I was using a dumb phone and a change of life made me need a smartphone. A friend of mine encouraged me to get a Jolla.<p>I liked the idea, Open Source, you can code your app in Python, compatible with Android apps, etc.<p>At the begining, I was very tolerant with the quirks of the phone, being a FOSS believer and all.<p>But after months and months of use, I'm getting more and more frustrated with it:<p><pre><code> - it's slow.
- apps randomly crashes or don't start at all.
- Android support is limited.
- network is unreliable.
- the performances don't allow any decent Web
surf experience, and I already hate the Web
on mobile so it makes things irritating for me.
- it requires a lot of fiddling to adapt it to
your needs. It can be good if you need customization,
but some basic stuff (such as emoji) are not included by
default. Some might consider that a feature, but when
a girl text me a smiley when I flirt with her, I want to
know what face it has because it kinda condition
my next answer.
- some bugs are incredibly annoying. The worst being
the poor handling of group text messages which lead
to very confusing conversations. A smartphone that
can't text, really?
- ergonomy is lacking at best. While I think there
are some neat ideas, the hidden menu for simple tasks,
the absence of resize in some picture mode and the
presence of it in others and plenty other subtle
details make it cumbersome to use even for basic
stuff. The color scheme and overall design is
not a good fit on the long run.
</code></pre>
I do like having a real GNU system and a terminal to play with it on my phone, but let's face it, I use the Web/GPS/Text more than the terminal, and they are not decent for a 2016 experience.<p>It's where smarphones were 5 years ago, but with bugs.<p>I don't regret I bought it, it was a nice experience, but now I'm going for something that will just work.