Well, I have found solutions on the iPhone to some of my issues in my last post:
First off, in the favorites section, you can click "John Mobile" and it will call John, or I can click the little blue arrow to the right and it pulls up the entire contact record, so I can choose to call office/phone or even email them. I am relieved!
Secondly, I can get the NFL redzone through the NFL app, so I am relieved there.
Thirdly, I can download a GPS app, I have to pay, but I can still do it. It costs a little extra, seems like $1 a month, which I can obviously live with. And now I won't get lost.
Feeling much better. Learning to love this phone.
This is a blog composed of thoughts and ideas written by David Pessis (Some by Generative AI)
Monday, October 17, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
iPhone 4S day 2 review
As I have continued use of my new iPhone, I have more and more to discuss in terms of the comparison between android and iOS.
The greatest benefit of the iPhone thus far is its responsiveness. There are times on android, where I'll click a contact to call them, and it takes seconds for the actual call to go through. It makes Android feel heavy at times. With iOS, I click on a contact and the call instantly begins. HUGE POSITIVE,
I loved the ability on Android to create shortcuts to contacts. So, I can swipe to one of my custom pages, and click on a contact, the contact card would pop open, and I could choose to email them, call them, or gtalk them etc. With iOS there is no such feature. I have the favorites section but it has to be a specific phone number of a specific person. Annoying, but it's something I can definitely get used to.
The email search functionality on iOS, although supposedly improved still sucks. On Android, when I do a search it just works. With iOS, sometimes the email I am looking for shows up, sometimes it doesn't. Very frustrating. As a work around I can go to my gmail account through the web, and search old emails that way.
I drove to Wisconsin yesterday to go apple picking (this is not a joke, even though I bought my first Apple iPhone). The lack of turn by turn directions was very frustrating. I missed my exit twice. I have become very dependent on my turn by turn navigation on Android. Maybe that's my fault, but it's almost dangerous to try and follow the map on the iPhone while trying to drive. Having the lady on my Android talk to me and tell me where to go was a much appreciated feature.
I have messed with Siri a little bit. Not impressed thus far. With noise in the background it does not seem that effective. I do need to dig deeper into this feature.
I miss me redzone channel, especially when watching the NFL today.
I have 2 email accounts on my iPhone. My business uses google apps. Funny thing is, through iPhone, if I want to use "Push" functionality, I cannot add as a gmail account. There is a workaround, I have to add it as an exchange account, and to server m.google.com. Seems odd, probably Apple trying to make it more difficult to use Google apps on the iPhone. Can't use gtalk either. Furthermore, I cannot silence the notifications on the personal email account while keeping the business account notifications active. Seems pretty stupid, but it's definitely annoying...
Despite all these small short falls of iOS, there is something about the simplicity that make it so nice to use. It's quick, it's responsive, and it just works. While ultimately Android is more configurable, it seems to have become heavy and slow. Ever since my android phone was updated, it seems to reboot sporadically, and has slowed down.
For now I am leaning towards keeping the iPhone. BUT, if Android were as responsive and reliable as iOS I would definitely be thinking differently.
The greatest benefit of the iPhone thus far is its responsiveness. There are times on android, where I'll click a contact to call them, and it takes seconds for the actual call to go through. It makes Android feel heavy at times. With iOS, I click on a contact and the call instantly begins. HUGE POSITIVE,
I loved the ability on Android to create shortcuts to contacts. So, I can swipe to one of my custom pages, and click on a contact, the contact card would pop open, and I could choose to email them, call them, or gtalk them etc. With iOS there is no such feature. I have the favorites section but it has to be a specific phone number of a specific person. Annoying, but it's something I can definitely get used to.
The email search functionality on iOS, although supposedly improved still sucks. On Android, when I do a search it just works. With iOS, sometimes the email I am looking for shows up, sometimes it doesn't. Very frustrating. As a work around I can go to my gmail account through the web, and search old emails that way.
I drove to Wisconsin yesterday to go apple picking (this is not a joke, even though I bought my first Apple iPhone). The lack of turn by turn directions was very frustrating. I missed my exit twice. I have become very dependent on my turn by turn navigation on Android. Maybe that's my fault, but it's almost dangerous to try and follow the map on the iPhone while trying to drive. Having the lady on my Android talk to me and tell me where to go was a much appreciated feature.
I have messed with Siri a little bit. Not impressed thus far. With noise in the background it does not seem that effective. I do need to dig deeper into this feature.
I miss me redzone channel, especially when watching the NFL today.
I have 2 email accounts on my iPhone. My business uses google apps. Funny thing is, through iPhone, if I want to use "Push" functionality, I cannot add as a gmail account. There is a workaround, I have to add it as an exchange account, and to server m.google.com. Seems odd, probably Apple trying to make it more difficult to use Google apps on the iPhone. Can't use gtalk either. Furthermore, I cannot silence the notifications on the personal email account while keeping the business account notifications active. Seems pretty stupid, but it's definitely annoying...
Despite all these small short falls of iOS, there is something about the simplicity that make it so nice to use. It's quick, it's responsive, and it just works. While ultimately Android is more configurable, it seems to have become heavy and slow. Ever since my android phone was updated, it seems to reboot sporadically, and has slowed down.
For now I am leaning towards keeping the iPhone. BUT, if Android were as responsive and reliable as iOS I would definitely be thinking differently.
Friday, October 14, 2011
My first iPhone, impression after 2 hours of ownership
After having the phone for a mere 2 hours, here is my initial feedback.
The phone itself, the hardware, the screen, the buttons feel awesome. It has a very solid, heavy feel unlike any android phone I've owned. See my previous posts for how many different phones I have owned. I have been on android for 2+ years now.
My previous phone was the Motorola Droid X, so my feedback is based on comparison with that:
Stay tuned for more.
The phone itself, the hardware, the screen, the buttons feel awesome. It has a very solid, heavy feel unlike any android phone I've owned. See my previous posts for how many different phones I have owned. I have been on android for 2+ years now.
My previous phone was the Motorola Droid X, so my feedback is based on comparison with that:
- I lost my NFL Red Zone channel
- I lost turn by turn directions in google maps
- I do not see my sent messages in the email thread (will explain in more detail why this annoys me)
- I have 2 email accounts on my phone, 1 is personal, 1 is for business, I want to silence the personal account and I cannot seem to do that
- No gtalk
Stay tuned for more.
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