Dying after a week with Android
- Launchers are one way of figuring out how to love or re-love, one's Android. I used to be partial to Nova Launcher myself. But wow, you just gave me an idea: Install a TouchWiz Launcher APK. A cursory search reveals, sigh, most of the results are about banishing TouchWiz.
Then again, I do not own a BlackBerry Android, which comes with it's own launcher. Would someone who wanted to, be able to supplant the BB Launcher that comes with a Priv or a DTek, in favour of Nova or Google Now or, haha, TouchWiz?09-05-16 01:23 PMLike 0 - Oh thanks for answering. I may be just out to lunch here (usually am :P) but isn't Cobalt's Launcher to replicate the BlackBerry experience on non-BlackBerry devices? Such as say, a Moto G or a Nexus? I was thinking of the opposite.: Is it possible to replace the BB aspect of a Priv, let's say, and make it run Google Now or a different launcher? Excuse my ignorance. Just curious.
Or did I miss something? Has Cobalt made another set of software, that removes the "BlackBerry-ness" of a Priv, or a DTek50?09-05-16 01:35 PMLike 0 - Oh thanks for answering. I may be just out to lunch here (usually am :P) but isn't Cobalt's Launcher to replicate the BlackBerry experience on non-BlackBerry devices? Such as say, a Moto G or a Nexus? I was thinking of the opposite.: Is it possible to replace the BB aspect of a Priv, let's say, and make it run Google Now or a different launcher? Excuse my ignorance. Just curious.
Or did I miss something? Has Cobalt made another set of software, that removes the "BlackBerry-ness" of a Priv, or a DTek50?
Some have stated on these forums that they're using the Google Launcher and have disabled the Hub app.
Passport filter-evading the NSA Make BlackBerry Great Again!09-05-16 01:47 PMLike 0 -
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As for comparing my Asus, (and yes i agree with you that they give excellent value for the dollar) to my z30 that wasn't my intention and i probably should of worded my original post better, I was just shocked about how slow BB10 OS is on the z30 after using the Asus phone. Not a direct comparison just an observation.09-05-16 02:08 PMLike 0 -
Believe me, I never thought I would see the day that i had an android device. But when push came to shove and I couldn't bare the z30 anymore I did a deep comparison between iOS and Android and the limitations put on iOS for myself was too much to bare.
I use my phone to run my company and I needed the flexibility and customization of Android. It was a tough pill to swallow but now that i'm used to it I realized I should of made the switch earlier.
Why not a BB Android? Well it just wasn't worth it. I saved a lot of money and imho got a better phone. So far no complaints with the phone i chose except some crapware on it but i can live with it, not a deal breaker by anymeans.09-05-16 02:21 PMLike 0 - Wrong, I been using Blackberry well before they came out with BB10 OS. Even though 10.1 should of been the official release of BB10 os I stuck with them and their growing pains. They were actively developing BB10 and it was fast improving. With its short comings at the time I liked the direction it was headed. But I don't need to go into details but I have since read the writing on the wall that BB10 is finished. Its not being developed anymore and imho its far from being a polished porduct. It does a few things right but in this day and age if you stop developing you're toast. They know that and they themselves have moved onto Android as well.
Believe me, I never thought I would see the day that i had an android device. But when push came to shove and I couldn't bare the z30 anymore I did a deep comparison between iOS and Android and the limitations put on iOS for myself was too much to bare.
I use my phone to run my company and I needed the flexibility and customization of Android. It was a tough pill to swallow but now that i'm used to it I realized I should of made the switch earlier.
Why not a BB Android? Well it just wasn't worth it. I saved a lot of money and imho got a better phone. So far no complaints with the phone i chose except some crapware on it but i can live with it, not a deal breaker by anymeans.
Granted, I might not be one of hippitty hoppity kids, but I've yet to feel like BB10 doesn't give me the experience that I'm looking for in a device (same feeling goes back to my legacy OS days).
Guess we all have different use-cases.
It's ok to find what best works for you now.
:-)
Passport filter-evading the NSA Make BlackBerry Great Again!Ursus Rufus and DreadPirateRegan like this.09-05-16 02:29 PMLike 2 -
Throwing around terms like "hippitty hoppity" isn't helping your cause. I'm guessing you also visit the MS forums still claiming that Windows XP is the best and we should have all stuck with that and never have moved on.
Well, BB10 is stuck just where you like it with no more innovation or improvements coming. Should make you feel at ease.09-05-16 02:37 PMLike 0 - Since you felt " 'stuck' with them and their growing pains", maybe BB10 was never the best option for you.
Granted, I might not be one of hippitty hoppity kids, but I've yet to feel like BB10 doesn't give me the experience that I'm looking for in a device (same feeling goes back to my legacy OS days).
Guess we all have different use-cases.
It's ok to find what best works for you now.
:-)
Passport filter-evading the NSA Make BlackBerry Great Again!
Happy with my legacy device. No problems. It won't bring me a coffee in the morning, but it's a great communication tool, which is what I need it to be.jope28 likes this.09-05-16 02:46 PMLike 1 - I said 'I Stuck with them..."meaning i knew what i was doing...but how can i support a near obsolete os that the company who made it won't even stand behind.lol.
Throwing around terms like "hippitty hoppity" isn't helping your cause. I'm guessing you also visit the MS forums still claiming that Windows XP is the best and we should have all stuck with that and never have moved on.
Well, BB10 is stuck just where you like it with no more innovation or improvements coming. Should make you feel at ease.
Posted via CB10Ursus Rufus likes this.09-05-16 03:12 PMLike 1 - Sooo... lets see... you don't like the bb10 operating system by comparing yer 2016 Android phone with a 2013 BlackBerry.
But.... yet you still pirate BlackBerry apps.
Interesting....
