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Phones Convert to android and loving it?
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After all the bashing and name calling you said to me, you got an Android?
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BTW, I adore the notification light on the GN. I don't believe this is something Apple would ever employ, which is a shame. It is monstrously helpful.
Heard that 3k mAh battery is no joke on the razr maxx. Still happy with my Galaxy Note though.
x2. The Android notification light is an excellent feature, especially since I keep my phone in No Sound/Vibrate mode 24/7. If I have a blinking green light I know I have a missed call/voicemail. If I have a blinking blue light I know I have a text. If I have a white light I know I have a WhatsApp message. Blinking red light means low battery. Great, great feature.
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I have the light notification also, but it's always green, how are you able to change the colors?
Is this only for the Nexus, or can you change the colors for the notification on any Android phone?
I use Handcent SMS for texts and it allows you to customize the notification light color to anything you want. WhatsApp has a setting allowing you to customize the light color as well.
It works on any Android phone with a notification light (which I'm pretty sure all do at this point)
And for those Android users without a colorful LED light notifier, there is the NoLED app. Different colored icons on the screen in sleep mode to notify you of sms, email, etc...
P.S. Not all new Android phones have the light. S2 Skyrocket for example.
I'm using an android right now, but not by choice. After I upgraded to 5.1 my SIM was invalid. I had a Samsung Galaxy S II sitting around so I'm using that now. Kind of nice actually, with 4G capabilities and everything. Now I just need to figure out how to sync everything on my mac. I guess I also have something called the Ice Cream Sanwhich OS, which seems to be a big deal, but I wouldn't know.
I agree with your comments about the Blackberry. There is a place for a physical keyboard especially for those who handle a heavy amount of emails and texts.
In addition to my 4s I also use a Blackberry Bold 9900. I only use it for email and text when I'm in situations where it's not appropriate to use Siri. Because of the amount of email I reply to on the go the Bold serves a important purpose in my workflow. I'm faster typing on the physical keyboard than I am on the iPhone or my iPad touchscreen.
I think a lot of people would appreciate an iPhone with cool, thin slide out keyboard.
I almost made the switch to an Android phone about a month ago. Before I did I thought long and hard about what I love about my iPhone 4 and iOS. Honestly I absolutely love the simplicity of iOS. Now I'm not saying it is not stale and boring, but I love the simplicity of it. Plus I seem to be one of the only ones using Spotlight on iOS. I wonder if any of y'all understand how powerful it is. I can find ANYTHING I need to on my iPhone just about by using spotlight. Honestly I've "raced" a few people on other phones on finding information or opening up apps that aren't used all the time. I simply slide to the left type in a few letters, and 99% of the time what I need or looking for already pops up.
What really kept me from making the switch is two things though. My Apps and how stable iOS is.
I simply do not want to have to look for the same App on the Android Marketplace and buy it again or something.
Next iOS is just extremely stable. I'm not saying Android isn't as it is and I've used Android many times before (not not just for a few minutes, a straight week only Android) and it is nice to use, but I always found myself wanting my iPhone back. Time last time my phone restarted was when I updated software. The last time before that? Software update. I simply NEVER have to restart my iPhone or even think about restarting it. It simply runs just as fast as they day I took it out of the box. I never have to worry about it.
Oh I forgot one thing. Apples LEGENDARY customer service. My iPhones screen ended up getting some kind of weird dead pixels. I made an appointment at the genius bar and I was in and out with a replacement iPhone free of charge, no questions asked. Not to mention when I walked out of the store with a replacement iPhone I had all my data back on my iPhone like I never switched phones through the power of an iCloud backup. In my opinion it is impossible to beat that.
What really kept me from making the switch is two things though. My Apps and how stable iOS is.
I simply do not want to have to look for the same App on the Android Marketplace and buy it again or something.
Next iOS is just extremely stable. I'm not saying Android isn't as it is and I've used Android many times before (not not just for a few minutes, a straight week only Android) and it is nice to use, but I always found myself wanting my iPhone back. Time last time my phone restarted was when I updated software. The last time before that? Software update. I simply NEVER have to restart my iPhone or even think about restarting it. It simply runs just as fast as they day I took it out of the box. I never have to worry about it.
Oh I forgot one thing. Apples LEGENDARY customer service. My iPhones screen ended up getting some kind of weird dead pixels. I made an appointment at the genius bar and I was in and out with a replacement iPhone free of charge, no questions asked. Not to mention when I walked out of the store with a replacement iPhone I had all my data back on my iPhone like I never switched phones through the power of an iCloud backup. In my opinion it is impossible to beat that.
Sold my 4s today. I have the Razr Maxx, so i guess I have fully converted to Android for a phone. There were just too many things I could do easier with Android than iOS and the 4s still has some good resale value. Got it for $99, sold it for $500, not bad. Still have and love my new iPad though, that will keep my iOS needs alive 
Hope he realizes he's lost any and all credibility.
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He's also banned on androidforums I noticed looking for a post seeing how he like the max. Don't know when or how that happened though.
Lol true. Neither are bad either. Probably trolling under a different username.
That doesnt exist. At least they dont come that way. You have to buy that seperate which makes the phone thicker and costs $75. I personally dont like a physical keyboard. They wear out and get flimsy.
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more than likely that is the safe bet. I would not be surprised if he has had multiple accounts banned. That or the banned causing post were deleted.
I am actually surprised with how well my girlfriends og droid keyboard has held up. It feels brand new. If motorola can do it the apple should be able too. I do agree though I don't particularly care for them either.
I never said it came with it, I said it does exist, which in fact it does. Anyone can buy one.
Nor was I responding to you. I was responding to Entatirg, who wasn't aware that you could get a physical keyboard for the iPhone. i don't care for them, or even like them, but I didn't need to put that in my original response, nor did you, in yours. Just makes you sound bitter.
BTW, have you ever owned one of these keyboards for the iPhone? If not, your opinion of them holds little merit... imo.
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