kind of app security would you like to see, going ahead? I know @abranson is working really hard on that lately!

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                  • rubdos@mastodon.socialR rubdos@mastodon.social

                    Blog about my journey with #Jolla and #SailfishOS: https://www.rubdos.be/2026/04/15/my-sailfish-os-journey.html

                    This is the first in a small series of posts about Sailfish OS, and how I use it as my daily driver. Feel free to dump questions here, and I'll see what I can cover!

                    I'll definitely mention #Whisperfish...

                    #LinuxOnMobile #FreeSoftware

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                    @rubdos how likely do you see yourself getting Whisperfish into the Jolla Store, I wonder?

                    Constantly thinking about the first user experience πŸ™‚

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                    • setok@attractive.spaceS setok@attractive.space

                      @rubdos how likely do you see yourself getting Whisperfish into the Jolla Store, I wonder?

                      Constantly thinking about the first user experience πŸ™‚

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                      @Setok Some day. The Jolla store should be a beacon of quality and usability, and I want to achieve that before getting it there. But it's been on my mind and on the code a lot lately!

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                      • rubdos@mastodon.socialR rubdos@mastodon.social

                        @Setok Some day. The Jolla store should be a beacon of quality and usability, and I want to achieve that before getting it there. But it's been on my mind and on the code a lot lately!

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                        @rubdos great to hear. I agree on what the Jolla store should be πŸ™‚

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