IntegralDerivative Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 http://ajqi.com/top-...tch-to-android/ Android is certainly without doubt the most popular and world-wide most adopted OS ever! The numbers speak for themselves. 900,000,000 and counting activation?s attained in 2013, 48 billion apps downloaded from the play store alone not counting Amazon store and hundreds of Chinese app stores. Android is the star of this age and you either love it or get jealous. In our case on this website we do love it, we?ll give you three reasons to grab an android device.1. Connectivity and Customization: Thinking about it Android is the most customizable mobile operating system on the planet, period ! This is due to the fact that it is open-source meaning anyone literally(even you and I)can take android from its source(Google servers) and modify as we like without permission from Google. For many entrepreneurs looking to start a business dealing with devices which need an OS , Android is a great place to start because it needs no approval to use it on your device. Literally anything can be modified from what the OS looks like to how it responds to certain task and all of these sum up to Android?s flexibility. Now refrigerators, smart phones, tablets, cookers, TVs and a wide range of other smart devices use android making it the planets most popular OS . How does this relate to you the end-user ? Think of it this way! -You want to send a file to a friend via bluetooth which is old tech but still relevant. Well all Android phones do that and mind you all other high end mobile platforms don?t(Apple & Microsoft). -You want to change the ring tone of your phone using an mp3 file on you device. You can?t do this on any other high end mobile platform but android. For other platforms even with a PC or a Mac you will still get a hard time trying to do this. -You want to send songs from your device to your PC, Macintosh or Linux computer. ?Gush? you need drivers but if you have an android device you don?t need this. It?s automatically connected even without drivers. These are just the tip of the iceberg of Android?s power. It goes all the way to more in-depth stuff which other platforms do not have the ability to offer because they aren?t mature enough or can?t offer due to their closed nature. 2. Community and Adoption of Android: Because Android is so popular and open-source, it has massive developer communities in and around the world. Notably xda-developers and Android Central with many more. This doesn?t end there. These developers find it a hobby to tweak android if they have devices to work on and believe me a site like xda-developers has so many android developers and knowledge flowing in and out. They make custom roms which are complete OS replacements based on the Android version shipped with different devices. This enhances battery life and adds ease of use with some features Google takes and adds to the mainstream Android source for future updates. They make kernels which enhances the device behaviour and performance. How does this relate to you the end-user?Let?s break it down! -The device you bought is sluggish, has terrible battery life and some software glitches. With a custom ROM many mistakes or nuisances manufacturers(and they do make mistakes because no software on earth is perfect) installed on their devices can be removed or fixed. These are made by great devs with some even working hand in hand with these companies. A custom ROM or kernel can improve your device?s performance and battery life, add features the OEM didn?t intend to add due to their marketing strategy of making you buy their other device. -If you have a problem with your software kernels or ROM you can go to these communities and check out those with the same issues to get help. Because devs are on the website some issues can be fixed. Examples: The HTC One whose HTC logo can now be used as a home button courtesy of a custom kernel. The One X is now more battery efficient and 30% faster than at launch due to ROM and kernel combinations. The Galaxy S3 on Jellybean is lag free due to a custom kernel. The nexus 7 now supports 720p hd recording with the front facing camera due to a dev?s mod. And, many more can be added to this list. 3. Apps and platform communication: Android has so many apps. In fact only Apple?s app store has more apps than Android does. The gap between them isn?t noticeable though to anyone as dev?s produce apps first for these two platforms before any other. These platforms too have their exclusive offerings but multi-platform apps are better than any other. Long are gone the days that android had ugly apps or non-optimized apps. Today android has very beautifully designed apps spearheaded by Google?s ?holo? design. Even tablets have their apps optimized and Google created a developer kit which helps developer view their apps on different screen sizes thus will improve the creation of well optimized apps for a device and screen size. ?I?m an end-user who cares about the above?? -Well apps mean everything to a platform and without apps you can?t use a device. With Android you get a huge selection of these. Basically any app is available