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21st March, 2012 at 21/03/2012 04:56:30 -

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.

 
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21st March, 2012 at 21/03/2012 17:08:07 -

iPhone can run android. Google it.

But why would I downgrade?

 
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21st March, 2012 at 21/03/2012 20:29:16 -

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.

 
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22nd March, 2012 at 22/03/2012 03:51:09 -



Right.

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.

It was cute though.

 
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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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17th June, 2012 at 17/06/2012 13:48:39 -

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.

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11th July, 2012 at 11/07/2012 11:15:31 -

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.

 
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11th July, 2012 at 11/07/2012 13:48:05 -


Originally Posted by Muz
Google Nexus is proving good competition to Samsung too.



Did you mean Apple instead of Samsung up there?

The one I have is a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. There are other Nexus devices made by other companies, such as the HTC Nexus One.

Still love this phone, btw.

 
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12th July, 2012 at 12/07/2012 01:34:10 -

Er, yeah, I meant apple, lol.

 
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