Hello
I am a long time user of SailfishOS, since the first Jolla phone (Sailfish OS 1). I use it as my main smartphone. Before the Jolla C2, I was using Sailfish OS 4.6.0.15 on Xperia XA2, that I compare with my current experience with Jolla C2 version 5.0.0.43.
Things that I generally like are display size/resolution, camera zoom/wide angle, web browser update, great battery duration.
But there are too many software limitations to be used happily.
This are the main issues I come across that are really annoying.
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No DNS resolution with Android apps (know issue https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/no-mobile-internet-with-android-apps/20586/30)
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In the Email client, the search function is not working properly. Searching is working only in the seen/downloaded email. Older emails are not searched into. In the search options, chosing to search in server, the search is not done. (I am using an IMAP4 server, previously this was working)
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Bluetooth is not working properly. I can pair Bluetooth audio devices, and auto-reconnect is working.
However when using a headset, the phone disconnect it after some seconds of usage, and has to be manually reconnect or reconnects automatically after some time.
This issue is found in both making a telephone call or watching a video using a browser. -
WLAN is not reconnecting automatically when I go away from my WiFi and then come back (don’t know if it’s relevant, but WiFi network has hidden SSID).
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Text prediction xt9 is a missing feature (know issue https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/c2-predictive-text-input-on-sailfishos-5-0-0-missing/21010)
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Camera does not support video (know issue https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/jolla-c2-camera-freezes-when-taking-video/20561)
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Mobile related (I am using only SIM1 alone):
- 5G is missing (but it’s an hardware limitation?)
- 4G data speed is really slow
Other things not annoying:
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VoLTE is not working (Iliad SIM in Italy)
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Whatsapp migration guide has to be updated →
https://docs.sailfishos.org/Support/Help_Articles/Whatsapp_Setup/#moving-your-whatsapp-data-to-a-new-phone
To read the UID of user, the path is not
ls -l /home/.android/data/data
but now
ls -l /home/.appsupport/instance/defaultuser/data/data -
During booting, after entering the first PIN for disk encryption, and before entering the system, there is a while with a blank screen. I would just put some loading screen there, as it can be confusing.
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I miss fingerprint unlocking (hardware limitation)