Thread: First thoughts about the (pre) Sailfish OS 2.0
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2015-09-15 , 10:27
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Originally Posted by pichlo View Post
And the only UI change that has anything to do with multitasking is the ability to have more than 9 app covers on the home screen. So, in this regards, 2.0 is getting closer to proper multitasking, not "moving away from it". IOW, I have no idea what you are talking about.
Disagree. Actually they have somewhat disconnected the app covers from the multitasking aspect.
Since 2.0 preview, app covers are finally plenty but at the same time they have been promoted to icon placeholders for closed applications.
Before, as part of the proper multitasking system, those app covers were definitely acting as indicators and control items for running applications.


Originally Posted by pichlo View Post
To be honest, I was expecting more from 2.0. Not a different desktop, but a real change. For example, a complete refactoring with the primary focus on resource usage. For example I was expecting OOM disappearing completely or at least getting less frequent, not more.
Same here.
And my feeling is that the system is less fluent and tolerant to multi tasking. In 2013 it might have been smoke an mirrors tricks but the general impression is that it is now less multitasky.
Even the blocky new remorse timer now commands: you keep watching me for 5 seconds, don't leave yet to another task.
 

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