because there's a whole range of hardware and branded android. Some phones work, others dont. They should never of allowed customisable roms from phone providers. Just because yours work, doesn't mean all phones work out the box.
Android - Slightly Hyped IMO
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because there's a whole range of hardware and branded android. Some phones work, others dont. They should never of allowed customisable roms from phone providers. Just because yours work, doesn't mean all phones work out the box.
The only handsets I have seen with crappy branding are Orange ones but their network isn't the most favoured to begin with anyway and they have a reputation of branding all kinds of handsets not just Android. Unless you mean the UI in which case MotoBLUR is horrible etc, but like I mention below, just use another launcher, problem solved.
The beauty of Android is if you install a new launcher and set it as the default then the background launcher (SenseUI for example) won't consume resources as it's no longer active and won't take over at startup when you reboot.
I think a lot of people still don't want to accept Android yet and because of this they don't fully understand its scope.
If a manufacturer fouls a phone (Samsung on SGS, for example with various issues, then that's not Android's fault, that would be like blaming Microsoft for a slow OS because HP decided to install McAfee out of the box on it. But hey, you can uninstall it and use something else.
I had 2 iPhone 4s for the Christmas weekend and I exhausted what I could do with them, the only thing that struck out as awesome was the camera so I used the camera to record HD videos of Gingerbread on my Desire.
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So what you're telling me is that phone companies sell phones that don't work... Who would keep such a phone?
most people, as it's things like mp3s wont play with out skiping and solved by a new rom.
I understand it's scope and use it on phone and tablet. But it has massive down points. The scope isn't needed. Customisation isn't needed for the general public. But then views on here are always twisted as we are technically minded. What's needed is stuff that just works and works well out the box, something that android struggles with due to the way they market and wont restrict anything.
As I said it's still a good OS, but it is over hyped and it has some serious pitfalls.
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You make it sound like everyone has those issues if they don't install anew ROM. Some people have issues, most people do not. Some of those with issues install a new ROM and it's solved, no more issue. Those that don't have problems carry on as if nothing ever happened and go about their business enjoying their phone...
As i said in several posts it's due to branding and hardware and that not everyone experience its.
apart from apple, WP7 and I imagine blackbrerry as well. no branding and only certain hardware can be used, so all the main competition.
Yes and that's why they're losing market share and userbase.
But yes, having a closed system means devices are fluid throughout.
It also means a competitor with an open system and an established track record, Google, for example, will leapfrog them like is happening right this very moment.
Look at CES, Android this, Android that. The buzz word is Android when it comes to mobile communications and connectivity.
But yes, having a closed system means devices are fluid throughout.
It also means a competitor with an open system and an established track record, Google, for example, will leapfrog them like is happening right this very moment.
Look at CES, Android this, Android that. The buzz word is Android when it comes to mobile communications and connectivity.
even by 2014 symbian will still lead the market, according to most people.
Maybe according to most people but not according to actual research.
Granted that's only in the States but the States is no small userbase...
Granted that's only in the States but the States is no small userbase...
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What can I say, my Desire worked very well out of the box. Only reason I rooted it was to play around with more stuff and to improve the battery life by streamlining the installed software. Even the stock experience on the Desire with Sense was good, and I still find the improved HTC mail app invaluable. I also never had problems with the music player, although I now used Cubed as I prefer it.
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/and...s-market-share-by-2014-says-analyst-50000694/
Android will be a massive market, as you can buy phones from dirt cheap to top end. There's no denying that. Doesn't mean it doesn't have problems though, which are unlikely to be solved, for that very reason.
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East Asia I imagine Nokia thrive still but they're hardly at the forefront of the smartphone phone segment like the USA/Europe though surely.
If you see the comScore data, Nokia are at the bottom with 7.6% subscriber share in August 2010 and dropping to 7.2 in November. They don't even show up in the actual Smartphone category.
If you see the comScore data, Nokia are at the bottom with 7.6% subscriber share in August 2010 and dropping to 7.2 in November. They don't even show up in the actual Smartphone category.
There's no need to fiddle with ROMs, I'm currently running a stock ROM. The only reason I have root access is to perform system image backups. The root access is adding zero core functionality.
Well like I said, I've hardly had any issues. When I first bought my HTC Desire I hated the Android Market, but now, pretty much all the applications on the iPhone I had, are now on Android.
MobileMe is Apples cloud syncing service from device to device, this is not free. Free WiFi tethering on the iPhone requires Jailbreak, or you have to pay your carrier.
As I said above, my Desire is running a completely stock ROM and is more feature rich than my iPhone ever was. There are parts of the iPhone I do miss, but overall, I can do more on the Desire.
I've not had to install any custom ROMs in order to get the best out of this phone.
I can see the issues just fine, there are issues with Android, just like there are issues with the iPhone and iOS.
However, I can appreciate that and don't go out all guns blazing about how either of them are over hyped.
A 4 year prediction? In this extreme market
(did iOS/Android exist 4 years ago?)My phone will be dual booting Windows 9 by then.
What version of Symbian is that survey talking about? Considering that even the HTC Magic got the FroYo update means hardly any old Android phones are still running the old OS, some are but the most popular ones certainly are not.
Look at how many absolutely terrible phones are out there running Symbian, loads!
Look at how many absolutely terrible phones are out there running Symbian, loads!
It is set to "on demand", but still feels laggy, sluggish and buggy. Where as the iphone browser felt smooth and I felt in control with pinch n zoom.
Anyways, i'm keeping my galaxy s