Nexus 7 iPad killer? - Nexus 7 General

I love the Nexus 7 and in fact, I love the Nexus line of devices. Now, when we all start to compare the Nexus 7 to The New iPad as a iPad killer, it begins to look like a case of fan boyishly hatred. Please! No off topic comments...thanks!
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Now! You might be asking why am I posting this? And here is the simple answer, because I don't want some girl or boy, man, women and child to read the none fact threads and believe there is no reason to buy a Apple device when there are great reasons to do so...
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Until Apple releases their version of a 7" tablet, I think it's a bit unfair to try and compare the two, or say one is a killer of the other device. I think they target two separate markets that have plenty of room for both.
The only thing that's Killer is whatever a company does to themselves. The iPad is going to be healthy for quite a long time, I believe.

Sorry, but these threads almost always end badly
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Steve Jobs wanted to destroy Android

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I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this.Steve JobsApple
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What do you guys think about this?
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I think it's off topic for the general section of the Samsung Galaxy S II forum.
Just to think of it.. He also copied the mouse (i think) and so called innovated it.. Psss
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oinkylicious said:
I think it's off topic for the general section of the Samsung Galaxy S II forum.
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I think it relates because it is between iOS and Android w/c is the OS of SGS2 and i want the opinions of my fellow SGS2 users.. But if the mods want to move this they can freely do so..
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What do you guys think about this?
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I thank god I'm not an Apple sheep . I hear Apple's iOS 5 has a brand new pull down notification bar.. And Android's supposedly copying Apple? Lol it's just a good laugh in my opinion
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kyleforge said:
I thank god I'm not an Apple sheep . I hear Apple's iOS 5 has a brand new pull down notification bar.. And Android's supposedly copying Apple? Lol it's just a good laugh in my opinion
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Yeah, now it's time for android to sue apple.. No words can explain how angry i was when i read about this article..
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that is pathetic -.-
Its just simple business, destroy the competition before they grow even stronger. This extends itself beyond phones to ipads, tablets and anything that competes with Apple.
After all Google acquired the developer of Android in 2005 and it was listed as distributed in 2007. Only until recently have Apple became very agressive in terms of suing and other lawsuits etc. Why? Because he realised just how much of a threat Android has become.
Windows could copy him, he woudnt have cared less but after all, last quarter of 2010 Android was listed as the best selling platform with over 190million Android devices to date.
Only makes sense for Apple to want to curb this growth although the reality is those who loves Apple products will never learn. They could release an iphone 5 with next to no new features and people will still go crazy and line up for days to buy it. They cant do any wrong but those Apple fans should be thanking the healthy competition Android provides because its due this competition that both platforms have lifted their game to out do eachother. SG2 is only as good as it is so it can sell agressively, its the only way potential Iphone owners will consider swapping and due to Android phones like this, Iphone have to provide more features to continue growing instead of crap like Iphone 4s which really is a pathetic upgrade (well not for Apple given how limited the Iphone 4 was) but in reality the features it offers is what many Android phones (LG, Motorolla, HTC, Samsung) have offered for a while.
Either way i dont mind Apple being popular, it forces Android phones to be even better so consumers win either way
I love android but He was good man
I think it's actually quite sad and pathetic the obsession he buiilt up about destroying Android, never mind fairytales about stealing it was all in his mind, he thought he was the main man and Apple were THE most advanced when it came to technology but couldn't hack it when Android came in and pulled the carpet from under him and Apple so decided to cry foul and accuse them of all sorts and issue patent after patent, that doesn't sound to me like a "technology genius" rather a bitter man who simply couldn't accept Apple were being brushed aside by Android.
Anyway this is probably for the general forum.
Just my two cents anyway.
I think he won't succeed.
Who cares what Steve MOD EDIT Jobs said, he was just a glorified marketing man. Apple is rotten to its core - a bit like Jobs now.
I think Larry Ellison will destroy Android for him.
I think that, without Steve Jobs, we wouldn't have these fancy android phones. There wouldn't be a dual-core 1.2ghz phone running an extremely customizable O.S without Apple creating the iPhone. But now there is.
