Jolla releases early access Sailfish OS 2.0 for the Jolla smartphone

Helsinki, Finland – September 9, 2015 – – Jolla, the mobile company from Finland today announced the early access availability of Sailfish OS 2.0, the next generation version of Sailfish OS. The software update, distributed first to more advanced users updates the current Jolla smartphones with the new and refreshed Sailfish OS 2.0 user interface. Along with the simplified and beautiful new Sailfish OS 2.0 UI comes also a lot of fresh and enhanced features. The biggest Sailfish OS software update to date marks also the beginning of a new era: Sailfish OS 2.0 now supports both smartphones and tablets, as the first Jolla Tablets powered by Sailfish OS 2.0 are soon shipping to first customers.

People powered OS
Sailfish OS has always been a people powered platform. While maturing to Sailfish OS 2.0 Jolla has listened closely to user feedback through customer polls and together.jolla.com, and worked together with the community to build the best user experience possible. The key objectives for this update are to ease and simplify the first time experience and to improve the overall quality and flow of the OS.

Enhancing the flow with a new carousel view
The most notable change is the new and refreshed Sailfish OS 2.0 user interface, which introduces a new and simple mental model of core views, enhancing the flow of the OS dramatically.

Navigation works simply by swiping left or right between Home and Events, like in a carousel. The App Grid is quickly accessible from anywhere in the UI just by swiping over the bottom edge – a user doesn’t need to go to the Home to open a new app.

Events tool is now richer and smarter by comprising a weather widget with an option to display five-day weather forecast, a calendar widget, as well as grouped and enhanced notification handling. Users can now see and do more with notifications directly in Events, whether they are from native apps or Android apps.

Additional enhancements include e.g. redesigned App covers for Gallery, Notes, and Camera apps, many new animations, and improvements for existing apps like Jolla Store, Calendar, and Camera. Just to mention a few.