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Anyone still using Sailfish OS ? (sailfishos.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I used to run it on my Xperia, and life was good. Then they announced a version for the Xperia 10 III, so I got hyped and bought the device. When the release came out, it lacks so many features and was riddled with bugs, so I never installed it. As of today (4.5.19), it seems the software still lacks basic features (ability to use the 3 cameras), and still has very annoying bugs (must use loidspeaker when in communication to prevent echo).

Am I misinformed ? Is anyone using it daily that could share their experience?

Thanks!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I'm obviously biased as I'm a Jolla employee. But I am using Xperia 10 III as a daily driver. It's possible to use all three cameras; there's a patch which allows you to choose between the three cameras and the selfie camera. You don't have to use the loudspeaker; the echo issue happens very rarely - the last time it happened to me was in June 2022, i.e. over a year ago.

If you already have the device, why don't you try it out yourself?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks for the feedback. I didn't try it because I didn't want to buy Sailfish OS (again...) just to end up with a broken phone, and rollback to android, especially as it breaks the warranty. I figured I could just wait for the next update for these issues to be fixed, but they never came and I simply did not bother getting the test image at this point.

Would you have a link to the patch for the camera ?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Understood - I absolutely recommend trying out the free version before buying a license.

Here's the patch: https://build.sailfishos.org/package/show/sailfishos:chum/x10iii-cam-button

and here's a forum topic about it:

https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/toggle-xperia-10iii-cameras/15975

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