I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
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I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
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Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
#2Good post. There's one other challenge though and that is access to native GUI widgets. Just having an app icon and appearing in the task switcher simply isn't enough. It's one of the problems React Native tries to solve, although I have to admit I'm not impressed with it so far. With the momentum Javascript is having I wouldn't be surprised if most vendors will release "native" javascript bindings to their platforms anyway, which hopefully will remove the last missing piece for "native experiences" using Javascript on iOS and Android (and for that sake, Windows 10 and OSX).
Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
#3Sadly, the web is an accessibility nightmare. If that changes, then sure, I could move too. But there's a lot that modern versions of iOS get right regarding accessibility, stuff that I wish google/android would do too.
Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
#4i switched to linux (elemntary) last year after years of osx. feels good and fast.
Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
#5>So, instead of opening my text editor I placed an order for a Nexus 6P
Nexus 6P is notorious for atrocious build quality. It bends easier than a bar of chocolate. [0] Google should do a recall on these things. It bends a lot easier than an old iPhone 6 plus.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3cWVdLqXCg
Edit: I see Google fanboys decided to downvote this comment instead of engaging in a debate. This is not in the spirit of Hacker News. I know HN has a lot of Google employees who are extremely touchy but come on.. be objective once is a while
Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
#6I like native apps. I'm still annoyed there's no native desktop Hangouts app and how many things Atom gets wrong.
Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
#7Wow. I'm a long time Android user and probably pay more attention than most, and I had no idea web apps had gotten quite this nice. Currently the only web app / web shortcut I have installed is the HackerWeb app[0], which is nice but clearly not taking advantage of all of the functionality it could.
I "installed" Flipkart Lite and the Voice Memos demo app to see the state of the world. Clearly it's possible to build some really nice web apps these days! I hope to see more of it moving forward.
Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
#8i switched to linux (elemntary) last year after years of osx. feels good and fast.
I might switch if my job was only coding, but I handle a lot of graphics as well, and that just doesn't fly on linux. On a side note, it's frustrating that everything I want to do on linux requires me to download 5 packages and recompile a binary... I guess that's just me...
Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
#9>So, instead of opening my text editor I placed an order for a Nexus 6P Nexus 6P is notorious for atrocious build quality. It bends easier than a bar of chocolate. [0] Google should do a recall on these things. It bends a lot easier than an old iPhone 6 plus. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3cWVdLqXCg Edit: I see Google fanboys decided to downvote this comment instead of engaging in a debate. This is not in the…
Anecdotal evidence here -- ordered mine on launch day, been using daily it for a few months. No issues whatsoever.
FYI I have a case and I don't know anyone that uses a phone without a case.
Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS
#10>So, instead of opening my text editor I placed an order for a Nexus 6P Nexus 6P is notorious for atrocious build quality. It bends easier than a bar of chocolate. [0] Google should do a recall on these things. It bends a lot easier than an old iPhone 6 plus. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3cWVdLqXCg Edit: I see Google fanboys decided to downvote this comment instead of engaging in a debate. This is not in the…
Anecdote: I have owned a Nexus 6p for ~6 months now. When I'm not using it, it's either on my nightstand (sleeping) or it's in my pocket. It has not bent.
I have carried several chocolate bars in my pockets before (mostly when I was younger). They bend very easily. (They also melt and even when they don't escape the packaging, there is melted chocolate all over the wrapper, and it's nearly impossible to eat without making a mess. And if you let it cool again, those tiny chocolate traces end up falling all over!)
Anyway, I'm not sure I got the point of this (only incredibly tangentially related to the post) piece of FUD.