to help you become more productive and even for media consumption. On Android they only become better with Google bringing in cross-platform and multiplayer gaming and many more you can find in this which is long but worth it.There maybe many other reasons why others adopt Android and probably millions. Readers numbers don?t lie if more than 50% of the world is using something and the activation numbers together with the rates of buying is increasing at an explosive rate then it has to be something great. Unless you are a God or really want something different to think everyone else is crazy, Android is simply great in every terms and has a great potential to improve further. On a final note readers think of it this way; if there is someone open to criticism and able to change and become better every single time and another closed and almost there but really can?t get any help from the exterior as it should, who do you think is closer to perfection? Sure open-source has it?s downside but everything in life does and open-source just means more knowledge in any time. Different flavours of Android from Oppo, Samsung and HTC Other Android customization products from Mycolorscreen tl;dr: customization, the community, app communication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dick Montage Subscriber² Posted June 1, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted June 1, 2013 Come on, if you have any desire to post something, at least take the time to quote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntegralDerivative Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 Come on, if you have any desire to post something, at least take the time to quote it! Edited, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Warwagon MVC Posted June 1, 2013 MVC Share Posted June 1, 2013 One problem with Android and also where iOS has it in the bag, is Tablet applications. All tablet apps for Android feel like phone apps. The only app i've found that even feels remotely like an app made for a tablet is IMDB. Would it also pain the poster to actually format the quote with some spaces so it's more readable? djdanster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 So one of the top reasons to buy an Android phone is that I have to download the source code and build my own ROM (does that include Google apps?) to overcome the lagginess and terrible battery life. Sounds like a great OS. DrainTheSw4mp, MFH, guru and 4 others 7 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamdigger63 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 My wife had an Android phone and I hated the damn thing. You never knew which apps were running or closed down and whole thing looked like it was designed by 20 different people who didn't know what the other 19 were up to. It's alright for some 12 year old who wants to put gawky backgrounds and hideous icons etc but I prefer a more adult phone. Pygmy_Hippo, thomastmc, Dot Matrix and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandingInAlley Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I used Galaxy S3 for three months. In the end, i got sick and tired of flashing roms. I also realize that it was fun customizing and using widgets but it requires a lot of time and patience not to mention, one needs to research as to where to find the resources. Elliot B. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 top 3 reasons not to switch to android 1.laggy 2.ugly 3.malware The only Android thats still laggy is pre 4.1, and Samsung somehow messing up their GS4. Ugly? You can make Android look any way you want, you can make it look like iOS or WP8 if you wanted so that's invalid. Malware and exploits are present on all platforms. Here are my homescreens (Shrunk down from 1920x1080) yowanvista, srbeen, torrentthief and 1 other 4 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+InsaneNutter MVC Posted June 1, 2013 MVC Share Posted June 1, 2013 The only Android thats still laggy is pre 4.1, and Samsung somehow messing up their GS4. Ugly? You can make Android look any way you want, you can make it look like iOS or WP8 if you wanted so that's invalid. Malware and exploits are present on all platforms. Here are my homescreens (Shrunk down from 1920x1080) He's a Microsoft fanboy, they appear to be trolling a lot lately. Is that MIUI? i like the icons :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 He's a Microsoft fanboy, they appear to be trolling a lot lately. Is that MIUI? i like the icons :) It's a Cyanogenmod "Flow" theme, with the Stark icon pack. Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 The only Android thats still laggy is pre 4.1, and Samsung somehow messing up their GS4. Ugly? You can make Android look any way you want, you can make it look like iOS or WP8 if you wanted so that's invalid. Malware and exploits are present on all platforms. Here are my homescreens (Shrunk down from 1920x1080) Lagginess is still a problem with Android despite the fact that OEMs continue to throw hardware at the problem. Low-end Android phones are horrible. Also, no offence but your home screen looks awful to me. All those gradients look really dated. I know that ugliness is subjective but as others have said Android is a mess of different themes and most are pretty awful looking. neo1911 and DrainTheSw4mp 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Also, no offence but your home screen looks awful to me. All those gradients look really dated. I know that ugliness is subjective but as others have said Android is a mess of different themes and most are pretty awful looking. Thats because it's personal to me, I've crafted this into something that I like the look of. Stock Jelly Bean is very smooth, I've seen it flashed onto some pretty low end phones and it works quite nicely. Manufacturer skins can induce lag but thats not exactly Androids fault. It's the manufacturers. djdanster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dot Matrix Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Serious question, who is ajqi.com, and why should I care what they say? xendrome and Muhammad Farrukh 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 There are lots of good reasons to switch to android. I've been trying to put a positives and negatives in my head for my next phone and whether to switch back to iPhone again or not. I've owned an iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4 and a Samsung Galaxy S1, and S3 so I have a pretty good idea of both platforms. This is my own opinion of positives and negatives of android compared to iphone (remember I'm coming from a perspective of SGS1 and SGS3 for Android): Android Positives (compared to iPhone): No iTunes (honestly that's big for me) Custom Launchers Widgets Quicker Connectivity, pulldown menu far better than iPhone. Kill all open apps with 1 click. Task Manager Not limited to an "Android Ecosystem" aka 3rd party roms/apps Emulation Email app is better (imo) Lock screen options much better [some phones] change battery [some phones] micro sdhc/sdxc card (huuugely important imo) Charging cable is cheap Android Negatives (compared to iPhone): Laggier than iPhone No centralized music service Appstore not as refined Not as good of camera software No "quick shoot" camera button (volume up) like on iPhone Updates are not centralized Fragmentation of hardware/software Apps don't work cross android platforms No hard mute button There are lots of good reasons for both, but I will probably be staying with Android on my next upgrade, although I will give a hard consideration to the 5S or 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Manufacturer skins can induce lag but thats not exactly Androids fault. It's the manufacturers. I'd say it's Android's fault as much as the manufacturers. Why is Android's skinning so susceptible to poor performance and why does Google allow OEMs to produce laggy products? MS had the same problem with Windows Mobile and they were just as much to blame. MFH 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGHammer Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 top 3 reasons not to switch to android 1.laggy 2.ugly 3.malware Also, add too much device-specific coding of apps. App count isn't everything - if the app quality bites. I have two different Android VMs - both of which emulate tablets, not phones. However, I can't even keep a common application pool between them, as too many apps hate one VM OR the other. If I have it that bad, how much worse do REAL Android tablet/smartphone owners have it? iOS has it better, but not MUCH better - a lot of apps on iOS are also for a specific device. While Google and Microsoft both have policies which are supposed to tackle the device-specific coding issue, Google (to their shame) doesn't enforce their policy (likely to keep that app count statistic up). I have one technical term to describe that - "evil". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I'd say it's Android's fault as much as the manufacturers. Why is Android's skinning so susceptible to poor performance and why does Google allow OEMs to produce laggy products? MS had the same problem with Windows Mobile and they were just as much to blame. It's poorly optimized skins, Android by itself doesn't lag on Jelly Bean. I've had plenty of skins that are still buttery smooth like plain Android, some are a jerky mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noir Angel Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 So one of the top reasons to buy an Android phone is that I have to download the source code and build my own ROM (does that include Google apps?) to overcome the lagginess and terrible battery life. Sounds like a great OS. Rubbish. My phone is rooted but it's still running on the stock ROM. No lag, and the battery will do 2 days even with use, 3 days on standby. Stereotype better please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapfacemcdougal Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Android Negatives (compared to iPhone): Not as good of camera software No "quick shoot" camera button (volume up) like on iPhone The camera software is much better, and ... uhhh.. Yes there is a quick shoot camera button.. at least in Android 4.2.2 there is.. djdanster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 It's poorly optimized skins, Android by itself