Latest update: May 3, 2016
Jolla Tablet campaign, launched on November 2014, is a crowdfunded project by Jolla Oy to manufacture a PeoplePowered tablet running on Sailfish OS. Doing it together, Jolla communicated with the campaign participants in advance aiming to deliver a tablet on which the customers could have a word on. Originally planned to be shipped on May 2015. Now, more than a year after the launch...
Jolla Tablet: All delays on the shipping schedule
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(Each date is detailed better under this list. The most important updates are linked)
2016-05-03 8th postpone [announced just in time], minor delays
- The first half of refunds scheduled for May 2016
- The 2nd half of refunds scheduled for about May 2017, financing allowing
2016-04-29 The 1st half of the refund being paid
- Some contributors have received the 50% refund today, confirmed to them by PayPal
- Most of the contributors should receive the 1st half today or tomorrow
2016-04-15 New invitations sent to the contributors "next in line"
- Those who didn't finalize their tablet order yet made it possible for Jolla to send new invitations to some contributors. Check your email, you now have a week to finalize this new order.
2016-04-12 New shipping and refunding schedules, clearing out the 7th postpone
- More early birds tablets to be dispatched between Now - May 12, 2016
- 50% refund in April (large portion) or in early May (the rest)
- Another 50% by the earlier schedule, latest on January 2017
2016-04-07 2nd wave being invited to shop
- Early birds (Indiegogo first hour contributors) are being invited to shop to finalize their order via an email from Jolla
- Some of these contributors who already applied for a refund are also receiving these invitations, mixing things up a bit
2016-04-02 7th postpone [partially announced in time]
- 50% refund promised for March 2016 didn't make it in time. April expected
- Tablet shipping still pending for some for an unknown reason
2016-03-01 On schedule, shipping has slowly begun
- 1st Wave Jolla Tablets and Lastucases are shipping, 198 already shipped
- 2nd Wave invitations expected in two weeks, 463 yet to be shipped
- Refunds for pre-order customers executed (money on the way)
- Refunds for contributors on schedule (March 2016 & by January 2017)
2016-02-19 Refunding pre-order customers being processed
- Jolla has sent email newsletter to Jolla Shop pre-order customers
- Full refund for pre-order customers can be expected in 2-3 weeks
2016-01-28 New shipping schedule and refunding schedule
- 540 already assembled Tablets to be delivered starting on February 2016
- Aim for full refund for the rest of the contributors between Feb16 - Jan17
- Full refund for all Pre-order customers, schedule shared later via email
- No more Jolla Tablets running on Sailfish OS will be manufactured
2016-01-21 Update on the tablet project delayed
- Juhani Lassila apologies, next update "just around the corner"
- Another comment suggests that the project is reaching its end
2016-01-01 Update on shipping schedule
- Lion's share of Jolla Tablets misses deliveries. Shipping cancelled
- Small batch still to be shipped on early 2016. Invitations on January
2015-11-22: 6th postpone [shared in Finnish. Translated]
- Shipping of all tablets is currently frozen
- Update: "missing deliveries" mentioned as a possibility
2015-11-21: Warning on 6th postpone
- Delay on the financing round will impact the shipping schedule
- Impact will not be huge in case the round gets closed for December
2015-11-11: 5th postpone [announced late]
- Next shipping batch delayed to end of November
- Info on the final batch promised later
2015-10-13: Update on schedule:
- Next shipping batch, as big as possible, shipping on early November
- "Lion's share" of all tablets are shipped during December
2015-10-08: 4th postpone [announced in time]
- Earlier schedule was holding for few very first early birds. New schedule by the end of December 2015, some of the tablets might be shipped already earlier
2015-10-06: First Tablets shipping
- Update: First contributors received their tablets on October 8th
2015-09-23: Jolla Tablet limited batch is sold out
- Pre-order customers should receive their tablets on November
2015-09-22: Jolla has sent invitations to the first contributors
- Shipping schedule is set to October to all contributors
2015-09-14: 3rd postpone [not announced]
- Tablets didn't make it to early September. Update was expected by September 6th
2015-08-20: New pre-order campaign launched.
