Ubuntu Touch and Sailfish OS
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Can Ubuntu Touch and Sailfish OS merge?Simply put, can Ubuntu Touch absorb Sailfish OS's strengths to complement its own weaknesses, making app development simpler, faster, and more efficient while lowering the entry barrier?
My suggestion: Ubuntu Touch should never implement an Android compatibility layer.At the same time, it needs to optimize game performance!
The future focus should be on China. As long as Chinese developers are attracted to join, this system can definitely completely replace the lackluster Android. Our slogan: "Take down Android, defeat Apple!"
Ubuntu Touch
Cross-platform capability: Leverages the Ubuntu ecosystem, allowing attempts to adapt UT apps to desktop Ubuntu. However, there are no official toolchains—interface layouts require manual adjustments; ARM/x86 architecture support is community-driven only.
Development toolchain: No official dedicated SDK. Relies on Qt Creator (from Ubuntu Desktop) + compilation scripts/images provided by the UBports community. Device connection for debugging needs manual configuration, resulting in a high barrier for beginners.
Sailfish OS
Cross-platform capability: Official "Sailfish SDK" supports one-click compilation for phones, tablets, and even in-vehicle/embedded devices (Jolla's commercial use cases). Silica UI adapts to different screen sizes natively, minimizing cross-device adaptation costs.
Development toolchain: Official "Sailfish OS SDK" (customized based on Qt Creator) comes with an emulator, debugging tools, API documentation, and supports one-click deployment of apps to real devices/emulators. It also offers a visual UI editor, making it much more beginner-friendly. -
@ufoddos Why open a second topic on the same matter instead of continuing here: https://forums.ubports.com/topic/11673/can-ubuntu-touch-be-merged-with-sailfish-os-create-a-true-linux-mobile-system-to-replace-android
