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I would consider microG and Open GApps to be dependency flags, not compatibility tiers. Compatibility should say “does it run on Sailfish OS?” and dependencies should say “why does it run (or not)?” Users get confused quickly when you mix those into status. A clear badge like “requires microG” or “requires GApps” next to Works/Partial would fix the problem and still let reports be compared.

Country filtering makes sense, too, especially for apps that only work in certain regions (like banking, transit, and government apps). For Sailfish OS users who aren’t in the usual app bubbles, even a simple country tag would be a big win.

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FYI @sanginteret NatWest Mobile Banking is listed under Social Media for whatever reason

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Small question:
How to categorize stuff like delivery services / food delivery?
How to categorize stuff like payback (coupon or benefit apps)?

I do not use those in general, but many potential users might.

Best regards
Fuchur

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I just started to ask the app developers which have an app, which is not compatible in the data base to if possible develope a solution.

I gave them a link to the website / their entry to give it a little bit of a punch.
(indicating: “You are in a free and openly available database of free software which says, your app is not working. Sure you want to be in there?”)

Not sure if something like this works, but we will see… at least for some of them this might be a little bit of a motivation. (more or less like CVE database entries, etc. – of cause with less punch, but still)

Best regards
Fuchur

PS: Feel free to join in. Here is my text for an email or contact form for this – feel free to use it for other apps you find there too:

"Dear [-App developer-] team,

SailfishOS is a European alternative mobile operating system from Finland that also allows you to run APK apps – but “only” without Google Services, which is the main idea behind it. (to be more independent from Google)

The community has therefore set up a website on which we tell people about apps and their abillity to run on SailfishOS’s Android App Support.

Your app has also been tested there and is unfortunately no longer/not usable.

This in general means, that your app does not work (usually without good reason) on de-Googled systems such as Lineage OS / e or on Linux-based systems such as SailfishOS.

You can find the corresponding entry in the database here:
[-LINK TO APP ON https://sailfishos.app -]

Perhaps you could pass this information on to the app developers so that they can provide an alternative way of [determining locations (e.g., without Google Maps but with a free system such as OpenStreetMaps, or by entering an address or coordinates in addition to the map service)] / making it work for all users?

Thank you in advance and best regards,
[-Your Name-]"

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This is brilliant! Thank you! I’m adding a bunch of things right now.

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I don’t see the possibility to set MicroG.

There’s a bunch of apps in the wrong category. Is GitHub the only place to report that?

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Falls es öffentlich ist (oder Jolla die ungefähre Zahl mitteilen kann), wäre die Anzahl der Sailfishteilnehmer mit AAS für die Entwickler sicherlich interessant. Auch wenn das evtl. deswegen eher nach Hinten los gehen kann würde ich das trotzdem mitteilen (Transparenz).

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Hm, keine Ahnung ob das jemand außerhalb von Jolla oder sogar Jolla selbst weiss.
Das ist das Problem, wenn man nicht nach Hause telefoniert.
Aber da Devs so gut wie keine Einnahmequellen haben mit Jolla Shop und Co. (es geht praktisch nur über Patreon / Spenden), ist das glaube ich gar nicht so wichtig rein monetär betrachtet.

For everybody who wants to follow:
Volker_S asked, if there is a approximate number of Sailfish users with AAS so that Developers can better decide if it makes sense to develope something native for SFOS. It could be contraproductive but it would be more open / transparent and fair.

My answer: I do not know if even Jolla really knows this. That is the problem with not calling back home. Anyway since there is close to no option for making money with the Jolla Shop (outside of Patreon / Donations), it might not be that important anyway regarding money.

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@Volker_S
In this forum we use English.

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51

Jag kann inte, Jag will inte, Jag har inte? Or something vaguely like that :slight_smile:

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Just some minor typo corrections… :wink:

Jag kan inte, Jag vill inte, Jag har inte kunskap?

You are very welcome to Sweden anyway. :+1:

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Lived for two years on STHLM. Read some Swedish poets. Was nice.

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54

Can we have F-Droid as an app source too, please?

I wanted to add apps from the F-Droid repository, but the site can’t fetch information from the Play Store about this app (Breezy Weather).

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