Setting up a Sailfish Phone part 2
Contents
This document is a continued tutorial for Sailfish OS setup. The first part of the setup is described in this separate document. The precondition is that the steps of the first tutorial are completed.
After the exemplary steps described below the device is fully set up.
Install some more Sailfish applications
Learn more by reading our document about Jolla Store.
Open the Jolla Store app on the phone and install some of these applications at the “Top apps” section:
- File Browser
- Sailfish Utilities
- OSM Scout
- GPS info
- Positioning Western Europe (or other areas)
Adjust some settings
- Display timeout (“Settings > Display >”)
- Autolock timeout (“Settings > Device lock > Automatic locking”)
- Location service (“Settings > Location”: enable)
- Bluetooth (“Settings > Bluetooth”: enable)
- Top menu (“Settings > Top Menu)”
- SIM cards (“Settings > SIM cards”: select the active SIM card(s) and the SIM card to be used for outgoing calls and messages)
- Mobile network (“Settings > Mobile network > Use SIM card”: select the card to be used for mobile data)
- Language
- Text input
Sign in to your accounts that you want to use on this Sailfish device
- Adding a Google account to your device is described in this document
- Nextcloud (“Settings > Accounts > Add account > Nextcloud”)
Install Android app store(s)
Sailfish OS supports Android apps featured in the Jolla Store and the Jolla-certified app partner stores. More information can be found in this document. Note that “Settings > Untrusted software” needs to be enabled before installing the stores or apps.
The F-Droid and Aurora Stores can be installed in the Jolla Store.
Install Android apps
Install some popular Android apps, for example:
- Opera Mini
- Spotify