Sailfish operating system

Kritika Purohit
3rd Sem
CSC
Sailfish Operating System

OUTLINE
•Introduction of Sailfish Operating system
• History and Development
• Architecture of Sailfish OS
• Design
• Comparison with Other Operating Systems
• Applications
• OS Development Status
• Develop
• Summary
• References
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INTRODUCTION
Jolla is an Independent Designer, Developer and Vender of various mobile devices. In Finnish it is
pronounced as “Yolla”
Jolla Headquarter is in Helsinki, Finland.
Jolla was formed in October 2011 by some of the developers of NOKIA and it went public on 6th
July 2012, announcing its intension to develop new Smartphones which utilized gesture-oriented
user interface. They named their Operating System as “SAILFISH”.
Sailfish is a Linux-Based General purpose operating system.
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HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT
The operating system is an evolved continuation of the Linux MeeGo OS previously developed by
alliance of Nokia and Intel.
 The MeeGo legacy is contained in the Mer core in about 80% of its code, the Mer name thus expands
to MEego Reconstructed.
 Sailfish 2.0 is currently in development for mobile and the announced Jolla Tablet .It is developed
with a continuous integration model, with the aim to provide monthly software updates to all Sailfish
OS users and development partners.
 Customers using Sailfish 1.x with any device can upgrade to Sailfish 2.0.
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CONT.
The main elements for Sailfish 2.0-
• Technically stronger OS core
• Improved Android application compatibility
• Support for Intel Architecture, including the Intel Atom x3 processor
• Design to provide visibility in the UI for digital content providers and to enable OS level
integration for mobile commerce.
• Strong Multitasking
• Strong Privacy and Personalized features
• Enhance user interface
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ARCHITECTURE OF SAILFISH OS
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 Mer is an open, mobile- optimized, core distribution aimed at device manufacturers; powered by
Qt/QML and HTML5 - openly developed, inclusive, and meritocratically governed.
 They have some clear goals:
- Openly developed with transparency built into the fabric of the project
- Provide a mobile device oriented architecture
- Primary customers are device vendors - not end-users.
- Have structure, processes and tools to make life easy for device manufacturers
- Support innovation in the mobile OS space
- Inclusive of projects and technologies (eg. MeeGo/Tizen/Qt/EFL/HTML5)
- Governed as a meritocracy
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 Sailfish operating system is built like a classic Linux distribution. The core of the OS is based on
the Mer Project, an open, mobile-optimized , core distribution.
 The signature Sailfish UI has been developed by Jolla using QML, a powerful user experience design
language provided by Qt framework. The QML language and features give Sailfish OS the ability to
provide a rich set of UI elements, to create animated, touch-enabled UIs and lightweight applications.
Jolla has created the UI building blocks to build native applications with custom components
called Sailfish Silica.
 Sailfish OS also includes the capability to run Android™ applications. It is based on Android libraries,
ensuring performance comparable to the native environment.
 With Sailfish using Qt5 and Wayland technology, existing hardware adaptations made for Android can
be leveraged, significantly easing the hardware adaptation work required to support the OS.
 Everything is a package- Sailfish OS is built to require every development detail packaged for ease of
maintenance, ranging from traditional (multiple) architecture binaries, project documentation to image
building scripts, translations, process documentation and changelogs auto generated from git.
 Modular system- Sailfish OS and integration is designed to be modular by nature and easily support
multiple hardware targets. Third party components are maintained separately as features and are
plugged-in into the core OS. Currently, Sailfish UX is part of the core system, but in due time, it will be
separated as well to allow flexibility in building the OS.
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DESIGN
 User Experience
 Gesture
 Design Principles
 Navigation Architecture
 App Icons
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USER EXPERIENCE
Logic, Consistency and Intuitive Movement
Multitasking on Sailfish OS shows all our running apps conveniently in one single view. At a glance, we’ll
see everything that’s going on, as well as easily switch between apps. We can also control Sailfish OS apps
directly from the multitasking view – for example, change our music or play and pause our video stream
without opening the app in full.
 Sailfish OS works with our natural hand movements via gestures. We don’t have to push tiny buttons or
search our way back home – everything is always under our thumb. Sailfish gestures soon become muscle
memory and every touch-point a fluid, simple, faster task. It changes the way people interact with their
devices.
All about gestures, user interactions, the UI framework and more
This guide provides information and support on how to create a stunning user experience for our Sailfish
applications.
