Androids file manager is reason enough for people to switch to Blackberry.
- How about we just cut to the chase. we all know what the OP was trying to say that Android is not a proper or complete operating system. Based on a file manager and people should buy blackberry 10 based on Android file manager or lack thereof, nevermind that I can get multiple ones from Google Play Store if I actually needed one.
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Posted via CB1012-29-13 01:45 AMLike 0 - Not arguing that. I wish Android had a good file manager so that I could save a few seconds downloading a third-party one.
I (as well as many others here) am, however, arguing that, when you have excellent third-party offerings, the lack of a native file manager is hardly a big problem.
Definitely not a reason enough to switch platforms as the title of this thread suggests.
Posted via CB10Mecca EL likes this.12-29-13 01:47 AMLike 1 -
Again, nothing wrong with that if you like it. However, if you use it just because it's "native", I don't know what to think.Tre Lawrence and Donvald like this.12-29-13 01:49 AMLike 2 - The point is there is no perfect pie in the sky OS, why start a post "Androids file manager is reason enough for people to switch to Blackberry" when I can get one in like the time it took me to type this from the Google play Store. Just like I could say " Blackberry 10 is incomplete because it now depends on Android Apps to attempt to fill-in its gaping App Gap".MERCDROID likes this.12-29-13 01:53 AMLike 1
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- The point is there is no perfect pie in the sky OS, why start a post "Androids file manager is reason enough for people to switch to Blackberry" when I can get one in like the time it took me to type this from the Google play Store. Just like I could say " Blackberry 10 is incomplete because it now depends on Android Apps to attempt to fill-in its gaping App Gap".
Posted via CB10Mecca EL likes this.12-29-13 02:05 AMLike 1 -
- Honestly with the title he put on this thread nobody should be surprised at the push back, maybe he should have titled it " Why I prefer Blackberry 10's file manager over Androids file system. it came off as people should switch because yours sucks, but mines make Sunny days, Flowers and Unicorns.12-29-13 02:20 AMLike 6
- Honestly with the title he put on this thread nobody should be surprised at the push back, maybe he should have titled it " Why I prefer Blackberry 10's file manager over Androids file system. it came off as people should switch because yours sucks, but mines make Sunny days, Flowers and Unicorns.
Posted via CB10Mecca EL likes this.12-29-13 02:21 AMLike 1 -
Now, as for your counterargument that IE exists and a file manager in Android doesn't:
1) Most ROMs and skins include a file manager by default (e.g. Touchwiz My Files).
2) The argument is still valid as people still use third-party software/apps instead of the native apps even if the latter come pre-installed (anti-malware, media players, image viewers/editors, word processors, browsers, etc). And you don't see people saying they would prefer the native app just because it's native, especially when the third-party alternative offers so much more.12-29-13 02:23 AMLike 3 - File managing apps and built in file manager are world's apart. The few apps I downloaded to 'file manage' were free, loaded with adds, clunky UI and made the whole process seem more gimmicky than it should be. File managing/exploring should be owned by the OS and not an external application.
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The Z10 and soon to come Z30 is plain and simply the best phones out to date.12-29-13 02:30 AMLike 0 -
Plus, if you are that paranoid, never ever install any app that accesses your file system, which would be pretty much most apps. Just to give you a perspective - most popular apps in many cases require more permissions than a file manager.TgeekB likes this.12-29-13 02:32 AMLike 1 - I never understand how people don't know how to see if apps are sending your information.
1. They won't do more than the permissions you give them.
2. Packet monitoring is not hard.Thud Hardsmack likes this.12-29-13 02:58 AMLike 1 - Downloading a leaked OS to actually get apps is not the same thing as opening up your native app store and searching for an app.
There is a very clear difference. One is official and the other isn't. One requires the installation of an entire OS, the other doesn't. One is to add an entire ecosystem, the other is already using an ecosystem that is made for the platform.
Downloading and installing a leak is not the same thing as downloading and installing an app. To say that is the exact same thing is complete misinformation.
I did not know it's the worst browser on the market and if it is I don't care, and I don't have to justify to you why I use it as you are side tracking from the original argument which is what people tend to do when they have nothing else to contribute.
Android is a disaster, google is a disaster, chrome is a disaster. I have used the products extensively and they are nothing but free products that mine you for information. The whole android platform does this. Abundance of free apps where every single app needs access to your call log, email, SMS, calendar, contacts, Internet access.
I'm not judging you for what you use, I just realize this for my self and have stopped.
I'll continue using Internet Explorer since it meets my needs and so does blackberry.
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Posted via CB1012-29-13 03:17 AMLike 0 - I'd also like to add that while I'm a fan of the BB10 file manager, it isn't as robust as claimed. Sure it can zip/unpack on device, access Box, Dropbox, and there's RFA. Now try copy,move, and delete multiple files. On BBOS 7 I could select multiple files in a row by touching first and last file in a series, even if they weren't both visible. BB10, that's press and hold, tap to select more, then peck repeatedly. One by one.
Posted via CB1012-29-13 03:42 AMLike 0 -
OEMs like HTC and Samsung have built in file management apps.
Directories are used by apps because they're needed to store that app's data. Where else do people expect the apps to put that data, in system folders?12-29-13 03:52 AMLike 2 - That's never been my experience. Once I had Quick Office (most recent) set as default I never get asked again, unless I add a new compatible app, and that just takes an extra tap to set the default. After a few days of having a new phone, I very rarely see that dialog. And having multiple productivity apps is fine, as some will invariably be better than others at different things.
I do, however, think the file manager should be built in, but I won't complain too much with excellent methods available to do so.
It's one of the features I missed going from HTC to Samsung :-)pantlesspenguin likes this.12-29-13 03:55 AMLike 1 - I'd also like to add that while I'm a fan of the BB10 file manager, it isn't as robust as claimed. Sure it can zip/unpack on device, access Box, Dropbox, and there's RFA. Now try copy,move, and delete multiple files. On BBOS 7 I could select multiple files in a row by touching first and last file in a series, even if they weren't both visible. BB10, that's press and hold, tap to select more, then peck repeatedly. One by one.
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It simply just lacks features that you'd prefer it have, which does not make it unreliable. Just unusable due to not meeting your specifications for that use case - and for that use case only.12-29-13 04:07 AMLike 0 - That's not a measure of robustness. Robustness typically measures stability and reliability, not feature count or feature bloat.
It simply just lacks features that you'd prefer it have, which does not make it unreliable. Just unusable due to not meeting your specifications for that use case - and for that use case only.12-29-13 04:17 AMLike 0 - 12-29-13 04:29 AMLike 0
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