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Re: I tried Android, but couldn't switch. Did you know you can't undo text edits?

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Post by pearjuice »

EpicEng wrote: post #55
pearjuice wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>is playing the man, not the ball Which sports are you talking about? Because in most sports where you directly face your opponent (i.e. no lines or nets in between), it is completely legal to use minimal body contact (in football, shoulder bumping is okay, for example) to defend or obtain the ball. "Fanboy" is merely a convenient and quick way to annotate someone who is really into a certain company/product and acti…

Not sure you watch a lot of football. "Was he playing the ball" is the idiomatic method to use when trying to figure out if pass interference occurred. Defenders are allowed to make contact after 5 yards if they're going for the ball, but not otherwise. Besides, you're just being pedantic, you know what he meant.

I don't think we are speaking about the same football.

Re: I tried Android, but couldn't switch. Did you know you can't undo text edits?

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Post by goggles99 »

Article points out missing features or presumed flaws in Android, but not The inverse (IOS flaws and missing features). How does this add value for anyone thinking of switching? or wanting to debate which phone is better for whom and why.

As such, it's nothing but another uninformed rant.

It's likely that most people who own an iPhone don't even know about this feature.

He owned an android phone for a week and did not even see half the features that Android has and IOS lacks. How can you adjust to a totally different UI (and begin to appreciate many of the features and differences) in such a short period of time.

This post was not worth reading.

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Post by projct »

chrisrhoden wrote: post #19

The complaint about backups is inaccurate. Preferences like sound or vibration on type and (infamously) wifi are backed up automatically and restored on boot. Many apps choose to save user preferences on their own servers in lieu of using the Shared Preference manager, but many others do not - those preferences will also be restored.

Inaccurate? He turned on backup, and most of the settings didn't come back. Apps don't opt-in to the backup feature in iOS - they opt out. This is a design decision that results in a UX failure, and not an inaccurate complaint at all.

Re: I tried Android, but couldn't switch. Did you know you can't undo text edits?

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Post by clarky07 »

maxk42 wrote: post #45
girvo wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's actually annoying sometimes! But useful when you need it.

Yeah, I don't have the steadiest hands. I can imagine the undo popup coming 'round every friggin' time I try to type something... Then again, I'd take Swiftkeys over undo any day.

I've had an iPhone for over 4 years and didn't know this feature existed. Unsteady hands will not set it off.

Re: I tried Android, but couldn't switch. Did you know you can't undo text edits?

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Post by [deleted] »

headShrinker wrote: post #8

These are not deal killers for me, so much as they are selling points for Apple. Android has plenty of deal killers; slow scrolling response, too many crap apps in store, bloatware, cheap hardware designs, music players that lack complex playlist algorithms, lacking mac integration, limited upgradability, dumb OS features (samsung, ei: eye tracking?!), OS updates delayed up to one year after release, short battery li…

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Re: I tried Android, but couldn't switch. Did you know you can't undo text edits?

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Post by Nemisis7654 »

headShrinker wrote: post #8

These are not deal killers for me, so much as they are selling points for Apple. Android has plenty of deal killers; slow scrolling response, too many crap apps in store, bloatware, cheap hardware designs, music players that lack complex playlist algorithms, lacking mac integration, limited upgradability, dumb OS features (samsung, ei: eye tracking?!), OS updates delayed up to one year after release, short battery li…

Like maxk42 said, most of these are device specific. I will address some of these more specifically, though.

  slow scrolling response
While Android as a whole may not be as smooth as iOS is (due to the Dalvik VM if I'm not mistaken), this is pretty much a non-issue on most newer phones from what I've seen. Also, the addition of the Android Runtime, I've noticed zero lag on my Nexus 5.

  Too many crap apps in store
This is an issue on both platforms. Most of the most popular apps on the App Store are on the Play Store as well.

  Cheap hardware designs
Not really an Android issue. Blame this on the OEMs. Though, there are some very well built, comfortable phones. HTC One, Moto X, both Nexus 4 and Nexus 5. This is more of a personal preference. I could say the same about iPhones as I personally don't like the design of the phone.

  Music players that lack complex playlist algorithms
Perhaps not as complex as iTunes, Google Play Music is quite a service. Check it out if you haven't.

  Lacking mac integration
Any specific examples here? I have used a Mac for the past year and have had no issues with integration.

  Limited upgradability
Not sure what you mean if not OS upgradability (see below).

  Dumb OS features
Again device specific. Also, something you might see as dumb may not be to someone else. Personally, I think the fingerprint scanner is dumb. Thought it was when Motorola did it years ago, think it still is today.

  OS updates delayed
Again, device specific. Nexus phones do not have this problem. Moto X is another phone that is getting quick updates.

  Short battery life
No response here. This is my biggest gripe with Android.

Re: I tried Android, but couldn't switch. Did you know you can't undo text edits?

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Post by Nemisis7654 »

Wow, I did not know about that undo feature. That would be a great addition to Android.

One way they could do this pretty easily in my opinion (if they wouldn't do the shake feature) is to have it included in the contextual action bar when you highlight text.

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Post by clarky07 »

Interesting, I just tried Android for the last week as well. None of his complaints bothered me though. I actually almost switched, but ended up going back to iPhone as well. I will miss some things (widgets) but in the end the iPhone is better at being a phone IMO.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6777363

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Post by eonil »

andybak wrote: post #22
eonil wrote: post #13

People easily forget what's precious while they're having it. And then, realize after they lost it.

Deep. Unfortunately I have no idea what you're talking about. Care to elaborate?

I meant, they are happy with iOS because there's something important, but they easily forget because it's hard to be described in words. Not impossible, anyway a lot harder than simple numbers and graphs. Or it looks too natural to be lacked.

And people realize that other products are lacking that after they drop iOS.

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Post by eonil »

Khao wrote: post #9

In other words : An Apple fanboy is being a total compainypants about Android because he doesn't want to accept that it's actually a pretty good phone.

This is a typical example of how an Android fanboy advocates Google by insulting other people's taste and freedom.
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