But can a jailbroken iPhone do everything an android phone can do? I can't write my own iOS rom or kernel, last I checked anyway. That limits it in a way that some Android phones are not. I think of it as such: I could make an Android be exactly like iOS, but can I make iOS be exactly like Android?
As far as device fragmentation goes, you just have to say "My app needs this, this, and this" in terms of hardware, maybe adapting for lower resolutions and thinga. The Google Play store filters apps so that devices that don't have the necessary hardware don't see the apps, so you just gotta stop trying to get every single device.
iPhone 3GS can, I've read it before, but that speaks of the iPhone hardware, not iOS as I was discussing. The downgrade comment just sounds like fanboy drivel/troll bait.
Well there is a plugin that I used to have installed that would let me change the interface.
It had android and windows 7 phone interfaces, and a bunch of custom ones.
Once I got done showing it off I deleted it.
iOS is superior to Android... but only because they specialize. Android is designed to be much more flexible and customizable.
So, yeah, if you're the type of person who uses a phone to play music, watch movies, call people, play games, then iOS is better, faster, and prettier.
If you're into finding fun fixes for your phone, hacking networks, packet sniffing, making games, get an Android. iOS is just not designed for it, and fails utterly in what it's not designed to do.
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Oh, I suppose I should have updated this with my experience so far.
I eventually got the Android and I'm very glad that I did. In hindsight I don't know why I was even debating it. The OSs and brands have various advantages but the main thing is that it's nice to be free of Apple. I'm not sure if the Nexus was the best choice of phone (but it was free.)
I still have my iPod touch and usually don't mind taking two devices with me. I use the iPod for music and some random apps that aren't on Android, and that's it. iOS has been terrible since I upgraded to version 4 or whatever it was. On Android I can disable the accelerometer for specific apps, which is the single most amazing thing if you've previously used an iPod/iPhone. I much prefer Android as a "business" phone and iPod as an entertainment thingy.
Also, some recent updates from the field.. Samsung Galaxy S3 is just miles ahead of the latest iPhone (and apparently statistics say that the most recent iOSes lead in mobile O/S crashes). Google Nexus is proving good competition to Samsung too.
I hear smartphone developers are working on new tech that simulates texture and resistance, so you might actually have real d-pad feels on a touchphone soon.
Disclaimer: Any sarcasm in my posts will not be mentioned as that would ruin the purpose. It is assumed that the reader is intelligent enough to tell the difference between what is sarcasm and what is not.
Disclaimer: Any sarcasm in my posts will not be mentioned as that would ruin the purpose. It is assumed that the reader is intelligent enough to tell the difference between what is sarcasm and what is not.
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