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Re:Jolla on track to ship new phone with Sailfish OS, user-r... by jcgl on Monday March 09, 2026 @05:42PM (#47315948)
I had no idea that you could run Lineage on the Jelly Star! That sounds phenomenal. My dream phone is a Star running Graphene. But short of that, Lineage would be great.

Any notes on your experience?

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Re:Jolla on track to ship new phone with Sailfish OS, user-r... by igorramazanov on Monday March 09, 2026 @06:54PM (#47316877)
Not an author, but I've been using Jelly Star with a stock Android for 2 years.

Actually, typing this comment right now with this phone.

1. Keyboard: MessagEase or ThumbKey + Jelly Star is a perfect match.

2. Bitwarden passkeys + Firefox doesn't work. As I've researched, same with LineageOS. Didn't check Chrome, though.

3. All apps work without issues. Banking, Google Wallet, taxi, etc. It's a regular Android.

4. Battery isn't great, but charges fast and enough to carry on through the most of the day.

5. It's perfect for running or other outdoor activities.

6. 4G only, I sometimes also use it as an external modem for the laptop, and definitely would appreciate 5G.

7. Android 13 and no updates:/

All in all, I'm happy, but if I could foresee it advance, then I'd go with Jelly Max instead, because freshier Android version, Bitwarden + Firefox passkeys and 5G support.

Unfortunately, Jelly Max a bit bigger than Jelly Star, but still much smaller than other regular smartphones.

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Re:Jolla on track to ship new phone with Sailfish OS, user-r... by Hoodedcrow on Tuesday March 10, 2026 @01:57AM (#47319506)
To my understanding, you need Google services for passkeys to work, at least for now. I wouldn't want them even sandboxed, and on Lineage they're not restricted in any way so this would be a big concession.
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Re:Jolla on track to ship new phone with Sailfish OS, user-r... by bluebarbet on Monday March 09, 2026 @06:48PM (#47316825)
Did not know about Lineage either, now I'm interested too.

For the last 2 years I've been using a similar device from Unihertz's competitor, Cubot. Namely the King Kong Mini 3. No issues, very solid. Given how tiny it is, it gets lots of attention and marks me out as an eccentric (no objections). But stock Android, of course.

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