Riding on a wave of nostalgia, took out my #Jolla 1s and #JollaC (running various versions of #SailfishOS 2.x), performed factory resets, and updated all of them to the latest #Sailfish3. Took several hours, but they now feel like brand new devices. I miss the smaller screens!
@cybette
I like it that your nostalgic Jolla C is from the same year as my current phone. 😁
But I hear ya' about the smaller screen sizes. I'd kill for a decent 4" phone.
do you still get updates on your current phone? most provide 2-3 years, up to 4 if you're lucky. even then, sometimes only security patches towards the end, and no major OS upgrades. I think most phones can last much longer with updates, but of course phone companies wouldn't do that as they wouldn't be able to sell more phones.
@cybette
No, I only had updates for 2 years. Security updates would be nice, but there's nothing new in Android that would be useful to me. I bet I could get by just fine with something still running Lollipop.
@jameshjacksonjr @cybette
True. But I'm not sure what phones running Sailfish OS, for example, are available here in Taiwan. The Taiwanese, in general, aren't overly concerned about privacy or market dominance. There is almost no talk here about Facebook, Apple, & Google's ethics. In this environment, it's hard for alternative OSes to get a foothold.
@jameshjacksonjr @cybette
Thanks. I'll have to pay more attention to Sony phones.
while it's great to have options and alternative OSes, I wish that things are more usable and accessible for general users. let's not even talk about the hoops people have to jump through to get Sailfish OS on devices (whether official or unsupported).
just hearing about how my parents will hand over their phones with their account info to some random person at the phone store to transfer their data to a new phone because the process is too complicated... makes me shudder (and feel totally unfilial for not being there to help them). my dad even has a masters in Information Systems, doesn't help. sure, our generation and younger will fare better, but I think usability in general still has much room for improvement.
sad but true...
@jameshjacksonjr @cybette
Yeah, I remember Sony doing something with Sailfish OS a while back, but haven't heard much about it since. Sailfish seems to have fallen out of favor the last year or two.