- Shipping schedule for the first contributors refined to early September
- Shipping schedule for new pre-orders set to end of October
2015-08-13: Sales box and accessories announced
2015-08-07: Developer loan devices shipped
2015-07-23: 2nd postpone [announced in time]
- Shipping schedule roughly from end-August to mid-September
2015-07-06: Warning on possible 2nd delay due to hardware issues
2015-04-23: 1st postpone [announced early]
- Shipping schedule set to July 2015
2014-11-19: Indiegogo campaign launched
- Shipping schedule set to May 2015
Jolla Tablet shipping schedule - all updates and reasons for delays
November 19, 2014
Jolla Tablet campaign was introduced on November 15 at Slush 2014 event, and the campaign was launched few days later on Indiegogo on November 19th. Original shipping schedule was set to May 2015
April 23, 2015 by Juha Paakkari
"in the spirit of transparency, we have some necessary news to share: We’ve been working very hard all year to get the Jolla Tablet ready. We have progressed very well in many areas, but as there are still many open items remaining, we are forced to postpone the delivery start of the Jolla Tablet."
"We aim to start shipping the Jolla Tablet before the end of July 2015 in the order of the Indiegogo contributions. Actual delivery times may vary depending on your region. If you’re a Jolla Tablet contributor, you’ll receive an email about the next steps very soon."
Hardware and software updates
"we’ve had some implementation challenges with the original display."
"the new user interface design is already in good shape. Also the new camera/media stack based on gstreamer 1.x and the camera adaptation now work for the tablet, new interface implementation is getting ready to be merged to the main codebase"
"Some parts, for instance the Android app support and the support for multiple devices (tablet & phone) in the Jolla store backend and client need a lot of work still. Just to mention a few items."
Later updates
Juhani Lassila on June 1st: "Hi talonz666. We are still aiming to start the Jolla Tablet shipments to Indiegogo backers by the end of July. This does not postpone the schedule."
Iekku Pylkkä on June 2nd: "We will ship developer devices by end of June."
Iekku Pylkkä on June 26th: "As we earlier communicated [0] we have had a bumpy road with the display development for the Jolla Tablet. As we see the display is one of the most crucial quality factors of the product we want to take this with extra care. The integration challenges continue with the display, which will impact the developer device program device sending schedule. We are working together with our ODM to solve this and hope to start the program soon!"
July 6, 2015 by Juhani Lassila
"July is here and we want to update you on the latest Jolla Tablet developments."
"We and our component supplier are still facing some unexpected challenges with the display change. Our end-July shipping target may be affected by the extra work necessary to complete the display switch"
"This involves implementing a new logistics solution, which goes hand-in-hand with the improvements we are making to our online shop, where you will finalize your contribution. There is still work to be done, more on that soon."
Hardware and software updates:
"Sailfish OS 2.0 is getting closer to desired maturity. We are implementing the final missing features and performance optimization, and carrying out quality assurance testing around the clock. In addition, we are customizing the Sailfish OS native apps for the Jolla Tablet experience."
"There is good progress on the accessories side. Lastu and Mapbagrag are on schedule, and we are planning to introduce additional accessories to complement your Jolla Tablet experience"
July 23, 2015 by Carol Chen
"It is approaching the end of July, and we’d like to update you briefly on the progress of Jolla Tablet development and delivery schedule."
"The risk of the July delivery schedule slipping which we mentioned earlier has unfortunately materialized due to the challenges with the display. Ramping up for general shipments to contributors will take about 3-5 weeks following the Developer Device program."
"The Developer Device loan program has been launched with invitations sent to selected developers. We anticipate that these developers will get their hands on Jolla Tablet developer devices from the pre-production batch very soon, as we will be shipping them in early August."
Hardware and software updates:
"Regarding the unexpected challenges with the display component we told you about in our previous Jolla Tablet update, we are happy to report that the critical issues around this component have been resolved! There are still some tweaks to be done and loose ends to tie-up, followed by several rounds of rigorous testing to ensure a high level of quality."
Later updates:
Carol Chen on July 24th: "Hi laruibasar and anomac, it will be about 3-5 weeks following the shipment of developer devices, which translates to roughly end-August -> mid-September for delivery start."
