typu Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I could do that, but that defeats having a smartphone. I would rather it push emails unless I was in a crunch for battery. I could try turning off Siri, I just don't see it useful as Google Now. I like that Google gives you the Google search app, which shows you all the Google Now cards. I like having Find my iPhone on, just in case. I shouldn't have to sacrifice these features for battery, but I guess I have to if I want the same kind of battery life as I got with my Android devices. i dont see the purpose of a smartphone defeated by deactivating most background 3rd party apps services. from which apps do you need push notifications? as i said above, i have mail and whatsapp activated for push. in my opinion so many apps have background activity without having a real benefit for the user, they should just get turned off. they are mostly sending statistics to the devs anyways and drain ur battery like mad. i get that with finding my iphone. im just thinking that if i ever lose my phone i wont likely get it back because of that feature. yet i have to lose a smartphone. didnt happen in all those years. so yeah, its nice to have but i dont see much value in it. I have a feeling this might be in iOS 8. At least we can hope! that new windows 8.1 phone update seemed to have introduced a very well version of swype. it even suggests emotes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo1911 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 yes thats true my usage of the phone tho happens today and today i have yet to find apps or websites that stutter or dont load quick enough. so for the moment it is a very painless experience. wouldnt you agree. 5s also has the advantage of having a lower resolution screen so animations/graphics are faster. Most high end Androids and WP8 based phones are pushing 1080p resolutions hence they may not appear as fluid. However, 5s has a very poor battery life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buttus Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 I also miss being able to save files to the device and emailing them. what does this mean? you can't save files to an iphone and email them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Observer Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Had the HTC one when it first came out, (had iPhone 5 before that) but after 1-2 months i could not handle it. Exchange support just wasn't there for me. so i went back to iPhone 5s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 i dont see the purpose of a smartphone defeated by deactivating most background 3rd party apps services. from which apps do you need push notifications? as i said above, i have mail and whatsapp activated for push. in my opinion so many apps have background activity without having a real benefit for the user, they should just get turned off. they are mostly sending statistics to the devs anyways and drain ur battery like mad. i get that with finding my iphone. im just thinking that if i ever lose my phone i wont likely get it back because of that feature. yet i have to lose a smartphone. didnt happen in all those years. so yeah, its nice to have but i dont see much value in it. People use their smartphones differently - If I'm going to have a smartphone, I want mail (Exchange + 2 Gmail accounts), messages (Whatsapp, Viber, Hangouts, Telegram, Steam, etc.), Google Voice, Twitter all pushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Sorry to hear that mate. Surprised about your comment re: Android v Exchange. I've found the opposite - no problems with Android and numerous with iOS devices. Everyone's different I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsupersonic Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Sorry to hear that mate. Surprised about your comment re: Android v Exchange. I've found the opposite - no problems with Android and numerous with iOS devices. Everyone's different I guess! Depends on the Exchange security policies - for example, my work requires device encryption. I don't want to encrypt my phone, it's unnecessary overhead, and I don't receive/store critical info. So, the stock Android email app won't work, unless I download Xposed framework to bypass security policies. I ended up purchasing Touchdown which let me send/receive emails without encrypting the phone. With iOS, they only require the 4 digit PIN code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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