Sailfish X is Jolla’s officially supported downloadable version of Sailfish OS for selected devices. It’s currently available for the Sony Xperia™ XA2 product variants, and Sony Xperia™ X. Purchase the software package, install it on your own Xperia™ device and experience Sailfish OS on these great devices.
Our aim is to choose only great devices to run Sailfish X: together with our community we aim for devices, which can support all the essential features of Sailfish OS, and which have great specifications. The Sony Xperia™ XA2 product range and Sony Xperia™ X are stunning devices to run Sailfish OS. Their tech specs, camera quality, screen, and design if you like, will take your Sailfish OS experience to the next level. The next devices to run Sailfish X include the Gemini PDA, to which you can already download a community version.
Sailfish X is currently aimed for developers and other tech lovers with some skills. This simply means that in order to get the software running properly on your selected device you have to be at least a bit tech savvy to get through the process. Don’t worry though; we have good instructions for you.
Sailfish X is an open source project supported by Sony Open Devices. Sailfish community members and other developers and enthusiasts are warmly welcome to contribute and to build their own SW images from the sources. Please check the instructions from our blog post.
Sailfish X is currently available for single and dual-SIM variants of Sony Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Plus, Xperia XA2 Ultra, and Sony Xperia X.
Sailfish X Free is a trial version for the Xperia XA2 product variants. You can download and install it free of charge to try out Sailfish OS on your Sony device. The complete software package including Android Support will be available later this year for the Sony Xperia XA2 products.
The Sailfish X package for Sony Xperia X is available for 49,90 € (including VAT).
Current availability: EU, Norway, Switzerland
Our aim is to make the purchase, download & install process as easy as possible. At the moment you need to be tech-savvy and have some basic skills to run through the process. We will add new instruction material to this section as the project matures.
Sailfish X instructions: November 8, 2018
Here are some of the most asked questions. If you do not find the answer here, please check together.jolla.com or email community@jolla.com.
The ‘X’ refers to the different devices that Sailfish OS can be downloaded to. Please note that this is a marketing name, the software is still called Sailfish OS.
With the price, you get a fully supported commercial version of Sailfish OS that includes commercial components like Android Runtime, and Exchange support. You also get support and updates for your OS from Jolla, and you can support the Sailfish OS development. Jolla has invested a lot of time and money for the development of Sailfish OS. Supporting a release officially is also a significant cost and there are licensing costs that Jolla needs to cover when distributing commercial components of Sailfish OS.
Sailfish X Free is a trial version of Sailfish OS for Sony Xperia XA2, XA2 Plus, and XA2 Ultra. You can download it now free of charge to your device, and start experiencing Sailfish OS. The full software package for these devices will be available later during 2018.
Sailfish X will be available for several selected devices in the future. Currently, it is available for single and dual-SIM variants of Sony Xperia XA2, Xperia XA2 Plus, Xperia XA2 Ultra, and Sony Xperia X. The Gemini PDA is already available as a community version – read about it here.
The device availability is indeed close to ending. However, there are a number of channels still offering it, and you can also find lots of second hand devices. The availability depends on the country you live in.
The full Sailfish X software package contains software updates and customer service as long as the device is supported.
Sailfish X can be installed on your device using a Linux, Windows or a Mac OS powered computer.
Unfortunately, Sony does not support unlocking bootloader to install alternative operating systems for devices that have been carrier locked, even after carrier lock has been removed.
The Sailfish X license you’ve bought is meant for one device model, i.e. if you upgrade your hardware to e.g. XA2 in the future you need to purchase a new license. However, if your device gets broken or is stolen and you want to transfer your license to another similar device we will transfer it for you.
You can use the device with Sailfish OS, but without the commercial content requiring a license. If you want to have the full experience you need to purchase a new license.
Yes, we are looking into expanding the sales beyond the initial list of countries. We have good progress in a few selected countries. Stay tuned for updates.
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