Community meeting on 26th March 2026

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Please note new time slot

Schedule: Thursday 2026-03-26T16:00:00Z :world_map: :date:

Sailfish OS Community Calendar (ICS format)

Even if you do not participate, topics tend to generate discussion. I want to see discussion happening. Thus, Iā€™m proposing that weā€™d use 10mins as minimum topic duration. Maximum 6 topics a week. Weā€™ll continue with the extended 90 mins meeting duration.

Topic proposals for the meeting:

  • Add your name/nick using the template below to suggest a topic.
  • Indicate how much time youā€™ll need so we can time-box the meeting accordingly.
  • Please be as thorough as you can with your question/topic.
  • If you canā€™t make the meeting please ask and name a substitute.

It is expected that you show up and present your topic, or name a substitute and make sure they attend in your absence. These IRC meetings are for real time participation and live discussions, otherwise you can post the topic on here and get responses that way.

We need you to be present to clarify details in the topic, and to ensure the discussion is leading to the answers you are looking for! If you do not participate or your question/topic isnā€™t clear enough it will be postponed. Also: always ask for more time than you anticipate your topic needs!

Please have your topics ready at least 3 days before the meeting so we can prepare good answers. Topics announced afterwards will be postponed to the next meeting.

Template for topic proposal: (post your topic proposals as comments to this forum topic).

  • Name/IRC nick:
  • Topic:
  • Some details about the topic:
  • Approx. time needed:
  • Substitute (optional):

Open Pull Requests:
If you have, or know of, a pull request thatā€™s been open for at least 3 weeks, but which you think deserves attention, please add a comment using the template below and weā€™ll consider it during the next meeting.

  • Name/IRC nick:
  • Open PR URL:
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Name/IRC nick: PolatBirdal

Topic:Shipping options for the new Jolla J2 to Greece or Serbia

Some details about the topic:I live in TĆ¼rkiye and buying phones from abroad is prohibited. I plan to travel to Greece or Serbia to pick up my J2 order. Is it possible to have it sent to a ā€˜Poste Restanteā€™ or a specific cargo point there, and which shipping company (DHL, National Post, etc.) does Jolla use for these countries? I am not a full citizen of that country, but when I go there from TĆ¼rkiye, do I have the option of picking up the order there? Or could I encounter situations where I cannot receive it?

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Name/IRC nick: PolatBirdal

Topic: pre-order question

some details about the topic :In the pre-order section, they ask for our billing address instead of our delivery address. Does this mean weā€™ll only ask for your delivery address when you want to pay the full price? And will DHL generally be the shipping company? How can I get complete information about this, because I donā€™t have an address or contact anyone in that area where Iā€™ll be placing the order, and I want to pick it up from the branch.

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  • Name/IRC nick: Frank Paul Silye (frankps)
  • Topic: Chat protocols
  • Some details about the topic:
    • For me phones are mainly for communication, photos and reading (news etc), and I try to only use native apps.
    • What initiatives are ongoing for chat clients by Jolla and the community?
    • What projects are active?
    • What should we focus on improving (bug fixes, new functionality and translations) before the new phone and new community members arrive?
    • Examples on clients:
      • SailfishOS has a pretty good Nextcloud implementation, but lacks a decent Nextcloud Talk client. It was last updated in Dec 2022.
      • Europe seems to go for Matrix. There are some development on Sailtrix, but it lacks a lot of functionality (as a good encryption implementation). It was last updated in Dec 2025.
      • The Mattermost client has not been updated since 2021, but is still possible to use.
      • The XMPP implementation has not gotten love for years.
      • Signal - Whisperfish is actively maintained.
    • Where do Jolla want to go?
    • Where do the community want to go?
  • Approx. time needed: 10 minutes
  • Substitute (optional): I will not be present
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Name/IRC nick: Ruben / @rubdos
Topic: Future for events view
Some details about the topic: Now that we have Mastodon in the eventsview (thanks @abranson), I think we might see a lot more integrations! Iā€™d love to integrate Signal stories (through Whisperfish). However, some media are notably more slow compared to Twitter or Mastodon: Signal stories hop on once every blue moon for me, and I wouldnā€™t want them to be drowned in Mastodon retoots. Iā€™d love some discussion on a modern take of the event view. Can we prioritize certain media, or maybe pin story-like events? This kind of events have an expiry date.

