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i like the android tablets more than ipad for the same reason i like android devices more than the iphone: customization. android gives the user credit for bei
by ditojim 15y ago
i like the android tablets more than ipad for the same reason i like android devices more than the iphone: customization. android gives the user credit for being smart and recognizes we don't all want our phones to look and act exactly the same. what a boring world it would be if we all had apple devices. android is my little buddy that can be setup and function in the way that is best for me...not steve jobs.
- yalogin 15y agoI am not an android user so do not know. What kind of customization is possible with Android? I am assuming you are not talking about apps as the apps available for Android are also available for the iPhone.
- ditojim 15y agojust think of all the stuff you wish you could do with your ipad, and that's pretty much what android tablets can do. widgets & hardware support via USB come to mind immediately, but there is much more.
- yalogin 15y agoCould you please elaborate? I am curious. I do not even follow your widgets and hardware support point.
- ditojim 15y agothat's exactly my point. you dont know what these things are because you use an ipad. there is a whole other world out there. if you don't know what widgets or usb hardware support is, google it.
- yalogin 15y agoYou did not make any point. You also assumed I am an iPhone user. Anyway I was not trying to grill you, I was genuinely curious. Nice to know you are enjoying your android phone.
- joebadmo 15y agoI'm not sure why the gp is avoiding the issue. Live widgets on home screens are great. They give you interactivity and live updates without having to enter an app. So things like weather, news, calendars, etc. The home screen in general is a lot more accessible to developers. E.g. I can add a shortcut to a contact on my homescreen that, when I tap it, opens up a small modal dialogue with quick access to phone calls, texts, emails, etc. I can alternatively add a shortcut that directly dials the contact with the first tap. Another thing that I really like about Android over iOS is that developers have a lot more access to the settings of the phone than in iOS. This allows apps like Locale, which lets you set different contexts depending on different parameters such as location, time, battery level, orientation, etc. This allows me to set my phone to vibrate and turn off wifi when I leave the house for example. I no longer have to remember to set my phone to silent or any other such nonsense. I fully acknowledge that there are many things iOS does better than Android, but these are the reasons that some people prefer Android, and they're for the most part just as true about tablets as phones.
- yalogin 15y agoThanks! I did not know the widgets on the home screen can be modified by developers. That could be really useful. Very good to know.