A new era for Sailfish OS
The next chapter of Sailfish OS has arrived. Sailfish OS 5.0 is now rolling out to all supported devices, marking a major milestone with more than 300 improvements of various size & like, over 200 bug fixes, the release of Sailfish Core for the new Jolla Mind2 Personal AI Assistant and more!
Sailfish 5 deployment started in October 2024 with the Jolla C2 Community Phone. With continuous refinements and community collaboration, we are now bringing this update to all supported devices. This release is also the first major release from the new new Jolla, setting the direction for the future of Sailfish OS.
From Sailfish 4.6 to Sailfish 5
It has been while from the previous major Sailfish OS release. The rollout of Sailfish 4.6 started with the first Community Beta (CBeta) release in April 2024, from which it was rolled out for all supported devices during summer 2024. In Sailfish 4.6 we pushed out eventually four public release updates for all the supported devices. All Sailfish OS release notes can be found here. The Sailfish 4 series naming was based on Finnish Unesco world heritage list and the last release 4.6 was called Sauna, something also designated on the Unesco heritage list. Sauna is something that we enjoy very much here in Finland. Tampere is nowadays made known as the Sauna Capital of the world. One of the famous Finnish saunas is actually here at Tampere – it’s called Rajaportti and it’s the oldest public sauna in Finland still in use.
Source: Rajaportti Gallery
That brings us to Tampere and Tampella, the first Sailfish 5 release, and the next naming scheme which is Tampere based. The Sailfish 5 roll out was started with first release for the Jolla C2 back in October 2024 after which we have been maturizing core features and ironing out many critical issues also together with you, the Sailfish Community. Along the way we have also created adaptation and baseline for the Jolla Mind2 – including the first Sailfish Core release. Both Jolla C2 and Jolla Mind2 will drive the roadmap for the Sailfish 5 – together with you. A few years ago we polled our major releases vs updates and result was pretty clear – this year we’ll continue on the same track and target to release 2 major releases and few minor update releases. So far in Sailfish 5, we have done four update releases since October (this upcoming being the 5th) that have been mainly targeted for C2 and the development of Jolla Mind2, and now we are rolling the Sailfish 5 to all supported devices.
What’s new in Sailfish OS 5.0
- Sailfish Browser engine updated to Gecko ESR91, with work ongoing towards ESR102.
- Android AppSupport upgraded to Android 13 (API level 33) for better app compatibility – first made available in C2 and later to other devices with migration from AppSupport 11 targeted for a future release.
- microG 0.3.6 enablers added, improving opt-in support for Android apps dependent on Google services.
- WireGuard VPN support added.
- New landscape mode for home view, events view, alarm view, and lock screen, with better support for notches and rounded corners.
- Call blocking capability added, allowing selected incoming calls to be blocked.
- Support for Jolla C2 and Jolla Mind2 built into the system, shaping the roadmap for future Sailfish development.
Back to the naming, the first Sailfish 5 release is called Tampella. It’s an old factory area across the river to our Tampere office. Since Sailfish 4.6 the release contains close to 300 varying size improvements, modifications, changes and features, and over 200 bug fixes.
Photo copyright Karri Huhtanen
How to update?
Sailfish OS 5.0.0 is now public and being rolled out to all supported devices.
Go to Settings > Sailfish OS Updates on your device to install Sailfish OS 5.0. Make sure you have a stable internet connection and sufficient battery life before updating.
📌 Join the discussion and read more about the release highlights from the Sailfish OS forum. Complete Release Notes you can find here.
A huge thank you to our Sailfish Community — your contributions and feedback help shape the future of Sailfish OS. Now, let’s all enjoy the Sailfish OS 5.0 Tampella, and keep reclaiming our smartphones and data back to whom it belongs to – yourself!
You claimed to have fixed all the bugs with Sailfish OS. If that’s the case, why does the 5G option not work on Xperia 10 through 10V? Also, users do not have the ability to transfer media (MP3 and other audio) via Bluetooth.
Noone has claimed from Jolla that all the bugs are fixed.
I’m myself in 5.0.0.62 and I can share via Bluetooth between my two Jolla device (10 V -> C2). Unfortunately I do not have any other devices in hand right now.
@caloma could you elaborate your issue with Bluetooth?
Complementing @lumen, indeed we have not said that all the bugs are fixed.
Again, the update still does not allow me to share media files (mp3 and video) via Bluetooth. That is if I wanted to send you or anyone a mp3 via the air (Bluetooth), the option is not available. What about the 5G feature that still does not work on Xperia 10 iii? Without 5G, I cannot receive and send MMSes. When will these aforementioned issues be fixed?
I had to stop using Sailfish OS because VOLTE didn’t work. A smartphone that can’t make phone calls is useless.
i think that you should set your own browser and use an android browser. i have used an android app for years and have had no problems or loss of speed. The scarce resources are more useful elsewhere. The community is happy and I am also in favour of a separate browser, but only when everything else is up and running. You’re lagging behind technically and reinventing the wheel, why?
I think a native browser is one of the core functionalities of any (mobile) OS, including of course SFOS. Without a native browser the OS doesn’t make much sense. In turn, if a good native browser is present, there is not much more needed in terms off apps.
BUT: it must be a well working fully functional and up to date browser, fast and standard conformant. Not based on an ancient browser engine, for which every third website tells me that my browser is too old, and every fourth website just crashes it. Not to speak of missing basic features like ad blocker, configurable search engines, or extensions in general.
Maybe its time to refresh this thing. Maybe fork fennec and adapt it into a native SFOS browser? Or, as another approach, there is a new engine in town called “firebird”… maybe build a browser based on that one?
> … called “firebird” …
No, sorry, I got that wrong. It’s called “ladybird”, not firebird.
https://ladybird.org/
Hello JOLLA team.
Hello Jolla community I will share my experience using Jolla c2 community phone. First of all thank very much to the team.
For me, you did what you promised. You provide an extraordinary phone that essentially works. First, I live 12,000 km from where this phone is manufactured in the Mozambique Channel, Indian Ocean. I follow SailfishOs since 2015, when I started to want to escape the widespread surveillance installed in Android, I even bought a license in 2018, but I was unable to buy a compatible phone. Jolla c 2 community phone was the opportunity for me to be able to join the sailfishos adventure. I was not able to start at first despite the full recharge carried out on the phone. I had to return it and upon return it worked very well at least without the Android apps.
-Android applications connect to the internet only if Jolla C2 is connected to local WIFI, using mobile data does not work (may be related to the weak network).
-I have the impression that the browser has trouble working with short URLs.
I have a few questions to ask.
-First, can we already subscribe to the subscription for the future. Sailfishos can only improve for the Jolla C2 community. I want to adopt it for everyday use.
-how to access the terminal app on jolla c2 com
-Are there developers for Jolla C2 applications like Signal, Telegram, and possibly WhatsApp. These applications are not very stable with the use of AndroidAppSupport, Aurora Store, and Fdroid. -For everything else, I really like the phone.