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GESTURES
 Tap- The most basic gesture with touch screen is Tap. When we briefly touch the
screen on top of an object, the default action of an object is performed.
 Double Tap- In sailfish os Double Tap is used to wake up the device when the
display is off. In apps it is used for zooming in addition to pinch to zoom gesture.
 Edge Swipe- Getting back to home, as well as accessing App Grid and top menu
rely on edge swipes.
o Edge swipe from top brings up the top menu.
1. When we are within an application, edge swipe from right (or left) takes us back
to home, where we can see our minimized applications.
2. we can also take a peek at home by starting an edge swipe and then, without
lifting our finger reversing the swipe back to edge. This way we don’t need to
actually leave the application for checking system status or updated information on
application covers.
o Edge swipe from bottom always open an App Grid.
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Gesture for Navigation and Actions
In sailfish os there are also more gestures than just edge swipe. Following gestures are mainly
used for navigating inside apps or accessing actions which are not necessarily directly visible
in UI.
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DESIGN PRINCIPLE
 Effortless Interaction - Interaction is effortless even in hectic mobile environment. The core
interactions are based on simple gesture, supported by visual, tactile and audio feedback.
 True Multitasking- It allows us to quickly and seamlessly move around running applications. This
keeps us up to date, enables us to fetch and play content and get something done even after pushing the
application away from the foreground.
 Reflect Our Ambiance- In sailfish personal style and cooperation with brands are valued. The easy
tailoring of user experience enables user to create truly individual device, reflecting their personal style
and ambiance.
 All Screen Estate is Ours- For the user, Content is one of the most important parts of the user
experience. In sailfish UI, the static screen estate reserved by the OS is reduced to an absolute minimum
letting the user content shine.
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 Simply Beautiful- Sailfish designs are simple, beautiful and uncluttered. Content is presented clearly,
text is legible, animations, haptics and sounds follow an overall theme and support user interactions.
 Logical- Sailfish designs are logical and consistent. Consistent means here that similar interaction
flows and visuals are reused for similar tasks.
 Magical- Instead of just doing something different, the intension behind sailfish is always improve,
innovate and create magical design.
 Integrated Services- Sailfish features framework that enables a deep integration of services. Users
can access service related content and options during their core tasks instead of opening and closing a
set of dedicated applications.
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NAVIGATION ARCHITECTURE
 On a mobile device, it’s crucial to break down complexity into a sensible and understandable
form. Sailfish OS apps use pages to form a simple hierarchy that’s compatible with common
content and application types. Special care went into harmonizing how horizontal touch
gestures are used by applications. This saves development time and make it easier for new
users to get up to speed with the app.
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APPLICATION PAGES
 When opening a new application page, it stacks up
with its parent. Moving application page horizontally,
user can navigate back to the previous page. When a
single page is not enough, we can use an attached
page. It’s another page that’s appended to the page
stack, after the current one. We can access it moving
the current page to the opposite direction (next page,
instead previous one). If we are porting an app to
Sailfish OS, we can use attached page as a
replacement for the “Hamburger/basement menu” or
different sidebars.
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PULLEY MENU
A pulley menu is an interactive extension of a page. It
can be placed at the top or bottom of a page, and when
user moves the content, the pulley menu is revealed.
This pattern frees user from the need to reach a certain
part of the screen to tap a touch target. Using a pulley
menu depends of the distance between press and
release coordinates alone. Keeping the number of
menu options below five guarantees that the app
works also in landscape orientation.
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DIALOGS
When we need user confirmation to a functionality,
use a dialog page. It uses the page stack gestures to
cancel or accept the dialog. User will go back to
cancel, or forward to accept the changes presented in
the dialog. Dialog page has a distinctive header to
separate it from a traditional page. User is taken back
to the parent page, after interacting with a dialog.