Its called innovation. Company 1 makes a product that sells well. Company 2 "copies" them and creates a different and/or better product. Company 1 then releases an upgrade and tries to beat. Company 2's product. Its never ending and allows for products to improve at an extremely fast rate. That is, until company 1 sues everyone who improved upon their product and is now outselling them!
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How? Unless he has an ipad and a router in his box...
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Was surprise in Steve's book about the bit on Gorilla glass. Was invented in the 60s but Corning couldn't find a use for it. The original iphone was suppose to have a plastic screen but Steve wanted it with glass instead. So his friend suggested he talk to Corning about it.
Corning haven't been making this stuff and Apple wanted this stuff in 6 months for the launch. They converted an lcd plant and got their best people to make the glass.
Apple should have taken out an exclusive license on it. Who knows maybe Steve thinks Andriod stole the glass too.
Android Central posted a good article on this subject: http://tinyurl.com/6l5ps8z
And regarding slide to unlock, it's like ford getting a patent on car doors.
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Is this news to you?
Apple does not like competition. That's nothing new.
He was only afraid because Android got so extremely popular by being the direct opposite of iOS. Open-source and not restrictive.
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I think that thread name is wrong... It should say "Steve Jobs WANTED to destroy Android"
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How? Unless he has an ipad and a router in his box...
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That is no use to him, as he always thinks out of the box.

What android Fans Think of Apple Fans??

Quoted:"iPhone fanboys are status-seeking, ignorant sheep brainwashed by Apple marketing, according to some Android users. Is that view accurate"? Is some sense hit the source link to get the full article before you comment its pretty good. One of the best I've read in awhile unbiased and etc.
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Each to there own I honesty don't care unless there being a bit*h
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To me there is nothing wrong with being an apple fan. The issues I have see with the ones that don't know why they support apple, the ones that tell me an iPod is better simply because its an iPod. As long as somebody can logically explain to me why they support the products they use I won't complain. Unfortunately there are ignorant blind fanboys in every group.
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I'm actually thinking of getting an iPhone 4S. Its so pretty.
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IRL, I have no problem with iPhone users (although I laugh in disdain whenever they dare whip out their phones near me), nor do I have any particular fondness of Android users (although 99% of them treat me as a cyber-freak when it comes to Android).
What I have problem with are haters and fanboys alike. Your insecurity is showing, and it is showing very strongly.
I don't hate apple or there fans unless like max said there being bitc*hes.
But i do prefer android as its more windows mobile like as being able to customize every little aspect of it.
I do have a 64gb ipod touch 4g as it has tons of space just for my music plus has apps that android doesnt.
I think u need best of both worlds.
Just i prefer android as my one that i take everywhere whereas i don't want an iphone cause its an ipod touch with a phone.
I've actually recommended Apple products to some people. They serve a purpsoe. Some people do better with things that are simple and corralled. There's nothing wrong with that.
I generally don't mind Apple fans unless they start telling me I should buy an iPhone just because its an iPhone.
Yeah, i think apple fans are those who are mad.
My aunt has an iPhone and tried it, overrated phone. period. . Honestly, I love my Dell Venue!
muerteman said:
The issues I have see with the ones that don't know why they support apple, the ones that tell me an iPod is better simply because its an iPod. As long as somebody can logically explain to me why they support the products they use I won't complain.
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QFT. almost no apple user can do this though, which is why i have such a low opinion of them.
EDIT: lemme amend that. almost no apple user can do that WITH VALID REASONS.
The thing that bugs me about most iPhone users and iPhone fans that I know, is that they are so oblivious to everything else and don't know anything about technology. For example: I'm in school and people start talking about iPhone 4s. Then people are like there's nothing different about it! And someone else is all yes its faster! And they don't even know the difference between dual core and single core. They think that because it is a product of apple that automatically its the latest and greatest advancements in technology when it is clear to users like us that they are simply playing catch-up. It just irritates me that people hype it up so much when they are so uneducated in the technology field. I will give them that it is very aesthetically appealing and that the UI does give it a very polished high quality speedy feeling device. I also wish that we had the dev support in our market that the app store does.
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I'm actually thinking of getting an iPhone 4S. Its so pretty.
