Hi, I'm not going to spend much more time on this because it's not an Android list. I will answer this question on list however. Anyone else can write to me off line if they have questions.
I was using a Galaxy S III with jelly bean 4.1. I have also used 4.2 on a friend's phone, but I don't remember the kind of phone. Neal -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:07 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: "Why did you leave the Android platform?" Just curious, but what Android phone were you using and what version of Android was it running? On 28/02/13 08:52, Neal Ewers wrote: > Hi, I changed the subject to match the question asked in the message below. > > You asked, > " Why did you leave the android platform?" > > Three main reasons. > > The accessibility is not yet on par with the iProducts. Example, you > have no audible clue when you're moving files to where you are moving > them. This relates to number two below. > > Because of all the flexibility app developers have, where things get > put on your phone when you install them is not always the same. They > sometimes go at the beginning of the page you were last on. They > sometimes go to another page entirely. Without the ability to move > things back to where I want them with audio feedback, you're either > stuck with where they are placed, or you can take your chance and move > them to who knows where. One good thing is that they are all in your > apps folder, so you can find them. But as well as being in the apps folder, there is a shortcut on one of your home pages. > This is what gets moved around in a rather random manner. > > I didn't find some of the apps that were supposed to be totally > accessible to always be so. Perhaps it depends on the kind of phone > you have, I'm not sure, or perhaps the OS or Talk Back, which is the > screen reader, is not quite good enough yet to be consistent. > > In short, flexibility can lead to inconsistencies and sometimes > sub-par performance of apps in my opinion. The criteria for getting > apps to the Google play store is not as strict as Apple's, so you may > not always get apps that perform at their best. > > It will likely get better, but it remains to be seen whether or not it > becomes more consistent. > > I also have the luxury of being in a research program that will allow > me to use and learn about many different Android devices. So, I > decided to make the iPhone my main phone and play with the others on the side. > > I go off to the Verizon store today to trade in my Android phone for > the iPhone 5. > > I hope that answers your question. > > Neal > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr. > Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 7:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Call quality on the iPhone 5 > > Why did you leave the android platform. > > > On Feb 28, 2013, at 8:26 AM, Andy Baracco <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Actually, I think that call quality on the 5 is better than previous > models. >> >> Andy >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Neal Ewers >> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 3:25 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Call quality on the iPhone 5 >> >> Hi all. I am sorry if this subject has been beaten to death. I just >> signed back up for this list because I am switching from Android back >> to > apple. >> >> I was just reading about poor call quality on the iPhone 5. In my >> opinion, I have not heard good quality voice on a cell phone call no >> matter what phone I have used, but I wonder if people find the iPhone >> 5 any better or worse than the norm. >> >> Thanks much. >> >> Neal >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> 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/viphone?hl=en. >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an > email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> 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/viphone?hl=en. >> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the >> Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >> send an > email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > 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/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Christopher (CJ) chaltain at Gmail -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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