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Has Android overtaken iOS?
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Nexus is the best of Android, others get bogged down with carrier junk. I owned the Nexus One from Google when they first came out and rooted and started flashing roms. Simple UI not cluttered. Finished with Galaxy S4. I just moved to iPhone after almost 5 years on Android, and like everything better esp continuity. I just need to get use to Syncing/iCloud/not finding a "back" on some screens. Just comes with more time--
Damn I was just about to order a new Xperia 3c until he reminded me I need some more poop pills now I can't remember why I want to go back to Android? I want to poop.
I have a Nexus 5 with Android 5.0 running on it, along with my iPhone 6 running 8.0.2. The iPhone 6 is my daily driver and will continue to be. So believe it when I say Android 5 functions smoother, flows better and has better animations/transitions than iOS 8 does 'as of today'. That may change when 8.1 is released in a few hours.
Needless to say, Android 5.0 really is a lovely UI now and has come a long way from the Gingerbread 3.x days. Google has put a lot of attention into how the user actually uses the OS.
And for those that didn't know, the Nexus 6 is the first Google device being released by the US carriers and has no bloatware added and will be updated by Google. The carriers have zero involvement in updates.
Needless to say, Android 5.0 really is a lovely UI now and has come a long way from the Gingerbread 3.x days. Google has put a lot of attention into how the user actually uses the OS.
And for those that didn't know, the Nexus 6 is the first Google device being released by the US carriers and has no bloatware added and will be updated by Google. The carriers have zero involvement in updates.
all i can say is - android is non-intuitive.
i've tried to use my friend's one. it has a huge learning curve. HUGE HUGE LEARNING CURVE.
i would advise u when u get to test drive one, figure how to do this:
(1) find out how easy it is to COMPLETELY remove an app from the phone. [have fun]
i've tried to use my friend's one. it has a huge learning curve. HUGE HUGE LEARNING CURVE.
i would advise u when u get to test drive one, figure how to do this:
(1) find out how easy it is to COMPLETELY remove an app from the phone. [have fun]
Different doesn't = worse. You could say the same thing about Windows Phone. Huge learning curve too.
BTW: is it difficult to imagine that you would install AND uninstall an app from the app store? Shocking concept, huh?
Oh it sounds like a commercial made to help sell more iPhones! I guess I'll watch it later tonight.
OMFG. IKR.
I had a hell of a time figuring that out!
my friends who use android doesn't even know how to uninstall it [they have to use an app, that CHANGES their interface - which almost looks like an iphone UI replica]
I even had to google how to uninstall an app!
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and that's only half the story...
when i googled how to uninstall an app, it was written that the app still RESIDES in the phone after u uninstall it.
and if i remember correctly, u have to install another app to actually REMOVE it.
LOL - You can also go into the phone's/device's settings > memory to remove the app. Really not that hard at all.
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Anyway, I find the iPhone easier to use. Just my opinion.
I hate how Phonearena.com says the LG G3 has no cons, but yet the battery life blows and it has a major issue when plugging up the phone to external speakers. Reviews are biased now-a-days. Everything has to have at least one flaw, I mean come on, that's like saying its perfect when it's not.
http://www.phonearena.com/phones/LG-G3_id8347
I find iOS to be way ahead of Android. Android tries to be a full blown OS in your pocket, which is entirely the wrong approach for a smartphone and tablet. Apple have taken the right approach of treating smartphones and tablets as consumer appliances.
I have generally had a reasonably up-to-date android device (normally a mid-range 7" tablet) as my android reference device ...
Last 12 months its been the Tegra Note 7 (Tegra4 quad core at about 1.7Ghz) ... and use it to compare whether the day will come when i feel i finally want to switch to android.
iOS / iPhone has been my daily driver for both personal and work phones now since 3GS days and have had every iPhone in the range...
Ok ... so that out the way .... my main issue has been now that Android (finally some might say) has started taking device security more seriously...
With most recently and painfully for me ... KitKat introduced concept whereby apps couldn't just be moved on to the microSD card.
Previously it was a snap ...
Now android has introduced more security to the removable storage and apps can only be moved if they're re-written to take into consideration the KitKat API's...
My issue was that of all the biggest apps i had on my tablet ... mostly 'current' games that were still receiving major regular updates and by the bigger software houses (GameLoft/EA etc) ... i couldn't move ANY of them ..
Since the internal storage these devices was only 16GB then have the OS etc deducted ... leaving about 12Gb .... i was pushing the limits of the storage.
I bought on launch day the new 'bargain' tablet in the UK Tesco Hudl2
Spec wise ... pretty decent using Intel Baytrail CPU and it worked well
But again, 16GB internal storage, but Tesco's own uninstallable crap took up just about 50% of this .... to the point that i couldn't actually restore my backup onto this device before it ran out of storage
Again, couldn't move any apps onto the SD card without rooting the device, removing stuff and doing it manually...
I'm just so past doing this stuff now ... i want it to work ... android was all about flexibility but they're now buffering against the security requirements of the modern era.
