J-D bulletin Ferragosto edition

It’s mid-August! This particular summer has flown by, and a new tech “high season” is upon us. Meanwhile, let’s see what happened from June to today, in this selection of tweets.

To do list: support for two cameras

The Xperia 10 have 2 front cameras and the problem arises. Sailfish OS would need a method to support a second main camera.

Michał Szczepaniak wrote alone a basic support, a sign that a support could come from Jolla?

Get on my level! Multiple (2+) cameras support written entirely by me! #jolla #sailfishos #verdanditeam pic.twitter.com/zzU7SZ1n0Z

— Michał Szczepaniak (@Mister1Magister) August 3, 2020

A minimal solution could be a separate app focused only on wide cameras, a bit like the old app for Meego Harmattan Front Camera which enabled … selfies! (Not supported by the N9).

Covid area

The Covid-19 is an ever-present threat, and Sailfish OS does not implement the iOS-Android tracking system. Even national apps like Immuni, based on Google Services, don’t work.

For those who want to collaborate with tracking (in countries where an “open” tracking is active) there is Contrac, developed by David Llewellyn-Jones.

Version 0.1.1 of Contrac, the #CoronaWarnApp compatible contact tracing app for #SailfishOS is now available from OpenRepos. This version supports diagnosis key upload/download (but only set to work with a test server right now).https://t.co/ZeD9tYYqvL pic.twitter.com/fVkz2yLh24

— David Llewellyn-Jones (@flypigahoy) August 9, 2020

The elephant is still in the room…

Does it what! The worst thing about #SailfishOS is the lack of a competent web browser. Yes, I've tried all the alternatives, but none of them is good enough. I now have Android Firefox on my XA2 Plus as a backup, but a native Sailfish Firefox would be fantastic. https://t.co/fwBs1FUP49

— else{} (@leighelse) June 22, 2020

It’s 2020 and there isn’t a new browser, or some Firefox or Opera porting.
I’m appreciating Webcat by Leszek Lesner: its browser is based Chromium and full of features.

Jolla Phone 1 nostalgia

Thanks @CMaradonna for reminding me how cool this is! 😊 Couldn't find my #TOHKBD though… 😞#Jolla #Jolla1 #TheOtherHalfhttps://t.co/iDqFsbJA3T pic.twitter.com/6EhHQCTdyN

— Carol Chen 🐰💜🤘🖖 (@cybette) June 26, 2020

@JollaHQ hello, the battery of my #Jolla phone looks almost dead :/ Is it possible to order a new one from the Jolla shop or do you recommend another store?

— BaptX (@baptx) June 30, 2020

For JP1 users: the battery will likely be at the end of its life in 2020. Fortunately it is removable and user replaceable.
You can find some on ebay

Video tutorial

After you bought a SF OS License, follow this simple tutorial to install everything in the right order (and avoid issues and possible reinstallation of stores).

"Sailfish OS license: installing Android Support, Predictive and Aptoide" // J-D video-tutorial #1
A new video 📼 is out!#SailfishOS #jolla #lajolla #predictive #aptoide #videohelphttps://t.co/IRYliHFwg1

— Jolla-devices (@jolladevices) July 28, 2020

Pine 64 / ARM

An almost perfect advertising tweet! Testimonial, call to action, reason why.

Be part of re(ARM)volution: take a #PinePhone, #PineBook, #PineBookPro, #PineTab and/or a #PineTime from @thepine64. I can assure you It's not a bad idea when you want a great product/'s and paying it/them the right price!

— ScardracS (@ScardracS) July 3, 2020

Below is the monthly update by Pine64:

August Update: @elementary #PinebookPro support; #PineTab RTL-SDR + LoRa expansions & pre-orders this month; last change for @postmarketOS CE + many community #PinePhone projects; #Pinecil in September; #PineCube in September + accessories, and MUCH more. https://t.co/PGflnualBP

— PINE64 (@thepine64) August 15, 2020

Baltic east sea #XperiaXZ3 #SailfishOS #Sony pic.twitter.com/BtYiiNyLeY

— Thaodan (@_Thaodan) August 6, 2020

Cover image by Thaodan