Many Sailfish OS users have been waiting a lot for this – no need to
wait anymore! Today we released the software update, which updates your
Jolla phone with the new and refreshed Sailfish OS 2.0 user interface.
Jolla says funding has safeguarded the immediate future of the Sailfish OS project
The future of the Sailfish OS mobile
operating system has been secured for the time being after developer
Jolla secured more financing – a month after a key investor withdrew from a €10 million funding round.
Formed in 2011, Jolla has been developing Sailfish OS as an
alternative to Android and iOS. It launched its first, and so far only,
smartphone in 2013 and announced its tablet last year.However the project has experienced a number of delays, mainly caused by display issues and component delivery.
Jolla admitted it faced a fight for survival last month but says the additional stability afforded by the investment means it can continue developing Sailfish, secure more licensing deals.
The company told Tech Week Europe that ‘temporary layoffs’ announced in November would no longer take place, but that many staff had already resigned. A Jolla spokesperson added that it hopes to continue with around half the previous workforce.
Formed in 2011, Jolla has been developing Sailfish OS as an
alternative to Android and iOS. It launched its first, and so far only,
smartphone in 2013 and announced its tablet last year.However the project has experienced a number of delays, mainly caused by display issues and component delivery.Jolla admitted it faced a fight for survival last month but says the additional stability afforded by the investment means it can continue developing Sailfish, secure more licensing deals.
The company told Tech Week Europe that ‘temporary layoffs’ announced in November would no longer take place, but that many staff had already resigned. A Jolla spokesperson added that it hopes to continue with around half the previous workforce.
People powered OS
Sailfish OS has always been a people powered platform.
While maturing to Sailfish OS 2.0 we’ve listened closely to user
feedback through customer polls and together.jolla.com,
and worked together with our community to build the best user
experience possible. The key objectives for this update are to ease and
simplify the first time experience and to improve the overall quality of
the OS. Of course we also aim to take the user experience of all users
to a whole new level.
Enhancing the flow with a new carousel view
The most notable change is the new and refreshed Sailfish OS 2.0 user interface, which introduces a new and simple mental model of core views, enhancing the flow of the OS dramatically.
You can simply swipe left or right
between Home and Events, like in a carousel. The App Grid is quickly
accessible from anywhere in the UI just by swiping over the bottom edge –
you don’t need to go to the Home screen if you want to open a new app.
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Events is now richer and smarter by
comprising a weather widget with an option to display five-day weather
forecast, a calendar widget, as well as grouped and enhanced
notification handling. Now you are able to see and do more with your
notifications directly in Events, whether they are from native apps or
Android apps.
We also added a lot of other enhancements
like redesigned App covers for Gallery, Notes, and Camera apps, added
many new animations, and made improvements for existing apps like Jolla
Store, Calendar, Camera. Just to mention a few.
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