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What are something's you can do with Android that you can't with iOS?
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Having just come from Android for the past few years to an iPhone 6 here are some things which I would like to see but DON'T necessarily miss on an iPhone:
*Notification light for missed events, calls, messages etc.
*Memory card - so convenient to slip in extra memory at a low cost although negated with my 64gb iPhone
*Widgets - although can be a battery drain, was nice to see the weather and news on the main screen without having to open an app
*Drag & drop - one of the main, if not main things I miss. Plugging in your phone and having the file folder open up and move anything onto the phone without having to do it through iTunes
Even with the above items, I still think IOS is slicker and I've experienced no crashes on my iPhone so far. Everything is smooth and fast - so far very happy with my choice.
USB Hosting was something I used a lot. With tablets and phones you can connected a mouse and a mouse cursor pops up on the screen. Useful for tablets imo. Game controllers work too which was nice.
A more laxed app store when it comes to functionality. Wifi sweepers are allowed and emulators (albeit there are some legality issues playing certain roms).
Downloads not limited to the app store.
More freedom with files regardless of the file types and being able to email them directly.
I still prefer iOS for other reasons though hence the reason I still use it. Those are just some of the things I miss from Android.
Memory card and Notification light are Branding features (Samsung/HTC/Motorla etc). Not all "Android" powered phones have those two features.
OP- Basically you can change the ROM of the phone. You can use different texting apps.. You can pretty much customize EVERYTHING except hardware. You can change the animations of the app icons when scrolling from page to page. You can scroll up and down instead of left to right. You can move the apps to any part of the screen in any pattern. They dont need to be left to right and top to bottom. Endless things you can change.
Android is like a jailbroken iOS device w/ more features. Way too many to try and list.
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This is pretty cool. Just wish iTunes was faster. My new nMP is the only thing that makes iTunes speed tolerable. Using my wife's 2010 iMac and opening iTunes is aggravating.
I agree. I was expecting iCloud Drive to be integrated with mail (even mailbox supports attaching files from Dropbox) but that feature is conspicuously missing, and it doesn't seem like it will be included in the later patches.
No idea if Apple simply ran out of time and pushed it back to ios9 or something.
Inserting photos and videos is easy. Anything else and you are out of luck I'm afriad.
Set your default browser, email client, etc...
Set a data cap limit so you dont go over.
wifi analyze apps
Set a data cap limit so you dont go over.
wifi analyze apps
Best way to describe the two, I always felt Android is Jailbroken iOS without needing a jailbreak or root.
I have used jailbroken iOS 4-6, I have used android ice-cream sandwich to Kit-Kat.
Un-jailbroken iOS8.
I was on blackberry for a few years but they don't really count especially in this thread.
For the few times you curse at apple for not allowing something that is allowed on android in the end its not worth worrying about because IMO iOS is the better of them
Of features that I actually think are useful, I'd just say the dedicated file storage system. It's surprising that Apple still refuses to add this. Especially with a 128GB iPhone option now being available.
All I need is just a JB to be released and everything mentioned and plus much more will be available to my 6 Plus
I really enjoyed playing my Nintendo DS emilator on my note 3. Ran flawlessly but they won't even make a good running one for iPhones
Seriously. Apple and iCloud could have destroyed Dropbox and everyone else in one move but they had to try and make iCloud so invisible and "easy" that it was confusing for most needs. Simple airdrop to a dedicated "iCloud folder" just like Dropbox folder to sync with your iCloud would have been awesome.
File storage
Ringtones without iTunes
Moving music around without iTunes
More app cross communication
Customizing UI and the OS
Widgets (I know notification widgets, not the same)
Apps that wouldn't be allowed on iphone (emulators, and my favorite torrent clients. VPNs are also available)
Adblock
Different default apps
I dunno I don't have an android phone but those are some things I think id really like. Especially the different apps that are banned in the appstore.
Ringtones without iTunes
Moving music around without iTunes
More app cross communication
Customizing UI and the OS
Widgets (I know notification widgets, not the same)
Apps that wouldn't be allowed on iphone (emulators, and my favorite torrent clients. VPNs are also available)
Adblock
Different default apps
I dunno I don't have an android phone but those are some things I think id really like. Especially the different apps that are banned in the appstore.