Staying on older versions of SailfishOS

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Thank you @eson , but unfortunately it doesn’t work. maybe the bug relies to my tweaks.
AllRadio tries to start and shows a white screen.

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Well, there is something wrong. While it works fine on my X10III, it didn’t now when I tried on my C2. White screen, same as you.
Waiting for a potential fix, I can recommend SailWave.

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In my C2 white screen was because it is missing that mpris-qt5-qml-plugin.
Installed that with @wetab73 instructions in Internet Radio app for Sailfish OS.

devel-su pkcon install mpris-qt5-qml-plugin

For me this was enough to get AllRadio on-the-air again.

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Yes, you are right, That was what’s missing. :+1:

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To thank everyone once again for the many good advice and the nice conversation my
topic became I liked every post up til this one :smiley:

Big news : I went for the plunge and updated !! After the majority advised me to I decided
and it seems all went fine. Everything is still there and calling as well as sms seem to
work. I once opened Signal but messaged no one yet, seems to work, my Android Firefox
with bookmarks seems to work too , I’m suspecting that most of apps if not all will probably
work too, let’s hope things stay this way :crossed_fingers:

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I’m sure you’ll find some regressions too, but if you base your judgement on the few loud elements on a support forum you’re forever doomed to stay in place thinking it’s all crashing down

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There IS progress without any doubt, but unfortunately one ALWAYS has to fix some bugs after EVERY update. SFOS should be renamed in Tamagotchi OS, short TOS. :wink: So I decided to make a break for some time…

edit: …and simply use it as it is now with all it’s whistles and bells.

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Yes that’s very true I understand it now :slight_smile:

Same here, actually, I look at it from the ‘never-perfect-perspective’ anyway, as nothing
really is, right ?

I was just kind of stressed out because finally after so long I discovered a no-google-and-no-bs system for my phone and after a few months the update came out and I got scared :sweat_smile:

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Thanks very much @harrin2013 , that fixed it! LLs Video Player works now fine on 5.0.0.62 .

edit: AllRadio starts now, too, but doesn’t load radio stations! What can be the reason? Thank’s for any hint!

edit: By guessing, I found the solution for AllRadio:
adding

[X-Sailjail]
Sandboxing=Disabled

at the end of /usr/share/applications/harbour-allradio.desktop fixed it. Station list is now loading for all countries.

TLDR: Why does Jolla remove working and necessary system parts + libs in newer editions? Postinstall this plugin doesn’t harm the system in any way, so why was it removed? (only one of the things that are miraculous in J.'s behaviour)

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Finally got past the psychological barrier of “agree to Jollyboys” ULA.

Moved a Xperia 10 III on 5.0.0.62: it’s been ok, no more daily fingerprint service restart necessary, better network connection recovery (if patient) to Android compatibility layer (essentials such as the still not in Sailfish integrated Wire Messenger, Protonmail,…)
Still not happy with general performance (need restarts after running hot, audio still disapearing in headphone etc…)…
When its behaving well battery drain over night is reasonable if just left on mobile phone (not data or WIFI)

On XA2 Ultra Stuck on over air update, latest 4.6.0.15 with 5 ready to install but failing to start. No more installed apps in Jolla Store registered. I am afraid this one will require flashing from image. Tiresome but not unexpected.
The multitasking is worse than my Nokia N900 for similar applications & performance (all I ask is Podcatcher & LLs Vplayer and Talefish for Audiobooks to be locked & loaded with some media ready to entertain while on the job… It crashed and closed all applications losing progress w/o interaction from my part one time too many…)
While the XA2 is a beast in terms of hardware compared to N900, the N900 was more reliable for similar simple media playback tasks all while having some messengers online in the background.
Poor Europe.

So, the lesson is: any update is 2 step forward 1 step back at best.

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I’m still on 4.5 on the XA2 because of Phonehook (for blacklisting; I use Custom ringtones for whitelisting and silence for call screening).

Kuri works very well. I start Location services and GPSInfo about five minutes before getting on my bike.

I have a Gigaset GS5 but it seems to want Lineage 19, not 18 or 20, for Waydroid.

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I on other hand can’t wait to start paying. I want this company to get a reliable cash inflow, since only then I can expect the product to grow. They all have their bills and meals to pay for.

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I suppose if you have cash you can send monthly payments or even meal coupons or ready made meals so you know the brainz get the best nutrition to keep going.
It’s been 12 years. To start paying I have to get something extra over the joint he club of “Jolla the first Sailfish one with second half”
Something I actually use besides showing off my sympathy.
I still have my Jolla T-shirt.

Where’s the integrated messaging hub. It’s a mobile com device!
Why it fails to act like one that can actually inspire?
To tell the truth, we are far removed from the days that Skype Videocall or XMPP was neatly integrated. Or even Flickr…Why no deals? Is there no more Mobile congress with honest brokers?
Also when I start paying for the thing I am happy to use and not feel used I don’t want them (Jollyboys) to cancel themself out of business when the next US oligarchic or euro-political plan decides we can’t have a flourishing mobile OS.

I’d be glad to “pay” by being an ambassador for Sailfish… But there is not much to show. Chicken egg…

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