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COMPARISON WITH OTHER OS-
 Sailfish OS vs Ubuntu Touch
 Sailfish OS vs Tizen OS
 Sailfish OS vs BB10 (Blackberry 10)
 Sailfish OS vs Android
 Sailfish OS vs iOS
 Sailfish OS vs Windows
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SAILFISH OS VS UBUNTU TOUCH
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SAILFISH OS VS UBUNTU TOUCH
Sailfish over Ubuntu
• More user friendly UI
• More lightweight than Ubuntu on slower devices
• Much more applications available before launch
• More simple to use
•True Multitasking
Ubuntu over sailfish
• Some individuals like the complex UI
• In some design queues its more modern looking
than other
• In many ways its more Organized
•Its more known to Linux enthusiasts due to its
name
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SAILFISH OS VS TIZEN OS
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SAILFISH OS VS TIZEN OS
Sailfish over Tizen
• More Modern , gesture based UI
• Much more smoother with a normal hardware
•Has more applications due to Android
compatibility layer
• No buttons needed to run the OS
Tizen over sailfish
• Two very big companies ( Samsung and Intel )
are behind it
• It has more history which say its basically older
and more time spent on its development.
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SAILFISH OS VS BB10(BLACKBERRY10)
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SAILFISH OS VS BB10(BLACKBERRY10)
Sailfish over bb10
• More simple gesture
• Less confusing
• More organized
• More user customizable
• Slightly more innovative design
• Interactive multitasking
• More open than BB10
• BB10 apps can be easily ported to Sailfish
Bb10 over sailfish
• More focused on messaging
•Being a bit older and having more native apps in
comparison
• The best keyboard ever
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SAILFISH OS VS ANDROID
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SAILFISH OS VS ANDROID
Sailfish over android
• Modern UI
• True multitasking with no pause on the whilst
minimized
• More user friendly and ease of use
• Having many of the android apps + sailfish apps
• More open and truly Linux (not Linux based)
• Usage of simple gestures everywhere
• No buttons needed
• More lightweight
Android over sailfish
• Many native apps already available for it
• More customizable via custom ROMs
• Wise choice of hardware for it from different
companies
•More known to the public
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SAILFISH OS VS IOS
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SAILFISH OS VS IOS
Sailfish over iOS
• Fully gesture based with no home button
• Fully open source, to allow the user do whatever
they want
• More up-to-date and modern UI
• True multitasking with no pausing the app in
background
IOS over sailfish
• More users at the moment
• Being the starter of this game
• Vast amount of native apps available for it
• Great support of Apple Company behind it
• Lots of developers are interested in developing
apps for iOS
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SAILFISH OS VS WINDOWS
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SAILFISH OS VS WINDOWS
Sailfish over windows
• Heavily gesture based UI
• No buttons for the back or home
• Wider support of hardware
• Open source
• Simpler, better and more modern UI
• True Multitasking
• Even before launch it has more apps than WP
• Much more unlimited SDK for developers to play
with
Windows over sailfish
• Windows phone don’t have any specialty over
sailfish OS.
• The only feature Windows phone have live tiles
so the Sailfish multitasking cards are live and
being updated every time and they change their
appearance time-wise
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APPLICATIONS
Acer Iconia Tab W500
 Google Nexus 4
 Google Nexus 7
 HP Mini
 Nokia N950 and Nokia N9
 HTC Desire HD and HTC Desire Z
 Samsung Galaxy S3 and Samsung Galaxy Nexus
 Xiaomi Mi2
 One Plus One
Sony Ericson Xperia Pro
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 Jolla and Intex are launching a new device with latest Sailfish OS called “AQUA FISH” in
November 2015
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OS DEVELOPMENT STATUS
Sailfish OS has three naming conventions-
• Version number
• Update number
• Version name
 Each Sailfish OS version is named after a Finnish Lake.
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Software version Release date Name
v1.0.0.5
(Initial release) 27 November 2013 Kaajanlampi
v1.0.1.10 9 December 2013
Update 1, Laadunjärvi
v1.0.1.12 16 December 2013
v1.0.2.5 27 December 2013 Update 2, Maadajävri
v1.0.3.8 31 January 2014 Update 3, Naamankajärvi
v1.0.4.20 17 March 2014 Update 4, Ohijärvi
v1.0.5.16 11 April 2014
Update 5, Paarlampi
v1.0.5.19 24 April 2014
v1.0.6.x N/A Update 6 was merged into
Update7
v1.0.7.16 9 June 2014 Update 7, Saapunki
v1.0.8.19 14 July 2014
Update 8, Tahkalampi
v1.0.8.21 6 October 2014

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v1.1.0.38
(Opt-in update) 23 October 2014
Update 9, Uitukka
v1.1.0.39
(Opt-in update) 24 October 2014
v1.1.1.26 18 December 2014
Update 10, Vaarainjärvi
v1.1.1.27 19 December 2014
v1.1.2.15 19 February 2015
Update 11, Yliaavanlampi
v1.1.2.16 25 February 2015
v1.1.3.x N/A Update 12 was merged into
Update 13
v1.1.4.28 15 April 2015
Update 13, Äijänpäivänjärvi
v1.1.4.29 4 May 2015
v1.1.5.x N/A Update 14, dropped during
Release Candidate phase
v1.1.6.27 8 June 2015 Update 15, Aaslakkajärvi
v1.1.7.24 15 July 2015
Update 16, Björnträsket
v1.1.7.28 31 August 2015

SAILFISH OS UPDATES
 Latest update or version of Sailfish is Sailfish 2.0
 New in the Update-
• New User Interface
• Android Apps
• Notes can be shared as text files
• Media Control on lock screen for native app
• Support for US English Language in OS
• Record video of H.264 format
 This easy access version is launched in September 2015 and the full version will be launched
in November 2015 with Intex Aqua Fish device.
