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An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by parfe »

gonehome wrote: post #195
gallamine wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you find you have problems with MMS and Google Voice? Last I checked, it was unsupported and text messages with pictures or video just went to /dev/null without any notifications to either party. That was a no-go for me.

MMS isn't supported and still silently fails (which is annoying). I just tell people to 'text my email addresss' which works, or to use something else (like facebook/snapchat).

If someone attempts to send your Google voice number an MMS you will receive a notification about the message and the image will be sent to your email address.

http://googlevoiceblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/first-steps-towa...

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by mikec3k »

greggman wrote: post #38
w0utert wrote: post #6

I agree with what the article says about sharing data between applications, this really is one of the biggest pain points of iOS right now. Fortunately, it looks like Apple will finally address this in the future, iOS 6 already has infrastructure in place to allow for remote view controllers that (in theory) should allow any application to register itself to handle certain data and events. Right now seems to be only…

I haven't read the article but I was an iPhone3 for a year, nexus 1 for a year, nexus s for a year and now iPhone 4S for a year. Things I still miss: I still miss that android apps can download in the background so for example when I wake up I the morning any new podcasts I'm subscribed to are already on the phone. Contrast to iOS6 where I have to remember to manually run the app. Which generally means I only run it…

Android still feels too clunky for me and I dislike the flat UI without gradients, drop shadows, or rounded corners.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by sixothree »

obituary_latte wrote: post #51

What are people's experience dealing with the migration of music from iOS to android? As an iOS user with an itch to checkout android again (had one of the first HTC "google phones"), this is one of my bigger concerns.

I love the nexus with one caveat. I absolutely miss iTunes and how well it integrates with the music player on the iPhone.

I am using iSync on the Nexus 4 to sync to my iTunes. But it's not quite the same. And the nexus doesn't have star ratings, just thumbs up or down.

I use star ratings to delete music from library. 1 star = delete.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by mannkind »

buster wrote: post #30
w0utert wrote: post #6

I agree with what the article says about sharing data between applications, this really is one of the biggest pain points of iOS right now. Fortunately, it looks like Apple will finally address this in the future, iOS 6 already has infrastructure in place to allow for remote view controllers that (in theory) should allow any application to register itself to handle certain data and events. Right now seems to be only…

Well, there are quite beautiful homescreens and widgets for android. You don't have to use them but i would say that iPhone users are just missing out on something. Sure, you are used to just take what Apple gives you and praise that but i couldn't.. I want high customizability and i love to change the entire phone setup when i get bored by the current setup.. or try out a new home screen once in a while. It's painle…

Those two examples... wow.

A cluttered, unusable homescreen (is a ridiculous 3D cylinder of icons really an option?) and a weather widget where most of the text is unreadable.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by acchow »

pook1e wrote: post #177
taligent wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> You can get a top-of-the-line smartphone for $300. That's amazing. Not sure why you think this. It is mid range phone by every benchmark (e.g. no LTE, battery life, screen quality) and it gets destroyed by the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 in every performance benchmark.

> no LTE Fair enough. > battery life Benchmarks never demonstrate typical use cases, which is especially true for battery life. Unless all you do is load web pages for hours on end at fixed intervals. Personally, I have better things to do with my time. Based on what I've witnessed with my Nexus 4 and iPhone 5s in my family, battery life is very comparible. > screen quality When compared to the iPhone 5, the Nexus 4…

We're all talking about the Galaxy Nexus, not the Nexus 4. I'm sure the Nexus 4 is much better.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by [deleted] »

pagliara wrote: post #10

Interesting. I too am an iPhone lover who recently picked up a Nexus 4 to get into Android development. This is my first experience with Android, so I didn't realize that the Nexus 4 Android experience might be different than your typical Android smartphone. I was very impressed with the overall experience. If I wasn't so used to iOS, I could easily see myself using Android on a Nexus 4. But in the end, I walked away…

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Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by wting »

driverdan wrote: post #149
blinkingled wrote: post #24

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Battery life in Android land is a matter of choosing the right handset. I don't believe the iPhone holds a candle to my Note 2 or the RAZR Maxx if you actually use the phone heavily. Plus replaceable/extended batteries are another option.

The Note 2 is a tablet that also happens to make calls. Compare it to the iPad Mini. The Nexus 4's battery is not removable.

Can the iPad Mini make phone calls? Can it fit in my pocket? The Mini's surface is 23 in^2 larger.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by zemanel »

Have a Macbook Pro for a couple of years.

I had an Iphone 3 once i liked it very much. Now i have a lowly ZTE Aqua with Android 4.0.3 and i'm very satisfied. Tried an Iphone 5 at a store and Ipad's and found the UI, boring.

In my opinion, Apple's "chromed" UI is getting old and would really love something more fresh, either on iOS and OSX.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by bhaile »

ConstantineXVI wrote: post #144
ricw wrote: post #136

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The downside of auto-downloading is that your tablet/phone will run out of battery much faster than on iOS. iOS has stand by times of weeks (31 days?), which is wonderful. My nexus 7 runs dry after days, arguably because of the apps I use, or because the OS allows them. I'm unsure which I prefer, though I'd like to be able to configure a trade-off between the two myself..

Simple fix: permissions. > [Podcast App] would like to run in the background. You can change this at any time. Allow/Deny? Or perhaps being a bit more specific: > [Podcast App] would like to sync nightly. Allow/Deny/Charging Only?

+1 I use BeyondPod as my Podcast manager and its set to only download when charging, on WiFi and at 7am. No background processing otherwise. I've used BeyondPod for so long that I don't even realize effective it is until reading all these comments. I have over 40 podcasts that are updated. I listen to them on flights, walking, downtime..etc.

Re: An iPhone lover’s confession: I switched to the Nexus 4

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Post by marshray »

ricw wrote: post #136
greggman wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I haven't read the article but I was an iPhone3 for a year, nexus 1 for a year, nexus s for a year and now iPhone 4S for a year. Things I still miss: I still miss that android apps can download in the background so for example when I wake up I the morning any new podcasts I'm subscribed to are already on the phone. Contrast to iOS6 where I have to remember to manually run the app. Which generally means I only run it…

The downside of auto-downloading is that your tablet/phone will run out of battery much faster than on iOS. iOS has stand by times of weeks (31 days?), which is wonderful. My nexus 7 runs dry after days, arguably because of the apps I use, or because the OS allows them. I'm unsure which I prefer, though I'd like to be able to configure a trade-off between the two myself..

I don't have a problem with plugging my device in every few days.

Perhaps I'm just trained from the bad old NiCd days to keep unused stuff on the charger.

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