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To a certain extend, iPhone users do depend on the Google suite of products. If you're a GMail user, you probably have lots of saved locations on your google m
by catch23 17y ago
To a certain extend, iPhone users do depend on the Google suite of products. If you're a GMail user, you probably have lots of saved locations on your google maps, items on your google calendar, and contacts & voicemail on google voice. The android integrates all of these "must-have" apps very nicely on a mobile device.
Apple hasn't done so great with their mobile.me platform. Had they done better, the iphone would have been a great mobile device for their mail/contacts/maps.
- joubert 17y agoOnly if you actually use GMail. I wonder what percentage of iPhone users use GMail on their phones vs. other email services. I don't use GMail. My calendar syncs with my non-G calendar and my Mac. Ditto for contacts. In what respect does Android integrate these features better than the iPhone does? The one thing that sucks on Google Maps is you don't have access to reviews (or at least in no way that I can determine). At least they show subway stops. I think success here is probably determined by number of hardware units sold. PS: Apple doesn't do maps.
- dannyr 17y ago"In what respect does Android integrate these features better than the iPhone does?" Way, way better on Android. This is the main reason why I'm not switching to the IPhone. Your phone contact list is the same as your GMail's. When you add/edit a contact online, it syncs with your phone. You can add a Google Calendar widget on your Home Screen. The best is the GMail app which according to most people is better than the Mail app on the IPhone. Basically, when using your Android phone for the first time, you login with your GMail credentials and you automatically have your contact and calendar on your phone. "PS: Apple doesn't do maps." They will soon. Apple bought PlaceBase last year. http://blogs.computerworld.com/14835/apple_purchased_mapping_company_in_july_to_replace_google http://blogs.computerworld.com/14835/apple_purchased_mapping...