IOS (iphone) users views on Android?

Originally Posted by Stu

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...ghlight=iphone
that was a serious question from me about how to make a call when I 1st got my iPhone

I guess with smart phones, the phone function has become secondary.

Originally Posted by Stu

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...ghlight=iphone
that was a serious question from me about how to make a call when I 1st got my iPhone

Lol, one would have thought the big phone symbol would have given you a clue.

Originally Posted by Viney

Agreed, this is something that Apple have worked on and it works amazingly well. There are some linitations to it though, like if i plug my ipod into someone elses itunes, it erases everything. I understand why but its annoying. Their whole user experience is brilliant. App store etc is nice, clean and convenient. I just wish that as Android is open source, that someone would build something similar.

On Android, i find the file system on the Desire a complete nightmare and the software that comes with it to sync, is total pants.

As for syncing music. WMP picks it up as a device and happily syncs to my phone if needed i also have iSync app which does the same with Itunes, but not out of the box.

Anyway, this isn't really answering the question.

What do you want to sync with?

Originally Posted by beabert

The market place is complete crap, the search facility is awful.

Originally Posted by beabert

If you know what you want yes its ok, but if youre browsing for a certain type at a certain price with a certain feature etc etc its useless.

What i end up have to do is google search for the app i want then look on marketplace by searching for the name. Even then some phones only see certain apps, i assume its because they are incompatible, but there is no indication of that at all, so you don't know why you cant find it.

Its just bloody awful.

Indeed, and I know my iphone loving friend has to use google to find app's too, I know because he found an app for android that did what he wanted but he was struggling to find one for his iphone, lucky it found that the same fella made it for ios. Anyway, since google is a google product its still part of the package

Originally Posted by Viney

I dont think so. I just mean that its not as slick and user friendly as the app store form Apple. Also the fact that you have to put your card details in your phone and not have a registered account like you do on the apple. But agreed the search is ok when i have looked for stuff. One thing that DOES annoy me is that you can no to choose as a default where the app stores on the droid. You have to move after its installed. It would also be great if you could store ALL apps on the memory card

I have my card details registered to my account... how's that not happened to you? At least with android you dont have to put in any card details just to get a free app!

Unfortunately store on memory card is down to the person who wrote the app. It will get better with time. Be glad you can actually save apps to your memory card at all, some people cant

What phone you got?

Originally Posted by the_lone_wolf

Interesting, I've always Googled for apps before going to to the market.

Never had compatability issues but the DHD is pretty new...

There are some apps that arnt available for older/low spec phones, its fairly often because they wouldnt handle them. Shame apple didnt take that line tbh, my friends 3G is pretty much crippled

Originally Posted by hindle8907

talking about transferring to different products when MrBeabert here has had compatibility issues with the market place on his android phone ................... nice.

No not my phone, surprisingly the the G1s hardware is still better than the basic android phone of today lol. Mostly the issues are down the screen resolution id assume.

However support for android phones is dropped pretty quickly, the G1 was left behind on 1.6 and needed rooting to progress further.

Now quit with all the geeky threads lol

[Viney]

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

What do you want to sync with?

Nothing, i get it to work with everything i want. When i said it wasnt answering the question, i was refering to tthe OP's post, which was you wasnt it?

I just have issues witht he phoen getting through my firewall and the fact that it syncs with outlook and i dont have outlook anymore.

Originally Posted by beabert

No not my phone, surprisingly the the G1s hardware is still better than the basic android phone of today lol. Mostly the issues are down the screen resolution id assume.

However support for android phones is dropped pretty quickly, the G1 was left behind on 1.6 and needed rooting to progress further.

Now quit with all the geeky threads lol

I can't deny this is a problem. I don't understand how the manufacturers can't figure out that better and longer support means its more likely that people will get another on upgrade. Heh.

Part of the issue is also probably down to how fast Android seems to be progressing, which is both very good and bad.

It does seem to be a res thing as you say with a lot of restriction.

Originally Posted by Viney

Nothing, i get it to work with everything i want. When i said it wasnt answering the question, i was refering to tthe OP's post, which was you wasnt it?

I just have issues witht he phoen getting through my firewall and the fact that it syncs with outlook and i dont have outlook anymore.

Ah don't worry too much about the op, its all good.

I've never sync'd with outlook (try to leave work at work ). Is not stopping it as simple as going to "accounts & sync" in options and turning it off?

Firewall must be too keen! Ha ha. Odd one.

[Viney]

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Ah don't worry too much about the op, its all good.

I've never sync'd with outlook (try to leave work at work ). Is not stopping it as simple as going to "accounts & sync" in options and turning it off?

Firewall must be too keen! Ha ha. Odd one.

Not syncing email etc, but backing up of data etc. I have mine happily using SyncML to works email, and all their other stuff. I actually think that my PC is shot as it sycned fine to my mums laptop when i tried.

I have a desire for the record and more than happy with what i use it for.

Wow, people about android market.

market.android.com

You can send apps and all sorts. Give it a go. Man it seems pretty epic tbh!

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

Wow, people about android market.

market.android.com

You can send apps and all sorts. Give it a go. Man it seems pretty epic tbh!

Yeah saw there was an update on the news last week, my client on the phone is still crap. Ill have a look now you reminded me