Am I the only former iPhone owner who made the switch and is very disappointed?

[bbrosen]

Android is free. Google does not charge carriers/manufacturers for it, nor will they ever.

HTC charges the carrier...Do you people really think this does not cost carriers anything?????

 

[bbrosen]

...people actually use Facebook?

What do people use now adays? Im 44 but use it about 3 times a week to find and contact high school friends, most of whom i never would have found without it. been over 25 years since i spoke to most of them, great way to catch up at ones leisure, no? i also was able to contact some old military friends too, as well as many Dead Heads I used to know and meet during the tours of the band. Pretty awesome tool really.

Im sure the younger crowd uses something different out there, what is the popular thing now?

 

[takakoshimizu]

What do people use now adays? Im 44 but use it about 3 times a week to find and contact high school friends, most of whom i never would have found without it. been over 25 years since i spoke to most of them, great way to catch up at ones leisure, no? i also was able to contact some old military friends too, as well as many Dead Heads I used to know and meet during the tours of the band. Pretty awesome tool really.

Im sure the younger crowd uses something different out there, what is the popular thing now?

That was pretty much a swipe at social networking in general, to be honest. I don't understand any of them.

 

[RBasil]

Again, what's so different?

Just how many ways can you view people's Farmville stats?

I take it you have never used the Facebook app on an iPhone to know the difference between it and the Android app.

Also, it's obvious from your Farmville response that you do not like Facebook. It's easy to block any apps you don't want to see on Facebook.

I've used Facebookbook to find and keep in touch with friends that I have not seen or talked to in over 25 years. I also use it to keep in touch with all of my family who are thousands of miles away. Facebook is so much more than Farmville. It's your loss if you don't know how to use it to it's full potential.

 

[RBasil]

HTC charges the carrier...Do you people really think this does not cost carriers anything?????

No, Android does not cost the carriers anything. The Android OS is Open Source and HTC is not allowed to charge the carriers for it. Licenses (Android Open Source Project)

 

[AndroidianSlip]

For what it's worth, I am a previous iPhone 3G user who has no plans on going back to Apple for my phone needs. I have the Nexus One and in my opinion is a better phone than the iPhone for MY needs.

 

[bdizzel1982]

you're kidding, right? the facebook for android app BLOWS compared to the iphone app.....

I agree the Facebook app is far better on the iPhone but you have to keep in mind that Android OS is still a baby compared to the iPhone OS when it comes to development. Also because of the fragmented OS Android has right now a lot of developers are not putting as much into the eye candy of there apps but more the ability to work on any of the versions of Android currently offered where as iPhone/iTouch/iPad developers only have to deal with one SDK and it will work perfectly on any one of these 3 devices so they can spend more time on visuals then they would if they basically had to design a separate app for all 3. That being said when google switch's to Froyo then this issue will be resolved and I think you will start to see developers making things start to look a lot nicer. Shoot even fourspare is visually better on the iPhone vs any android phone and that all falls back on the SDK.

 

[RBasil]

I agree the Facebook app is far better on the iPhone but you have to keep in mind that Android OS is still a baby compared to the iPhone OS when it comes to development. Also because of the fragmented OS Android has right now a lot of developers are not putting as much into the eye candy of there apps but more the ability to work on any of the versions of Android currently offered where as iPhone/iTouch/iPad developers only have to deal with one SDK and it will work perfectly on any one of these 3 devices so they can spend more time on visuals then they would if they basically had to design a separate app for all 3. That being said when google switch's to Froyo then this issue will be resolved and I think you will start to see developers making things start to look a lot nicer. Shoot even fourspare is visually better on the iPhone vs any android phone and that all falls back on the SDK.

While I agree on the "eye candy" front the Android OS being on different phone size resolutions does hurt the quality, with the Facebook application the current lack of even basic features and having the app switch to the mobile web version (inside of the app) to do something as simple as viewing notifications (along with many other features) is a complete joke and is due to poor programming of the application and not the OS.