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Alanrocks????
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bcryQUuDwM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Lol!!! Seriously I laughed my ass off when I saw this. Though, I know that not all iPhone owners are like this.
I have a buddy that had the 3g, hated it for a couple reasons. Then decided to get a Samsung Android phone through ATT. That drove him back to Apple. The primary reason was that the phone it self was horrible. And I agreed with him. I have a bit of a disdain for Samsung products. I have owned some my self, and was more than dissatisfied with there performances.
He also claimed that ios was easier to use. I disagreed with that. But, who am I to say what anybody's comprehension level is of anything. Personally, I find both Android and ios very easy to navigate and use. But hey, if the iPhone was easier for him to use. Then by golly I hope he is happy with it. To each there own.
I simply like the fact that Android is open source and that there is a pretty decent community of there for us. But, just like ios users. There are people that are idiots in here also. Hell I can't ever claim to be 100% not an idiot. But, I am learning still. That what it comes down to. Always be willing to learn and be humble about what you think you know. Because therewith always be some one out there that will trump some of your knowledge.
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Well I have both. I love my Android... very much. But on the other hand I really enjoy my iPhone as well. Not just because of the apps but also because I am a huge fan of my MacBook and I couldn't do anything without it. It just looks good and that is a very important factor for me.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bcryQUuDwM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Lol!!! Seriously I laughed my ass off when I saw this. Though, I know that not all iPhone owners are like this.
I have a buddy that had the 3g, hated it for a couple reasons. Then decided to get a Samsung Android phone through ATT. That drove him back to Apple. The primary reason was that the phone it self was horrible. And I agreed with him. I have a bit of a disdain for Samsung products. I have owned some my self, and was more than dissatisfied with there performances.
He also claimed that ios was easier to use. I disagreed with that. But, who am I to say what anybody's comprehension level is of anything. Personally, I find both Android and ios very easy to navigate and use. But hey, if the iPhone was easier for him to use. Then by golly I hope he is happy with it. To each there own.
I simply like the fact that Android is open source and that there is a pretty decent community of there for us. But, just like ios users. There are people that are idiots in here also. Hell I can't ever claim to be 100% not an idiot. But, I am learning still. That what it comes down to. Always be willing to learn and be humble about what you think you know. Because therewith always be some one out there that will trump some of your knowledge.
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xD that video captures the attitude and tech knowledge of 98% of iPhone users PERFECTLY
hence my disdain for any iOS device.
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Quoted:"iPhone fanboys are status-seeking, ignorant sheep brainwashed by Apple marketing, according to some Android users. Is that view accurate"? Is some sense hit the source link to get the full article before you comment its pretty good. One of the best I've read in awhile unbiased and etc.
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It is a pretty accurate description for sure, im not a fanboy nor will i ever be one but id definitely always choose Android every time over anything especially IOS.
BlackRose 22 said:
Quoted:"iPhone fanboys are status-seeking, ignorant sheep brainwashed by Apple marketing, according to some Android users. Is that view accurate"? Is some sense hit the source link to get the full article before you comment its pretty good. One of the best I've read in awhile unbiased and etc.
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Agreed. They are very brainwashed by technology from Apple even if it existed years ago.
Oh, and can I borrow that quote to make my signature?
iPhones and iPads make non-tech people feel techie. Real techies know the difference.
The end.
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iPhones and iPads make non-tech people feel techie. Real techies know the difference.
The end.
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Agreed, I think most Apple people are sheeple, simply following the crowd. Or should I say following Apple marketing...
That's not to say that an iPhone is a bad device, I think it does have its good points, I just think there are better phones out there.

In all seriousness

I'm sure this will be locked or reported by some tard but dang, I just gotta vent this out now.
What in the name of all that is f'n sensible does everyone and their brother come here and open a thread about the reason why they didn't/won't/will never buy this tablet?
In case you haters and nit pickers don't know, us buyers do know it doesn't have a rear camera, no HDMI out, no haptic feedback and other missing things.
I could explain to you as the hundreds of others have as to the reasons behind all of that, but it will not matter. Someone will post in 5 minutes how it was a deal breaker because it didn't have a 15 million pixel super retina display.
