The early 2020 J-D bulletin: privacy, smartwatches and a question

On Privacy

Privacy is an important issue today, after all the scandals related to Facebook and the marketing of personal data by social media. Here is a dedicated fixed parenthesis:

The first effects of Brexit:

Just got my @GoogleUK notification saying all my Google UK information is no longer going to be protected by the EU privacy laws. Thanks #Brexit.

Just wondering if anyone has a suggestion for UK phones that are compatible SailfishOS or offer dual boot OS options? #GoogleUK pic.twitter.com/qSgq7bbF9N

— Gav (@FinanceGav) February 20, 2020

The default Sailfish OS browser oddly does not have DuckDuckGo as pre installed search engine: here is the tutorial to fix this by Leszek:

#SailfishOS Podcast: Make #duckduckgo default search engine in sailfish browser https://t.co/cGtcTyedxL

— Leszek Lesner (@llelectronics) January 25, 2020

The begin of Smartwatch era?

Smartwatches are becoming increasingly popular, and 2020 could be the year in which they becomes mainstreams – as well as Earpods between the end of 2018 and all of 2019.

Amazfish

The use of a smartwatch can be tricky on Sailfish OS: hopefully there is the growing Amazfish app, with a support for some initial smartwatches like the Amazfit and Mi band 1-2.

You can find the Adam Pigg app on openrepos.

Get your calendar on your Watch with #SailfishOS, Amazfish and the #AmazfishGTS watch pic.twitter.com/cCc5v8DRg7

— Adam Pigg (@adampigg) February 27, 2020

New pair page in Amazfish on #sailfishos. #amazfitbip #amazfitgts #miband2 @amazfit pic.twitter.com/a5OKvuZFSW

— Adam Pigg (@adampigg) January 12, 2020

Eugenio has put Sailfish OS into a previously Android smartwatch (!):

New launcher prototype for watches #Jolla #SailfishOS pic.twitter.com/zYi1Pafk2x

— Eugenio Paolantonio (@eugenio_g7) January 16, 2020

…and it does! #SailfishOS smoothly running on my Mobvoi Ticwatch C2 🔥🔥🔥 Cool stuff! #Jolla pic.twitter.com/ZcwUfNZ4tc

— Eugenio Paolantonio (@eugenio_g7) January 2, 2020

Also, discover to the interesting PineTime, a cheap, hackable, open smartwatch by Pine64!

#RustLang #CHIP8 Retro Game Emulator on #PineTime Smart Watch @ThePine64… Yeah needs some optimisation 🤔 https://t.co/dCIkpHvi8i pic.twitter.com/Wiw6QqSMOR

— Lup Yuen Lee 李立源 (@MisterTechBlog) February 19, 2020

A question in the night: let’s answer him from UK.

Are there any #SailfishOS or #Jolla meetups in UK? How many users are there in UK?

— Nicholas Shiell (@nshiell) February 23, 2020

J-D area

Travelling: Milano before the Virus

Is out. One more (Milan)video podcast, and some anticipation for content after the Volla review.
👉Carefully filmed with xperia x#jolladevices #SailfishOS #xperiaXhttps://t.co/ZojnsuD9G5 pic.twitter.com/zs77NnkWFM

— Jolla-devices (@jolladevices) January 30, 2020

The family comparison

Sailfish OS Xperia comparison vol.1 📼
The video is now fully complete with featured, timecodes and part of subs.#XperiaX #XperiaXA2 #xperiaXA2Plus #sailfishOS #sonymobile #jolla #googlefree #alternativetoandroid #sony #xperiahttps://t.co/3VO4JBmcVD pic.twitter.com/JEaPAULS9p

— Jolla-devices (@jolladevices) February 23, 2020

A site update is out: Prada update.
It was time to move away from Milan as an opening image. We return to the rural, relaxed atmospheres.

Rolling out the latest update: "J-D Prada update".
– New unofficial devices section, on the more promising porting.
– Added the Volla Phone device page
– Nginx cache activated (server side)
– New image: the Prada sanctuary at sunset #sailfishOS #jolla https://t.co/slpxK1LQDH pic.twitter.com/UIJlnFGGKb

— Jolla-devices (@jolladevices) February 26, 2020