I’m curiously looking forward to the public release!
Unfortunately i can’t take part on early access testing because of very complex extra registration is requested by Jolla for this → too complex for me…
Oh? Don’t we just have to check a box to get early access?
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All I did was flip a switch here https://account.jolla.com/
I must say, that is probably the most simple and straightforward early access registration I’ve seen in my life 
Exactly
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Some time ago I was asked to create a developer account with an extra password and an account on Jolla dev platform. This was too complex for me… I’ll try again, hoping there’s really only a switch this time.
Thanks @Kanthal @ric9k !
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That are two different things, the developer updates under system settings on your phone
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the early access slide in your Jolla account at account.jolla com
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It has always been just this switch.
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@attah @MeeGo-Junky I did so and phone is updating at the moment. There was nothing to do on the phone except to reboot and to check again for update manually. On my earlier attempts I tried to enable Developer updates in Settings/Developer tools. There was a note, ‘Access to developer repos need a registration’. Obviously this way was wrong. Now it works.
Thank you very much!
edit: Update successful, phone rebooted. Now I have again to grant access for all apps. Is this normal? After granting the rights, the rest works fine.
Thank you @Jolla!
What’s the difference then? The difference between “developer updates” and “early releases”?
I always thought they’re the same thing, and the switch in phone settings was enough.
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Developer Updates, a.k.a.
cbeta, a.k.a. “Closed Beta”: You can get access after signing a certain document (basically an NDA), after which you receive a password and special instructions on how to enable.
Unless you have done these prerequisites you should leave that switch in Settings alone. -
Early Access, a.k.a.
EA, are “Public Beta” releases, or “Release Candidates”. Any user can opt-in by going to the Jolla Account website and toggle the switch there.
Usually, EA Releases are scheduled to become proper releases unless there’s major problems detected.
cbeta (which in recent times has not been very active) has very experimental stuff Jolla wants a dedicated group to test. It can contain anything from a single experimental package, to a full installable image.
Stuff from cbeta may or may not land in a public release at a later date.
Documentation link:
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