Answer by bijjal for [Implemented in 1.0.3.8] Differentiate native SailfishOS...
In the upcoming update, Jolla Store will mark Android apps with the Android icon to clearly distinguish them from native apps.
View ArticleComment by foss4ever
Yes I agree that the separation should be made ASAP, and I've suggested something sinular in that if user conpletely wants to hide Android apps then this could be directly linked to a Setting that...
View ArticleAnswer by Macilaci457 for [Implemented in 1.0.3.8] Differentiate native...
A reasonable solution would be to not only mark android apps, but give an option to hide them. Why? 1. Not everyone installed android framework to the Jolla. The shop should detect if it is installed...
View ArticleComment by Macilaci457
There is no need (from the point of view of most Jolla users) to attract android developers, or is there? A developer is a developer. If someone only write for android, then should stick to android....
View ArticleAnswer by bennypr0fane for [Implemented in 1.0.3.8] Differentiate native...
On the other hand, in the future Jolla store could be established as the store that you publish your Android app in if you want to reach Sailfish audience, but don't want to develop a native app. This...
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Jolla app store client should have an automatic switch to not show Jolla store Android apps from client, which does not have Dalvik installed. If a user does not have installed Android Dalvik, then...
View ArticleComment by mornfall
Actually, it's no easier to QA an Android app than it is to QA a native app. Aliendalvik has a fair number of oddities and bugs that throw off many apps, and you don't want to let in the apps that...
View ArticleComment by bennypr0fane
Putting any app into Yandex store wouldn't have that benefit. Quality-wise, Yandex really wasn't a good choice IMO. Maybe it had some sort of strategic advantage to partner with an important Russian...
View ArticleComment by flux
The benefit of having also Android apps in the store is that should such apps (which require very little effort to check that they work) become popular among Jolla users (despite being Android apps),...
View ArticleComment by hetas
App business is major for other companies and hopefully will be for Jolla too. So why give that money for someone else? Reality is that Android apps will be important for many users for a long time. So...
View ArticleAnswer by Wellu for [Implemented in 1.0.3.8] Differentiate native SailfishOS...
Not only differentiate but **ban** Android apps completely out of Jolla store. Why would anyone publish their Android app in Jolla store anyway? Put it to Yandex instead and you get both Jolla **and**...
View ArticleComment by bennypr0fane
elakim, I agree, but admitting Android apps to Jolla store isn't going to solve that problem. If the makers of those GP-only-apps haven't bothered publishing to other stores so far, they won't start...
View ArticleComment by elakim
Um, some of the apps can be really frustrating to find if you don't have an Android device with which to download them from Google Play. Most of the "third party" download sites merely link to Play...
View ArticleComment by juiceme
I like the suggestion above, it would be nice if I could just change a setting so that I'll never need to see any of the android applications there. If that is not possible there has to be some way of...
View ArticleComment by Pirkka
Maybe the store app could have a setting for "Show compatible Android apps"? That way people wanting only native apps would not see the Android apps in the Jolla store. (Personally I'm fine with the...
View ArticleComment by hnhanu
There is already over twenty android apps in the store (about 1/4). Only few of them essential 'not yet available for Sailfish' apps. Others could be loaded from android store if needed. There is no...
View ArticleComment by RX Shorty
I agree on this one. If I want Android apps I open Yandex or Amazon or even Google Play Store. Don't like the fact there are Android apps in the Jolla store, it doesn't make sense...
View ArticleAnswer by bennypr0fane for [Implemented in 1.0.3.8] Differentiate native...
IMO there should be no Android apps in Jolla Store. For users, it's easy enough to get them from other third-party stores. However, Android apps in Jolla store would bring more traffic in there, and...
View ArticleComment by phle
@jjaone, and anyone else interested - I just added three (wiki) "answers" (suggestions), based on my suggestion above, over at "[Store: improve the browsing and search for new...
View ArticleComment by phle
@jjaone - I consider converting my comment from 2014-01-12, over at "[Harbour/Store: improve the browsing and search for new...
View ArticleComment by foss4ever
Even if droid icon in store start and category views, and sailfishos/android icon in app page has been added, there are several problems in how that is implemented and the overall design of showing the...