August 5, 2015 by Marko Saukko
"We really wanted to maintain the shipping schedule for the devices, so we discussed with the factory and agreed on overtime work on Saturday, August 1st."
"Much to our chagrin, we discovered that the machine which glues the front housing to the back of the laminated display+touch+glass assembly was broken. Repairing it took some time and we missed the planned slot on Friday, which means we had to reschedule once more."
"Given earlier delays with material preparation and board delivery, we had to agree on a new schedule with the assembly factory."
"From the original schedule posted last week, we were delayed by a couple of days, but we made it up during the weekend, and this first batch is now complete and looks great!"
"The next steps will be getting the logistics ready for the shipment of tablets that will start their journey to the Developer Program members. More information about that will be provided in an upcoming blog post."
Later updates:
Carol Chen on August 5th: "Hi abhishek_pc, ramping up for general shipments to contributors will take about 3-5 weeks from this pre-production batch shipment (as mentioned earlier), which puts us in the end-August to mid-September timeframe."
August 7, 2015 by Iekku Pylkkä
"I’m happy and excited to tell you that the pre-production tablets for the Developer Device Loan Program members have been shipped, and they will be in the hands of developers really soon!"
"Furthermore, we will soon deliver the SDK (Software Development Kit) with added capabilities for developing tablet apps to the Developer Device Loan Program members. "
"SDK release target date is in sync with the Sailfish OS early access release." [ed.note: for public release]
August 13, 2015 by Sami Maala
"As we’re getting closer to shipping the Jolla Tablets to all our dear Indiegogo contributors, we’d like to update you about what’s coming your way soon." (on Sales box and accessories)
August 20, 2015 by Juhani Lassila
"We have some magnificent news for all of you! As of today you can pre-order the Jolla Tablet from the Jolla Online Shop. It’s a limited batch, so if you want to get the best tablet experience on the market, better act quickly!"
"Shipments for earlier Indiegogo contributors will start in early September, and shipments to pre-order customers from this phase are expected to start in the end of October."
September 2, 2015 by Marko Saukko
"The shipment of displays was sent again from the warehouse last weekend. We received the displays today, and now we can start the display lamination. To make things slightly more exciting and tight for us, there’s also a public holiday in China from the 3rd to 5th of September to commemorate the end of WWII. But rest assured: we will have the devices assembled with good quality in time for shipping."
"Many of you have asked about the shipping schedule. Our operations folks will update this in more detail in another blog post this week, but what I can say now is that the first group of contributors from our Indiegogo campaign will receive invitations to the Jolla shop to place their actual orders within a few days to start the delivery process."
Later updates:
Carol Chen on September 5th: "Hi Dulog, we were busy getting the invites ready and doing final testing and tweaking of our webshop, and instead was not able to get the blog post out on time. We will have some updates in the coming week, thanks for your patience!"
September 9, 2015 by Juhani Lassila
"Sailfish OS 2.0 now available for early access users!"
September 14, 2015 by Review Jolla
Latest shared shipping schedule seems to be early September. First financiers, participating campaign on November, did you get a tablet?
SDK release was supposed to be in sync with Early Access release. App developers, how does it look? I haven't found news on that anywhere.
According to Jolla Blog on September 2nd, another blog post on the schedules was expected by September 6th. I haven't read that yet. There seems to be a 3rd postpone, not officially announced
September 18, 2015 by JollaHQ on Twitter
We're almost there with #Jolla Tablet! A schedule update is in the works, and we’ll post it as soon as we can. We apologize for the delays.
— Jolla (@JollaHQ) September 18, 2015
September 22, 2015 by Irina Avetisova-Halonen
"The Jolla Tablet project has finally reached the point that we can start the shipment process"
"Today we’ve sent out the first order completion invitations to a group of early Indiegogo contributors. We start with a small group to ensure that everything works as it should. So please bear with us – if you didn’t get an invitation yet, no reason to be worried, it is coming. "
"Once you’re done, you will receive an order confirmation email from us. After this, it takes up to 10 business days for us to pick and pack the order and dispatch it from the warehouse. "
September 23, 2015: The schedule for the first ones
Invitations sent on September 22nd (if you didn't get one yet, you were not contributing among the first ones on day 1. Be patient, the invitation will arrive some time later)
Confirm your order following the instructions in the invitation email
Wait for confirmation email
Your tablet is sent within 10 business days after that. Shipping takes 5-7 business days to the most of the destinations.
