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Hello, I'm having trouble unlocking my PinePhone Pro. I went through the introduction / tutorial, set a password, connected to my WiFi, and rebooted. But ever since then, its just been this spinning circle. I tried swiping up, down, left, right, nothing. I mean I can drag down the top menu or switch to my camera, but that's about it.

How do I unlock it?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

Is sailfish OS even maintained?

I would try Postmarket OS with KDE mobile or phosh. Chances are you are going to want a normal phone.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago

It looks like it may need to be charged, or the OS is corrupted somehow and needs to be reinstalled (source).

For SailfishOS the lock screen should look like this.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It's supposedly already open.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I swiped up, then left, and saw this:

[–] [email protected] 8 points 13 hours ago

I thought you were asking about the bootloader. No idea if you're trying to hack your own phone. Just reinstall it if you're starting from scratch.