Another reason why i choose Android..........

Stiggles · 13-08-2014, 16:15

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It's obviously my opinion.

I personally like having one thing I want to look like at a time on my screen, accessible by a single tap or swipe.

I'm not a fan of pages full of widgets that don't even match or line up properly.

Some widgets are useful (I never said they were all bollocks just most of them IMO), but most of them just seem pointless to me. Why would I wish to see BBC news in a 4x1 area rather than a full screen? Each to their own I guess.

Try resizing them.

alanwarwic · 13-08-2014, 16:16

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Originally Posted by corf

more likely that Android lag

Opera Desktop actually served up cached web pages.

Stiggles · 13-08-2014, 16:21

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Originally Posted by Silent No More

Being completely honest,

How many people do you actually know that have genuinely made that switch from Apple to Android?

Out of the that number of people, how many actually moved because they decided that Android was genuinely more suitable for them (i.e, not just because they fancied a change of OS &/or handset)?

Genuine question.

Me. I changed as I didn't like a few things about iOS. My dad which absolutely gobsmacked me the other day when he told me he bought a Samsung s5 moved after playing about with the S5 he prefered the way it looked and behaved. He was like CP, the biggest apple fan you have ever seen! My Nana moved from iOS to android after playing about with my xperia z tablet she prefered the os to the iPads. And my sister moved as she preferred android.

GeordiePaul · 13-08-2014, 17:02

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Originally Posted by Stuart_h

But if you prefer a simple app launcher with rows of icons (that "line up properly") then thats the freedom of choice you have - but its not really on topic in a thread named "Another Reason why I choose Android". You might be better posting those kinds of things in the Another Reason why I choose Apple thread.

Bit of a silly thing to say that just because I end up preferring doing things that way that I should be on an apple thread. Plenty of droid users do it that way too. There's more to android than just widgets, although that is one advantage, I agree, I just don't think many of them have much use.

Take the Facebook widget (might have changed now but I wouldn't know). It took up half your screen to show one update, with little arrow buttons to jump to the next one. If you wanted to comment you had to tap on it and then it takes you in to the full app anyway. Ugly and inefficient.

No two widgets from two different companies ever look the same either. Hell even most of Google's own widgets don't match!

I'll concede some of them are probably more useful on a tablet with its greater real estate.

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Originally Posted by Stiggles

Try resizing them.

I know that but I'm a bit ocd with things that don't match and resizing isn't going to did that for me. Been there and wasted countless hours on it... Used to be a hobby (if you can call it that) designing home screens. I try to limit that though as it's a massive waste of time when I 'could' be doing something "productive"

Pavster · 13-08-2014, 20:47

I made the leap from Apple to Android a few weeks ago. No huge reason other than I fancied a change after three iPhones.

If you want to embrace your inner, slightly ocd, geek then it really is nirvana.

The two best reasons to go android for me so far are launchers (I'm on Nova) and Tasker.

My home screens are a thing of beauty, if I do say so myself and as I leave work my phone launches maps automatically with my home selected and send a text to Mrs Pavster to tell her I'm on my way.

alanwarwic · 13-08-2014, 21:07

That's long being a use for the claimed useless NFC tags.
People will tap one in their car etc to do similar.

kidspud · 13-08-2014, 21:21

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Originally Posted by alanwarwic

That's long being a use for the claimed useless NFC tags.
People will tap one in their car etc to do similar.

You don't need nfc tags to do it.

alanwarwic · 13-08-2014, 22:24

Heck no, but they are a darn sight more reliable.

kidspud · 13-08-2014, 22:36

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Originally Posted by alanwarwic

Heck no, but they are a darn sight more reliable.

Why? Is there a problem with location services?

alanwarwic · 13-08-2014, 22:45

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Originally Posted by kidspud

Why? Is there a problem with location services?

So have you never every had network loss etc?