By this information, we can expect to see the first tablet delivered on around October 13th. Shipping time varies depending on your country and area.
October 3, 2015: New schedule for everybody
All Indiegogo contributors are expected to see their Jolla Tablet shipping during October. This schedule is based on a fact that shipping of later pre-order campaign is scheduled to start in the end of October, and Jolla has shared that all the contributors are receiving their tablets before the pre-order customers
Pre-order customers should receive their tablets right after the contributors, starting on the end of October and during November
Jolla Tablet pre-order campaign is closed - the limited batch is SOLD OUT. There's no information if we'll see another production batch. Also the indiegogo campaign is closed
October 6, 2015: Shipping starts, according to "shaglund" on TMO
"Well, I just received an sms from DHL. Something sent from Hong Kong." (TMO source)
"I just got a text from DHL, if it's the Jolla I'm going to cry. " (Blog source)
"It takes up to 10 business days to process your order and pick and pack it" (Official source)
"The Jolla Tablet pre-ordered during August-September 2015 will start shipping in the end of October." (Official source)
So, one of the first contributors is seeing his tablets being delivered. Seems that the test batch announced on September 22 is now leaving the warehouse in Hong Kong, and if everything goes well, the rest of the contributors should receive their Jolla Pre-Order Shop invitation very soon.
Update: Also Jolla confirms the earlier informed schedule is still valid:
@jameshjacksonjr @effortful We are not scamming you, we will deliver your tablet. Please see Next steps - https://t.co/XcN29vujWH
— Jolla (@JollaHQ) October 7, 2015
Update: Here's a screenshot of one delivering, posted by user attah on TJC. This one is expected to reach Sweden in short time, arriving to destination on October 9th. Is it The First One?
Update: The First One has arrived to customer in Hong Kong
The First One arrives to the destination! Congrats @chc_yabush #sailfishos #JollaTablet delivered // @JollaHQ https://t.co/cTcnvAvluH
— Review Jolla (@reviewjolla) October 8, 2015
Congrats to those who contributed during the very first minutes. You're about to receive "The Best of Mobile 2015" tablet soon! For the rest:
October 8, 2015 by Antti Saarnio (Head of Jolla) [4th delay]
Antti shares his very deep apologies:
"On behalf of my team and myself, I would like to apologize for this. This is not a formal apology on paper – this is a deep, sincere apology combined with a Japanese style bow with my forehead touching the floor. "
The schedule was updates as follows:
"The good news is that we are shipping the first batch of the tablets now. At the same time we are preparing the second batch and aim to start shipping at the beginning of November. Finally, and assuming all goes well, we aim to start shipping the remaining of the Jolla Tablets during December 2015."
"Now I expect that those who pre-ordered the Jolla Tablet during August-September 2015 are asking “what about my tablet?” Well, we will certainly ship yours too, but only after fulfilling our early Indiegogo backers contributions. According to the current plan, this will also happen during December 2015. "
There were only some Jolla Tablets shipped to the very early birds (first 20 minutes contributors) between October 6-8th. While they were very lucky for being early, the rest of us must hold on, some for a month, some for two and some until the end of December. The reasons for the 4th delay were shared only very generally:
"There are many reasons for these unexpected delays"
October 13, 2015 by Sami Maala
"We also don’t want to over-promise, but rather do our best to ship as much as possible within wave 2 and then the rest in the final wave. That said, unfortunately, it seems that the lion’s share of deliveries are aimed for shipment start in December."
November 11, 2015 by Juhani Lassila [5th delay]
"Unfortunately, we have not been able to keep this timeline for wave 2. This can be attributed to various factors and simply the fact that we are still a start-up. We are pushing to start wave 2 shipments a couple of weeks late, i.e., by the end of November."
Jolla didn't share much, we still don't know for example how many contributors fit into the 2nd wave. However, the community has been active following the process, bringing us some light to the darkness: They have found out that also the 32GB Jolla Tablets from 1st wave are still being delayed. The 1st wave (early October) included only 64GB tablets, and only for the first few contributors. 32GB Tablets for those first few hundred are still expected to be shipped during November.
