Hi All,
I am an ex iPhone 4 owner and just got my S3 this week. I will say its a great device and has so far filled the void I had from being bored with my iPhone. There are several things that frustrate me about Android but really it is more me just learning a totally new language and wanting to know everything NOW! I love that the customization options are endless but almost overwhelming. I am just want to get my email, calendar and contacts stabilized before I start customizing things!
Launcher - I have learned I don't like Touchwiz much and am looking for a different Launcher if anyone has suggestions? I've heard Launcher Pro and Nova are good. Any other suggestions to try?
Email - I've also noticed the email apps are not very good compared to iOS or its just that I am used to the ease of use with the iPhone? The native app is really mediocre and I've tried K-9 which seems to be a little better but I am looking for more flexibility with multiple email accounts. Conversations...etc. Any other suggestions?
Backup - I am contemplating taking my phone back and exchanging for a 32GB phone. Any suggestions on what to do to backup what I currently have configured now? iTunes makes it pretty easy to backup and restore but so far I am not really sure which direction to head with Android. It doesn't appear to be as straightforward. Although I am overwhelmed and it could be staring me in the face? Any ideas?
Search within S3 - Is there a way to search within your phones apps, contacts, calendars etc.? I loved this feature on the iPhone but searching on the S3 only seems to result in a web search. Is there a way to do an internal search on the phone? I really want this to find apps as I have downloaded a lot of them but I have no organization yet. I also like to be able to search a contact and it pull up the contact info, any emails that were sent to me etc.
Any other suggestions for a newbie to Android? I am open to anything. Thanks in advance for the help!
I am an ex iPhone 4 owner and just got my S3 this week. I will say its a great device and has so far filled the void I had from being bored with my iPhone. There are several things that frustrate me about Android but really it is more me just learning a totally new language and wanting to know everything NOW! I love that the customization options are endless but almost overwhelming. I am just want to get my email, calendar and contacts stabilized before I start customizing things!
Launcher - I have learned I don't like Touchwiz much and am looking for a different Launcher if anyone has suggestions? I've heard Launcher Pro and Nova are good. Any other suggestions to try?
Email - I've also noticed the email apps are not very good compared to iOS or its just that I am used to the ease of use with the iPhone? The native app is really mediocre and I've tried K-9 which seems to be a little better but I am looking for more flexibility with multiple email accounts. Conversations...etc. Any other suggestions?
Backup - I am contemplating taking my phone back and exchanging for a 32GB phone. Any suggestions on what to do to backup what I currently have configured now? iTunes makes it pretty easy to backup and restore but so far I am not really sure which direction to head with Android. It doesn't appear to be as straightforward. Although I am overwhelmed and it could be staring me in the face? Any ideas?
Search within S3 - Is there a way to search within your phones apps, contacts, calendars etc.? I loved this feature on the iPhone but searching on the S3 only seems to result in a web search. Is there a way to do an internal search on the phone? I really want this to find apps as I have downloaded a lot of them but I have no organization yet. I also like to be able to search a contact and it pull up the contact info, any emails that were sent to me etc.
Any other suggestions for a newbie to Android? I am open to anything. Thanks in advance for the help!
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