And why do you only ever reply with doubt ridden questions?

kidspud · 13-08-2014, 22:53

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Originally Posted by alanwarwic

So have you never every had network loss etc?

And why do you only ever reply with doubt ridden questions?

I've asked you a question I thought you might know the answer to, maybe not.

I used tasker briefly a while ago, and had no problems with it.

alanwarwic · 13-08-2014, 23:24

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Originally Posted by kidspud

I've asked you a question I thought you might know the answer to, maybe not. I used tasker briefly a while ago, and had no problems with it.

Yeh, thats the weird thing, you never claim to own an iPhone you usually support.
Quite obviously, the very useful Android Tasker can go wrong. Location relies on the network being always on/ having no interference.

My HP laptop has never gone wrong, it does not meant it is 100% so please please forget that 'no problem' argument thing you love.

kidspud · 13-08-2014, 23:47

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Originally Posted by alanwarwic

Yeh, thats the weird thing, you never claim to own an iPhone you usually support.
Quite obviously, the very useful Android Tasker can go wrong. Location relies on the network being always on/ having no interference.

My HP laptop has never gone wrong, it does not meant it is 100% so please please forget that 'no problem' argument thing you love.

How can I claim to own something that I dont

I've told you many times, I have an iPad which is where my interest in apple comes from.

Not really sure what the discussion had to do with iPhone anyway, it seems you want to include it in every conversation.

You referred to the usefulness of nfc tags, and I pointed out they are not needed. Particularly in the example the poster gave, if there is no network connection, the SMS wouldn't be sent anyway, so not much point tagging the device.

alanwarwic · 13-08-2014, 23:55

Yeh, sorry you are just my stalker. I forget it sometimes has nothing to do with the iPhone.

'I have no problem', hell I have that with most of the stuff I own !

13-08-2014, 16:15	#76
Stiggles Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dundee, Scotland Posts: 9,293	Quote: Originally Posted by GeordiePaul It's obviously my opinion. I personally like having one thing I want to look like at a time on my screen, accessible by a single tap or swipe. I'm not a fan of pages full of widgets that don't even match or line up properly. Some widgets are useful (I never said they were all bollocks just most of them IMO), but most of them just seem pointless to me. Why would I wish to see BBC news in a 4x1 area rather than a full screen? Each to their own I guess. Try resizing them.

13-08-2014, 16:16	#77
alanwarwic Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: the wild world web Posts: 28,132	Quote: Originally Posted by corf more likely that Android lag Opera Desktop actually served up cached web pages.

13-08-2014, 16:21	#78
Stiggles Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Dundee, Scotland Posts: 9,293	Quote: Originally Posted by Silent No More Being completely honest, How many people do you actually know that have genuinely made that switch from Apple to Android? Out of the that number of people, how many actually moved because they decided that Android was genuinely more suitable for them (i.e, not just because they fancied a change of OS &/or handset)? Genuine question. Me. I changed as I didn't like a few things about iOS. My dad which absolutely gobsmacked me the other day when he told me he bought a Samsung s5 moved after playing about with the S5 he prefered the way it looked and behaved. He was like CP, the biggest apple fan you have ever seen! My Nana moved from iOS to android after playing about with my xperia z tablet she prefered the os to the iPads. And my sister moved as she preferred android.

13-08-2014, 17:02	#79
GeordiePaul Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 1,308	Quote: Originally Posted by Stuart_h But if you prefer a simple app launcher with rows of icons (that "line up properly") then thats the freedom of choice you have - but its not really on topic in a thread named "Another Reason why I choose Android". You might be better posting those kinds of things in the Another Reason why I choose Apple thread. Bit of a silly thing to say that just because I end up preferring doing things that way that I should be on an apple thread. Plenty of droid users do it that way too. There's more to android than just widgets, although that is one advantage, I agree, I just don't think many of them have much use. Take the Facebook widget (might have changed now but I wouldn't know). It took up half your screen to show one update, with little arrow buttons to jump to the next one. If you wanted to comment you had to tap on it and then it takes you in to the full app anyway. Ugly and inefficient. No two widgets from two different companies ever look the same either. Hell even most of Google's own widgets don't match! I'll concede some of them are probably more useful on a tablet with its greater real estate. Quote: Originally Posted by Stiggles Try resizing them. I know that but I'm a bit ocd with things that don't match and resizing isn't going to did that for me. Been there and wasted countless hours on it... Used to be a hobby (if you can call it that) designing home screens. I try to limit that though as it's a massive waste of time when I 'could' be doing something "productive"

