I'm the same way, I use IOS and Android, I like them both for different
reasons.
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Hello Eric,
I am sorry you are so unhappy with your iPhone 5 since updating to iOS
7.1. I know what it is like to have a phone running perfectly only to
have things seemingly get messed up after an update.
I have been following this thread and almost everything I was going to
say has been said so well by others. However, I would like to add the
following:
1.
Always both manually close and restart your phone after using any GPS
tracking application such as the maps apps. Today, I had to use A T &
T Navigator 3 separate times for 30 minutes each. After each trip,
even though the turn-by-turn navigation automatically ended the trip
upon my arrival, I manually closed the app and rebooted the phone after
each use. Granted, I am using an iPhone 5 S but the reduction in my
battery level upon my return home after over eight hours out was
minimal--even I was surprised. I always manually close and reboot
after launching any GPS app such as Google Maps even if I don't
actually initiate turn-by-turn navigation.
2.
I have an Android phone and I love it. While I would not necessarily
recommend that anyone either switch to or from Android or iOS, as a
general rule, I don't like putting all of my proverbial eggs in one
basket. This is why I maintain a pay-as-you go cell account using
Android; so I can stay up-to-date on all the latest blind and low
vision accessibility options in that arena. While I would hate to lose
the use of my iPhone, were something to go wrong with it, I would have
no problem immediately switching to my Android phone running Google's
TalkBack screen reader. If you have any interest or curiosity about
Android, I suggest that you consider purchasing a low-end Android
device, perhaps a phone, and get a pay-as-you-go SIM card and jump in.
Eric, in my world, there is no such thing as either Windows or Mac,
Android or iOS, Jaws or VoiceOver, this or that. There is room enough
for everyone and everything if one only has the desire to learn and the
finances to get started.
Good luck and hang in there,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Eric Brinkman
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 12:58 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Tired of quality decline and considering switching to Droid
As someone who uses GPS and browses the web regularly, the battery life
on my iPhone 5 with the latest IOS has become completely unacceptable.
I have read MacWorld's guide to improving battery life and followed
their suggestions, but I am still lucky to have over 30% charge after a
trip to NYC. If I don't put the phone into airplane mode while at work
or bring a charger to the office, I will have 20% or less by the time I
leave. And i don't even use my phone at work.
There's just poor cell coverage in my office, but this wasn't a problem
until recent months. I think it's due to the walls, as I am on Verizon
and have no issues when outside. If I stay with IOS, I will buy a
juice pack when I upgrade to the iPhone 6 this fall. But there are so
many bugs in the latest IOS that I wonder whether I might be better off
on Android. The dictation feature seems to have gotten less smart
since IOS 7.1, often typing the word comma when I want a comma
punctuation indicator. There are so many bugs with Facebook and VO
that I could easily spend five paragraphs detailing them. Also, I
really don't think I should need to buy a juice pack, as I didn't have
much of an issue with the battery life prior to IOS 7. These issues
are the result of Apple rushing products out the door before they are
ready, something that's been crippling the company ever since the IOS
6 Maps debacle. Had you asked me a year ago, I would've said I'll
never switch to Droid, but now I'm not so sure. Does anyone on this
list know what the situation is on Droid concerning GPS and
accessibility? The last time I heard, good screen-reading software was
available but I wasn't sure about GPS. I have heard that now Google's
dictation functionality is in many ways smarter than Siri.
Is battery life far superior on the top-of-the-line Droid phones as well?
Thanks in advance.
Eric
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