Jolla announces the new Jolla Phone with Sailfish OS 5 and a physical privacy switch

Finnish company Jolla has announced a new smartphone after a long hiatus from launching new models. It is called the Jolla Phone and is advertised by Jolla as an « independent European Do It Together (DIT) Linux phone. »

Jolla says the Jolla Phone is a « real Linux phone » because it runs « actual Linux » on the inside, « not a pseudo-Linux. » But that’s at the core. From the user’s point of view, you get version 5 of the privacy-focused Sailfish OS, advertised as the « only European mobile operating system. »

After a long silence in X, @JollaHQ is back. And we’re bringing something Europe…