13-08-2014, 20:47	#80
Pavster Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 954	I made the leap from Apple to Android a few weeks ago. No huge reason other than I fancied a change after three iPhones. If you want to embrace your inner, slightly ocd, geek then it really is nirvana. The two best reasons to go android for me so far are launchers (I'm on Nova) and Tasker. My home screens are a thing of beauty, if I do say so myself and as I leave work my phone launches maps automatically with my home selected and send a text to Mrs Pavster to tell her I'm on my way.

13-08-2014, 21:07	#81
alanwarwic Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: the wild world web Posts: 28,132	That's long being a use for the claimed useless NFC tags. People will tap one in their car etc to do similar.

13-08-2014, 21:21	#82
kidspud Forum Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 11,501	Quote: Originally Posted by alanwarwic That's long being a use for the claimed useless NFC tags. People will tap one in their car etc to do similar. You don't need nfc tags to do it.

13-08-2014, 22:24	#83
alanwarwic Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: the wild world web Posts: 28,132	Heck no, but they are a darn sight more reliable.

13-08-2014, 22:36	#84
kidspud Forum Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 11,501	Quote: Originally Posted by alanwarwic Heck no, but they are a darn sight more reliable. Why? Is there a problem with location services?

13-08-2014, 22:45	#85
alanwarwic Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: the wild world web Posts: 28,132	Quote: Originally Posted by kidspud Why? Is there a problem with location services? So have you never every had network loss etc? And why do you only ever reply with doubt ridden questions?

13-08-2014, 22:53	#86
kidspud Forum Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 11,501	Quote: Originally Posted by alanwarwic So have you never every had network loss etc? And why do you only ever reply with doubt ridden questions? I've asked you a question I thought you might know the answer to, maybe not. I used tasker briefly a while ago, and had no problems with it.

13-08-2014, 23:24	#87
alanwarwic Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: the wild world web Posts: 28,132	Quote: Originally Posted by kidspud I've asked you a question I thought you might know the answer to, maybe not. I used tasker briefly a while ago, and had no problems with it. Yeh, thats the weird thing, you never claim to own an iPhone you usually support. Quite obviously, the very useful Android Tasker can go wrong. Location relies on the network being always on/ having no interference. My HP laptop has never gone wrong, it does not meant it is 100% so please please forget that 'no problem' argument thing you love.

13-08-2014, 23:47	#88
kidspud Forum Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 11,501	Quote: Originally Posted by alanwarwic Yeh, thats the weird thing, you never claim to own an iPhone you usually support. Quite obviously, the very useful Android Tasker can go wrong. Location relies on the network being always on/ having no interference. My HP laptop has never gone wrong, it does not meant it is 100% so please please forget that 'no problem' argument thing you love. How can I claim to own something that I dont I've told you many times, I have an iPad which is where my interest in apple comes from. Not really sure what the discussion had to do with iPhone anyway, it seems you want to include it in every conversation. You referred to the usefulness of nfc tags, and I pointed out they are not needed. Particularly in the example the poster gave, if there is no network connection, the SMS wouldn't be sent anyway, so not much point tagging the device.

13-08-2014, 23:55	#89
alanwarwic Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: the wild world web Posts: 28,132	Yeh, sorry you are just my stalker. I forget it sometimes has nothing to do with the iPhone. 'I have no problem', hell I have that with most of the stuff I own !

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