Comments on: Android Users: Why You Should Join The Tribe http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/ Sun, 22 Dec 2013 18:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 By: JollaTides http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/#comment-2262 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:47:24 +0000 http://jollatides.com/?p=1168#comment-2262 1st point: I’m not trying to sell anything personally – I don’t work for Jolla and have no invested interests – these are only my opinions and scribblings from personal first hand experience
2nd point: Some of what I write is a bit tongue in cheek granted, but otherwise these are the views of an open objective observer and you are free to interpret them as you will
3rd point: What can I say, I’ve got 2 android devices and don’t love them – sorry for speaking my mind
4th point: Congrats on getting in on the pre-order – I’m sure you will love it :-)

]]> By: madjo80 http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/#comment-2261 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:59:56 +0000 http://jollatides.com/?p=1168#comment-2261 One word of advice. If you want to entice people who are used to another platform away to your platform, it doesn’t help if you start bashing the other platform. It shows your side in a bad light, as if you can only show your product positively by making negative comments about a competitor.

If you want to sell your platform, start touting what your platform does well, and not what another platform does wrong. Comparisons are fine, but no bashing, as it detracts from any of the points you raise. Also, if you make a comparison, it’d do well to know get all the facts straight.

On the subject of the other half. So far, specifics for that have been pretty scarce, I hear a lot of maybes, perhaps’, mights and shoulds. But no definites. If it’s just a fancy way for ‘artists’ to ‘share’ (sell) their works on a handset, or a backend that changes the colourscheme of the screen, I don’t think it’ll be a very compelling feature.

That said, I did buy the 100 euro pre-order package, I just hope it won’t be an Openmoko 2.0.

]]> By: jeanclo http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/#comment-2260 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:50:31 +0000 http://jollatides.com/?p=1168#comment-2260 Is there a way to protect developpers from being hacked in a simple (like false download and spred the app to others or in a web site) and to buy trustworthy apps for Sailfish in a simple way. Is there a Jolla store where we can buy things that will work ?

]]> By: Ben http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/#comment-2259 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:34:22 +0000 http://jollatides.com/?p=1168#comment-2259 He/she is right & I meant to include that in my comment. The claim is that sailfish is better on the battery than android but as had been stated, the display is a big battery user, so the bigger the screen the worse the battery life. My phone is a droid RAZR maxx with a 3300mhz battery & a 4.3 inch screen (most phones have an 1800mhz) & I still rarely get more than 5/6hrs on a charge with mixed use & brightness set very low. The display is always 60-70% of the battery usage. Is there any proof sailfish will be different?

]]> By: Ben http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/#comment-2258 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:10:20 +0000 http://jollatides.com/?p=1168#comment-2258 By the way, you’re not locked into Google play when you use android. There are plenty of other “app stores” that work fine on android. The amazon appstore, & slideme are a couple examples. Not to mention you can download an android app from any website, either through the device itself or from a computer & transfer it to the device & install it. It’s called side-loading.

]]> By: Ben http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/#comment-2257 Tue, 11 Jun 2013 23:03:55 +0000 http://jollatides.com/?p=1168#comment-2257 Sailfish looks fancy, yes & being able to run android apps will entice some, but there’s another reason people choose android that hasn’t been mentioned here. From the videos I’ve seen about sailfish the level of customization seems limited to changing the wallpaper & with it the color scheme. That’s fancy but android supports installing a totally different launcher, dialer, contacts, messaging app, etc; most of which support themes. Of course with root you can do even more. What sailfish calls “live covers” android calls widgets. I can also pull down notifications while playing a video using an app that creates a hotspot along the top or bottom of the screen to swipe & show the notification bar. It allows me to set a custom time period before hiding or to hide by swiping again. I realize it requires an app, but it’s still possible. Along with that there are Apps like tasker which I use often that give quite a bit of control over the system settings. The one advantage sailfish might have is better battery consumption, but I change my phone layout/theme often so if sailfish doesn’t allow for the customization I mentioned unfortunately it’s not for me.

]]> By: Ben Opp http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/#comment-2256 Fri, 31 May 2013 08:26:11 +0000 http://jollatides.com/?p=1168#comment-2256 the front facing camera was pointed out in one of the videos by Marc Dillon, I’m sure you can find it here on the site.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/#comment-2255 Fri, 31 May 2013 06:54:38 +0000 http://jollatides.com/?p=1168#comment-2255 I live in the US, but luckily have relatives in the UK, so my 100 euros is already paid up and all I have to do is wait now. And of course I”ll have to pay the extra postage to have it shipped from the UK to the US!

Having read a lot of the reviews and posts, I have to say that there are 3 particular concerns that I have about the phone.

First, there doesn’t seem to be any info about the camera. OK, it has 8MP, but that might not be industry standard by the end of the year – I would encourage Jolla to up that if they can to differentiate the phone. Secondly, I am assuming that there is no front-facing camera, as this wasn’t mentioned and doesn’t appear on the phone pictures I have seen. This is not a drawback for me, but I know that some people might find that a drawback. More to the point though, where is the lens optics coming from? Carl Zeiss?

Second, the apps are a major concern, and as yet there hasn’t been any videos that I have seen that have demonstrated the downloading or usage of Android apps. I think that just seeing how this works would put a lot of people’s concerns to rest.

Third, I think Jolla need to get a warranty policy put in place. The further away from FInland you are, the more likely it is that you’ll be concerned about this particular issue. Will Jolla have a 2 year warranty on the phone? If something goes wrong, can you ship it back to Finland for repair? These might seem like small issues now, but when I showed the Jolla website to a friend, that was his first question.

To end on a positive note though, I am SO happy to see you guys continue on from the success of the N9 with this new venture. Keep up the great work guys!!

]]> By: JollaTides http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/#comment-2254 Tue, 28 May 2013 22:03:26 +0000 http://jollatides.com/?p=1168#comment-2254 Beats standing out in the rain… ;-)

]]> By: JollaTides http://www.jollatides.com/2013/05/27/android-users-why-you-should-join-the-tribe/#comment-2253 Tue, 28 May 2013 22:01:50 +0000 http://jollatides.com/?p=1168#comment-2253 Whoops yes I mean’t to remove ‘anti’ so adversaries of the lock-in approach… well spotted!

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