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From a usability perspective, this sounds crazy. Is is responsible of me to recommend Android to my non-technical friends?

njsubedi 8y ago
No. For anyone non-technical I always recommend an iPhone. I can simply say, "Press this button if you need to open another app." The difference in UI/UX you see on different android phones and auto-hide enabled soft navigation buttons confuse non technical people a lot.
- Andrex 8y ago
  > No. For anyone non-technical I always recommend an iPhone. I can simply say, "Press this button if you need to open another app." The difference in UI/UX you see on different android phones and auto-hide enabled soft navigation buttons confuse non technical people a lot. I wonder how they'll deal with the new gesture nav (both iOS and Android), because I think that's possibly more confusing to a layman.
apexalpha 8y ago
I wouldn't say so. I got my grandma a cheap Android phone and a book to help her learn because I thought it'd be better since I also have Android and can help her. My grandma is 89 now, she uses Whatsapp, Youtube and whatnot and I am not kidding but within 2 months she had: - AVG antivirus (an ad told her she had a virus) - She had batterylife for 7 hours before a charge was needed due to shitty apps - Ads on her lock screen?! - Ads on her homepage After 6 months and 3 house calls to fix her phone we gave up and she got my aunts old iPhone 5s with a new battery. It runs iOS 12 now and it runs flawlessly and protects her from all the stuff I mentioned. From a guy that has always had Android: most users need iOS level protection. Just simple facts.
- Andrex 8y ago
  A cheap phone has worse functionality than an expensive* one? Forgive the snark but this comparison doesn't make sense to me. *Speaking in terms of launch MSRP.
  - apexalpha 8y ago
    The software was stock android (Android One project). The important part was that the 4 year old iPhone 5s had the latest iOS and still works better than a new €250 Android.
sergiosgc 8y ago
It's not a usability problem. It's an option I'm very glad to have. If you disable the background activity manager, under Settings | Battery, you get the same battery life you do on iOS (about a day, give or take).
- rootusrootus 8y ago
  If you're not a power user and you're only getting one day from a charge on an iPhone, you may want to investigate the health of your battery.
chaostheory 8y ago
Another big benefit of going with Apple for non-technical users is the Apple retail stores. These stores host free classes on how to use Apple devices and apps. This is huge for older people.

njsubedi 8y ago

No. For anyone non-technical I always recommend an iPhone. I can simply say, "Press this button if you need to open another app." The difference in UI/UX you see on different android phones and auto-hide enabled soft navigation buttons confuse non technical people a lot.

Andrex 8y ago
> No. For anyone non-technical I always recommend an iPhone. I can simply say, "Press this button if you need to open another app." The difference in UI/UX you see on different android phones and auto-hide enabled soft navigation buttons confuse non technical people a lot. I wonder how they'll deal with the new gesture nav (both iOS and Android), because I think that's possibly more confusing to a layman.

apexalpha 8y ago

I wouldn't say so. I got my grandma a cheap Android phone and a book to help her learn because I thought it'd be better since I also have Android and can help her. My grandma is 89 now, she uses Whatsapp, Youtube and whatnot and I am not kidding but within 2 months she had: - AVG antivirus (an ad told her she had a virus) - She had batterylife for 7 hours before a charge was needed due to shitty apps - Ads on her lock screen?! - Ads on her homepage After 6 months and 3 house calls to fix her phone we gave up and she got my aunts old iPhone 5s with a new battery. It runs iOS 12 now and it runs flawlessly and protects her from all the stuff I mentioned. From a guy that has always had Android: most users need iOS level protection. Just simple facts.

Andrex 8y ago
A cheap phone has worse functionality than an expensive* one? Forgive the snark but this comparison doesn't make sense to me. *Speaking in terms of launch MSRP.
- apexalpha 8y ago
  The software was stock android (Android One project). The important part was that the 4 year old iPhone 5s had the latest iOS and still works better than a new €250 Android.

sergiosgc 8y ago

It's not a usability problem. It's an option I'm very glad to have. If you disable the background activity manager, under Settings | Battery, you get the same battery life you do on iOS (about a day, give or take).

rootusrootus 8y ago
If you're not a power user and you're only getting one day from a charge on an iPhone, you may want to investigate the health of your battery.

chaostheory 8y ago

Another big benefit of going with Apple for non-technical users is the Apple retail stores. These stores host free classes on how to use Apple devices and apps. This is huge for older people.