A $150 Linux Phone with Android App Support? Sony XA2 & Sailfish OS X

Sony's doing something interesting, I wonder if it'll be able to start a new trend of open phones where manufactures just make the hardware - exactly like with PC parts

Seeing Louis Rossman on Wolfgang's Sailfish OS phone made my day

the reason why Sailfish OS Developers Pick Sony Devices Because Sony is Open Source and Developer Friendly

Bought a used XA2 for 80€ mint condition. Flashed SailfishOS on it, love it. However, after a few months I upgraded to a used Xperia 10 II and flashed SailfishOS also on it. Now, that phone is my second daily driver along with a Pixel 4 a running CalyxOS. @Wolfgang, you made me buy new things and try different OSs.

As a former sailfish user I can warmly recommend it, and it's great to see it getting some well deserved attention. My current phone is kinda broken which is why I don't wanna void the warranty, but next phone I buy I'll go back. The time that one can spend on android playing games and watching unnecessary ads is ridiculous.

I have used Ubuntu Touch as a daily and really like the interface and found it easy to use only didn't switch permanently due to some 2fa apps I needed, but I will as soon as it is possible. I run this on the reference Nexus 5. Cost was about $40 USD for the phone. Really happy with it. Thanks for posting this great video and in general increasing Linux on phone awareness!

Thanks for that. Informative especially your ideas about the possible future of a closed OS.

I love your channel! Keep up the great work, friend!

Thanks for reviewing Sailfish, I was really wondering how it’s going.

The XA2 Ultra has been my daily driver for the last two years. I am really happy with it. Of course you should know that even though it runs Android Apps it doesn't come with the google services (which makes it attractive to most of the buyers, I guess). So Many but not every Android App will run flawlessly.

I was looking for some "independent" smartphone for like a 4 or 5 years. I didn't have a time to make a proper research. I finally got here now. Thank you so much such sober analysis of existing GNU+Linux phone(s).

Congratz on 100k :)

Well done video! Just bought an XA2 Ultra to see if it can meet my basic needs. Thank you!

Nobody wanted Sailfish more than I did after falling in love with the Nokia N9, my favorite phone ever. (I had to import one from China and reflash it.) Jolla has ignored North America from day one, although they took my money for the stillborn tablet. After the Sony partnership that finally included models that would run here, they refused to sell the OS to Canadians with no explanation. I finally just gave up over a year ago. Considering the OS license was an annual purchase, it didn't seem worth it to keep fighting when they didn't want my money. They still owe me $150 from the tablet debacle but heaven forbid returning it in the form of a Sailfish download! They're not very professional and it's truly sad.

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As the former owner of a Nokia N9 who loved MeeGo despite its severe limitations, I've been following the development of Sailfish from the beginning and love the design language carried over, and improved upon, from MeeGo. MeeGo was far ahead of its time but sadly died on the vine long before Nokia gave it a chance to mature into something truly worthwhile. It's great to see the Sailfish team continuing to carry the torch.

Finally! Thank you for this review, Wolfgang, it's great. Jolla just announced a new device for SFOS (Xperia 10 II) and it would be great to do a review of that one when it comes out. Also, there were two slight issues with the review. It's super simple to install Openrepos app. Just download it through a browser and "click" on the .rpm file. The other "issue" is that Alien Dalvik supports Android 9 on SFOS 4. That's all. :) P.s. It's really easy to speed-up animations and to turn on/unlock display with double tap of the power button. Sorry for such a long rant, and keep on doing an amazing job.

That Tokio Ghoul meme got me, your videos are so good, thanks for uploading

hi nice video,thank you I am using sailfish os installed on jolla c phone AS A PRIMARY PHONE since 2015. all problems of this phone you had mentioned it in your video. it is a fantastic os and i love it.

Damn the video is so crisp