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Sailfish OS can be installed on existing Android devices

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It was just last week when the Sailfish-powered Jolla smartphone was launched, now Jolla CEO Tomi Pienimäki has revealed that Android users will soon be able to install Sailfish OS on their devices.

During an interview with Talouselämä Magazine, Jolla CEO Tomi Pienimäki has confirmed that Android users will soon be able install the Sailfish OS on their current devices. “That is the plan. We are on device business and OS business. It is fairly easy to install the OS on Android devices”, said Pienimäki.

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The Finnish company is planning to distribute the OS in countries like China where people are actively installing new operating systems on their devices. “There are websites that already distribute [OS] software and the Chinese customers are doing it ­so we don’t have to teach them. We just have to get Sailfish to those websites – and to make sure that Sailfish will run on different kind of Android devices.”

Pienimäki also added that selling the OS isn’t the company’s main method of attracting revenue. “It has to be something else on top of that. It can be applications, services or advertising.”

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The CEO didn’t mention when they’re planning to release the Sailfish OS and the method on how to install it on an Android device. However, it’s good to know that we’ll soon be able to tinker around with a new ROM especially if you’re getting bored of Android.

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Jolla Sailfish OS now Android ecosystem compatible

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Jolla, the company that developed the Sailfish OS for smartphones has announced that their mobile OS is now compatible with the Android ecosystem in terms of hardware and apps.

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The Finnish company is making real progress with their Sailfish OS, announcing that it is now capable of directly running Android apps without any modifications. “For example, highly popular apps such as Instagram, WhatsApp and Spotify run directly on Sailfish OS. Also Chinese WeChat – already with over 400 million users – runs on Sailfish OS,” says Jolla CEO Tomi Pienimäki.

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The company is also coordinating with leading global app stores to make sure that Sailfish users can seamlessly download Android apps just as they would on any Android device. However, Jolla mentioned that native Sailfish apps is still the best way to go for devs if they want to fully utilize the OS.

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In addition, Sailfish can also run on common hardware produced for Android, particularly smartphones and tablets. This means that vendors won’t be restricted to using Jolla smartphones and can use existing Android hardware ecosystem.

“We believe Sailfish with Android compatibility is a highly relevant mobile operating system option for major mobile companies in Europe and in Asia. We are already in discussions with several major Asian vendors regarding this opportunity,” says Tomi Pienimäki.

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