Hi all,I switch between android and ios every year. For example i have been using note5 till the iPhone 7 came out and switched to ip7. Now from ip7 switched to note 8.
Whatever iPhone i use i m always jailbroken.
Here are my observations.
Iphone has always been known for great apps and app store. While Android is great and known for the customization. But i always found that iphone always had better customization interms of integration 3rd party apps into the system while being jailbroken. For example. There is an app called whoozit pro on iPhone that can just pull info from a regular app store app like truecaller and display it on the incoming call screen. While Android truecaller app can also notify you with a banner on the screen, the iPhone displays text like it was from the contacts itself and looks much more like like stock, but android banner looks like some third-party advertising.
Another app called bioprotect simply locks apps using touch id. I haven't found a single app on the entire play store that can properly lock apps all these years. When an bioprotect locked app is tried to open it instantly askes for touchid and also blurrs out the preview in the recents screen. while every app on the Android allows users to see a snapshot of the app for a milli second befor asking for fingerprint. And worst when pressed recents button u can see a preview of the app all time you want. I dont see why a developer cant built a good app locker that can truly protect the privacy. Thinking of previews in notification its even worse too. No app does that too. While iphone has better cydia apps that does.
Some apps directly add buttons and functionality to the stock dialer apps, some can lock albums in the stock gallery app,
The list goes on.. None of these are available for Android and we brag customization.
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Well, if I was to speculate, I'll tell you why: in the simplest terms iphone has maybe 5 current models, almost all the same as previous ones with little tweaks here and there, Samsung alone introduced more different types of phones in last 3 months probably. When you write app for Android you don't even know what cpu it will run on, it could be mediatek, exynos, qualcom and few others I can't even remember. It could be made by Samsung, LG, Sony and many others and operating system is written by Google with as little memory as 500MB and as much as 6GB. Is Apple still forcing system updates on everybody, like they used to in the past? I have phone running Android version from 6 yrs ago and most newest programs run fine. Because of strict restrictions and very limited hardware diversity programs can be tightly integrated with operating system, where in Android you can't do that, if you want your app to run on many different phones. If Apple was a country it would be dictatorship with one leader and all dressed in uniforms and Android would be democracy with everybody doing it's own thing and no one agreeing on anything LOL. But then if you're switching back and forth, it must be something that draws you to Android, so it can't be all that bad, or your switching don't make any sense. If I had to buy phone for my grandmother I would probably pick iphone, if I had iphone and was forced to use itunes to transfer few files from computer to phone or back and I do that often, I'm afraid I would smash the phone with the hammer and be out thousand dollars, but it's just me and maybe I'm nuts.
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I'm not sure if this has been asked before, and if it has please forgive me, but are there any apps that can replicate, or resemble Palm Pres Card style multitasking? Is there a limitation with the Android Platform that means it couldnt work? Jailbroken iphones have this functionality too, and it seems like with the open nature of the Android Platform we should be able to have.
that would need an app that runs other apps "windowed"... i don't think that is gonna happen. opposing the iphone android already has true multitasking out of the box, just get a task manager if you need one.
kendong2 said:
that would need an app that runs other apps "windowed"... i don't think that is gonna happen. opposing the iphone android already has true multitasking out of the box, just get a task manager if you need one.
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please explain how this multitasking on the hero works as when i am one app it has to be closed before i can open another app
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mifran said:
please explain how this multitasking on the hero works as when i am one app it has to be closed before i can open another app
mifran
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If programmed to do so the app you close will remain open and working in the background. Then you can re open it and you will be where you were when you closed it.
mifran said:
please explain how this multitasking on the hero works as when i am one app it has to be closed before i can open another app
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You could just use the built in multitasking. Hold Down The home button until the little window pops up.
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I'm not sure if this has been asked before, and if it has please forgive me, but are there any apps that can replicate, or resemble Palm Pres Card style multitasking? Is there a limitation with the Android Platform that means it couldnt work? Jailbroken iphones have this functionality too, and it seems like with the open nature of the Android Platform we should be able to have.
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Have you ever tried TaskOS? It just do what you want
I'll post recent screenshots but at the beginning, the app was like that:
Now it has a lot of customization features.
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I am not able to develop the screenshot now, it show only the icon. I strongly believe that i wiill be able to implement the screen capture feature soon...!
Report me any bug/suggestion/remark.
Features:
Launch it with a long press on search button ( camera button will come for devices without search button)
1) See all running app in an endless horizontal scroll
2) icons ( not screenshots) are displayed like palm pre
3) kill an app by dragging it to the top of the screen
4) Drag down an app to ignore it
5) icons ( not screenshots) are displayed like palm pre
6) icon size / space beetween icon fully customizable
7) Graphic png fully customizable
look in the preferences for all features
Thanks for that App, I like it alot. One minor aesthetic thing I wouldn't mind seeing in future versions is kinetic scrolling, although that's really not important. Good luck implementing screenshots, too!
