Weaknesses of Android: Are there any?

how can u not see anything wrong with the hero and galaxy! slow processors and low memory for running apps (galaxy)

1* agreed
2* i dont see the need for apps2sd if the hardware would have sufficient memory
3* agreed
4* agree x10
5* agree
 
Everything I describe here is based on a stock Magic

1. No full Bluetooth Support
2. No way of checking what apps are running
3. Can't save apps to SD card
4. Music Player is lacking
5. Browser isn't brilliant
6. Market is hard to navigate
7. Battery Life could be better
8. Browser reloads a window everytime instead of caching it

New platform though, so these could really be easily sorted out. Besides, this list isn't as big as the one for the iPhone I had.
 
That's one of the most fair minded lists of what's lacking that I have seen. Although I do like the browser a lot (besides the cache portion) however I think there are some small areas of improvement (for example I would love screens to swipe side to side or maybe even an on screen button for it)
 
Hahaha you're right, I was thiking about the physical design of the phones, and not the harsware underneath. I think it blows that everyone is still using the same qualcomm 528mhz processor for the android phones. My dream android phone would be an all touch phone with a 3.5" screen, with tons of internal memory, and a good processor... in other words, basically an iphone running Hero
 
speaking of all touch screen

android is lacking alot in their stock on screen keyboard i mean its so fcking wack!

but i wouldnt get an all touch screen phone i can type waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay faster on a full qwerty keyboard
 
The Hero keyboard is almost as good as the iphone.

Personally, After using my friends iphone keyboard for a week, I could easily type faster than any hardware keyboard. You don't have to press down on a key, and you let their auto-correct (which is great) guess what you meant.
 
im mexican dude so i hate auto correct! and the hero's keyboard is a modified keyboard just like the whole OS is.

my brother has an iphone and yeah the keyboard is pretty accurate and easy to use but i will bet you 100 bucks i can type faster on my g1s true keyboard than on the iphone NO LOOKING
 
Batteries are all the same technology, lithium polymer. Most OEM batteries are between 900mah and 1500mah. (e75 is 1000mah, e71 1500mah, n95 700mah) So I think it is the light weight of the OS not needing a lot of power to run smoothly. Hardware setup, CPU speed and efficiency, and how many extra gadgets and sensors in the phone, that also need power, affect the battery life. Besides, the N95 has battery life on par with the G1. It will last a full day with average use, like the G1, but dies quickly from hard use. A 1500mah battery in the G1 would only give you about 20 more minutes of heavy use. The G1 has a much richer UI that demands more power.



The scaling in cyans ROM means it is not full power all the time. I'm not a power user, so I can easily make it 16+ hours, or all day, on a charge. When the iPhone is running at the full 600MHz, it will drain fast too.



Its not the amount of music, or how easy they make it to click the buy button, its the interface. I know some people who are not computer dumb, that had problems getting there music imported into iTunes. The menu selection to add the music is not intuitive, it does not work like you think it would, if your a user of windows or linux. Like I said, they are not dumb about computers, and they had to get me to set it up, and I have done it several times now, and still find it a pain. Its only a few mouse clicks, but it irritates me to no end when I do it. I don't like how the library interface is set up either, that is my preference though. And they still try to control too much, the recent iPhone Google voice app situation is an example. You can't even run their OS unless you also buy a Mac. "Our stuff or way and on our hardware" seems to be their creed. I love the iPod, but will never own one, for the reasons stated. If they would add WMA support, and make it compatable with other media players (or at least not threaten legal action against those who make drivers/media players that will sync with iPods) or make it at least drag and drop friendly (like USB drives) then I would get one.



Memory managment is an android issue. It may cause more battery use, but better hardware would mask that. So its memory management that is the problem, poor battery is the symptom.

Android is not perfect, but it is still a young OS, it has potential. It all depends on google and how commited they are to make Anrdoid better. The Devs making custom ROMs can do a lot, but still need to work within the basic underlying framework of the OS.
 
