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Totally agree. Tried an iPhone 6 and switched back to my Nexus 4 after a week because the notifications were driving me nuts compared to Android. I have three
by shostack 11y ago
Totally agree.
Tried an iPhone 6 and switched back to my Nexus 4 after a week because the notifications were driving me nuts compared to Android.
I have three different email accounts, and unless I used the native Mail app (which I hate), the Gmail app would show all of the individual email notifications on a separate row combined across all accounts. My notifications quickly became useless. On Android, they are rolled up into an accordion grouped by account, so I have three separate mail notifications, and I can long hold on them to see the top few email subject lines at a glance. SO much better.
There also didn't seem to be a way to have more visibility into the notifications on the lock screen the way you do on Android.
Lastly, lack of widgets.
I guess I'm one of the rare power users who cares more about the OS and the interface than the apps.
Oddly enough, I have an iPad 2 that I use as a browsing/media/reading/gaming device around the house and I love it for that. I almost NEVER check email on it because I usually have my phone in my pocket and that is just easier.
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Not sure why I got downvoted for stating my opinion for why I prefer Android. iOS does some things really well, and I happen to like the Android way for other things. Different strokes for different folks. But apparently saying anything negative about iOS is not acceptable...
- oldmanjay 11y agoI'm not sure how much this plays in, but to my eye, your comment adds nothing to the discussion. Your personal preference isn't interesting in context. To be fair, I can't imagine a context where I would find your preferences to be interesting (on HN, that is) so I could be wrong. I didn't vote on your comment in any case.
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