Comments on: More Hands-On Videos: 1st Impressions; HERE Maps; Other Half

By: Phil IMissMyN9

Phil IMissMyN9 — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 19:44:18 +0000

what happened to the list of “other halfs”? I see another firm is putting an E-ink screen on the back of their phone, and for this phone it should be an easier adaptation!!!!

Come on jolla, sell it in the USA…

By: claude bucher

claude bucher — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:14:12 +0000

because most of those “revue” sites are just blinded iCrap-droided idiots
at best they say that many features were copied from BB10 :-o
or that the hardware is “middle range”… even though it works better then many more powerful droid devices!!!
furthermore the OS is still in beta
finally… community – Jolla hopes for the word of mouth – which Marcus is providing too, to some extend; even though his viewing numbers went from 40’000+ for the unboxing to a couple hundreds for the last ones…
Jolla’s own “tutorials” ( http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dp9YGtW274GI%26feature%3Dshare%26list%3DUUgK45xp5j9vJMJ3odffESjA&a=xvMKV6XiZCEQK1yQJjroag ) started w/ over 12’000 to settle around 7’500 views – not very much advertised, though
7’500, 12’000 or 40’000 pre-orders?!?

By: juhani

juhani — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 09:39:16 +0000

Hei kaverit, luulen että olisi tuhannen taalan paikka kehittää ‘other half’ vanhuksia varten. Juhani Kirjonen

By: Giova

Giova — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 10:58:56 +0000

i wanted to see the front camera in action…
and i can modify the quick bar applications????
i can put a different photos respectively on applications screen, tasks screen and notifications screen??

By: Giova

Giova — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 10:44:35 +0000

when i use jolla maps can i show by satellite ???
because if i have a mountain trip can i see the topography of the area around me?

By: sisko

sisko — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:18:20 +0000

@nyonglema how do you port sailfish? i am curious to know because N9 is relatively cheap to buy. And I like the size of the phone better then Jollas.

By: nyonglema

nyonglema — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 07:48:21 +0000

well, I must say I’m totally impressed and confident about the future. First I need to get Sailfish on my N9 so I can have the regular apps I need. Next, seeing what such a small team of people have done in under a year, even having to switch architecture and hardware…I have confidence that in the next year, we could get all kinds of updates to make this “Beta” OS into a full blown industry master. I think the first focus was to give us the fans and believers the OS and phones so that we can be the Other Half and together decide where we want to grow…..and the rest will be history.

By: claude bucher

claude bucher — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 22:08:13 +0000

the swipe UI on the N9 needed some “getting used to” as well – thought less then Jolla’s.
maybe wait until the device becomes available in a shop near you, study the guide or at least watch closely the video and give it a shot.
even as a N9 owner i have the feeling it is more, but i’m confident it is an evolution can get mastered
i also got an Android table in a “bargain” but even after several month i still can’t get used to it. it’s only a wi-fi table i use on the couch or so, but still… the N9 never was my primary neither (N900 still the best for that ¦-) but after a few hours of getting used, it just works.

By: kurosch

kurosch — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:48:43 +0000

I think his videos are the best for understanding how it works, as it is way easier to learn seeing someone fail, more or less, than looking at those gesture guides.

By: Leno

Leno — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:39:52 +0000

The interface seem confusing to me too. Appears to me that is needed solid study and certification to be able to do what you had in mind. The Jolla guys don’t like buttons and menus, but buttons and menus keep things well organized and easy to find. This whole interface was designed with the the idea in mind to be “unlike”. Maybe this wasn’t the greatest idea… Seem to me kind of unintuitive.

Why am I here then? For criticize, for trolling? Surely not! I am following since the beginning the agony of Nokia and the dawn of Jolla. I’m searching for an open source and unbloated smartphone platform and I am pretty sick and tired of the Google’s “opensouceness”, but I am not really sure yet that this is the right answer.

Some suggestions for the Jolla guys:

– keep it simple and unbloated! Put any app you want in the market, but deliver your stuff with a minimal amount of installed applications. Something that is useful for somebody, could be bloatware for another one.

– don’t lose grip on important things: open source, micro SD slot, removable battery, good camera.

– maybe openable bootloader?

Thank you and sorry for the too long post.