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> Things were dramatically improved with [X release] I've been hearing this argument with every single Android release to date. Like your comment's parent, I t

> Things were dramatically improved with [X release] I've been hearing this argument with every single Android release to date. Like your comment's parent, I try out another Android device every 18 months or so, and I still have yet to be impressed. I haven't tried Jelly Bean though. Maybe it is really the release that makes everything better.

Lewisham 14y ago
I was absolutely in the same boat as you: everything was better, but still not able to match iOS. I was happily surprised when I tried out Jelly Bean. The Holo theme is taking hold, Project Butter did really well (although I hear rumblings of regressions in 4.2).
- nitrogen 14y ago
  Project Butter did really well (although I hear rumblings of regressions in 4.2). It's frustrating that this happened in Ubuntu as well. They spent a couple of releases focusing on fast boot times, and it paid off. A few releases later, and now boot times are slow again.
w1ntermute 14y ago
> Like your comment's parent, I try out another Android device every 18 months or so, and I still have yet to be impressed. And I try out an iOS device every year or two, and I have yet to be impressed. The notification system is still inane, Mobile Safari still lags when scrolling, all your app icons still show up on your home screens, and you still can't use widgets on the home screen. When is Apple going to fix these glaring UX flaws?
- defen 14y ago
  Ok, not trying to start an Apple war here, but: > The notification system is still inane No comment, haven't seen Android's version > Mobile Safari still lags when scrolling I haven't experienced this (iPhone 4 w/ iOS 5). Can you give specific URLs where this happens? > all your app icons still show up on your home screens You can make folders for your apps > you still can't use widgets on the home screen Not sure what this means (again, haven't used Android).
- wlesieutre 14y ago
  @defen, Android lets you put widgets like weather, clock, stocks, etc, in your home screens. Something like this: http://phandroid.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/smsunread_270x404.png http://phandroid.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07...
michaelhoffman 14y ago
Things were dramatically improved with Ice Cream Sandwich. Jelly Bean is just an incremental change in my opinion. (I am a happy Jelly Bean and iOS user.) Things also keep getting better as apps convert their design to work better with Holo and Android 4.x. That is a gradual improvement that continues.

Lewisham 14y ago

I was absolutely in the same boat as you: everything was better, but still not able to match iOS. I was happily surprised when I tried out Jelly Bean. The Holo theme is taking hold, Project Butter did really well (although I hear rumblings of regressions in 4.2).

nitrogen 14y ago
Project Butter did really well (although I hear rumblings of regressions in 4.2). It's frustrating that this happened in Ubuntu as well. They spent a couple of releases focusing on fast boot times, and it paid off. A few releases later, and now boot times are slow again.

w1ntermute 14y ago

> Like your comment's parent, I try out another Android device every 18 months or so, and I still have yet to be impressed. And I try out an iOS device every year or two, and I have yet to be impressed. The notification system is still inane, Mobile Safari still lags when scrolling, all your app icons still show up on your home screens, and you still can't use widgets on the home screen. When is Apple going to fix these glaring UX flaws?

defen 14y ago
Ok, not trying to start an Apple war here, but: > The notification system is still inane No comment, haven't seen Android's version > Mobile Safari still lags when scrolling I haven't experienced this (iPhone 4 w/ iOS 5). Can you give specific URLs where this happens? > all your app icons still show up on your home screens You can make folders for your apps > you still can't use widgets on the home screen Not sure what this means (again, haven't used Android).
wlesieutre 14y ago
@defen, Android lets you put widgets like weather, clock, stocks, etc, in your home screens. Something like this: http://phandroid.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/smsunread_270x404.png http://phandroid.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07...

michaelhoffman 14y ago

Things were dramatically improved with Ice Cream Sandwich. Jelly Bean is just an incremental change in my opinion. (I am a happy Jelly Bean and iOS user.) Things also keep getting better as apps convert their design to work better with Holo and Android 4.x. That is a gradual improvement that continues.