Via my 3 year old z10 still going strong despite being under a rock.
BTW, I agree that the Asus phones are excellent value for the money.
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-Dread Pirate Regan09-05-16 03:52 PMLike 0 - Do you know that many banks still use XP?? I wonder why is that? They have actually Paid Microsoft extended licenses to continue using that platform and ONLY recently as of 2016 ,started converting to Windows 7. NOT everything that shines is gold. If you believe that then goodluck.
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09-05-16 09:21 PMLike 3 - hahaha When BB10 came out so many people complained about having to get used to it, and if someone wasnt willing to give it a couple of weeks to get used to it, then they were called, not very nice things.
Now BB10 users cant allow a couple of weeks to adjust to a different type of OS and it's the other OS fault.
Android is fine in most ways, superior to BB10 in a lot of ways, and inferior in other ways.
If you cba to adjust and give it a fair shot then thats a reflection on you, not the OSeshropshire and web99 like this.09-05-16 11:12 PMLike 2 - I have to disagree with your statement. Some of us have used BlackBerry for many years and know perfectly "what it was meant to be."09-05-16 11:15 PMLike 0
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This comment seems similar to when Steve Jobs told iPhone 4 users that they were holding it wrong!09-05-16 11:27 PMLike 0 - And who are you to tell anyone that they should go somewhere else, or not visit this site? Some of us have been here much longer than you have. Sorry if opinions that don't parrot yours bother you. They are "opinions" not etched in stone facts. It always amazes me how some on this site act like these devices ...whatever the OS ..... somehow hold the key to all the answers in the universe. They're just phones with other features. What you like doesn't matter one bit to me. What I like shouldn't matter one bit to you. In fact, your opinion of my choices mean nothing to me. So please, spare us all your sanctimonious ramblings!09-05-16 11:32 PMLike 5
- And who are you to tell anyone that they should go somewhere else, or not visit this site? Some of us have been here much longer than you have. Sorry if opinions that don't parrot yours bother you. They are "opinions" not etched in stone facts. It always amazes me how some on this site act like these devices ...whatever the OS ..... somehow hold the key to all the answers in the universe. They're just phones with other features. What you like doesn't matter one bit to me. What I like shouldn't matter one bit to you. In fact, your opinion of my choices mean nothing to me. So please, spare us all your sanctimonious ramblings!
Posted via CB1009-06-16 05:49 AMLike 2 - It is all about the app ecosystem. Android and IOS have them, BB 10 does not. Kids want apps. Heck my daughters classes in high school required her to d/l two apps for her phone for classes! Plus they make them use Google Docs and Google drive to store them on. It is all about the apps...or lack thereof.09-06-16 06:56 AMLike 0
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- It is all about the app ecosystem. Android and IOS have them, BB 10 does not. Kids want apps. Heck my daughters classes in high school required her to d/l two apps for her phone for classes! Plus they make them use Google Docs and Google drive to store them on. It is all about the apps...or lack thereof.
I still use Annapurna as my main web Browser which hasn't been updated since 2015 and it is the best browser I ever used so glad I found it. I do have an issue with battery life now though so time to delete apps or find a program (if even possible) that can shut down all droid apps while not in use however don't think that is possible as I know it's not the native apps draining me.
However it has gotten better since sideloaded ART 110 from 556 to my PPSE meant for the AT & T classic, don't ask me why but no more ANR's either. So there is slight differences!..
-Dread Pirate Regan09-06-16 07:36 AMLike 0 - Other things that BB10 have that android 5.1 dont have after 2 weeks of use:
- Multiples Phone State (Vibration, Silent, normal, metting and others that you can personalize App by App).
- If you buy an android phone without notification led, is going to be a nightmare checking the screen everytime to see any new notification.
- the bedside mode, seriusly, android can�t do something similar, you have to download and test app after app and none closed to the bedside mode in BB10.
- The Android Scroll App pressing home button, serously, if you open 30-40 Apps, they remain in the Scroll, then, or you close all, or close one by one, nothing like BB10, press X and done.
- The clock in android don�t have units conversor like BB10, Kgs to Lbs, Mts to Cm, etc,etc.
- Personalize a MP3 tone in android is a nightmare, you can�t search into your SD card, you have to put in a specific folder in the internal memory to could select it.
- At least for now i don�t find an App to put the clock in mode night when i going to sleep, to mode night locking the screen , don�t work in my phone.
Well, for now that�s what i saw comparing BB10 with android 5.1, and why i hate android.
My device is a Doogee Valencia 2 y100 pro.Last edited by elhot69; 09-06-16 at 08:06 AM.
DreadPirateRegan likes this.09-06-16 07:38 AMLike 1 - Other things that BB10 have that android 5.1 dont have after 2 weeks of use:
- Multiples Phone State (Vibration, Silent, normal, metting and others that you can personalize App by App).
- If you buy an android phone without notification led, is going to be a nightmare checking the screen everytime to see any new notification.
- the bedside mode, seriusly, android can�t do something similar, you have to download and test app after app and none closed to the bedside mode in BB10.
- The Android Scroll App pressing home button, serously, if you open 30-40 Apps, they remain in the Scroll, then, or you close all, or close one by one, nothing like BB10, press X and done.
- The clock in android don�t have units conversor like BB110, Kgs to Lbs, Mts to Cm, etc,etc.
- Personalize a MP3 tone in android is a nightmare, you can�t search into your SD card, you have to put in a specific folder in the internal memory to could select it.
- At least for now i don�t find an App to put the clock in mode night when i going to sleep, to mode night locking the screen , don�t work in my phone.
Well, for now is what i see comparing BB10 with android 5.1, and why i hate android.
My device is a Doogee Valencia 2 y100 pro.Thud Hardsmack and 1khalid like this.09-06-16 07:45 AMLike 2
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