Ginger wrote:That's all down to the developers though - if the hardware and OS differences between the different android devices don't prove to be a major blocker, then as the numbers of the androids overtakes iphone then developers should go after the bigger market.
brokenkey wrote:
people places like Africa, India can buy Android phones for $100. that fact alone should give you a pretty good idea as to why Android is going to be much, much bigger than iPhone.
But until the apps on android come up to scratch the iPhone will remain the better platform.
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brokenkey 6,299 posts
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mcbi4kh2 297 posts
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Registered 5 years agoGinger wrote:
Some would argue (including me) though that the core app's on Android are better than iPhone. Browser, Navigation (including My Tracks), Swype, Widgets, Flash etc
brokenkey wrote:
people places like Africa, India can buy Android phones for $100. that fact alone should give you a pretty good idea as to why Android is going to be much, much bigger than iPhone.
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Ginger 6,746 posts
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Registered 11 years agoI'd actually agree that the core apps on android are better but I think that's only a small kart of these phones. The app market (even free apps) are so much better and so much mire professional than android apps (in general).
Market size will make a difference, but market value us just as key. If the android population is 10 times larger but discretionary spend is 10 times lower then why would app devs move across, incurring all the cost of learning a new platform.
It's an interesting discussion that's for sure.gif)
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mcbi4kh2 297 posts
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Registered 5 years agoYou're quite right, from a development point Apple is a far more attractive proposition.
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pauleyc 4,282 posts
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Registered 11 years agoOh-oh. It seems Google might be responsible for quite a screw-up as far as the UK is concerned (the original thread linked from xda is also valuable).
Now, factory resetting an Android phone should clear all the dowloaded apps and personal data, right? Quite a loss if you don't have a backup program/don't use only Google contacts or mail. -
So, the phone budget is in, I'd like to move the company away from those hateful blackberrys, is android the one?
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morriss 69,350 posts
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Registered 9 years agoI'd say yes, but I haven't used iPhone 4 extensively. -
bigshot316 23,173 posts
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TakeTheVeil 5,058 posts
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Registered 7 years agoHas anyone used an Orange "San Francisco" (ZTE Blade)?
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figgis 7,366 posts
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Registered 7 years agoCrispyXUK64 wrote:
If your syncing with Exchange I'd say yes. it's a piece of piss to setup, you might need an app called lock picker to prevent the passwords being asked for constantly.
So, the phone budget is in, I'd like to move the company away from those hateful blackberrys, is android the one?
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Restart 4,348 posts
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Registered 7 years agoTakeTheVeil wrote:
I've got one, & it's a really nice piece of kit. Played with a friends iPhone a bit, & the San Francisco isn't far off in terms of functionality. The screen is really nice (o-led I believe) & it has pretty nice sound through the speakers. Haven't found all that much of use from the Android Marketplace yet, but I haven't really had the chance to download much, since I'm without wi-fi, & my 100mb Orange limit is spent.
Has anyone used an Orange "San Francisco" (ZTE Blade)?
Thinking of picking one up as I lost my phone and it seems like a superb phone for the price
You can get a code off FleaBay for 99p if you want to unlock it. I'll likely do it once my Orange credit has ran out & pick up a deal on Tesco or T-Mobile with 1gb data. -
ironside_online 15 posts
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Registered 3 years agoI've had a San Fran for a couple of weeks now. Here are my thoughts:
Pros:
- It was only £99.
- Great bright screen.
- It was only £99.
Cons:
- WiFi bug where it disconnects when the screen goes to standby and doesn't reconnect.
- Runs Android 2.1 (and probably no upgrade to 2.2 or even 3 when it's released).
- Only 150Mb of internal storage (which fills up pretty quickly).
- Poor camera.
- Angry Birds is glitchy on the San Francisco.
- The screen gets really greasy, really quickly (which never happened on my old Samsung S5600).
But those gripes are minor, really. I'm enjoying playing around with the phone. Haven't entered the world of rooting and ROMs yet, but they're easily available for the phone. -
crashVoodoo 3,212 posts
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Registered 11 years agoIt's a power thing it think. Android phones do disconnect wifi when the screen goes off. You can tell it to never power off in the wifi settings > advanced settings and it will stay connected.a Nexus a day keeps the apple away
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PearOfAnguish 6,575 posts
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Registered 8 years ago- Only 150Mb of internal storage (which fills up pretty quickly).
This is a big problem on the Desire, too. Really annoying they don't provide more internal storage. -
ironside_online 15 posts
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Tried that and it doesn't work
It's some kind of hardware (or possibly software) bug. I don't think it's just the San Fran that's affected.