Anyway, feel better now. Flame away.
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sprintuser1977 said:
I'm sure this will be locked or reported by some tard but dang, I just gotta vent this out now.
What in the name of all that is f'n sensible does everyone and their brother come here and open a thread about the reason why they didn't/won't/will never buy this tablet?
In case you haters and nit pickers don't know, us buyers do know it doesn't have a rear camera, no HDMI out, no haptic feedback and other missing things.
I could explain to you as the hundreds of others have as to the reasons behind all of that, but it will not matter. Someone will post in 5 minutes how it was a deal breaker because it didn't have a 15 million pixel super retina display.
Anyway, feel better now. Flame away.
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It's because the internet is full of morons and they think xda is a general Android forum where they can come and ***** and whine. Take it to Android Central I say! Leave xda for the rooters, ROMers, and modders who actually love their devices and use xda for what it is actually meant for.
This is very important. It should be stickied.
I agree. I love this tablet just the way it is. I purchased it knowing what was missing. Despite the features not included, everything else more than makes up for it. yeah, I would've loved to have those extra things also, but they weren't a deal breaker for me. for the last 6+months I've used my Prime every single day as mines is a great device(unlocked, rooted, running custom rom & kernel). Ever since I bought this Nexus 7, my Prime isn't getting the attention like I use to give it. my prime + keyboard dock is more powerful, versatile, and overall better than my Nexus 7. But the experience out the box with it is nothing short of amazing. its far more portable & I would've never thought I would like the 7in. form factor so much. so my Nexus 7 compliments my Prime very well. I really like the Nexus 7 and the Nexus experience.
But yeah, threads created talking about why they didn't buy the device is pointless. at least post the comments in existing threads. no need for a new thread everytime Joe schmo doesn't like something about this tablet..lol
p.s. I posted this from my prime. which I forced myself to use today, since I haven't used it as much lately. now its time to take my nexus 7 off the charger and use it..lol. its running great on stock JB and motley custom linario kernel.
Ugh. I was so looking forward to the Nexus 7 and then I read that it can't turn into a hoverboard! The nerve of Google and ASUS to leave out something so important like that! DEALBREAKER!!!
Agreed. Endless whining and nitpicking over petty insignificant and quick to RMA for like the 10th time over something they wouldn't have noticed until they read about it online. And, lacking the common sense to revert to stock to rule out quirks.
sprintuser1977 said:
I'm sure this will be locked or reported by some tard but dang, I just gotta vent this out now.
What in the name of all that is f'n sensible does everyone and their brother come here and open a thread about the reason why they didn't/won't/will never buy this tablet?
In case you haters and nit pickers don't know, us buyers do know it doesn't have a rear camera, no HDMI out, no haptic feedback and other missing things.
I could explain to you as the hundreds of others have as to the reasons behind all of that, but it will not matter. Someone will post in 5 minutes how it was a deal breaker because it didn't have a 15 million pixel super retina display.
Anyway, feel better now. Flame away.
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I get where you coming from but it's useless to tell that to people unless you just wanna get that off your chest cause they will ask dumb questions and there's nothing we can do about it except mods, that's one of the reasons they're here. It's not just the internet it's people in general lol.
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Just do what I do. Tell them that they'd probably be much happier with an iPad. And if they already bought an N7, offer them $5 for it. $5.25 if it's 16gb
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Just do what I do. Tell them that they'd probably be much happier with an iPad. And if they already bought an N7, offer them $5 for it. $5.25 if it's 16gb
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swag
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_MetalHead_ said:
It's because the internet is full of morons and they think xda is a general Android forum where they can come and ***** and whine. Take it to Android Central I say! Leave xda for the rooters, ROMers, and modders who actually love their devices and use xda for what it is actually meant for.
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Well, why would they think otherwise when they can and do come here to ***** and whine and their accounts are never deleted, they are never sent warning messages by mods, their posts are never deleted, etc. For all intents and purposes, despite the name of the site, it is a general Android forum for people to ***** and whine.
