I do understand how hearing the same complaints over and over again would make anyone on the receiving end a little frustrated. In fact there should be no complaints -whatsoever- about an open source project. If you don't like it, then buy an iPhone (or a Storm or Touch Pro of Omnia or a rotary telephone or 2 tin cans tied together with string or whatever). If you -do- like the platform, and see promise in it, then you should offer only feature requests, constructive suggestions, bug reports, etc. And obviously only a small percentage of Android users know how to write Java code using the Android SDK (or code that modifies the Android base OS), so the constructive feedback from Android's non-programmer users should be welcomed (and, in large part, I believe it is). ----- This isn't aimed at the original poster, but just at anyone who writes anything in mostly "complainy" tone. :-)
As for a request that I have -- [and I imagine this has been requested/ suggested elsewhere but I haven't come across it, though I haven't read all the discussions from all the Android Groups, and all of the myriad Android-related forums out there] -- I would love to see the ability to sort my installed apps into different categories -- Games, Utilities, Internet, Media, Productivity, etc. As it stands right now, flipping the app menu up from the bottom gives me an alphabetical listing of all apps installed, regardless of how often I use them, and not categorized into different sections. I haven't looked into whether or not I can use a file browser to create subfolders and move app shortcuts into there, but this sort of feature built into the OS would be handy. I wouldn't be surprised if this sort of feature is already planned, or at least has been suggested elsewhere. Also, I would like to see the ability to create more than 3 virtual desktops. I have already filled up all 3 desktops with icons and would like even more space. Perhaps the user could flick their finger up in order to see 3 more virtual desktops below the main 3. This could be implemented as a feature that is turned OFF by default in order to save resources. One thing I like about Android vs. Windows Mobile is how convenient it is to launch any program, any phone activity (like making a phone call), etc. (I haven't seen this requested anywhere either). On Mar 19, 8:57 pm, Schiffres <[email protected]> wrote: > You're so right about Android being functional to the iPhone OS, and > that it only needs a makeover for the often blinded Apple fans who go > "oooh, shiny" to realize Android's superiority. However, without > complaining or whining, I'd like to continue people to make a list of > things they'd like to see in a future Android phone. I don't mean > they should be whiney about it, but if everybody has ideas as to how > to make them better, listing them and explaining / talking about them > couldn't hurt, and I'm sure that the Google engineers, to whom this > project is very dear, have some ideas or visions of their own that > haven't yet come to fruition. For all these people, writing down all > their ideas and having one unified place, and also being able to see > others' ideas, would be very useful. Ergo, I encourage any and all > Android users, or followers to post below, explanation or not, what > you would like to see in future Android builds. > > e.g. > > " > * More stable keyboard - often times when I'm writing it reads that I > hit the wrong letter. > * Universal search - this would be really useful for Android so people > could access their data conveniently and quickly > * Multitouch - self-explanatory > * A more coherent theme throughout - to slick up the Android OS and > make it more competitive with the iPhone and crazed Apple fans > * Peer to peer Bluetooth connectivity > * VoIP (understand if they can't do this due to T-Mobile or other > carriers) > etc. etc. > " > > Disclaimer: all of the above complaints or suggestions are fictional, > unfortunately, I don't even own a G1 or Android powered device, though > I am looking into developing for it (just have to learn Java first :P) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
