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Looks like their iOS app already uses swift and the android one is neglected. I hate that I feel like a 2nd class citizen when comparing Android vs iOS running

by pacofvf 10y ago

Looks like their iOS app already uses swift and the android one is neglected. I hate that I feel like a 2nd class citizen when comparing Android vs iOS running apps, the Android one is just so inferior and buggy, once I lost like 4-5 runs because it could sync with its servers.

pbrewczynski 10y ago
You have to take into account that they have strong partnership with Apple. There have been a lot of Nike products that were working only with Apple-branded devices. This could be the reason why they treat Android like the 2'nd class platform.
- altstar 10y ago
  Confirming your point: https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/30/apple-ceo-tim-cook-takes-a-new-role-on-nikes-board/ https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/30/apple-ceo-tim-cook-takes...
- wlesieutre 10y ago
  Not to mention Tim Cook has been on the board of directors for the last decade.
lai 10y ago
If you look at their jobs page, there seems to have been a surge of Android development positions that I did not see there before. So it seems like they may be ramping up on the Android side of things now.
- yxhuvud 10y ago
  Either that or the Android team quit.
  - stonewhite 10y ago
    or fired
williamscales 10y ago
At least there's an Android app. Anyone remember the shoes that would only talk to an iPod?
- gopalv 10y ago
  Might be out of fashion, but I'm wearing one of those right now. I did end up buying an iPod shuffle to go along with it and then just struggled for months trying to put music on it with a linux box, because plugging it into a friend's mac would wipe out all music that was already there. Nearly made the same mistake again with the Nike+ Fuel Band. All complaints said, the shoes are pretty comfortable despite 7 years of wear - Nike knows how to make them.
- Kurtz79 10y ago
  That system even predates the first iPhone, it was kind of revolutionary at the time, and it worked surprisingly well given that it did so without GPS.

by pacofvf 10y ago

pbrewczynski 10y ago

You have to take into account that they have strong partnership with Apple. There have been a lot of Nike products that were working only with Apple-branded devices. This could be the reason why they treat Android like the 2'nd class platform.

altstar 10y ago
Confirming your point: https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/30/apple-ceo-tim-cook-takes-a-new-role-on-nikes-board/ https://www.engadget.com/2016/06/30/apple-ceo-tim-cook-takes...
wlesieutre 10y ago
Not to mention Tim Cook has been on the board of directors for the last decade.

lai 10y ago

If you look at their jobs page, there seems to have been a surge of Android development positions that I did not see there before. So it seems like they may be ramping up on the Android side of things now.

yxhuvud 10y ago
Either that or the Android team quit.
- stonewhite 10y ago
  or fired

williamscales 10y ago

At least there's an Android app. Anyone remember the shoes that would only talk to an iPod?

gopalv 10y ago
Might be out of fashion, but I'm wearing one of those right now. I did end up buying an iPod shuffle to go along with it and then just struggled for months trying to put music on it with a linux box, because plugging it into a friend's mac would wipe out all music that was already there. Nearly made the same mistake again with the Nike+ Fuel Band. All complaints said, the shoes are pretty comfortable despite 7 years of wear - Nike knows how to make them.
Kurtz79 10y ago
That system even predates the first iPhone, it was kind of revolutionary at the time, and it worked surprisingly well given that it did so without GPS.