As some users have already highlighted, we should stay calm with expectations which are reachable for both, the clients (us) and jolla. Of course there are cool and nice features like e-ink or super small devices ( i would prefer a small device as well), but at the end Jolla needs to find the perfect balance which fits most customers. So it is great that they reached out to us. Sure discussion is an important point but we should be realistic with our expectations.
One point which has not been highlighted yet, is the encryption/lock mechanism with/without fingerprinting.
The encryption of the (data privacy focused) device relies on a complex and long key. Without a fingerprint sensor we would need to type all the time a complex encryption key to unlock the device (i am not talking about booting up). This is for me a real pain with the C2. When you have used a Xperia III/IV in the past with the fingerprint sensor, this is such a downgrade. Using a simple code, does not make any sense, this can be cracked with the right hardware in seconds/minutes.
An approach would be to decouple encryption key from the locking key.
Other people and myself tried to raise this topic already, but I do not see any changes in the future soon:
- raised during community meeting June 2024
- raised during community meeting October 2024
- Allow to decouple LUKS password from used Security code - this is a good bug report from rinigus
I do see this as one of the real pain points of SFOS (next to the other ones like qt6, firefox, bt, …).
As I do understand the situation, right now it is not possible to decouple the device encryption key with the unlock key. I know there are some patches exist for the community supported devices but not for the official supported devices.