You don't see the value in adding your own memory? Seriously?! It would be one way around Apples incessant need to gouge every single customer with their moronic memory upgrade prices. "Hmmmm do I pay 100+ dollars for Apple to add an additional 32 gig of space or do I pay 14 dollars from Amazon? Tough call."
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You don't see the value in adding your own memory? Seriously?! It would be one way around Apples incessant need to gouge every single customer with their moronic memory upgrade prices. "Hmmmm do I pay 100+ dollars for Apple to add an additional 32 gig of space or do I pay 14 dollars from Amazon? Tough call."
Exactly.
I wonder sometimes if Apple fans even know what else is out there, or if they are so entrenched in the Apple ecosystem, that they don't even know how limited they are?
Imagine having not just music and movies on your phone, but work docs... Manuals, presentations and all sorts of stuff. Even files that you can't use or access on the phone, but that you might want to transport somewhere. Things that you don't have to chew up your bandwidth storing in the cloud... Imagine you phone has an extra 64GB MicroSD card that you just plug the phone into any computer... doesn't matter if it is OSX, Linux, or Windows... and you just use your phone as a portable HD to carry and transfer files?
That's normal everyday stuff that Android users have enjoyed for 5 years, and Apple fans just don't "get it". And its because they only know what they know. Apple tells them they don't need it, that if they want an extra 32GB of storage, that they need to cough up for a new tablet and still have it tied to iTunes and only really work for music, movies and pics...
Now, the Apple fan will tell you that you either don't need that, or if you do, that you can go buy some other Apple accessory that will sorta do it... so now, more cost, two devices, etc...
Again, this is not bashing Apple... but they are a bit backwards in some areas... And that mindset transfers to their customers...
For the longest time, you couldn't copy and paste.
You still can't set up your desktop the way you want.
You can't set other apps as default... so if you click a link, you have to open it in Safari, then copy the link, then close Safari, then open Chrome or Dolphin and paste the link there.
In 2015, why do you have to go through all those steps? It's silly.
Apple maps sucks, its horrible. Why can't I set the default to be GoogleMaps?
Most Apple fans don't question it because its what they are used to. To them it isn't "broken", so "why fix it"?
To that I say, sending hand written letters and dropping them in the mail isn't broken. It still works the way it did 200 years ago.
But we still have email, fax, text, skype, etc...
Just because something isn't broken, or because it works as it always has, doesn't mean that there isn't a better way to do it.
Op - do you have an iPhone?
I haven't used Android in a few years, but does Android have a continuity feature yet?
If my iPhone is connected to the same wifi network as my iPad/mac, I can make/receive calls or texts messages (SMS, MMS) from any of them. It's at the OS level, and all it requires to set up is approval from a phone to your device. Nothing special needs to be turned on (it's not bluetooth), and both texting and phone calls work great.
I've got in the habit of leaving my phone plugged in upstairs while I can still make and receive calls/texts from either of my MacBooks (I have 3, well one is a mac mini) or iPad.
The only weird part, is when phone calls come in, they all start ringing, which is actually kind of funny...
So is something like that supported on Android (not using google voice) at the OS level? I wouldn't want an APP where you have to log in and turn it on, or bluetooth as those are either hassles or battery drains.
Something that automatically connects with wifi like continuity does is what I'm thinking.
I haven't used Android in a few years, but does Android have a continuity feature yet?
If my iPhone is connected to the same wifi network as my iPad/mac, I can make/receive calls or texts messages (SMS, MMS) from any of them. It's at the OS level, and all it requires to set up is approval from a phone to your device. Nothing special needs to be turned on (it's not bluetooth), and both texting and phone calls work great.
I've got in the habit of leaving my phone plugged in upstairs while I can still make and receive calls/texts from either of my MacBooks (I have 3, well one is a mac mini) or iPad.
The only weird part, is when phone calls come in, they all start ringing, which is actually kind of funny...
So is something like that supported on Android (not using google voice) at the OS level? I wouldn't want an APP where you have to log in and turn it on, or bluetooth as those are either hassles or battery drains.
Something that automatically connects with wifi like continuity does is what I'm thinking.
I had a few iPhones a few years ago, but got tired of dropped calls and missing features so I made the switch.
Obviously there is Google Voice, that you mentioned. Works really well and what is nice is that you don't need wifi to use it.
I can see the benefit of having it "at the OS level", but the reality is that however it works, so long as it works, I don't know that the average end user cares.
I do know that there are apps like AirDroid3 that do this, between tablets and stuff as well as PC's. and Samsung has it built in to their phones and tablets... where if you are connected, you can actually see your phone's screen on the tablet's screen in a window, and dial the phone, answer it, access the phone's contacts and apps, etc...
You can actually run the apps on the PC, through the phone. Ironically, it works on a Mac as well.
I never really thought about it before, because my phone is always on me. The Note 4 has insane battery life... I may be on it for conference calls for 8-10 hours a day, plus moderate screen on time, and by the time I go to bed it is still at 60%...
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https://www.airdroid.com/
Check it out. The app seems pretty simple and you set it up and it is automatic from there. By using an app, you are not limited to one ecosystem. You could do everything you want from your Mac or iPad, from your Android phone...
I had a few iPhones a few years ago, but got tired of dropped calls and missing features so I made the switch.
Obviously there is Google Voice, that you mentioned. Works really well and what is nice is that you don't need wifi to use it.
I can see the benefit of having it "at the OS level", but the reality is that however it works, so long as it works, I don't know that the average end user cares.
I do know that there are apps like AirDroid3 that do this, between tablets and stuff as well as PC's. and Samsung has it built in to their phones and tablets... where if you are connected, you can actually see your phone's screen on the tablet's screen in a window, and dial the phone, answer it, access the phone's contacts and apps, etc...
You can actually run the apps on the PC, through the phone. Ironically, it works on a Mac as well.
I never really thought about it before, because my phone is always on me. The Note 4 has insane battery life... I may be on it for conference calls for 8-10 hours a day, plus moderate screen on time, and by the time I go to bed it is still at 60%...
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https://www.airdroid.com/
Check it out. The app seems pretty simple and you set it up and it is automatic from there. By using an app, you are not limited to one ecosystem. You could do everything you want from your Mac or iPad, from your Android phone...
Ah, Airdroid doesn't allow you to use the microphone of another device. All it does is allow you to accept a call and then run to your phone to use it like usual (atleast back when I tried it). Kind of pointless, really. I have used it before.
Also needing to be signed in to the app was annoying. Plus it required being rooted to use the mirroring feature (I'm assuming it still does?). It was also kind of finicky.
Not sure, I am only now playing with it a bit. I know that on Samsung devices, it is built in to work between the phone and tablets...
I guess I never considered the need to use my phone without actually having my phone. haha