I look this post and the only thing I see is a fanboy rant like the ones that I see from the other side.
iOS feels very similar to Windows in its worst days, even worse because Windows was much more open.
So, again the question: tell us why is this fanboyism, why do you think it's not appropriate to compare two operating systems? Because of your fear that your favorite will loose? Why should we not talk about the 18% share and the decline of Apple and iOS happening for years?
And someone that can say with straight face that Android hardware specs are far ahead iPhone 5s is just someone that doesn't know what is talking about.
And by the way, you can try the "Because of your fear that your favorite will loose?" with others. I use Android and I don't have any iOS device.
You do not have any iOS device but claim that iOS have advantages over Android? This sounds a bit weird but ok, try to find one single reason why iOS should be better. But you won't because it's easier for you to bail out from the discussion and go to the meta level by telling that this is a rant, bullshit and fanboyism instead of giving some valid reasons (but how? you do not have an iOS device anyway).
Again, this is not a rant, this is reality, it's just that in the last two years Android developed much faster than iOS did, in every regard. And it seems that it's not allowed to address iOS' fall.
That's poor usability, plain and simple, and the same thing happens in hundreds of places in the Android UI
How about their permissions system? To get any level of control in android, you literally HAVE to root. No stock android gives you control over permissions. Either you accept ALL the permissions of an app, or you don't install the app.
I can control every aspect of that, as a user, on my iphone. I can say "hey, you can't read my contacts, but you can access network, just don't use push".
Android lost to iOS. it's not user friendly. Who gives a sh*t if it's "more customizable"? It does so at the expense of simple, intuitive UI design.
and just to be clear here, I have apps for both iOS and Android, I have an iPhone, and I have a galaxy note tablet. I've had several android phones over the years, and I've had multiple Apple devices.
Let me make it even more clear: The barrier to entrance for developing for an OS doesn't make it any better/worse than any other OS. If you're a developer and whining about the API's of your chosen OS, change careers. It's part of your job, if you don't like it, well, then your days must suck.
Wrong
> I can control every aspect of that, as a user, on my iphone. I can say "hey, you can't read my contacts, but you can access network, just don't use push".
Wrong, you just can control what Apple let's you control
> Android lost to iOS. it's not user friendly.
Wrong
Funny, you're just the mirror of the one that posted the link
And where's the proof for your second claim? Show me how you can reject individual permissions, without root, on a stock android phone, such as the HTC One, Galaxy S4, or anything, really?
I can take screenshots this instant that illustrate that you can't do that on a stock device.
I'm not a fanboy, I have devices on both sides of the fence. You however are rejecting my claims with ZERO proof. I believed that is called willful ignorance.
So, for all of your "wrong" statements, provide some proof, or STFU
Every single one of those dialogs has a "remember this selection" checkbox.
Source: I have an Android, and through using that checkbox I am now only ever prompted for those things where I want to decide on the fly.
It sounds like a conclusion that would be reached by someone who looked at two options and selected one.