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> Android has some advantages over iOS and iOS have other over Android. You do not have any iOS device but claim that iOS have advantages over Android? This so

> Android has some advantages over iOS and iOS have other over Android. You do not have any iOS device but claim that iOS have advantages over Android? This sounds a bit weird but ok, try to find one single reason why iOS should be better. But you won't because it's easier for you to bail out from the discussion and go to the meta level by telling that this is a rant, bullshit and fanboyism instead of giving some valid reasons (but how? you do not have an iOS device anyway). Again, this is not a rant, this is reality, it's just that in the last two years Android developed much faster than iOS did, in every regard. And it seems that it's not allowed to address iOS' fall.

russgray 13y ago
You seem to think that anyone who disagrees with you is a fanboy who doesn't want to hear alternative viewpoints due to fear. It's amusing, because you yourself are the worst offender here on all three counts.
rnovak 13y ago
It's better because usability is 10000x better on the iOS. Android constantly asks how to complete simple actions. "oh, you want to view a website? what app should I use". Over. and. Over. and. Over. nonstop. all the time. That's poor usability, plain and simple, and the same thing happens in hundreds of places in the Android UI How about their permissions system? To get any level of control in android, you literally HAVE to root. No stock android gives you control over permissions. Either you accept ALL the permissions of an app, or you don't install the app. I can control every aspect of that, as a user, on my iphone. I can say "hey, you can't read my contacts, but you can access network, just don't use push". Android lost to iOS. it's not user friendly. Who gives a sh*t if it's "more customizable"? It does so at the expense of simple, intuitive UI design. and just to be clear here, I have apps for both iOS and Android, I have an iPhone, and I have a galaxy note tablet. I've had several android phones over the years, and I've had multiple Apple devices. Let me make it even more clear: The barrier to entrance for developing for an OS doesn't make it any better/worse than any other OS. If you're a developer and whining about the API's of your chosen OS, change careers. It's part of your job, if you don't like it, well, then your days must suck.
- Oletros 13y ago
  > Android constantly asks how to complete simple actions. "oh, you want to view a website? what app should I use". Over. and. Over. and. Over. nonstop. all the time. Wrong > I can control every aspect of that, as a user, on my iphone. I can say "hey, you can't read my contacts, but you can access network, just don't use push". Wrong, you just can control what Apple let's you control > Android lost to iOS. it's not user friendly. Wrong Funny, you're just the mirror of the one that posted the link
  - rnovak 13y ago
    I'm sorry, were you sitting next to me during every use of Android I've had? If not, then don't tell me what happened, because you can't. Period. And where's the proof for your second claim? Show me how you can reject individual permissions, without root, on a stock android phone, such as the HTC One, Galaxy S4, or anything, really? I can take screenshots this instant that illustrate that you can't do that on a stock device. I'm not a fanboy, I have devices on both sides of the fence. You however are rejecting my claims with ZERO proof. I believed that is called willful ignorance. So, for all of your "wrong" statements, provide some proof, or STFU
- dllthomas 13y ago
  'Android constantly asks how to complete simple actions. "oh, you want to view a website? what app should I use". Over. and. Over. and. Over. nonstop. all the time.' Every single one of those dialogs has a "remember this selection" checkbox. Source: I have an Android, and through using that checkbox I am now only ever prompted for those things where I want to decide on the fly.
dllthomas 13y ago
"You do not have any iOS device but claim that iOS have advantages over Android? This sounds a bit weird but ok[.]" It sounds like a conclusion that would be reached by someone who looked at two options and selected one.

russgray 13y ago

You seem to think that anyone who disagrees with you is a fanboy who doesn't want to hear alternative viewpoints due to fear. It's amusing, because you yourself are the worst offender here on all three counts.

rnovak 13y ago

It's better because usability is 10000x better on the iOS. Android constantly asks how to complete simple actions. "oh, you want to view a website? what app should I use". Over. and. Over. and. Over. nonstop. all the time. That's poor usability, plain and simple, and the same thing happens in hundreds of places in the Android UI How about their permissions system? To get any level of control in android, you literally HAVE to root. No stock android gives you control over permissions. Either you accept ALL the permissions of an app, or you don't install the app. I can control every aspect of that, as a user, on my iphone. I can say "hey, you can't read my contacts, but you can access network, just don't use push". Android lost to iOS. it's not user friendly. Who gives a sh*t if it's "more customizable"? It does so at the expense of simple, intuitive UI design. and just to be clear here, I have apps for both iOS and Android, I have an iPhone, and I have a galaxy note tablet. I've had several android phones over the years, and I've had multiple Apple devices. Let me make it even more clear: The barrier to entrance for developing for an OS doesn't make it any better/worse than any other OS. If you're a developer and whining about the API's of your chosen OS, change careers. It's part of your job, if you don't like it, well, then your days must suck.

Oletros 13y ago
> Android constantly asks how to complete simple actions. "oh, you want to view a website? what app should I use". Over. and. Over. and. Over. nonstop. all the time. Wrong > I can control every aspect of that, as a user, on my iphone. I can say "hey, you can't read my contacts, but you can access network, just don't use push". Wrong, you just can control what Apple let's you control > Android lost to iOS. it's not user friendly. Wrong Funny, you're just the mirror of the one that posted the link
- rnovak 13y ago
  I'm sorry, were you sitting next to me during every use of Android I've had? If not, then don't tell me what happened, because you can't. Period. And where's the proof for your second claim? Show me how you can reject individual permissions, without root, on a stock android phone, such as the HTC One, Galaxy S4, or anything, really? I can take screenshots this instant that illustrate that you can't do that on a stock device. I'm not a fanboy, I have devices on both sides of the fence. You however are rejecting my claims with ZERO proof. I believed that is called willful ignorance. So, for all of your "wrong" statements, provide some proof, or STFU
dllthomas 13y ago
'Android constantly asks how to complete simple actions. "oh, you want to view a website? what app should I use". Over. and. Over. and. Over. nonstop. all the time.' Every single one of those dialogs has a "remember this selection" checkbox. Source: I have an Android, and through using that checkbox I am now only ever prompted for those things where I want to decide on the fly.

dllthomas 13y ago

"You do not have any iOS device but claim that iOS have advantages over Android? This sounds a bit weird but ok[.]" It sounds like a conclusion that would be reached by someone who looked at two options and selected one.