There has been less than 300 Jolla Tablets in shipping, while about 10000 contributors are still waiting for more information. Let's see if the December batch will be on time, and if not, will there be at least new information in time. Jolla shared, in a way, a warning of possible delay to the 3rd batch as well:
"The wave 3 schedule will be communicated as soon as we have more details. There are a few unclear items related to this, and we do not want to provide you with incomplete information."
November 21, 2015 by Antti Saarnio to Techcrunch. Quoted:
"Crowdfunder backers of the Jolla tablet who haven’t yet received their slate should also expect more shipping delays. “This will have an impact [on shipping of the slate] but not a huge impact if we succeed with the December financing,” adds Saarnio."
November 22, 2015 by Helsingin Sanomat [6th delay]. Relevant parts translated to English from two Finnish articles:
Earlier, Antti Saarnio, Head of Jolla told to Helsingin Sanomat that Jolla was negotiating funding of 10M EUR, of which small part was supposed to be received on November and the most on December.
"One of the key investors has announced that it is unable to make a decision in November. We have a good chance of getting the necessary funding acquired in December."
According to Saarnio, all 70 employees at Jolla are under lay-offs.
Now the shippings are completely on ice, says Juhani Lassila, Head of Communications at Jolla.
The company took new pre-orders yet in the autumn, as there was a vision that the deliveries could be soon started in a larger scale, Lassila says.
However, according to him, the situation changed when it was found out that the display manufacturer had to be changed* because of technical reasons. In addition, the availability of funds was delayed in November.
Lassila says that the company's goal is to continue to deliver the ordered and paid tablets. There have been preparations for shipping of the second batch of devices, but the company is unable to provide a schedule for that.
* According to earlier information by Jolla, the final display (after 2 replacements) was tested and approved already on August 1st, before the pre-order campaign was launched. Article in Helsingin Sanomat seems to enlighten that after the 2 display changes Jolla have changed also the display manufacturer.
UPDATE on November 23rd: More information added from another article in the same Finnish magazine
UPDATE on November 24rd: "We are also analyzing different alternatives to solve the Tablet project and compensate to our customers for the late or missing deliveries", says Saarnio. This is the first time a word "missing" is introduced as an option, suggesting that Jolla is yet unsure if the tablets can ever be delivered.
January 1, 2016 by Juhani Lassila on Jolla Blog
"We don’t have all pieces of the puzzle figured out just yet, but a few things are now certain: we are happy to say that we will be shipping an additional small batch of the Jolla Tablet to early backers during early 2016, targeting to send invitations during January. The bad news here is that we are not able to complete the production to fulfill all contributions. In other words, all of our backers will not get a Jolla Tablet."
January 21, 2016 by Juhani Lassila, comment on Jolla Blog
"Hi everyone. The Jolla Tablet project update is just around the corner, sorry to keep you all waiting. We realize fully the frustration and all, but we really need to figure all the practicalities before we communicate about the process going further. Stay tuned!"
Also another comment, suggesting the project is reaching it's end, was shared on fb on the same day:
"We are just looking into practicalities how we'll finish this project - once we have this figured out, we'll let all of you know. Sorry to keep you waiting!"
January 28, 2016 according to post by Antti Saarnio on Jolla Blog and comments by Juhani Lassila on a Mer community meeting
The very early contributors [Our estimation: The first 40 minutes since the campaign launch on November 19th, 2014]: Jolla will ship 540 units starting from February. No schedule was shared when will the last ones ship on this batch.
The rest of the contributors [Our estimation: All the perks bought after 9:40 UTC on the very first day]: Jolla aims to refund the total contribution, including shipping and all accessories. Half of the refund will be done between February 1 - March 31, 2016. The other half latest on January 2017, resting on Jolla's financial situation permitting.
Pre-order customers: Refund for the total value of the purchase. Schedule for this refund was not shared, pre-order customers were guided to wait for an email.
All contributors and pre-order customers: "You will be receiving an email with instructions on what to do. Please wait for that, before contacting our service and support team."