 

[bdizzel1982]

While I agree on the "eye candy" front the Android OS being on different phone size resolutions does hurt the quality, with the Facebook application the current lack of even basic features and having the app switch to the mobile web version (inside of the app) to do something as simple as viewing notifications (along with many other features) is a complete joke and is due to poor programming of the application and not the OS.

I agree it's the application developers fault not the OS but you do have to also look at it from a developer stand point, if your Facebook would you rather spend your time developing and making the best app possible for a platform that uses the same SDK across 3 devices that has a larger user base or one that would require you to basically write 3 different versions since even HTC Sense UI causes problems with some apps unless they specifically code the app to support it? I'm not saying the apps can't or shouldn't be as good on Android I think they will be equal if not better in time but since a developer currently has to develop multiple different version right now because of the different Android OS's and then when you start throwing in companies custom UI's that cause issues I can see why there just happy to get the app up and going with out worry about throwing in tons and tons of features. I think if you give Android another 6 months to a year you will see big changes. Shoot it took apple almost 2 years to get to 100,000,000 apps yet Android is 30k+ now in just a few months so I think it's a sign of things to come and unless iPhone OS 4.0 does something big I think it might just be the end of the iPhone era as we know it.

 

[Droid800]

Well, I ended up returning my N1 and returning to my AT&T iPhone 3GS. It has nothing to do with the N1; I love Android and what it has to offer. But, T-mobile's coverage sucks, to put it bluntly. In my area my T-mo 3G maxes out at around 700 kb/s, while AT&T has hit 2.5 MB/S(!). That, and T-mobile's coverage is still super spotty.

Depending on what Apple does with the 4th gen iPhone I could see a return to Android if I don't like what I see. For now though, its back to iPhone OS.

 

[anon(12291)]

Keep in mind, I think we're assuming that the different versions of Android are making a significant difference.

Prior to the Droid being released under 6 months ago, no one was taking Android seriously. When they saw the numbers that were put up, and the smartphone marketshare being taken by Android, they sat up and started paying attention. Right now, they're trying to catch up with where they should be.

 

[Duvi]

People say fragmentation is the reason for the apps being crappy, but a lot fail to realize that the G1 was out by itself and these apps didn't come out looking any better than they are now that there is fragmentation.

I still think it's a piss poor excuse for a dev to say "the reason these apps are half a**ed, is due to the fragmentation or the lack of tools like the iPhone..." blah blah blah!

 

[Shanicenicolle]

Auto brightness has not helped me. Maybe it's just the Arizona sun, who knows. I wish it did as this and the terrible keyboard / touchscreen accuracy are my two main complaints. If I could get these two things even close to the iPhone then I would stick with the N1.

You can use it on boost mobile now. They started allowing that earlier this year.

Edit: absolutely no idea how this response ended up in this thread because I wasn't even in it when I responded. Oops.

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[Shanicenicolle]

I knew I would get a 12 year olds response sooner or later. Thanks for proving me right.

I guess what it all boils down to is this. If you have an iPhone and are making the switch you will probably be disappointed in many aspects of the phone. Will you be disappointed enough to go back to your iPhone? I'm guessing most will. On the other hand I don't know of very many people who switch to an iPhone and then regret it and want to switch back to their old phone. But I'm hearing this more and more from iPhone to N1 switchers.

That's (in my opinion) the problem. While the N1 is a very good smartphone, it is still a distant #2 when compared to the iPhone. Every smart phone (for the next few years at least) will be compared to the iPhone and the iPhone has a huge head start in form and function. Maybe one day another phone will be just as good (or better) than the iPhone, but unfortunately I don't see that day coming anytime soon.

yea not really. There are plenty of longtime iPhone users who switch to Samsung and stay. Myself included. I didn't have much luck liking the s3 when I tried it but I definitely am in love with my s4. The only issue I have is the lack of autocorrect in the US variants on the stock keyboard. But swiftkey is pretty amazing.

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[Central n ohios best]

yea not really. There's are plenty of longtime iPhone users who switch to Samsung and stay. Myself included. I didn't have much luck liking the s3 when I tried it but I definitely am in love with my s4. The only issue I have is the lack of autocorrect in the US variants on the stock keyboard. But swiftkey is pretty amazing.

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+1 on swiftkey

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