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You could just use the built in multitasking. Hold Down The home button until the little window pops up.
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That list just shows the last 6 programmes you have used so you can shortcut to them. It does not necessarily mean they will be running in the background.
Multitasking on the Pre is the best multitasking there is. Hands down. If someone made a "cards" application for android it would sell a ton...
Yesterday as I was leaving work I noticed a new icon on my default (home) desktop called Android. I didn't put it there and have no idea how it got there. When you tap it, it opens a window with like 8 android system icons, txt, settings, ect. Its kinda handy I suppose but not really needed, but I'm really curious where the heck it came from. Anyone else see this on their device?
Sounds like a folder rather than a shortcut? Never seen it before and it's not one of the default folders either.
Yeah I think you're correct. All those functions I usually do from the (LP) dock, and its like the phone decided I use those enough that I need a dedicated folder!!?? Nothing else has changed, the first place I looked was "About Phone", everything is as it was before. Weird!
Edit: also I have LP set to not have text labels for any icons, but this one does say "Android", jesus phone indeed, ha!
Edit: Oh, and the graphic is a generic gray cellphone.
Screenshot??
Sure when I get home and have access to my computer/SDK
SDK? Looking at the spec list you don't need it?
You are aware you can use screenshot apps with root, right?
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SDK? Looking at the spec list you don't need it?
You are aware you can use screenshot apps with root, right?
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Yeah took a quick look at the Market and nothing really jumped out at me, and didn't have a lot of time to monkey around with my phone.
Anyhow,
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Not sure about the Android shortcut/icon, but the second screen looks similar to the popup that shows when you hold the home button. (recent activities list)
Looks like one of the default Folder Organizer items, do you have that installed? If so, you probably added the widget while it was in your pocket or something. I'd be less worried about your phone and start wondering if your leg is becoming self aware!
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Looks like one of the default Folder Organizer items, do you have that installed? If so, you probably added the widget while it was in your pocket or something. I'd be less worried about your phone and start wondering if your leg is becoming self aware!
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Bingo!! Its a widget selection for a program I have called App Organizer, having said that, it takes four (specific) keypresses to get it to a place where I never put icons. I always leave my default home screen devoid of any clutter, (except time), for viewing cool wallpapers.
So I guess I'm back to, did this program just decide, without any interaction from me to put an icon on my desktop? Certainly not earth shaking, but a little bit irritating having some guy behind a monitor deciding how I should use my device.
In the scheme of things theres probably a lot more than less of this going on behind the scenes than I can see, lol.
Thanks for the replies/help clearing this up!
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I'd be less worried about your phone wondering if your leg is becoming self aware!
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Other leg haha, since about 12 years old
Hi,
Is it possible to make a "New Folder" in WP7? Just for example: to put all games in a one folder?
Not at the moment.
App Folders to WP7? Not any time soon.
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"We've been tipped off about an interesting bit of polling going on at the monsmartphone.net (they're a lot like us, but French!) regarding something that all Windows users are all too familiar with. Folders!
The question raised, "Would you like to be able to categorize your applications?", has caught some attention from their more organized readers. Users who've downloaded a lot of Apps were quick to remark that they don't like having to scroll so much to find the ones at the bottom of the pile.
Pinning the most frequently used apps to the Start Menu solves the problem easily but not at all if you're the kind of person to keep a lot of frequent contacts up there. Even more so if you're the type to collect applications - the Markteplace reached 7,000 apps not too long ago and like we said, there's no end in sight. The reasoning is there for some users, certainly. Other users, like myself, don't see the need. Not yet anyway.
Monsmartphone.net's writer, Detsch, had apparently submitted this quandary to Microsoft and from what we've gathered from throwing their site through the make-it-english machine (No, not just google translate! I made a real-live French person read it to me in English!) was that Microsoft does not currently think that this functionality is a priority in the evolution of their OS.
Read more after the break.
Whether or not there was actual scientific research done to back it up or if any charts were involved is unclear but they claim that they average number of apps used by the average user just doesn't require such a poll-worthy, why-don't-we-have-this, functionality. Interesting tidbits from the commentors brought up the option of it. Reminds us a little of Microsoft's position on screen captures.
If folders were eventually included in an update they would prefer it as an option - not a mandate that they had to follow through with. Some presumptions also include folder use for contacts following the lines of Work contacts, Pals, Bowling Team, and things like that. This followed suit with sms and the Games Hub as well with sorted genres.
The most interesting concept of note was not if people would like folders or not but the ability to categorize their apps. Meaning, apps could be categorized and sorted but not necessarily by using folders.