This email is expected to include at least the following options:
Invitation to Jolla Shop to complete the order (only for the early birds)
Option to change the perk to a refund in two halves (for all contributors)
Option to change the perk to a donation to Jolla (for all contributors)
Guidance for receiving a full refund (only for the pre-order customers)
Early birds using the 2nd or 3rd option will give the next contributors in queue an opportunity for the 1st option.
There will be no new tablets manufactured. The 2nd batch of 540 units is already manufactured, and the 1st batch of 121 units is already shipped.
The total amount of customers with Jolla Tablets running on Sailfish OS will be 661. Additionally, there might be a few introduction / review devices left for demoing purpose.
With these amounts we can call Jolla Tablet running on Sailfish OS a vary rare specie.
There is yet another batch of Jolla branded tablets sold via Taobao, China, but Jolla shared that they have nothing to do with those as a company, and they are still investigating the issue. These tablets are told to run on Android.
Earlier, Jolla also shared about a possible surprise for the contributors. Juhani Lassila confirms that "We have something up our sleeve yes, but we just didn't get it into this communication."
February 19, 2016: Juhani Lassila to us after newsletter from Jolla
Pre-order customers refunds are to be processed in few days with PayPal. Those who pre-ordered Jolla Tablet via Jolla Shop should receive a notice from PayPal in 2-3 weeks. Read the Newsletter
Indiegogo contributors are not informed further yet, but Juhani Lassila, Head of Communications at Jolla, shared us via email that the shipping and refunding process continues on its all parts. Jolla's earlier announcement to them is to deliver half of the refund between February 1- March 30, 2016, and the second half latest on January 2017.
March 1, 2016: Shipping has slowly started, Jolla is on schedule
1st Wave is currently shipping:
Customers are sharing pics and delivery notes for both Jolla Tablet and Lastucase on their social media sites. According to Juhani Lassila on Jolla Blog, 77 tablets more have indeed been shipped, additional to the 121 units shipped earlier. It seems that these belong to Wave 1, for which invitations were sent during October 2015 and the 32GB models were further delayed. People had already paid their order and taxes back in October.
2nd Wave invitations in couple of weeks:
Lassila anticipates that new invitations are going out in the next couple of weeks. By what has been shared earlier, I calculated that there are still 463 Jolla Tablets to be shipped, covering about the first 40 minute contributors (original confirmation email from Indiegogo received before 09:40 UTC on November 19, 2014)
Preorder customer refunds DONE:
Lassila shares that a refund has been executed to all the autumn 2015 pre-order customers, and the money should arrive latest during March 2016.
Indiegogo contributors refunding is on schedule:
Jolla is on schedule (latest informed) also for the people who didn't make it to the shipping, targeting that the 1st half of refunds is well underway before the end of March 2016. Earlier, it has been shared that the 2nd half might take as long as until January 2017 and still be dependent on Jolla's financial situation in the future.
April 2, 2016: 7th postpone: shipping pending, the first half of refunds not in time
Invitations to finalize the order in Jolla Shop (for the very early birds) have not been sent to everybody in the beginning of the queue. Especially customers in Russia were left without one without an explanation why. 2nd wave also seems to be pending for an unknown reason. Following the latest public activity by contributors, it however seems that the 2nd wave of 463 tablets is currently shipping.
Recently, Jolla has shared the following regarding the new invitations:
On March 1st on Jolla Blog:
"We anticipate these invites to go out in the next couple of weeks"
On March 16th on Jolla Blog:
"you will get an invitation to the Jolla Shop soon"
On March 30th via blog comments:
"Hi. Yes you should be getting an invitation to the Jolla Shop to finish your order soon." & "Hi Jani. You will receive the invitation to the Jolla Shop very soon!"
50% refund didn't make it to all contributors in promised time (March 2016) either. On a recent blog post Jolla explains this by "international money transfers involved", promising the refund up to 3-4 weeks after requested. This delay was unexpected, assuming that Jolla surely knew about the transfers needed but didn't guide their contributors to request the refund in time to reach the promised schedule. The guidance was sent to all contributors by March 16th, suggesting this is only a short delay.
Full refund for later pre-order customers should have been received by all of them by now.