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JOLLA SAILFISH BY THE DEVELOPERS
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DEVELOP
 Software Development Kit
 Hardware Adaption Development Kit
 Harbour
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT
 Sailfish OS SDK is a collection of tools for developing Sailfish OS applications.
o Qt Creator integrated development environment (IDE)
o Mer build engine for cross compilation
o The Sailfish OS Emulator
o Tutorial, Design and API Documentation
o Repositories for additional libraries and open source code
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 Qt Creator- Qt Creator is a cross platform integrated development environment (IDE) tailored to the
needs of Qt developers. It has been extended to add support for Sailfish UI application development
using Sailfish Silica components. It provides a sophisticated code editor with version control, project
and build management system integration.
 Mer Build Block- The Mer build engine is a virtual machine (VM) containing the Mer development
toolchains and tools. It also includes a Sailfish OS target for building and running Sailfish and QML
applications. The target is mounted as a shared folder to allow QtCreator to access the compilation
target. Additionally, your home directory is shared and mounted in the VM, thus giving access to your
source code for compilation.
 Emulator- The emulator is an x86 VM image containing a stripped down version of the target device
software. It emulates most of the functions of the target device running Sailfish operating system, such
as gestures, task switching and ambience theming.
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 Building Blocks-
o Qt 5- Qt 5 is the latest version of Qt. It enables developers to develop applications with intuitive user
interfaces for multiple targets, faster than ever before. Qt 5 makes it easier to address the latest UI
paradigm shifts that touch screens and tablets require.
o Qt Quick 2- Qt Quick2 is next generation of Qt Quick being a high-level UI technology which allows
developers and UI designers to work together to create animated, touch-enabled UIs and lightweight
applications.
o Wayland- In current release of Sailfish OS uses Wayland instead of X11 in graphics pipeline giving
improved user experience. Sailfish OS is delivered with a fully functional compositor which takes care of
window management and outputting graphics to screen.
o Sailfish Silica- Sailfish Silica is a QML module which provides Sailfish UI components for applications.
Their look and feel fits with the Sailfish visual style and behavior and enables unique Sailfish UI
application features, such as pulley menus and application covers.
o Platform APIs- Sailfish OS uses Mer, an openly developed and mobile optimized core, for the majority
of its own core components.
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HARDWARE ADAPTION DEVELOPMENT KIT
Fill the Phone with Sailfish OS
We’ll encounter challenges along the way, as every phone has
numerous differences, but our #sailfishos-porters IRC community on
Freenode will be there to help. The following porter’s traits are desired:
- Linux Kernel and OS knowledge and development
- Fluency in Git, GitHub code-review process
- Android™ Platform SDK
- Observed IRC guidelines
- That immense desire to have Linux in your pocket!
1. Read
2. Port
3. Chat
4. Release
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HARBOUR
 Sailfish OS apps- When our app is ready we bring it to the Harbour and Harbour
will make sure it’s working, compatible with Sailfish OS and help us launch it for
Jolla device. After that we can follow the development on our dashboard and
make any corrections.
 Submit a new app-
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 Monitor our app- Monitor downloads, likes, reviews simply and easily! Engaging with our
user base is made easy with the Harbour dashboard.
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REFERENCES
• www.sailfishos.org
• www.wikipedia.org
• www.pocket-lint.com
• www.androidcentral.com
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Thank You…!!!

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