doesn't lag on Jelly Bean. I've had plenty of skins that are still buttery smooth like plain Android, some are a jerky mess. Well for starters I've seen vanilla Android lag on Jelly Bean despite the fact that it's only really sold on phones running over the top hardware to try and compensate for OS issues. Secondly, how much optimisation is needed for a simple skin and why is Google allowing poorly optimised skins in the first place? It's easy to blame skins and try to separate that from the OS but when you consider that most Android phones are being sold with skins it's pretty clear that the problem's too big to ignore. This has been an ongoing problem for years now and Google seems to be unable to address it. I mean look at the OP's article. It claims that the advantage of the Android ecosystem is that you can download the source code or mess around finding custom ROMs to fix poor performance yourself. These might seem like solutions to a handful of geeks with time on their hands but it's not a solution to most people. Rubbish. My phone is rooted but it's still running on the stock ROM. No lag, and the battery will do 2 days even with use, 3 days on standby. Stereotype better please. Perhaps you should read the article before commenting. MFH and neo1911 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandingInAlley Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 My biggest problem was Syncing music from Mac to my Android device. It was a pain in the ass. I hope Google releases some kind of sync software which will sync my music/podcasts easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1911 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I tried Lg Nexus with 4.2.2 The experience is 100^100 times superior compared to my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with 4.1.2. and I paid ? 35,000 for it. But nexus has its biggest drawback. No SD card support. I did install latest CM on my Note 2 but it still sucked. Probably due to the turd called Mali 400 shoved in to it by Samsung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
typu Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 oh fun that discussion again. 1. there is no reason at all against chosing android as a platform. everyone can find any kind of device that suits you best. since jelly bean the performance is excellent and the apps are excellent. you can configure your device to be very sophisticated, or you can leave it to be simple. up to you. 2. there is hardly any reason at all against chosing iOS. an excellent platform. hardware is limited. app environment excellent. 3. there is only a few reasons against windows phone. some mainstream apps not available. hardware is a little limited. rest is about personal choice. djdanster 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martog Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 -You want to send a file to a friend via bluetooth which is old tech but still relevant. Well all Android phones do that and mind you all other high end mobile platforms don?t(Apple & Microsoft). -You want to change the ring tone of your phone using an mp3 file on you device. You can?t do this on any other high end mobile platform but android. For other platforms even with a PC or a Mac you will still get a hard time trying to do this. -You want to send songs from your device to your PC, Macintosh or Linux computer. ?Gush? you need drivers but if you have an android device you don?t need this. It?s automatically connected even without drivers. What, what and what? Windows Phone 8 uses NFC to get the phones to see each other and then uses Bluetooth for the file transfer. Uh, I've been able to use MP3's as ringtones since my Blackberries...my Windows Phone can also use an MP3 for the ringer (not other alerts, yet) Windows Phone 8 connects to at least Windows 7 and 8 without drivers needed, not sure about Mac or Linux. And on the custom rom thing, the vast majority of the people buying these phones won't even know how or want to do a custom rom, it's now for the people who want to do it, but that's about all who's going to use it. MFH and jakem1 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 The only Android thats still laggy is pre 4.1, and Samsung somehow messing up their GS4. not true. maybe you are used to it that it feels normal to you. android IS laggy. Ugly? You can make Android look any way you want, you can make it look like iOS or WP8 if you wanted so that's invalid. show me how I can make an android phone look exactly like windows phone 8, from the home screen, to the app list, to the app controls, to the menus, to the fonts,to the transitions. im not just talking about some ****ty launcher. If im going to have to waste months doing that, then that isn't a valid answer.im talking about the stock interface and the oem variants. Malware and exploits are present on all platforms. that's strange, I have no such malware on windows phone. show me all the malware on windows phone.bet you cant. Here are my homescreens (Shrunk down from 1920x1080) that's horrible. you just reinforced my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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