Important note for contributors: Jolla might not accept new refund requests after April 16th, so check your email including your spam folder. You should have received a guidance for how to get your refund, or information that your tablet shipping is pending.
April 12, 2016: Update on schedules announced on Jolla Blog
The 7th postpone above got cleared out today in a blog post by Juhani Lassila explaining that the team is small and that "There are lots of moving parts both in the device shipment and the refund side of things"
New schedule for Jolla Tablets (the most of 2nd wave): Early birds who were invited but have not yet completed their order in Jolla Shop should do that before April 14th, 2016 as instructed on email from Jolla on last week, or their spot will be given to the next in line. These tablets are then dispatched between now to May 12, 2016 (in 2-4 weeks after a completed order). The earlier schedule was promising 2nd wave to start shipping on February, now clearing out that the 7th postpone is about two months delay for some contributors.
Unfortunately it was still left unclear if all the 1st wave Jolla Tablets have been shipped or not, and also if all contributors in the 2nd wave have been invited or not. Our earlier calculations, based on numbers shared by Jolla, made it quite clear that the 2nd wave should include 463 tablets. Yet the latest blog shares that "close to 400 new invitations" were sent, making it possible that there might still contributors to be invited later.
New schedule for the 1st half of refund: Those who would like to get a refund should react to the email sent by Jolla latest on April 16, 2016. Email was sent around March 16, and a reminder on April 11th. Jolla anticipates that a 50% refund is paid during early May. The earlier schedule for 50% refunding was by the end of March, now clearing out that the 7th postpone means 4-6 weeks delay o this.
Schedule for the 2nd half of refund: No changes announced for this, so the earlier schedule: latest on January 2017, if Jolla's financial situation allows that, is the last announced.
April 29, 2019: The 1st half of refund being paid for some contributors
Note from sender, Jolla Asia Limited:
This is the 1st half of your refund amount. Thanks for supporting the Jolla Tablet project.
The above is a message from PayPal, received by some contributors today. The majority of contributors should receive this today or tomorrow. Jolla is also delivering both new Jolla Tablets and new invitations for the contributors next in line, after some of those who had received an invitation earlier didn't confirm their order in a given time.
@EnteroUrbanite Hi Alex! The refunds are being made starting today :) // @reviewjolla
— Jolla (@JollaHQ) 29 April 2016
May 3, 2016: 8th postpone, minor delays
Jolla didn't quite make it for the majority of contributors to receive their 50% refund during April. A press release shared today doesn't try to explain this, but clearly schedules this to the ongoing month (May 2016)
Also the 2nd half of refunds might experience delay, as the press release schedules that as "within a year after round one", making the latest payments to arrive on May 2017. However, the January 2017 schedule, and even earlier, are now possible with that statement. Whatever the schedule, the 2nd round is still dependent on Jolla's financial situation allowing. This would mean closing a round D financing, still uder planning, in time.
Latest known shipping schedule:
Wave 1, 198 Jolla Tablets, shipped*
Wave 2, 463 ~400 Jolla Tablets: April 21 - May 10, 2016
Wave 2, the rest of the 463 Jolla Tablets: between now to unknown
Wave 3, >9000 Jolla Tablets: Cancelled
- Refunds in two portions on April to May 2016 and by May 2017
Pre-orders, ~2000 Jolla Tablets: Cancelled
- Refunds executed, money should have arrived on March 2016
* It is left unclear if the whole 1st Wave is already shipped by now. There might still be customers who have been invited to finalize their order but have not yet received Jolla Tablet. 121 Jolla Tablet 64GB models were shipped during October 2015. 77 Jolla Tablets more were shipped on February 2016, mostly 32GB models but also 64GB models.
More detailed schedule, including Indiegogo contribution times and exact earliest/latest shipping dates can be found on top menu page Shipping schedule
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By: Review Jolla
Sources: Jolla Blog (posts on the days mentioned), sailfishos.org, TMO, Jolla Pre-Order Shop, TJC, Digitoday, Techcrunch, HS(1) & HS(2) (Finnish), Mer community meeting, TJC
Published: 2015-09-14 20:32 UTC
Updated: 2016-05-03 15:38 UTC
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