What if they were sorted into specific hubs that opened an additional app listing? That piqued my interest and got me thinking of a better question. If we had the ability to sort or categorize or filter our apps - how would you like it done and how would it work with the Metro UI?"
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Name: Speed Searcher
DESCRIPTION:
Speed Searcher significantly cuts down the time it takes to search the web. With an efficient shortcut method, you can be searching Google, YouTube, Wikipedia (and others) in just a few taps.
Want to search Wikipedia quickly? Instead of opening up Internet Explorer, typing www.wikipedia.org, waiting for the page to load and then searching, simply fire up Speed Searcher and type ‘w’ followed by your query. Easy – and fast!
Speed Searcher also does more. The ‘Quick Query’ section allows you to increase your productivity by retrieving information in just a few short taps. For example, want to know the time anywhere in the world? Simply enter the name of a place and Speed Searcher will show you the time. Other ‘Quick Queries’ include the ability to convert from one unit to another, a dictionary and the current weather anywhere in the world.
Speed Searcher is a great time saving app.By downloading now, you can get involved and suggest features you’d like to see in future versions.
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Like the app I prefer typing the search term and tapping the search engine. This seems more intuitive than typing a "g" or "yt" before the search term. With that in mind, it might be more attractive to have icons for the various search engines, rather than the plain text. Is it possible to return the results within the app, rather than open an external webpage?
It might be more convenient to have the quick search available as a flick to the side.
I'm not loving the icon. Seems a little 90's-ish, not very metro.
Nice app though. I pinned it. Thanks for posting here in xda. Looking forward to any improvements or updates.
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Thanks a lot for the feedback, glad you like it
I like the icons idea and will consider putting in an update. Returning results within the app would be a bit tricky because of the API limits some sites have. However, if you mean getting the results in an embedded browser like that in the 'Quick Query' section, then that's possible. I'm thinking of implementing that in the 'pro' version as an option.
I'll look into having the 'quick query' section being reached via a flick instead of the button. I wasn't sure if people would want a 'pivot' like aspect (since the 'quick query' itself slides to a different pivot page with the answer), but I'm up for toying around with the idea.
The icon was a bit of a last minute thing
Thanks again, this is awesome feedback. The pro version is still in early dev, so I'm taking all of this into account.
Yeah, embedded browser for the results, maybe with an option to open externally. Maybe three pivots, the engine search page, your quick query page, and the results page?
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The reason I would prefer the embedded browser is then I can quickly look at what google brings back, pivot over and click Bing and see what it gives me
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That makes sense (and is certainly possible). Great idea
Lately I've become far more aware about how apps I install on my phone are requesting privileges that frankly put I don't think they should have. IE: Bank of america having access to my camera and microphone to just name one of many apps I have an issue with.
It becomes more of an issue because some of these apps that request features I do not feel comfortable with granting permission are required for me to use with school and work so im not left with much of a choice in terms of granting them access or not using the app at all.
I was conversing with a friend about this very subject recently and he throws out the typical "IOS does that better than Android" bs so of course I called him on his bluff. Well to my shock and amazement in the IOS 7.x settings menu they have a privacy setting where you can select individual apps and decide which privileges they get to have. Like for example he was able to turn on the microphone and camera features in his Bank Of America app.
My questions is does Android provide something similar to this? If not can anyone tell me which custom roms or apps in the market that require root for the nexus 5 that do have this feature?
I would like to take back the control of my privacy on my phone so any help would be appreciated.. thanks!
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Lately I've become far more aware about how apps I install on my phone are requesting privileges that frankly put I don't think they should have. IE: Bank of america having access to my camera and microphone to just name one of many apps I have an issue with.
It becomes more of an issue because some of these apps that request features I do not feel comfortable with granting permission are required for me to use with school and work so im not left with much of a choice in terms of granting them access or not using the app at all.
I was conversing with a friend about this very subject recently and he throws out the typical "IOS does that better than Android" bs so of course I called him on his bluff. Well to my shock and amazement in the IOS 7.x settings menu they have a privacy setting where you can select individual apps and decide which privileges they get to have. Like for example he was able to turn on the microphone and camera features in his Bank Of America app.
My questions is does Android provide something similar to this? If not can anyone tell me which custom roms or apps in the market that require root for the nexus 5 that do have this feature?
I would like to take back the control of my privacy on my phone so any help would be appreciated.. thanks!
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If you're on Android 4 or 4.4.1 you can use App Ops. If you're on 4.4.2 (latest official OTA for the Nexus 5) App Ops was removed, but you can get it back if you're rooted with Xposed Framework and use the AppOpsXposed module.
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Thanks for the quick responses guys.. I wonder why Android is making this increasingly difficult to access where Apple is making it increasingly easier?