@PearOfAnguish
The paltry internal storage would be okay if Android 2.1 supported App2SD. But it doesn't. You can get round it by downloading apps from other places (like Angry Birds from GetJar) and installing those on the SD card, but anything from the marketplace has to go in the internal memory. -
Lukey__b 3,725 posts
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Not true on the marketplace front. I've not verified it, but a couple of apps that I have had recently had updates that allow you to move the app to the SD card and these updates are on the marketplace.
@crashVoodoo
Tried that and it doesn't work It's some kind of hardware (or possibly software) bug. I don't think it's just the San Fran that's affected.
@PearOfAnguish
The paltry internal storage would be okay if Android 2.1 supported App2SD. But it doesn't. You can get round it by downloading apps from other places (like Angry Birds from GetJar) and installing those on the SD card, but anything from the marketplace has to go in the internal memory.
Again, not verrified, I just checked what they had updated and that was the only thing.'Sup, what's guanine?
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ironside_online 15 posts
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Registered 3 years agoOooo, that sounds cool. I assume you're on Android 2.1 or below (which I am). I think it's a whole other kettle of fish on 2.2. -
Lukey__b 3,725 posts
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Registered 4 years agoI'm on 2.1 as I have been making a mess of getting an SD card for my phone. Are you saying that 2.2 does not support it, or that it does.... or that you don't know? lol, sorry but I could take that last comment a few different ways.'Sup, what's guanine?
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crashVoodoo 3,212 posts
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Registered 11 years ago2.2 has the ability to move apps to the sd card
Apparently some apps will give this option even if you are still on 2.1
Personally ive never had an issue with storage. It's possible that I just didn't download as many apps as other people.a Nexus a day keeps the apple away
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Restart 4,348 posts
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Registered 7 years agoI've just switched my Android handset (Orange San Francisco/ZTE Blade) over to Tesco Mobile, & whilst the signal is fantastic it doesn't seem to want to play ball with the 3G signal for internet access.
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bigshot316 23,173 posts
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Registered 5 years agoAnybody happen to have a simpletons guide to using ScummVM on the Desire?
I have it unzipped on the SD card, I can open it up fine but when I go to Add game, and click on The Dig which I have unzipped in its own Folder inside the ScummVM folder, it cannot find a game?...
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bigshot316 23,173 posts
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mikew1985 9,686 posts
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Registered 6 years agoScummVM is out?
I totally forgot it was being worked on!
Eeeeeeeeeeeeep!
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bigshot316 23,173 posts
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Registered 5 years agoYeah there's a link on the Android forums.
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mikew1985 9,686 posts
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Registered 6 years agoWill do. I'm pretty confident I'll figure it out.
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lexxx 130 posts
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Registered 3 years agoRestart wrote:
If you didn't already work this out, go to http://www.filesaveas.com/gprs.html and take note of the Tesco-Mobile GPRS settings; then on your phone go to Settings -> Wireless & Network settings -> Mobile Networks -> Access Point Names
I've just switched my Android handset (Orange San Francisco/ZTE Blade) over to Tesco Mobile, & whilst the signal is fantastic it doesn't seem to want to play ball with the 3G signal for internet access.
Does anyone know how I would go about manually setting this up?
then press menu to add a new APN, enter the settings in there and it should hopefully connect to the 3g network
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Restart 4,348 posts
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Registered 7 years agoThanks for the reply. I found the settings on the Modaco Android forums eventually though, & with Tesco Mobile now have a 3G+ connection, together with a constant 3 or 4 bar connection no matter where I go. -
bigshot316 23,173 posts
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Registered 5 years agoSorry Mike I never replied.
i was just being a bit thick- just download the new ScummVM from the Android forum, stick it on the SD card, and do the same with the games.
Scumm opens from the shortcut, and you can just add games from the SD card through Scumm itself.
If you get what I mean.
Playing the Dig at the moment, it's awesome- my only complaint being that the trackball sensitivity is lame, and if you use the touch screen you cannot mouse hover over stuff.
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Is there anyone that's recently gone from apples CUNTING iphone to Android?
Can you please give your impressions.
I have reservations about the following:
Fragmentation of userbase and apps: Do apps tell you what you require in the apps store?
Media player: Is there a decent media player for Android now? I heard this was it's biggest weakness.
Sync with PC, what kind of software does it use? Can it do wireless update? As in over a home wireless network. I know it does over the air updates.
Thanks
Your's apple hater.
Come and get it cumslingers!
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