Briefly looked into it, and Sailfish OS looks like it’s getting closer to reasonable for an average user. The Aptoide store seems to have major apps (WhatsApp), but it still requires some tinkering, like going into several settings screens manually to do things that pop-up automatically in Android. Not too bad, but definitely only for someone who’s okay with a bit of tinkering.
WhatsApp is a “must” for most users globally as it’s the defacto messaging protocol standard used most places. Probably more important than SMS/MMS for most users. At least until everyone starts to switch over and something better (Signal, probably) starts to get a big enough install base that people use it.
In Canada, I frequently tell people they can Signal, text, or Whatsapp me, but the only people who ever use Signal with me are family I installed it for.
Games are probably a big deal, too. tbh, it’s not a “must”, but I’d be annoyed if I couldn’t play Minion Masters on my phone. (But I could probably set up Sunshine/Moonlight streaming, if needed.) I’m guessing a lot of people have games that they wouldn’t accept not being able to use.
Briefly looked into it, and Sailfish OS looks like it’s getting closer to reasonable for an average user. The Aptoide store seems to have major apps (WhatsApp), but it still requires some tinkering, like going into several settings screens manually to do things that pop-up automatically in Android. Not too bad, but definitely only for someone who’s okay with a bit of tinkering.
WhatsApp is a “must” for most users globally as it’s the defacto messaging protocol standard used most places. Probably more important than SMS/MMS for most users. At least until everyone starts to switch over and something better (Signal, probably) starts to get a big enough install base that people use it.
In Canada, I frequently tell people they can Signal, text, or Whatsapp me, but the only people who ever use Signal with me are family I installed it for.
Games are probably a big deal, too. tbh, it’s not a “must”, but I’d be annoyed if I couldn’t play Minion Masters on my phone. (But I could probably set up Sunshine/Moonlight streaming, if needed.) I’m guessing a lot of people have games that they wouldn’t accept not being able to use.