Totally agree! Then when something comes out that has those “deal breaking" things that they whine about, they begin to complain about price and how they can't justify paying the higher cost. Still waiting for mine lol scoping out the section. Haha.
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sprintuser1977 said:
I'm sure this will be locked or reported by some tard but dang, I just gotta vent this out now.
What in the name of all that is f'n sensible does everyone and their brother come here and open a thread about the reason why they didn't/won't/will never buy this tablet?
In case you haters and nit pickers don't know, us buyers do know it doesn't have a rear camera, no HDMI out, no haptic feedback and other missing things.
I could explain to you as the hundreds of others have as to the reasons behind all of that, but it will not matter. Someone will post in 5 minutes how it was a deal breaker because it didn't have a 15 million pixel super retina display.
Anyway, feel better now. Flame away.
From the Note to Nexus 7
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People want a $600 Tablet for $199 and when Google does not take a $400 loss per sale, they throw a tantrum..,
Odd.... I know....
+1 Dude
I'd marry the Nexus 7 if it could make me delicious sammiches and give me BJs on demand.
But alas, it is only a tablet so I will only use it as it was designed.
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I'd marry the Nexus 7 if it could make me delicious sammiches and give me BJs on demand.
But alas, it is only a tablet so I will only use it as it was designed.
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It can't make sammiches or give BJs???? The nerve of Google and ASUS to leave out such important features! DEALBREAKER!!!!
Lmao
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Ugh. I was so looking forward to the Nexus 7 and then I read that it can't turn into a hoverboard! The nerve of Google and ASUS to leave out something so important like that! DEALBREAKER!!!
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It doesn't? I'm cancelling.
100% agree. Thanks for posting. I love mine and knew exactly what I was buying.
The whiners and others make me nuts!
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sprintuser1977 said:
I'm sure this will be locked or reported by some tard but dang, I just gotta vent this out now.
What in the name of all that is f'n sensible does everyone and their brother come here and open a thread about the reason why they didn't/won't/will never buy this tablet?
In case you haters and nit pickers don't know, us buyers do know it doesn't have a rear camera, no HDMI out, no haptic feedback and other missing things.
I could explain to you as the hundreds of others have as to the reasons behind all of that, but it will not matter. Someone will post in 5 minutes how it was a deal breaker because it didn't have a 15 million pixel super retina display.
Anyway, feel better now. Flame away.
From the Note to Nexus 7
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.... and breathe.
In my opinion, the tablet is a tablet, nothing more. Why do I need to take photos with it when I can use a camera? Why do I need to make a phonecall when I have a phone?
People expect too much from technology these days. And they expect top technology for minimum money.
Personally, I'm excited as hell to order my n7! I know what it has, what it doesnt and I know I'm going to root it and custom Rom it just like my desire HD was
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Nexus 5 spotted on popular YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE5Qosf4IPk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This shows that the nexus line is not only a reference device and or developer device but also a consumer friendly device. I hope Google won't end it or if they do rebrand it instead.
Anyways checkout the video imagine If Google now did this
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Well if they do the my dear xda community is to blame. We tell all the noobs "Hey! Go get a Nexus 5. It's hot in the streets right now!" I couldn't remember the last time I saw a Nexus in a phone store in Chicago. So its hard to believe that millions of people made this phone consumer friendly without the help of rooters and developers. This is probably why they had crappy advertising to begin with.
EDIT: Just my opinion....
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The Nexus will never be a mainsteam device like Samsung, LG etc. Thank god for that, or we will realy be flooded with noobs breaking their phones and blaming Google and toolkits and posting threads
When I was looking at phones at Sprint, they were like "here's what we got" and I looked and they had several options (G2, GS4, Note 3, HTC One, N5, etc.) and were like "this phone has this, this phone has this" but I didn't feel pressured. But they did point out the N5 was a nice phone.

Tapatalk

Hello everyone
I can no longer read the forum from my Oppo via the tapatalk application, why? does anyone have the same problem?
Tapatalk integration has been removed. It won't work anymore. We have a new XDA app: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...rolling-out-now.4199599/page-37#post-84148669
Now that is a name I have not heard in a long, long time. I was an early Tapatalk user. Bought it when they had a paid version. Thought it was great. Since then, many forums have adopted a mobile view that is more than sufficient for light mobile use. Not quite as good as Tapatalk, though.
