How much do you know about Sailfish OS ?

We are in the world of smart phones because we used to spend our great time with our mobiles now days, smart mobile offers many more features and facilities. In the world of smart phone there is a competition is taking place between the mobile os which decide the best mobile by offering best features, among mobile os (android, windows, Symbian) competition a new os is going to take part as a competitor sailfish in the race, from upcoming days we know which is the best mobile os among the mobile world. Let we discuss about sailfish.

Sailfish is a Linux based operating system for mobile devices which provides mobile-optimized with flexibility, ubiquity and stability. The most interesting feature of sailfish is it provides the platform to run an android apps and it supports around 85000 apps in play store. Sailfish run on any hardware platform which support Linux kernel. It was built on MeeGo technology which ensures that core cellular functionality like power management and connectivity so on. The core of an os is come from Mer project. Its UI enriches with fast and easy customization because of it built with QML and Qt Quick.

Architecture: 

• Hardware
• Kernel
• Mer
• UI and Middleware
• Application
• Application store

Hardware

Any hardware which capable to support Linux kernel.

Kernel 

All the hardware should specifies kernel patches and drivers through libhybris.

Mer

Multimedia, graphics, communication, personal information management, system essentials and development.

UI and Middleware 

It provide unique interface in the way of home screen & switcher, multitasking, integrated UX for key web services and UI performance optimization.

Application 

• Jolla Application: Basic app like phone, message, contacts, camera, gallery, settings, etc.
• 3rdparty applications: Maps, web browser and other apps which run on android.

Most attractive features of a sailfish were it can support android apps. Android is well known mobile platform it have more than lakhs application are available in the market is the one of the reason that android become famous in short interval time and also it provide android development features like custom rom and tweaks so on.

Features of Best mobile platform

• Amazing UI
• flexibility
• reliability
• large mobile apps
• mobile platform should provide greater flexibility for developer
• Many tweaks should available for the os which attracts the users.
• Many more

Above all the function merely supported by the sailfish so that sailfish soon overhead android after its launch.

Jolla 

Jolla is the smart phone powered by sailfish. Navigate effortlessly with the gesture-based user interface and loaded with android apps.

Display

Multi-touch display with gorilla glass(gorilla “2)

Ample 4.5” IPS QHD display.

Camera 

Primary - 8 megapixel AF camera with LED Flash

Secondary – 2 megapixels

Memory 

16GB storage, 1GB RAM.

Operating system

Sailfish OS beta.

Frequently update via air (OTA) usage WLAN is recommended.

Connectivity 

2g / 3g / and also 4g-lite

Vender: Nokia 

About: Jola interface is different to android and iOS, it offers something different from other interface like flexible and freeing and the interface is provide quick and fast response but there is an when switch between the apps.

Sailfish OS can be ported to Nokia's N9

Developers have managed to port Jollas Sailfish OS on Nokia N9. Making calls and connections over WLAN are already working. Sailfish OS can be parallel to the existing operating system to install. If you own a Nokia N9, which had so far renounce Android apps.

With a Sailfish OS installed in parallel is now possible. Developers have ported Jollas mobile OS on the N9. It can be used via a boot manager in parallel with an already installed Meego Harmattan. Sailfish OS can also be run on a N950. According to developers Munim Zahid already making phone calls using this, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi and GPS should be able to be used under Sailfish OS on the N9.

This Sailfish OS has space on the device, it must first be unlocked with Open Mode. Only then a new partition for Sailfish OS can be created. After installing Ubiboot can be an image of Sailfish OS transferred to the device and install it.

After that the package manager zypper and thus additional packages should be installed for Jollas Media Player or calendar. Detailed instructions can be found at maemo.org. There, the installation steps under Debian and Windows are described.