Approx. time needed: 10 minutes
Substitute (optional): @direc85, maybe? But Iā€™ll do my best to make it in time! Also pinging @abranson

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And for instance Memories or random photos from Gallery and Immichā€¦

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  • Name/IRC nick: tuplasuhveli
  • Topic: Using swipe gestures in browser
  • Some details about the topic: SFOSā€™ design philosophy is centered around swipe actions. Browser is understandably a bit of an outlier in this regard, but perhaps there is room for adopting at least some. For example, a patch maintained by @Kuba77 provides a functionality to swipe on URL / toolbar to move back and forth between pages. My questions are as follows:
  1. Do you find the functionality provided by the previously mentioned patch to be in line with SFOSā€™ design philosophy?
  2. If yes, do you think this functionality could be provided out of the box in an upcoming SFOS version?
  3. Have you considered some other gestures to be utilised in browser?
  • Approx. time needed: 10 minutes
  • Substitute (optional): Iā€™m at work at the the time of the meeting. Iā€™ll try schedule my lunch break to be able to attend, but it is not guaranteed.

EDIT: typos.

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  1. Name/IRC nick: CLMA31
  2. Topic: Possibility to minimise phone app during the emergency call
  3. Some details about the topic: There are reports from community ( Reliable emergency calls - #23 by kari.einamo ) that during emergency call it is not possible to minimise the phone app which makes it impossible to access any further information from phone. Is this bug or planned feature? Either way, would it be possible to make minimisation of phone app possible so we could use phone still otherwise? I have only called emergency services few times, but during all of them I had to access my phone otherwise (coordinates are quite crucial).
  4. Approx. time needed: 10min
  5. Substitute (optional): Edit. unfortunately it seems I canā€™t be present do personal reasonsā€¦..
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  1. Name/IRC nick: CLMA31
  2. Topic: Home screen app grid (minimized apps) 3x2 instead 2x2 for new Jolla phone
  3. Some details about the topic: @MartiMasaKoegx raised good poll regarding the minimised app grid whether it should be 3x2 or 2x2. This consideration was about new Jolla Phone. Second idea regarding this topic is from @fingus Community meeting on 26th March 2026 - #13 by fingus . This would allow user to zoom in/out to have smaller or larger app grid tile.
  4. Approx. time needed: 10min
  5. Substitute (optional): Edit. unfortunately it seems I canā€™t be present do personal reasonsā€¦.. I fully vote for 3x2 or even 4x2 minimised app grid :slight_smile:
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Please consider this also for C2

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Name/IRC nick: PolatBirdal

Topic:The screen specifications of this phone have not been disclosed.

some details about the topic:Hi, the Jolla J2 phone is currently just a prototype. Iā€™ve come across promotional videos of the phone and it seems there are only 9 prototypes. My question is: What will the screen refresh rate of this phone be? If Iā€™m giving my opinion, please let it be at least 90Hz.

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I would like to add to the second CLMA31 entry here:
When discussing the app grid sizes, perhaps you could include a pinch gesture that allows the user to zoom in/out on smaller or larger app grid tiles. I have seen something like this on the old Nokia N9, and I really like this feature!

Video:

Thereā€™s a patch named ā€œForce Cover Size,ā€ but it only allows you to choose between auto, only big, or only small, and it does not support pinch-to-zoom.

By the way, this was discussed before in this community in 2022:

P.S.: With the new community meeting times, I can no longer attend.

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Added that to the same topic! Great suggestion!

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Minutes: #sailfishos-meeting: Sailfish OS, open source, collaboration -- 26th March 2026
Minutes (text): https://irclogs.sailfishos.org/meetings/sailfishos-meeting/2026/sailfishos-meeting.2026-03-26-16.00.txt
Log: #sailfishos-meeting log

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