Camera filters (in camera) use the GPU to do live rendering. I think the iPad 2 is not capable of doing it
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Camera filters (in camera) use the GPU to do live rendering. I think the iPad 2 is not capable of doing it
Bringing up s voice and s memo is retarded seeing how it has nothing to do with android (the actual os).
That doesn't look fragmented at all.
From a developers point of view, all the APIs are there and AirDrop is probably the only one which affects developers as it's the only one which they can have some control over.
By the time iOS7 is released, half of them will be around 2 years or older. I don't see much or any Android/Windows phones with this amount of support.
From a developers point of view, all the APIs are there and AirDrop is probably the only one which affects developers as it's the only one which they can have some control over.
By the time iOS7 is released, half of them will be around 2 years or older. I don't see much or any Android/Windows phones with this amount of support.
Because we're talking about Siri. S Voice is just an app, but you can make the same arguments as people are with Siri.
As in,
"Siri is not supported due to hardware limitations."
"S Voice is not supported in the latest 4.0 upgrade of your device due to hardware limitations."
"Apple just wants to force you to upgrade."
"Samsung just wants to force you to upgrade."
I brought up S Memo for a reason, mostly because it allows you to use your finger to draw too. Yet, people will argue that it's only usable on the devices that support the S Pen.
Then, there will be the whole thing about the screen sizes on phones being too small. Well, how has SketchBook Mobile been a hit since 2009/10 then?
Who knows except the people needing a reason to sell you a 4s? What about the fact that Siri was an app that worked on all iDevices before being bought?
Yes, I'm sure that's it.
The iPhone 3GS just couldn't handle the new ringtones added with iOS 4.1
That's because Google doesn't have the absolescence plan that Apple does. Selling both hardware & software it's in Apples best money making interest to force users to buy new hardware after a predetermined amount of time. It's a well known Apple practice.
AirDrop is not that big a deal as we already share files/images via Dropbox, iCloud Photo stream, Emails, texts. AirDrop sort of copies Samsung's S-Beam and I rarely ever use it as I use all the options above.
Personally, I think saying that iOS is fragmented is a bit of a reach as it does not cause the same level of disparity between applications and updates as does Android..
That being said, I mirror others sentiments regarding the forcing of people to upgrade their hardware due to profitability. I'll use the need to upgrade OSX to v higher than 10.6 for mac users to be able to hard sync their i5's, which also caused the older hardware to run itself into the ground and force you to upgrade your mac. This was one of the reasons I purchased my Air.
That being said, I mirror others sentiments regarding the forcing of people to upgrade their hardware due to profitability. I'll use the need to upgrade OSX to v higher than 10.6 for mac users to be able to hard sync their i5's, which also caused the older hardware to run itself into the ground and force you to upgrade your mac. This was one of the reasons I purchased my Air.
I don't think my devices have faired that badly in the ios update. Between my ipad mini and iPod touch I'll actually be getting all the features. Not bad for tech which will be a year old at the time of the upgrade and is running on an old chipset, which by the time ios7 launches be 2 generations behind. I think updates on iOS are better organised and probably fairer than android. When you buy an iOS device you know that you will probably get at least 2 OS updates and you know roughly when you will get them. On android you don't really know what you will get and when. Jelly bean had been out for almost a year before I got it on my phone. I bought my samsung tablet last year, a few months after it was released. It's been updated to Jelly bean but I doubt it will get updated any further.
I am still waiting for an official gingerbread 2.3 android update on my 2010 Samsung Galaxy S Vibrant I got on launch day. It was abandoned by Tmobile USA 6 months after its release.
I am still waiting for the official Samsung Galaxy S international ice cream sandwich 4.0 update. Oops that phone was abandoned as well by Samsunf the manufactuer also less than 18 months after its official release.
So both carriers and manufactuers abandon Android "flagship" devices within 6 months and 18 months.
The iPhone 4 is over 3 years old and still receives official updates.
And it's not just the Galaxy phones. It's motorola duo core atrix, HTC etc.
I am still waiting for the official Samsung Galaxy S international ice cream sandwich 4.0 update. Oops that phone was abandoned as well by Samsunf the manufactuer also less than 18 months after its official release.
So both carriers and manufactuers abandon Android "flagship" devices within 6 months and 18 months.
The iPhone 4 is over 3 years old and still receives official updates.
And it's not just the Galaxy phones. It's motorola duo core atrix, HTC etc.
Updates a problem on android for you? I agree. It sucks. Good thing there are Google play editions of current flagships and a whole dedicated nexus line.
Choice. It be a beautiful thing.
For the vast majority of regular users, current flagships that are on 4.1 and up will live.
Choice. It be a beautiful thing.
For the vast majority of regular users, current flagships that are on 4.1 and up will live.
What?
So a year ago, Redmondpie publishes an article that the iPhone 5 will ship with the Broadcom BCM4334 radio chipset onboard. Redmondpie titles their article "Next iPhone Will Reportedly Feature A New Wi-Fi Chip With AirDrop-Like Capabilities".
A little research on the Broadcom BCM4334 radio chipset show that it supports "simultaneously support network connectivity with one band while also allowing content streaming via technologies such as Wi-Fi Display and Wi-Fi Direct".
In other words, the Broadcom BCM4334 radio chipset lets you do things like AirDrop to another device without having to disconnect from your normal WiFi network.
Apple is restricting Airdrop to iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad mini and iPod touch G5.
What do those devices have in common?
They are the only iOS devices that contain the Broadcom BCM4334 radio chipset.
So how the hell can Redmondpie.com publish an article in 2012 where they state that the BCM4334 gives "AirDrop capabilities", and now publish an article where they state "that without a doubt" Apple could give the same AirDrop capabilities to devices that Redmondpie knows don't have a chipset that supports Wi-Fi Direct, which is what Apple and Samsung use for their AirDrop (and similar) features?
Go home redmondpie, you're just trolling for clicks.
iPhone 4 has no turn by turn navigation with Apple Maps. Which is ridiculous since Garmin/Tom Tom supports it as well as Google maps
Apple conciders whether a feature would work good enough on an older device, not just if it could work at all.
Something Android(and its gazzilion editions) could learn from overall not just in regard to older devices.
Also talking about fragmentation just look at the s4, not THATS fragmentation.
Something Android(and its gazzilion editions) could learn from overall not just in regard to older devices.
Also talking about fragmentation just look at the s4, not THATS fragmentation.
Why can't I use the S Memo app on my Samsung phone that isn't a S4?
Why didn't I get S Voice on my Samsung device that isn't a S3?
You're comparing apps that are addons to things that are being made part of the OS.
They're not the same.
Tell me specifically what does not work on the S4. I have mine sitting beside me right now and I can test it out.
The reason is irrelevant. Feature fragmentation has been with iOS since the second version of iOS came out in 2008. It's happened every year since then. That's half-a-decade of it. Who is claiming that it's any different now than it was before?
The alternative to feature fragmentation is to do what Android does, and that creates OS fragmentation. Are you really trying to make the point that to the average user, feature fragmentation has anywhere near the impact that OS fragmentation does?
