To be fair, lots of apps these days have dropbox support to the point where this isn't even an issue anymore. I do agree that it's just more easy on Android.
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For those of you who have experienced both, do you prefer iPhone or Android? Why?
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To be fair, lots of apps these days have dropbox support to the point where this isn't even an issue anymore. I do agree that it's just more easy on Android.
As a daily driver, iOS. As a hobby, Android is a very close second and if i was still aged between 17-25 i'd be all Android. But nowadays i don't have much time to delve into tech tweaking this or customising that. I need stuff to be ready out of the box. And for me iOS>Android in that regard.
The overall integration and general cohesiveness plus platform support give IOS the edge IMHO. Also the after-sales support (on-time updates and ubiquitous Apple stores) is still a huge selling point.
That said i could still work with Android 4.2 if left with no other choice and would definitely choose it over WP8 and BlackBerry.
The overall integration and general cohesiveness plus platform support give IOS the edge IMHO. Also the after-sales support (on-time updates and ubiquitous Apple stores) is still a huge selling point.
That said i could still work with Android 4.2 if left with no other choice and would definitely choose it over WP8 and BlackBerry.
I like to store all my music and other media up in the cloud and download/upload it to/from my devices when needed. On Android this is very easy. On iOS it's impossible. No amount of app integration can fix that.
iTunes Match and Spotify? Give you the ability to download your songs on your device to listen to offline.
iTunes Match works only on Apple devices and Spotify requires a paid subscription to work on mobile devices.
This. I am a bit older so i don't really have the time to tweak my phone like a typical android user may. So i like the functionality of the iphone. Though i still want something with a bigger screen. So at some point i may get an android, and just leave it configured with icons like an iphone. (For the bigger size screen, i have bad eyes) When you get an android IMO, at first you rave about the customization. But that wears off fairly quickly. At least to me it does.
Why do you may have to tweak the phone? And who is a "typical Android user"?
Looking the Spanish market share, anyone is an Android user, from the top geek to the grandfather without any knowledge. What makes any of them typical?
Android is more stable in my experience especially since I only deal with pc's.
I have a 4S which gets very little use because iTunes is a headache and I refuse to install again. Not only that but shutter lag, lag in safari and just lag in general makes it unbearable to use.
So for the foreseeable future it's android unless windows can become a major player.
I have a 4S which gets very little use because iTunes is a headache and I refuse to install again. Not only that but shutter lag, lag in safari and just lag in general makes it unbearable to use.
So for the foreseeable future it's android unless windows can become a major player.
Never had that problem on my old 4S... nor do I find iTunes a headache. But options are nice.
iTunes match and Google Play Music - all my music is uploaded through iTunes match (I buy my music through iTunes anyways) and everytime I make a purchase or add new music to ANY of my iOS devices, its automatically synced to my HTC One as well.
you forgot to add iTunes Match is cost money as well.
Google music is free for up to 20k songs.
I prefer iPhone because of the better app selection, smoothness, and reliability of the phone.
From what I've experienced, Android devices still have some lag, and it gets really irritating after a while. (Nexus 7 & S4) Maybe I'm just used to the smoothness of iOS devices...
One thing I wish the iPhone had was a bigger screen.
From what I've experienced, Android devices still have some lag, and it gets really irritating after a while. (Nexus 7 & S4) Maybe I'm just used to the smoothness of iOS devices...
One thing I wish the iPhone had was a bigger screen.
But as MegamanX notes, iTunes Match also costs money.
My solution is far simpler, I can just open up the Dropbox app and stream my music I directly uploaded on any device or computer I login to. And I can download those songs to the device and play them locally (useful when I have spotty data coverage). No charge for any of that.
I may also switch to Mega for the 50GB free space, but I'll wait for the client to be updated with music streaming and for an app to come out on iOS as well as Android.
You said "impossible" - I was only stating a relatively easy and inexpensive (iTunes match is $20/year....that's less than $2/month - most of us spend more than that on gum each month) way to get pretty robust cloud syncing across platforms.
iTunes isn't the headache many of ya'll make it out to be. Many of the people who DO complain want some very specific thing done that it either can't or won't do. iTunes offers the largest library of music out there - I have no problem purchasing through it.
Sometimes it isn't the platform with restrictions that's being unreasonably closed......
EDIT: I fully acknowledge there are people who NEED to do things a certain way. Obviously there isn't a "one-size fits all" - hence why there are plenty of options out there in the smartphone marketplace.
Ever since I went to ios 6 it's been nothing but a lag fest. Lag opening an app, exiting an app, swiping through home screens, bringing up the keyboard. I did wipe and restore when I had iTunes installed but still the same dilemma.
