GrooveRite
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That mind-numbing brain lock you get when you get a new phone with a different operating system.
I welcome it and dig even deeper. Part of the fun is exploring!
That mind-numbing brain lock you get when you get a new phone with a different operating system.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you are going to experience severe disorientation going from Win Phone to Android. They are just completely different user interfaces. If you are someone who can endure a little "trial by fire", and enjoy a rewarding learning process, you will not regret sticking this out and figuring out the major differences and subtle nuances of your new phone OS. I came to Android from Windows Phone OS 6! (It had a START MENU).The thing about the WinPhone is it was simple. Very clean design. The G4 seems very cluttered. There's a whole bunch of stuff that I don't need and I haven't figured out how to get rid of it yet. And I don't know how to reorganize things.
For anyone who knows both Android and WinPhone, does Android have anything like WinPhone's live tiles?
I think exploring lauchers is a good suggestion. But at least based on how I approach things, I'd take some time using the stock interface first. To get used to the "normal" version, and to let you better appreciate what launchers can add, when you try one.
It might also make asking initial questions a bit easier if still using the stock launcher. Most of us have used the stock launcher, at least briefly. I was using Nova on my last phone, but I'm using the stock LG launcher on my G4 for now.
I think exploring lauchers is a good suggestion. But at least based on how I approach things, I'd take some time using the stock interface first. To get used to the "normal" version, and to let you better appreciate what launchers can add, when you try one.
This is my first Smartphone and I don't know what I don't know yet. Going to learn WHY I need to change things before I do.Yes, that's actually what I plan to do. I'm trying to use my phone to *do things* right now; By doing that I think I'll figure out how to use it in a more general sense. Then I may look at launchers.
I remember this when I got my WinPhone. The problem is I depend on the phone for several things and not knowing how to do those things anymore is frustrating. It took a day or so with the WinPhone and I'm only a few hours into this.
It's probably just the fact that I understood the organization of my old phone, but this seems like chaos.
What I like better about Android than Windows Phone more than anything else is the ability to share files. I chose ES File Explorer as my file manager app, but there are many other good ones in Google Play. I'm able to send any type of file as an email attachment, not just a picture and no need for sending links to cloud services such as OneDrive. That, to me, makes Android more suitable for professional use.I know. It was a bit of a learning curve coming from my Nokia 1020 to my first Android, but things have settled in nicely. Just remember, a lot of the stuff baked into Windows Phone is not on Android, but as the saying goes: "there's an app for that".
The thing you need to remember, is Android is not dynamic like WP is but with add ons (ie "widgets") it can be more dynamic-like. I had to tweak to get unread counts installed - which you'd think would be out the box enabled.
Good luck - the longer you own it, the easier it becomes.
Okay, I'm settling in nicely now. I've got the basics figured out and I've downloaded most of the apps I need.
No need to root it.
I've set up Smart Lock. I'm a bit disappointed. I can understand that it will need to learn a bit for face recognition, but it seems like the location recognition would be more assured. A lot of time it doesn't unlock in my home even thought it's set up as a safe location. Work is even spottier.
It's neat, but I'm not sure it's quite ready for primetime.
When I first bought my G4, Trusted Places seemed to work pretty consistently, but over time, it works less and less. Verizon was not much help and tempted to call LG to see if they have any suggestions. Maybe an update will help.
It's as if the phone and software are assumed to be perfect, and that the only possible explanation for a problem is an instance of faulty hardware. They, so far, seem to show no interest in trying to troubleshoot or understand a problem.