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It's a mess, isn't it. I'm still on an HTC One M7 (2013) with 5.0. And I'm a software developer who just sticks it on the business. I was all set to get the ne

• josteink 10y ago
  > I don't want an iPhone, especially with the mess they're making with Macbook Pros but it's looking like the sane option. In case you start seriously considering that option, let me provide you with a story of what to expect. I ditched my Android for an iPhone SE, because clearly no Android-vendor wants to create a small premium-class device which receives software updates and which can be used with one hand. And Apple makes the iPhone SE, so I figured I should put my money where my mouth was. My experience with iPhone is a bit schizofrenic. What works, works really well (especially the camera!), but everywhere on the platform you notice shortcomings and artificial limitations which limits your ability to get things done. It's clearly targetted towards CEOs whose peak complexity-needs are checking their email. Professional/power users who wants to use the phone as a platform for getting things done are completely ignored as far as needs and capabilities go. And don't get me started about the complete lack of quality software in the geek-department (Github, Travis, SSH, IRC, etc). It's a complete fucking wasteland. Right now I'm using all those apps through the web instead. Through Firefox. Which I cannot set as a system-wide default browser. Because no such thing exists. Same for SMS, so now I need to check Signal and the built in messaging app. It's maddening. So right now my iPhone is a device for checking web-pages and email. There's just no apps which covers my professional needs. I know all the iDevice-owners were screaming from the hills how much better apps are on iPhone than on Android, but I just can't see it. At least for me, it's been a downgrade for every app-category I use. So like I said, what works works well enough for me to keep this thing. But at the same time I keep wondering if I should pick up my old Nexus 5X and give it a second chance... So yeah. If you make the switch, and have any sense of geekyness in you, expect the switch to be painful. The grass is definitely not all green.
  • bb101 10y ago
    You may want to consider the Blackberry Mercury when it's released in late February. It can be used with one hand (due to its keyboard) and Blackberry have been excellent in releasing Android security fixes -- sometimes even before Google make them available.
    • bostand 10y ago
      How good is blackberrys track record with their first android? I'm not a bb guy but I might buy one if I switch to android next.
      • Karunamon 10y ago
        The priv was okay. The keyboard is nice, BB's addon software is really good, but the hardware is decidedly middle of the road for a flagship, the camera is crap, and the build quality ranges from middling to bad, depending on which reviews you read. Oh, and you can forget about rooting. They've been very good about security updates, even with Verizon's legendary ass-dragging.
  • Mister_Snuggles 10y ago
    For SSH, I've used Prompt and iSSH on my iDevices. Prompt seems nicer, but iSSH has a built-in X server which makes for some interesting possibilities. Prompt has some integration with 1Password, but I haven't explored it much. There are things that make SSH from iDevices a pain though, such as the 10-minute limit on background tasks. This can be overcome by using screen/tmux, or by using Mosh instead of SSH (I haven't tried Mosh yet), but it's still annoying. One thing that BlackBerry did right and I wish iOS would copy is the Unified Inbox. Your messages from any app that did messaging would get funneled into the Unified Inbox. So Signal, Messages, SMS, Mail, Facebook, etc would all get funneled into one place. It was really neat and really made the BlackBerry useful as a communications tool.
  • atomi 10y ago
    I could not be happier with the Termux Linux environment for Android.