The repaired device arrived the day before yesterday, and fortunately it has been turning on and working, as much as a developer device should!
Compared to the last time the package took 2 weeks to arrive from Finland to Hungary, this process went faster this time.
Although the amount of my postal package (which was sent from Hungary to Finland due to the repair) has not yet been refunded, I am still very happy that the phone is here and I can use it! Also, as the saying goes, “what is delayed is not over”.
The jollyboys team was very fair, they also sent an extra case.
If everything is true, I received the same device after the repair, since the foil was still on it and the contents of the box did not change. I would also like to thank you for the extra case that the phone was put in.
I did not want to write my description in a hurry, so I waited a day and a half, now I will write my experiences.
The device gives a good impression of quality, although its size is huge compared to the Sony Xperia 10III (and in this short time I really liked the size of the Sony), but in some respects this size can also be advantageous. I type much less incorrectly, and everything is very visible, even from a distance.
There is no problem with the basic operating speed of the system, but so far I have noticed a few small bugs.
I will divide these into two parts, native and Android problems, and list them separately.
NATIVE
Sound and vibration problems:
In some cases, the phone’s sound (notifications, music player, etc.) goes away. In this case, the main speaker is silent, but the system detects the volume adjustment. I have not been able to write a feedback report about it yet.
Receiving calls, making calls:
- The phone does not indicate incoming calls, but this may change after the VoLTE update. (Thank you again for the instructions regarding VoLTE testing. I haven’t started the test yet, but I’ll write a post on this forum soon.)
- In case of outgoing calls, the screen goes dark, I can’t see the details even when I lift the phone from my ear, so I can’t even hang up the phone, the other party has to do that. This also seems to be a software issue, I think that a recent update will solve the problem, or maybe this only happens to me, because the patchmanager is up with a couple of patches that are not yet version-compatible.
Camera management:
The sony 10iii also has a command written within qcommand for using each camera, but here the system can handle these immediately after unpacking. I haven’t noticed any problems with photography yet, but when starting a video recording, the phone stops, freezes, and then closes the camera application. This is also a beta problem, I’m almost sure that the next updates will fix this too.
Wifi/GPS/Bluetooth:
With the current updated system, everything turns on properly, everything seems to work with native apps, but sometimes you have to restart the processes.
Native apps:
There are some native apps that I can download from the jolla store, but they still have compatibility issues. Pure Maps is one example, but I think this will require an external developer update.
ANDROID
Basically, the android app support is functional, I haven’t experienced icons not appearing in the menu or the android interface crashing, but the apps are still running slowly. It’s no wonder that it’s slower than on the Sony 10iii, because it’s a device with weaker hardware in some respects, but sometimes it doesn’t even have the speed of the old Xperias, so I think there’s some optimization error for now, although I can’t deny or confirm this.
GPS within Android applications:
We haven’t managed to get GPS working within Android applications yet.
Support:
Although we can install almost everything, if we really want to, there are applications that work on Sony 10III, but not on C2. For example, Revolut, which works on Sony (if we use an apk downloaded from Huawei app gallery), but here it indicates that the application does not work through an emulator.
Most applications work normally. If not one, then another method. For those who are new, I’ll write a few tips.
(I would like to point out that by using some of these, you will lose one of the biggest advantages of Sailfish OS, how private your data remains.)
Aurora store and F-Droid:
I don’t think these need to be introduced to most of you, they work great on C2 too. I’ve installed almost everything so far, but there were some apps that didn’t work.
MIcroG:
I installed it from F-droid (there are descriptions on the forum on how to do this), it installed, but I haven’t tested it in detail yet. The point of this program is to run certain apps that require play services
Huawei app gallery:
From here you can download apps that are available in the Aurora store, but the version there may not work properly. In the case of 10III, I installed Revolut from here because the one downloaded from the Aurora store did not work. Unfortunately, this did not solve the problem in the case of C2, but it works well with other applications. Often, HMS core is required, so if you want to download from here, you have to count on this.
GBox:
You can download it from App Gallery. It runs a lot of things that the phone doesn’t even run with MicroG.
Overall, I am very satisfied so far and will start testing VoLTE soon. I thank Jolla for solving the operational issue so quickly and skillfully. When the device is ready, it will be great and I am happy to be a part of this process and follow it, even if it is only a small part.
