And you can buycl apple to the detriment of competition in cell phone choices. Congratulations. On Feb 22, 2012 10:52 AM, "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yeah, now this is definitely going to blow out of control. Owning an > Android phone doesn't make one a power user! And you can jailbreak the > iphone and get similar abilities. :) > > On 2/22/2012 1:47 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: > >> Lets get a couple of things straight before this blows out of control. >> >> I do think the iphone is a great phone, but just not for me. >> >> I had a Galaxy S II and hacked the crap out of it with custom roms and >> stuff. That gave me a lot of flexibility and what not, but for me there >> are small niggles about the iphone that piss the living daylight out of >> me. >> >> For example, I like the fact that I can be in the gallery on android, hit >> the share button and boom, any application that supports this feature is >> on >> the share with list, so that includes, gmail, twitter, facebook, path, >> linkedin, whatever! This behavior is across the system, so I can be in >> the >> browser and I can share the page (link) in the same manner. I could be in >> a third party software and share things any way I want. >> >> A very common case for me is using whatsapp, I send pics of my kids to my >> parents, with the S2, I used to take a pic with the cam app, and right >> from >> there say share with and then whatsapp. But with iOS I have to take the >> pic, then load up whatsapp, click share pic, go to the gallery select the >> pic and then share it. It works, but it's convoluted for me. >> >> Apple only forces you with what they want. Which is e-mail, tweet and >> print. >> >> Another thing which is not consequential to most people is that XDA forums >> has a vibrant community and there are a lot of homebrew apps that people >> make. Small utilities and what not. Without going into much details, I >> can install these apk's in android without any issue. No need for root, I >> just need to select "install from unknown sources" once on my phone and >> the >> rest is easy. >> >> Apple? nope, no can do. If it doesn't pass through their validation for >> their app store, then your only alternative is to go via cydia which >> requires jailbreak and I don't want to go that route. >> >> That being said, my iphone just works, it doesn't hang or crash, it's >> smooth as butter and the games and graphics and general polish of >> applications is at least twice as better as the best on android. It's a >> great phone, but not a phone for a true power user. >> >> I do like my iphone, but I do miss android for sure. To exacerbate the >> problem, my brother in law who has an S2 also installed Cyanogenmod 9 >> (ICS) >> on his S2, and I am amazed with ICS. It's amazing!!!!! >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Winterlight<winterlight@** >> winterlight.org <[email protected]>>wrote: >> >> At 09:48 AM 2/22/2012, you wrote: >>> >>> Any of you guys have a nexus? I was an android user and I bought an >>>> iphone >>>> 4s, and I now miss android phone. >>>> >>>> what do you miss about it .... what do you not like about the Iphone >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>