I fail to see how clicking "File > Add File/Folder to Library " is in any way "unintuitive". If for some reason that is too challenging for someone, they can simply drag and drop the music into itunes.

I fail to realize the relevance of what OS user you are... Whether the program is Windows Media Player, iTunes, Amarok, Rhythmbox, Banshee, or Songbird, there isn't some magical super intuitive you to import music into your player. You can go to the contextual menu's, or you can drag and drop.



It's their platform, so its up to them what they want on their device. If a person doesn't like it, they can jailbreak their phone and get a GV app from somewhere else. I find this very similar to an android user having to root their phone so they can install a tethering app.

In the end their creed of "Our stuff our way and on our hardware" seems to be working very well. They control the user experience from end to end, and as a result, users are very happy.
 
It would seem that easy, and it is, in a way. Its mostly a quirk in how you need to click the folder within the selection box. Its hard to explain without the program in front of me. I have watched people try several times to add their music folder without success. You can not simply point the Add folder selection box to your "music" folder, doing so would not add any files. I think you needed to actually open the folder first. In most programs, just highlighting the folder is enough. Like I said, its just a small quirk in how it works, that is out of the ordinary, that irritates me. Its just one of those WTF moments. Drag and droping files, will not watch your folders for changes, so that is why that was not used



You complain that rooting the G1 should not be needed to fix its problems before, yet its ok with an iPhone? (that might not have been you, if so, Ignore that comment) But besides that, so its ok that Apple killed the Google voice app in their market? An app that was useful and in no way malicious. That action hints strongly at how they use their control. Apple has threatened legal action against people who have made drivers and programs that will allow you to sync an iPod without useing iTunes. The Mac user experience is not a bad one, I would love to own a Macbook Pro it is a great piece of hardware, but you must remain under Apple's protective bubble. I have my own mind, and I like it to be free thinking and open, and thats how I want my life and the products I use in it to be. (or at least not blatantly restrictive)
 
TBH, we don't exactly know whats going on with the whole GV app. First google complains then, apple says that they didn't reject it and are "still looking at the app", then google redacts... its a bit messy. While I think that apple is way too controlling, most of what they do/have done has led to a great user experience.

I think that the google voice is sort of blown out of proportion. Its not as though average users are missing out because apple is controlling them. If you are the type of person that would be willing to use google voice (let alone even know what it is), then you most likely know what jailbreaking is or have done it already.

Back to android

I really like my G1, but after using the iPhone and the Pre (which is still a 1.0 product), the user experience is much better on those devices than on android, including Hero. Hopefully motorolla can do something really cool with android... But as of right now, I am looking to buy either the next iPhone or WebOS device.
 
Quite true, it could be being blown out of proportion. I did read that it was in the market for a while but was then removed though.

The lack of mutitasking on the iPhone is a deal breaker for me there. I have been wanting to try the Pre, but there are no Sprint stores near me with a demo device on display. Android could use some polish though, Hero ROMs are beter in ways, but slow. I'm sure that by the time I am ready to upgrade my phone, that Android will have evolved, and there will be a good piece of hardware to run it.
 
1. Can not play video that has not been formatted to fit the device, very troublesome. Automatic multiple-files converter not available.
2. No driving-guide outside US
3. No bluetooth file transfer
4. Mail application can not save attachments beside picture & mp3
 
1. Agree
2. "Advanced Task Killer" - brilliant app by the way
3. Not really an Android issue, phones need more internal memory, as someone mentioned.
4. Music player isn't great, but an okay start
5. My browser works great. Try Opera it speeds it up. Opera have said they are going to release there own Android version of there browser (don't know when)
6. Agree
7. Agree - but again, hardware
8. Agree

But I still think the Android system is a million times better than iphone. We are only running version 1.5 and its not even 1 year old yet. iphone has (in my opinion) less functionality and has been updated and tweaked for 3 years now!
 
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