Tapatalk had two major issues before it started trying to swindle its own users. One, if you paid (them) for the app, they would stop serving ads from the forums, costing the forum operators money. Two, the forum owners had to install a Tapatalk backend onto their forum, and that always had issues. So forum owners were going out of their way to do something which not only did not benefit them, but it cost them money in ad revenue. Then Tapatalk started cheating its paid users by de-listing the paid app and pushing a freemium one in its place.
Tapatalk can take a flying leap.
That said, sad to see the XDA app that replaced it is not on the iOS App Store. While I still love Android in general, I'm an iPhone guy now. I used to be an iPhone hater, so it's kind of funny, but the whole smartphone wars thing was overblown, it was never really any good for anybody except the corporations, who loved it when people would swear off one brand, only to buy into another, and push the fanboys deeper into their trenches. Today, my tech loyalty is only to myself — that is, "what tech is best for me?". And, this year, a $250 iPhone SE 2020 was what was best for me. It's not the fastest or prettiest thing out there, but it does calls, texts, and music, which is all I really need anyway. (And I got the red one, so it's pretty damn sexy.) And it's an iPhone, so it's gonna get updates for five or six years, because that's how they roll. Still, I never got the hang of forums on phones, outside of Tapatalk, so, I'll probably stick to desktop usage regardless.
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Tapatalk integration has been removed. It won't work anymore. We have a new XDA app: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...rolling-out-now.4199599/page-37#post-84148669
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Nice , thanks
dragontology said:
Now that is a name I have not heard in a long, long time. I was an early Tapatalk user. Bought it when they had a paid version. Thought it was great. Since then, many forums have adopted a mobile view that is more than sufficient for light mobile use. Not quite as good as Tapatalk, though.
Tapatalk had two major issues before it started trying to swindle its own users. One, if you paid (them) for the app, they would stop serving ads from the forums, costing the forum operators money. Two, the forum owners had to install a Tapatalk backend onto their forum, and that always had issues. So forum owners were going out of their way to do something which not only did not benefit them, but it cost them money in ad revenue. Then Tapatalk started cheating its paid users by de-listing the paid app and pushing a freemium one in its place.
Tapatalk can take a flying leap.
That said, sad to see the XDA app that replaced it is not on the iOS App Store. While I still love Android in general, I'm an iPhone guy now. I used to be an iPhone hater, so it's kind of funny, but the whole smartphone wars thing was overblown, it was never really any good for anybody except the corporations, who loved it when people would swear off one brand, only to buy into another, and push the fanboys deeper into their trenches. Today, my tech loyalty is only to myself — that is, "what tech is best for me?". And, this year, a $250 iPhone SE 2020 was what was best for me. It's not the fastest or prettiest thing out there, but it does calls, texts, and music, which is all I really need anyway. (And I got the red one, so it's pretty damn sexy.) And it's an iPhone, so it's gonna get updates for five or six years, because that's how they roll. Still, I never got the hang of forums on phones, outside of Tapatalk, so, I'll probably stick to desktop usage regardless.
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Exactly my sentiment. I ditched the Android after more than 10 years... And for good now after getting tired of all the Samsung crap and constant lagging and planned obsolescence... And I'm quite happy with the iPhone despite being a real hater of Apple for the way they did things and their pricing. It seems they got beaten to it at last by Samsung. Anyway I loved Tapatalk for reading the XDA and commenting. And this move is kind of annoying especially as an app for XDA is missing on iOS. I guess I'll have to use the forum only on my PC from now on...
sabonev said:
Exactly my sentiment. I ditched the Android after more than 10 years... And for good now after getting tired of all the Samsung crap and constant lagging and planned obsolescence... And I'm quite happy with the iPhone despite being a real hater of Apple for the way they did things and their pricing. It seems they got beaten to it at last by Samsung. Anyway I loved Tapatalk for reading the XDA and commenting. And this move is kind of annoying especially as an app for XDA is missing on iOS. I guess I'll have to use the forum only on my PC from now on...
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