So here's a story. I'm on a train heading home and getting extremely bored. I decided I wanted to see my trains movement on Google Maps in real time. I opened Maps on my Q5 but as we all know the location is neither accurate nor does it update in real time, but refreshes sporadically. I grabbed my mother's Samsung S4 and opened Maps, and enjoyed the accurate and real time location tracking. It was fun.
That's not the point. Obviously Maps will work better native, and this is not a reason to complain.
I decided to download a speedometer as well, so that I could calculate parameters like average speed, maximum speed etc. I downloaded one from Google Play and it worked extremely well, including giving me the speed in the notification bar at the top and in the pull down notification centre in Android. Impressed. I then opened up Maps again, and to my surprise found that the speedometer map had added UI elements on top of Maps that kept me updated on direction, speed, trip time etc.
Now this impressed me. I didn't know apps could interact with each other on Android, and it's pretty useful in certain instances. I couldn't dream of doing this on BB10, as much as I love it.
I supposed Android has the advantage of being more open, but it doubles as a disadvantage when it comes to security. However, does security come at the cost of consumer satisfaction? I really enjoyed the experience, and now my Q5 just seems a bit more dull.
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