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Jolla Trying Again To Develop A New Sailfish OS Linux Smartphone (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 1 week ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/linux@programming.dev

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Finnish company Jolla started out 14 years ago where Nokia left off with MeeGo and developed Sailfish OS as a new Linux smartphone platform. Jolla released their first smartphone in 2013 after crowdfunding but ultimately the Sailfish OS focus the past number of years now has been offering their software stack for use on other smartphone devices. But now it seems they are trying again with a new crowd-funded smartphone.

Sailfish OS has supported a number of Sony Xperia smartphones and a variety of OnePlus / Samsung / Google / Xiaomi devices and more maintained by the community. Last year Jolla also announced an "AI computer" as part of the AI hardware craze. Now though they are apparently trying again at their own in-house smartphone.

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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 43 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Get me a linux smart phone with a headphone jack and I will buy it in a heartbeat, but I don't think very many other people will.

[–] MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

It's so bizarre that all the user-repairable phone startups are refusing to put in a headphone jack. Like, the entire point is to limit e-waste, so why are they expecting me to throw out my wired headphones to buy Bluetooth ones or get an adapter that will stop working in a year?

[–] domi@lemmy.secnd.me 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What makes you think a USB-C to headphone jack adapter stops working after a year? There's the same circuit in there that does the DAC like in a phone headphone jack.

[–] MystValkyrie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

Maybe I've just had bad experiences. After my Blackberry finally gave out, my next phone didn't have a headphone jack, and I couldn't find an adapter that was reliable.

[–] vaionko@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

My problem is they like to disappear after a year

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I despise any earbuds/cans that you can't replace the battery in and prefer a wired set of headphones. so much e-waste every year or multiple times a year when they get lost. I've never lost a corded headset lol.

[–] saplyng@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

The liberux nexx, recently announced they're still trying to get the phone out and it has a headphone jack!

[–] brian@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

you can also buy a nice USB/Bluetooth dac instead of the inline ones that tend to be more fragile. better quality than an internal one and the flexibility of Bluetooth if you want it. generally a little bulky but if you already have wired headphones I don't think it's significant

[–] Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip 14 points 1 week ago

And I could care less about a headphone jack (I'm an Android user and I'd say Apple's USB-C DAC is better than 99% of cheap built-in phone DACs - change my mind) but since we're making requests I'll take a phone that's <5.5" please!

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

headphone jack is dead. Its pointless to add it to new devices.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Funny take given the resurgence of standalone mp3 players and handheld gaming machines, all with 3.5mm jacks.

Those were all supposed to be dead too.

[–] Auth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

resurgence of standalone mp3 players

Which retirement home is this happening in?