I addition to my above comments, users should expect to pay for quality. Quality does not come free...(dont spam me guys...its my opinion)
On Apr 13, 4:00 pm, "indiabolbol.com" <[email protected]> wrote: > I think there should be a framework to send log reports to developer, > if the user and developer agrees to it. It also helps the user in > reporting the error by keeping the error reporting interface > consistent and user friendly. > > On Apr 13, 5:49 am, tekrytor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I'm not a developer, just another geeky user. But in all honesty, > > after having my G1 since Dec. 28, 2008, and testing well over a > > hundred apps, I can say a few things about the G1 and Android: > > > 1. The camera still sucks, even with Snap (much better, but G1 stalled > > and crashed). And I bet for $2 more production cost, there could be a > > flash. Limp, limp, limp. > > > 2. The onboard memory is obviously way too small or not cleared or > > used well. Hopefully post G1 Android devices will quadruple the RAM or > > more even. This is no fun as is. Apps run slow, etc. Maybe the long > > tauted Cupcake will help, but zzzzz, I'm tired of yanking the battery > > on mine when it runs slow. > > > 3. Why can't more apps run off-board, from the SDmicro RAM? > > > 4. As a user, there's no real way of seeing what's wrong when apps run > > slow, or to know if there is a "bad" app installed. It's all trial and > > error. If an app is know to performance damaging effects, we need user > > alerts. Sometimes I browse the market and install 4 or 5 cool new > > apps, only to find out days later that one is a performance hog or is > > not compatible with other apps or needs a reboot before it works well > > or who knows. A little information goes a long way. At least the > > platform won't get a bad rap for program deficiencies. Maybe a > > performance rating in percent would help. e.g. "If you install this > > app, it uses 25% of G1 RAM." The bigger the number, the less > > expectations and more easily identified when issues arise. Now, with > > nothing, it sure looks like the G1 or Android is at fault. > > > 5. A developer's rating for apps, parallel but separate from the user > > ratings would be cool. Where only devs could post, but all could read. > > Think of it as the academy awards, rated by peers. > > > 6. And who came up with the five silly reasons for uninstalling an > > app? There is no way to rate an app as SLOW, INTRUSIVE, UPGRADING (not > > really uninstalling), prefer THIS OTHER APP, etc, without going back > > to the comment page and on a lil phone with lil keys, etc, I don't > > want to spend the time to do that. I want to get on with it. > > > 7. As a user, I have no indications that performance improvements are > > in the works. Nobody's talking to users. I singed up here to get some > > info; but it's dev heavy and what user groups are out there are often > > full of sophomoric babble and textme4sex personals, etc. Seems like > > Google and T-mobile think "OK, you bought, now just go away." But buy > > apps. There are some great apps out there too, and things will get > > better, but it's pretty dark in the forest and some of us early > > adopters are feeling a little used right now. I have the phone, Google > > and T-mobile know this. I have it almost 4 months now. I have not > > gotten a monthly newsletter, or anything. A G1 email newsletter each > > month (not too often) would be great, so I know they remember I'm out > > here and that they care. I have to think now, maybe I should of got an > > iPhone. Do they treat their fans better? > > > 8. Lest I forget, the wickedest thing about the G1, the contact list > > importation. This was next to impossible when I got my G1. I left > > Verizon with my CSV file of contacts. There was no way in Hell to get > > that list into my G1 despite the documentation and T-mobile both > > claiming to support CSV import. I finally was able to import my Gmail > > contacts into my phone, which got me my current gmail contacts, with > > no phone numbers, I was not in the habit of entering phone numbers > > into my Gmail contact list. When I imported my CSV list to gmail, it > > did not sync them with the existing gmail contact email addresses. I > > have to manually cut and paste 150 contacts info. It took me hours to > > do what should have taken minutes. It also hosed my existing Gmail > > contact list. This almost made me return my G1, but I wanted it bad, > > so I stuck it out. Ok, I may not be as smart as the average Joe, but I > > work in tech and have been using PCs and software for about 25 years. > > With my old Samsung phone, it was easy to export and import numbers. > > This time it was down right painful. Google and providers need to make > > sure this is EASY and even elegant. There's no good reason for it not > > to be. > > > Like any other computer, I find myself waiting for better days and OS > > improvements that stop the current inadequacies from wasting my time. > > > I'm done now. Think I'll try to get to room 94 in Prime Full or play > > some RockOut Acoustic Pro Android guitar. Two Great Android apps!!! > > (No, I'm not affiliated with either). > > > tekrytor --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
