Bluetooth with android and sfos 5.x

Feature Requests
#1

Have the bluetooth problems been solved with SFOS 5.0, i.e. can I also use bluetooth to its full extent with Android apps?
Is there a chance that bluetooth support will be introduced in 5.x?

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#2

There is no Bluetooth support in the current release of Android App Support. While there isnā€™t any announcement of future plans regarding this, Iā€™m sure the issue is on their radar - see for example the log of a recent community meeting.

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#3

Like with any and all releases before it, adding this feature (and itā€™s not ā€˜problemsā€™, it is a new feature) has never been planned, never announced to be planned and never indicated to be implemented.

Wishful thinking will not make it magically appear.

(The quote above does not contradict this statement. ā€˜not not wantingā€™ and ā€˜novel ideasā€™ at Jolla will also not make it magically appear.)

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#4

Of course. But most feature requests are about exactly that.
And many sailfish users use sailfish precisely because they want or need to use some android apps.

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#5

While that feature is nice to have, i doubt it will be implemented, only because many users ā€œrequestedā€ it.
Maybe it will come one day, if there will be a business case for that.
Instead of implementing closed source Bluetooth protocols under Android App Support, i would be more happy to see native SailfishOS Apps which re-iplementing open-source or reverse-engineered protocols.

Many people forget that SailfishOS is not a Substitution for an Android Phone. Its a Linux Phone which can run some Android Apps in the Emulation.

I also have an eBike (CowBoy) which need an iPhone or Android Phone to unlock. But i will be more happy to have an simple SailfishOS App for Opening the bikeā€¦

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#6

I guess, most of the people run Android apps in the emulator, because thereā€™s a lack of a suitable native app.
I guess, most of the people run Android apps int the emulator, because they donā€™t want to carry a second Android phone with them.

Without a decent support for everyday functionality, SailfishOS seems to be a nice technology study and a sandbox for nerds.

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#7

But thatā€™s what SFOS is and probably always will be.
A nerd: someone who considers privacy a priority.
ā€œNormalā€ people will always choose convenience over privacy and self-determination - otherwise, we wouldnā€™t be in this mess in the first place.

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#8

Well, buying a printed newspaper gives you even more privacy.
How much value does the phone or OS bring if it serves privacy but not the functionality you expect from the phone?
Since Jolla Phone 1, I have used SFOS. Recently, howewer, Iā€™ve switched to a Fairphone 5 with /e/OS. Iā€™d prefer SFOS but love full Bluetooth support, decent camera, reliable GPS, wide choice of working apps.
Unfortunately, it seems Jolla / SFOS falls behind state of the art with each new OS update.

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#9

As i already said - everybody need decide for himself. Many people are better served with and Android or even iPhone. For me personally SailfishOS is a better System to use. I can live without Bluetooth in Android. I have an old Fairphone FP2 which i use just to open my eBike. While i do this not often, its not a showstopper for me.
But there are many cases, where people cant live without opening a car or a scooter from the phone.