I think Android 5.0 looks amazing ... really would like to see it in action but device makers now need to start going down the path of Apple and increasing the internal storage to 32GB regularly .... Having small internal + SD card is no longer viable imho
Last 12 months its been the Tegra Note 7 (Tegra4 quad core at about 1.7Ghz) ... and use it to compare whether the day will come when i feel i finally want to switch to android.
iOS / iPhone has been my daily driver for both personal and work phones now since 3GS days and have had every iPhone in the range...
Ok ... so that out the way .... my main issue has been now that Android (finally some might say) has started taking device security more seriously...
With most recently and painfully for me ... KitKat introduced concept whereby apps couldn't just be moved on to the microSD card.
Previously it was a snap ...
Now android has introduced more security to the removable storage and apps can only be moved if they're re-written to take into consideration the KitKat API's...
My issue was that of all the biggest apps i had on my tablet ... mostly 'current' games that were still receiving major regular updates and by the bigger software houses (GameLoft/EA etc) ... i couldn't move ANY of them ..
Since the internal storage these devices was only 16GB then have the OS etc deducted ... leaving about 12Gb .... i was pushing the limits of the storage.
I bought on launch day the new 'bargain' tablet in the UK Tesco Hudl2
Spec wise ... pretty decent using Intel Baytrail CPU and it worked well
But again, 16GB internal storage, but Tesco's own uninstallable crap took up just about 50% of this .... to the point that i couldn't actually restore my backup onto this device before it ran out of storage
Again, couldn't move any apps onto the SD card without rooting the device, removing stuff and doing it manually...
I'm just so past doing this stuff now ... i want it to work ... android was all about flexibility but they're now buffering against the security requirements of the modern era.
I think Android 5.0 looks amazing ... really would like to see it in action but device makers now need to start going down the path of Apple and increasing the internal storage to 32GB regularly .... Having small internal + SD card is no longer viable imho
Android has long had more features then iOS did. We have google working hard at pushing the envelope and apple quietly adding one or two small features.
Don't forget, Android had the notification center and multitasking long before iOS had it.
I'm not an iOS hater, I own an iPhone 6 plus that I love but I see more features in android then iOS. I think iOS is a better more solid product and love the integration between desktop and the mobile device.
I agree. We have to test our software at work on a few tablets and the Samsung Galaxy we have is rather annoying to use or should I say fumble with. The screen is great and the customization is cool and everything but the basic user experience is dodgy at best. That's the problem. And yes, bloat ware is a huge problem on this thing too.
Just bleh. I'm not saying apple doesn't have issues too but the basic usability of iOS is well ahead of anything I've touched with android on it.
Obviously, Apple could not possibly include all the extra features found on the hundreds of Android phone models into its iPhones.
If you had to choose 3 must-have features that are found on Android phones (but lacking on iOS devices) that Apple should embrace, what are they?
No, but then I only referenced the features in android, not what makers add on. My point is Google is working to the push the enveloper harder. Apple has been content with adding some features, smaller in scope.
They've only added notification center and multitasking after consumers were clamoring for them because android worked much better with them.
And Apple implemented a good working fingerprint reader, and then you saw all of the Android handset manufacturers try and implement their own.
Apple designed a 64 Bit mobile processor and OS, and now you see Google and partners try to do the same.
Apple came up with a very well thought out and working, remote phone finder and security for it to make sure that even if your phone is stolen, you should either be able to find it or make it so the thief can't use it. And now Google is trying to catch up.
Apple designed a backup and restore process that is dead simple and efficient and now you see Android finally catching up to it.
See, each platform has their strengths and weaknesses and each one learns a bit from the other. To say that one is missing "innovation" is just downright ridiculous.
No argument there, though the initial implementation was a little rocky if memory serves me.
That's less innovation and more marketing. Why use a 64bit OS when apple is only using 1 GB of ram in their phones. Google and android phone makers are jumping on the bandwagon for fear of being viewed as being left behind. I don't think there's any innovation or advantage for 64bit OS/processors in phones (at the moment).
No argument and I'm glad they did.
I've been able to do the backup/restore with android a long time ago. I'd have to contest that android is finally catching up because I think they've had this ability for years.
This - the only phones worth getting are the ones with base google OS on them. The manufacturers UIs are all terrible.
This has always been my issue, and why I can never spend any real time on them. That and the color contrast bothers my eyes.
This.
Because the HTC One (M7 and M8) were the only Android phones that ever interested me. Sense 5 (and now 6) are the most intuitive skins on Android. Stock Android works, but is boring IMO. I really want to see what HTC does with Lollipop, and that's why I'm having such a hard time making myself sell my M8. The camera does some amazing things in low light, but overall it's no contest between it and the 6 Plus.
As I type this, my M8 is sitting here without a SIM, and I'm debating pulling it from my 128gb 6 Plus, because as much as I like the battery life and the camera and the screen... I think the phone is too big once I put any decent case on it.
I'm not a big fan of either TBH. I will either get a Jolla or an Ubuntu phone (if available) in the spring when I hand down my One.
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