View ArticleComment by foss4ever
Nice to see that this actually coming to us this week (we have been tagged with `jan14`). It'll be really interesting to see how has the SailfishOS and Android apps differentiation been actually...
View ArticleComment by foss4ever
@phle Right, and IMO your comment would be fine there as an answer or concrete proposal on how to improve browsing & search of new apps. I'd vote for.that ;)
View ArticleComment by phle
@jjaone - Yes, I added my above suggestions to "[Harbour/Store: improve the browsing and search for new...
View ArticleComment by foss4ever
@phle Those are good suggestions, for sure.. Are they already posted to some other question that concerns the views and organization of apps in the.Store?
View ArticleComment by phle
suggestions on how to differentiate: (expanding on some things already suggested above) - android logo overlay on app icons - both in Store and on icons in Launcher *and* - ability to sort (probably as...
View ArticleComment by foss4ever
Whichever way the platforms are indicated (by their logos etc) in different views, category lists or search results in Jolla Store, it *should* be implemented so that it is evudent that SailfishOS apps...
View ArticleComment by Artem
Nope. [In the bright far future] Sailfish OS on Jolla will be normal, so you'll need to be warned about few Android ones only.
View ArticleComment by hana
Push the Sailfish brand instead of Android. Native apps could have a Sailfish logo and "Designed for Sailfish" slogan. Obviously you should be able to only browse native or Android apps if you like.
View ArticleComment by foss4ever
When implementing this (by e.g. giving Android apps a distintive logo to separe them from native apps), please consider also adding 'Native' and 'Android' categories to Store's category view. And maybe...
View ArticleComment by foss4ever
@Rauha you might want to make that suggestion to a genuine new question cause it deserves one and it is quite unrelated to separate Android and SailfishOS apps in Store.
View ArticleComment by Rauha
I would also like there to be somekind of quality control for the Android apps. YLE Areena app came to store half baked. Only about half of the functionality actually even worked. It seems have been...
View ArticleComment by Artem
I would mark them differently in app grid and task manager too. That is unless the Android experience becomes close to native indeed (e.g. on BB10 I am not annoyed *much* by no clear differentiation)....
View ArticleComment by stezz
@jjaone if I understood correctly Android apps will have a distinctive logo. When... I don't know yet. But judging by the amount of votes I would say this item will have a decent priority ;)
View ArticleComment by foss4ever
Thanks for the answer! Seems that we all want this ;) so could you hint to as to what way the apps can be differentiated in the.Store, and when could we expect to have a new Jolla Store with new...
View ArticleAnswer by stezz for [Implemented in 1.0.3.8] Differentiate native SailfishOS...
Totally agree, this is something that our Store guys have on their TODO list.
View ArticleComment by avhakola
Jolla should preferably get rid of the android apps or at least clearly mark the apps at their store pages in such a way users can't miss them being android apps.
View ArticleComment by Macilaci457
Android apps belongs to Yandex store. This is why it is there. Jolla could make one store initially for both but didn't. Yandex also could mark apps as Jolla compatible, it it is needed at all.
View ArticleComment by parasemic
Highly agree. I don't think there's any reason to offer android apps in Jolla store, except maybe the "most important" such as Instagram, Whatsapp, Facebook, Youtube and maybe browsers like Firefox,...
View ArticleComment by pycage
Yes, the harbour does indeed accept Android apps. I agree that they should be marked as such, or on top of that even be hidden in an own categories subset.
View ArticleComment by stezz
Re-tagging: harbour is the developer intake, while Store is the store. This question is pertinent only to the store since in harbour we already distinguish quite clearly.
View ArticleComment by pnuu
I believe this could be considered answered, as this is already on Jolla's TODO. Please accept the answer by @stezz.
View ArticleComment by Kaacz
Yes. I have Android layer for TWO only - region-related - apps. Other Android apps are in blacklist for me. :) And install-then-remove Android apps from Jolla store irritated me. I need to know...
View Article[Implemented in 1.0.3.8] Differentiate native SailfishOS and Android apps in...
The Jolla store (harbour) should make it possible to show users whether available applications are native SailfishOS or Android apps. This could be implemented with different views, categories or tags...
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