It's still impossible to upload anything but photos to Dropbox on iOS, which, for many people, is a massive inconvenience for reasons different to mine. It's worth noting that IMO. The over-simplification of iOS can be a big burden. For example, I also couldn't upload my documents to any cloud service but iCloud on my iPad. That is a burden. On my Nexus 7 this issue simply does not exist.
iTunes Match actually costs £21.99 in the UK, which is ~$32. Right away I'm being ripped off compared to the US price. Yes it's still cheap for a year, but if I can get 50GB of storage free, why do I need to pay Apple anything at all? I'd be burning £20 of my precious beer money every year because iOS is more locked down than it needs to be. That, to me, is simply an unnecessary hassle which doesn't exist on Android.
Android: more flexible, much less lock-in, no iTunes/iTunes match requirement for my own media, some customization, availability of handsets with larger screen sizes etc.
I still have my eye on windows phone however if Microsoft adds more features and opens it up a bit.
Still have the iPhone 5 but it stays in the drawer until i sell it (too lazy).
I still have my eye on windows phone however if Microsoft adds more features and opens it up a bit.
Still have the iPhone 5 but it stays in the drawer until i sell it (too lazy).
In case people are wondering, I would be choosing between a 5s, a note 3, or an S4.
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thats exactly how i am feeling with all of this.
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I can't make my mind up.if I was forced to choose however,I still wouldn't know
thats exactly how i am feeling with all of this.
I'm not sure why people hate iTunes so much. It runs silky smooth on my 2012 MBA
I think the people that hate it are running it on Windows where it might not be as optimized for that OS or maybe their computer is just slow and can't handle iTunes
I prefer Android. Why? Well customization is a major advantage. I love not having to look at my apps on the home screen(it gets annoying after a while). I love android Jelly Bean too.
The thing for me that does suck is my Galaxy Nexus, battery life is terrible, it gets hot a little too quick(even gets to the point where it gets too hot to handle) and it lags pretty hard every other day. Good thing i dont plan on sticking with this phone for too much longer
The thing for me that does suck is my Galaxy Nexus, battery life is terrible, it gets hot a little too quick(even gets to the point where it gets too hot to handle) and it lags pretty hard every other day. Good thing i dont plan on sticking with this phone for too much longer
The phone could be wearing out... that's not out of the question. The two I have here are still very zippy and responsive. You've probably lost an interest in getting it to work, but you could always take it to Apple. You have your Android phone now though, so you're good.
If my phone was doing that I'd go bonkers.
Well one thing that I've learnt is that the grass isn't necessarily greener on the other side.
My time with the S4 was great, I picked up Android quite easily and loved the possibilities. I could swap out memory, change the look and feel of the OS, had more options, better file management etc. After using iOS since the 3G, Jelly Bean just felt fresh- and in many ways just made an iPhone feel dated.
But I missed the iPhones for general use. You just set it up and go. The stock mail and calendar work perfectly, some of the apps were just better to use- Spotify in particular is one I use a lot. The Android version is pretty, but the iOS version is just better to use. The Financial Times web app lagged like crazy. It's not really Androids fault, it's the laziness of some developers I guess. I also missed little things like how the remote with my headphones could only play/pause a song.
None of it was really a deal breaker though. The S4 only went back because my new carrier sucked balls (EE in the UK- avoid: they are thoroughly ****). So I'm temporarily back with my 4S until they pull their finger out and give me back my money.
Not really sure where to go next though. iPhone 5S w/iOS7 or whatever Motorola come out with? Hmm...I'll see how it goes.
My time with the S4 was great, I picked up Android quite easily and loved the possibilities. I could swap out memory, change the look and feel of the OS, had more options, better file management etc. After using iOS since the 3G, Jelly Bean just felt fresh- and in many ways just made an iPhone feel dated.
But I missed the iPhones for general use. You just set it up and go. The stock mail and calendar work perfectly, some of the apps were just better to use- Spotify in particular is one I use a lot. The Android version is pretty, but the iOS version is just better to use. The Financial Times web app lagged like crazy. It's not really Androids fault, it's the laziness of some developers I guess. I also missed little things like how the remote with my headphones could only play/pause a song.
None of it was really a deal breaker though. The S4 only went back because my new carrier sucked balls (EE in the UK- avoid: they are thoroughly ****). So I'm temporarily back with my 4S until they pull their finger out and give me back my money.
Not really sure where to go next though. iPhone 5S w/iOS7 or whatever Motorola come out with? Hmm...I'll see how it goes.
I'm not sure why people hate iTunes so much. It runs silky smooth on my 2012 MBA
I think the people that hate it are running it on Windows where it might not be as optimized for that OS or maybe their computer is just slow and can't handle iTunes
notices something. Mba. iTunes has become a bloated pile of crap for what it was designed for. Apple keep bolting more and more crap on to it. It used to be a great music player. Then they bolted on movies and it stucks playing any videos and has worse than piss poor video codex support. It just never works right.
I honest hate itunes. The only reason it is even on my computer is from the days it was good music player and it has all my playlist but even then I have moved pretty much over to google music full time because everything of mine will work with that.