Hi,
I took delivery of a Samsung Galaxy S last Friday and have spent some time over the weekend getting set up and familiarising myself with the phone. I had the Blackberry Storm 1 (9500) previously and, while it took a lot of criticism, I had it working well for me. I changed because I wanted wifi and more memory.
After the weekend playing with the Galaxy, I am impressed with the screen, the speed, swype inputting, the range of apps etc. I had been using a lot of google products so the integration with those is excellent. Astrid seems a good product and it syncs with RTM. I like having voip on the phone.
However, there are some basic things that either are missing or I cannot find.
I thought the user guide very skimpy. You need more detail than the tiny booklet that was obviously designed just to fit into the box, rather than inform the user. I realise this is more samsung than Android.
Overall, the phone does not seem to be designed for quick use. I had Quicklaunch app on the BB and could access all my key apps with very few keystrokes - usually 1/2 keystrokes. I am finding the Galaxy very slow -
With the Galaxy, its seems much slower to get to the apps that I want unlock, navigate, open, confirm etc. Even dialling a number was slow - enter number, press call then you're asked to confirm before it dials. Strange.
Even accessing Gmail is much slower. I get a notification. I then go to Gmail but which account - I have to get overview of the accounts.
Is there anything like Quicklaunch for android? Can I put folders with key apps on the home screen?
The lack of notifications is also an issue - I miss the led.
The alarm did not sound this morning - there seems to be no bedside mode. I had my phone off so the alarm was off.
I think it is less of a phone and more of a little computer. But the phone part is very important to me.
I suspect there are answers to all my frustrations out there but I am finding it hard to find them. If anyone can point me to a good resource for recovering BB users please point me in the right direction.
Thanks
I took delivery of a Samsung Galaxy S last Friday and have spent some time over the weekend getting set up and familiarising myself with the phone. I had the Blackberry Storm 1 (9500) previously and, while it took a lot of criticism, I had it working well for me. I changed because I wanted wifi and more memory.
After the weekend playing with the Galaxy, I am impressed with the screen, the speed, swype inputting, the range of apps etc. I had been using a lot of google products so the integration with those is excellent. Astrid seems a good product and it syncs with RTM. I like having voip on the phone.
However, there are some basic things that either are missing or I cannot find.
I thought the user guide very skimpy. You need more detail than the tiny booklet that was obviously designed just to fit into the box, rather than inform the user. I realise this is more samsung than Android.
Overall, the phone does not seem to be designed for quick use. I had Quicklaunch app on the BB and could access all my key apps with very few keystrokes - usually 1/2 keystrokes. I am finding the Galaxy very slow -
With the Galaxy, its seems much slower to get to the apps that I want unlock, navigate, open, confirm etc. Even dialling a number was slow - enter number, press call then you're asked to confirm before it dials. Strange.
Even accessing Gmail is much slower. I get a notification. I then go to Gmail but which account - I have to get overview of the accounts.
Is there anything like Quicklaunch for android? Can I put folders with key apps on the home screen?
The lack of notifications is also an issue - I miss the led.
The alarm did not sound this morning - there seems to be no bedside mode. I had my phone off so the alarm was off.
I think it is less of a phone and more of a little computer. But the phone part is very important to me.
I suspect there are answers to all my frustrations out there but I am finding it hard to find them. If anyone can point me to a good resource for recovering BB users please point me in the right direction.
Thanks