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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 sho
by 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 agoI'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.