Post #1171169

2026-04-15 18:48 UTC

I had the opportunity to meet up with @jolla again to talk about (and see!) how the new Jolla Phone is progressing, including new iteration that is using tooling and not hand-made. The tolerances are really fantastic now. No gaps! The buttons and privacy switch felt firmer, with the power button now being a bit more recessed to make accidental presses harder. Gone is the antenna tape, proper antennas are now around the device. Stronger battery shield. There were some design changes made to the interior (TOH2 side) to hopefully give any prospective TOH2 hardware designers in the community some more flexibility. I&#39;ll let Jolla dive into that since you never know if it&#39;ll evolve further beyond the iteration I saw. The Other Half 2 cover is now using an orange resin and not just a white base + color being painted on. It looks _more_ orange as one might expect. TOH2 snaps firmly into place now thanks to improvements to the tolerances. I&#39;m really looking forward to July to get my hands on a finalized model! #SailfishOS #Jolla #JollaPhone

Replies (7)

@me@joshuastrobl.social 2026-04-15 18:51

@jolla Couple more photos.

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@ermo@fosstodon.org 2026-04-15 19:02

@me Android is looking like it's going to ban 3rd party stores like F-Droid this fall. What does the repository model look like for Sailfish OS? @jolla

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@TimothyRoes@mastodon.social 2026-04-15 19:52

@me thanks a lot for this update! Really looking forward to my first #sailfishos experience!

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@theyosh@mastodon.theyosh.nl 2026-04-15 20:08

@me @jolla We should all wear orange!!! 😆 If every user will use the orange cover and place it on his work desk... maybe it will peak some interest to other colleges. Sneaky non verbal advertising.... 😜

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@quite@mstdn.social 2026-04-16 05:54

@me @jolla is this a newer model, than what there is (was) for preorder now? hard to understand. https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-sept-26

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@seaofdreams@infosec.exchange 2026-04-16 06:22

@me @jolla can’t wait to get my hands on this beauty! 😍

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@h4890@merovingian.club 2026-04-16 22:14

@me @jolla They should make it smaller, 3.5 inch, lighter, smaller resolution screen and more privacy oriented. Adding to that, being able to run ubuntu touch on it would be good as well.

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