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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

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Post by thegeekpirate »

babuskov wrote: post #305
xd1936 wrote: post #153

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That sounds like a list of uncommon issues. My company's Nexus 10 runs Lollipop really well... Maybe something went poorly with the OS update. Try a factory reset and see if those issues are still happening?

A short google search for "Nexus 10 sound" would show you that it isn't uncommon at all. See how many people commented in these threads: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/0CDPXvY... https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/nexu... http://androidforums.com/threads/nexus-10-volume-wont-work-p...

Do that with any phone and you'll get a bunch of results.

Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS

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Post by ssmoot »

BuckRogers wrote: post #291
mreiland wrote: post #213

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I'm still using an iPhone 4S and I have no reason to upgrade. a while back I called to see what it would cost me to upgrade through my provider, and I think I was quotes something like $600 (that's the cheap, 2 year contract version), and I just cannot fathom why it's worth spending an extra $600 for the new iphone. The only think I wish was better is the load times on the kindle app. We're talking seconds, so not wo…

We're waiting on hers to break too. But I'll be more than happy when that time comes to toss Apple their $600 or whatever they're asking for a iPhone6S Plus (that's what she wants) or 7 Plus. She's a heavy user of it, both games and calls. That little thing has seen a lot of "Cookie Run". :) It's amazing too because the phone was originally Verizon carrier locked, then Apple/VZW sent out an update to unlock 4S phones…

Having gone back and forth myself a half dozen times, (and sticking with iPhone this time), the thing I miss the most on Android is iMessages. Sending full photos and videos is really nice and I just appreciate the simplicity of the interface. On my last Android device (LG G2) Hangouts still didn't have SMS support (and it was pretty ugly). It was always "coming real soon now!".

My reception on my MVNO carrier sucks at the house, but that's OK. She just has my Facetime Audio number down as primary. Signal is much less of an issue, and call quality is much better. If I've got WiFi in the building, it doesn't matter if my cell signal is weak.

I could go on all day... but yeah. I guess it cuts both ways (Apple/Android) to an extent. But there's a lot to be said for being on the same platform as your spouse.

Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS

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Post by coldtea »

takno wrote: post #385
coldtea wrote: post #269

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> If you find an engineer willing to argue in favor of non-maintainable equipment, he's not a true engineer And probably not a true Scotchman either. I mean, obviously only a failed engineer would ever propose not maintainable products -- everybody should use old maintainable razors for example, and not (recyclable) disposable ones. /s

What is a scotchman? My best guess is somebody made of sticky tape

Well, "Scotch is an adjective meaning "of Scotland" according to Wikipedia.

And Scotch tape was named after the Scots (and features a tartan design).

Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS

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Post by hueving »

codehalo wrote: post #162
vecinu wrote: post #127

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> Maintainability is the feature of unreliable equipment. Not quite. The whole purpose of maintenance is to increase the longevity of a product by making small, cheap, tweaks to complex parts that can fail due to wear and tear. Everything lasts longer if you maintain it. A good knife, a high performance vehicle, a good pair of shoes, a couch, etc ... I don't know of any product that is "as good as new" after years of…

I think his point is that the goal is to make equipment that minimizes having to make "small, cheap, tweaks to complex parts that can fail due to wear and tear".

That's not how it works though. Manufacturers realized they want to force you to buy again so they just made it unmaintainable with the same lifespan. iPhones are unmaintainable and they still become useless after 5 years or so.

Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS

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Post by Grazester »

YZF wrote: post #352
jan_g wrote: post #267

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Well, I have nexus 4 since 2012 and have been using to this day. I just might use it for another year (unless the new Nexus phones this autumn really impress me). Some of my relatives still use Samsung Galaxy S3. It is possible to use an Android phone for more than a year. I have no clue why you went through them so fast. 4 phones in 5 years? So you upgraded nearly every year. Why?

It's disappointing though it didn't get the latest OS upgrade. One of the reasons I bought the Nexus 4 is the promise that it would get updates...

Yeah and it got the promised updates(up to 2 years)

Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS

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Post by cylinder »

_kp6z wrote: post #70

I did the opposite and can't believe how much better my life had gotten because my iPhone is just a simple tool that I use for communications and don't think about it as a project. With Android, I always wanted to tweak silly things and run Cyanogenmod because the handset firmware was always so bad and vulnerable. On several occasions I'd bricked my phone requiring hours of recovery, or had transient failures of cell…

I don't mod at all, I've got a Nexus 6p and am confident it is the perfect phone right now.

Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS

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Post by kalleboo »

hrktb wrote: post #384
sehr wrote: post #345

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For what it's worth, iOS and OS X both have Keychain built into them, basically LastPass but blessed by the OS. ex: http://imgur.com/YJXCWxz

On iOS Keychain works relatively well for Safari, but needs to be explicitely supported for native apps, which means basically never. Also as far as I know there's no first party app to directly view your keychain items in iOS, which makes it useless when the domain detection fails (it's the most painful when the same service has two clearly different domains for desktop web and mobile web, which is a pretty common c…

> Also as far as I know there's no first party app to directly view your keychain items in iOS, which makes it useless when the domain detection fails

They fixed that in either iOS 8 or 9, there's now a "Other Passwords..." option that lets you browse/free-text search through all your saved passwords.

Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS

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Post by takno »

coldtea wrote: post #403
takno wrote: post #385

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What is a scotchman? My best guess is somebody made of sticky tape

Well, "Scotch is an adjective meaning "of Scotland" according to Wikipedia. And Scotch tape was named after the Scots (and features a tartan design).

Hmm. Take it from a resident of Scotland, the words are Scot and Scottish. Scotch is whisky or tape, and when it is applied to people is likely to result in contempt at best

Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS

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Post by taneq »

taesu wrote: post #78
_kp6z wrote: post #70

I did the opposite and can't believe how much better my life had gotten because my iPhone is just a simple tool that I use for communications and don't think about it as a project. With Android, I always wanted to tweak silly things and run Cyanogenmod because the handset firmware was always so bad and vulnerable. On several occasions I'd bricked my phone requiring hours of recovery, or had transient failures of cell…

These things that you mentioned, you didn't really have to do. Buy a nexus, and it's as clean as it gets. What you're saying is that you left the freedom of your device to jail yourself into simple interface...? I do agree though, that those samsung/lg/etc phone have lots crapwares + carrier crapwares.

> you left the freedom of your device to jail yourself into simple interface...?

"Is this not... better?" - Loki

Re: I switched to Android after 7 years of iOS

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Post by cheeaun »

itp wrote: post #56
cheeaun wrote: post #31

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Hi! Creator of HackerWeb here, just wondering what kind of additional functionality that you're expecting?

Hey! Sorry if that comment came out a bit harsh; I definitely didn't mean it to. As evidenced by the fact that I continue to use the web app over any of the native options, I'm obviously a pretty happy user. So, random thoughts/feedback: - I wish I could login, comment, maybe even receive comment notifications? Although the last would clearly be an improvement on HN itself. - I wish I had some preferences available t…

Hah, I don't see your comment as harsh at all :)

So as for your feedback:

1. I myself also wish that I could login, comment, etc. Unfortunately the official API doesn't allow it yet. Other HN apps implement those by scraping HN, save your username/password somewhere but I didn't choose this route because it might be a maintenance nightmare for me :(

2. Regarding the 'open new tab/window' preference for links, I've been thinking about this for a long time. Will experiment soon :)

3. Animations. I'll need time to implement those :P

Glad to know that you like my app! Cheers.

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