Advanced Search
Search Results
6 total results found
Android Layers in Sailfish OS
This page is mostly based on DrYak's explanations in the forum. Sailfish OS can be seen in multiple layers of software: at the bottom, the manufacturer of the chipset (e.g. Qualcomm) usually only produces drivers that are designed to run in Android (inclu...
Android app start triggers
This page is mostly based on DrYak's explanations on the forum. Autostart when Android AppSupport starts This is controlled with the Sailfish settings app. Click Settings app → switch to Apps tab → select the app → use the " Allow application backgrou...
microG installation (Google Play simulation)
Please refer to Installing microG on Sailfish OS in the forum.
Transfer Signal using Signal-native Backup and Restore
The best source to install Signal is always direct from the website https://signal.org/android/apk/#target Export on the old phone Open the Signal app and go to the settings. Navigate to Chats and then Backups (at the bottom). If they are disabled, turn th...
Transfer WhatsApp by copying the internal app files
As of 2025, the default method of WhatsApp to Backup and Restore requires a Google Account and Chat data transfer using local Wifi requires Android features that are not available on Sailfish OS. You will need to have the developer access enabled (access via ...
Transfer Threema/ThreemaLibre data with native backups
Either Cloud backup or local backup The cloud Backup does not include the chat contents! Just transfer the archive from one phone to the other.