

User interface. Image by Jolla Sailfish OS is rather new operating system, developed for mobile devices only. It's usage is based purely on gestures. It's an independent Linux based operating system, and developer Jolla Oy has a strong focus on user privacy.



Current architecture includes both open source licensed and proprietary parts. Jolla has



Sailfish OS architecture.

Source: sailfishos.org/about Sailfish OS user interface and features are updated regularly via system updates over air (requires active Jolla account). So far this OS has received a new system update every 1.5 months.



Amount of native applications for Sailfish OS is still limited and under development. Sailfish OS is rather new operating system, developed for mobile devices only. It's usage is based purely on gestures. It's an independent Linux based operating system, and developer Jolla Oy has a strong focus on user privacy.Jolla has plans for more open source licencing , but last news on that were shared on May 2015, situation on hold, so looking for an update.regularly via system updates over air (requires active Jolla account). So far this OS has received a new system update every 1.5 months.is still limited and under development.





Android applications are mostly supported using Android Open Source Project (AOSP) libraries. Majority of Android apps run nice on Sailfish OS, excluding apps dependent on Google Play® Services. Also Android support on Jolla receives updates frequently.





App security: While Android apps are run on top of Sailfish OS, not all resources of the operating system are available for them. Android apps are, for example, not able to make phone calls. Sailfish OS will take over if they try that, and permission to launch Sailfish Phone app is first asked from the user. Access to personal data, like your contacts, is also denied by default. Sailfish OS has settings to grant individual apps some more rights.