through the lens 02
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And it's a wrap. Our second show "through the lens" is up and you can watch it right here, right now.
Today's topic was Android fragmentation. Of course we know that this is a major topic across all technology sites and so after touching upon often discussed topics as App development and user experience we went on to a more general and strategic discussion.
We talked about problems coming with the open source approach and how responsibilites should be shared between OEMs and Google. We further looked into potential future steps and talked about how much a first mover advantage might be valid in consumer electronics and much much more.
So stop reading and start watching. We'll be happy to defend our points and are open to discussion.
Michael
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I love my droid I have the thunderbolt and love it I had an ipnohe and I just hated at t ipnohes are nice for what they do but I think the androids have more potential they would have more potential if all the apps worked with every android but im kinda rambling OH and I love swype it changed my life
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At the moment it is just available on the Nexus, while others, even though some look very close to stock (huawei, etc.) are still skinned. I have removed touchwiz already and installed a custom ROM (effectivelly killing my extended warranty for the phone) and I do admit it is a pain up...my neck. So far, every software release Samsung has released has been clouded with bugs, which forced me to fix them manually and spending endless hours looking up Internet for solutions. It is kinda frustrating, even for a geek, as my expectation from a phone out of the box is very high.
That being said, I think the main selling point/agreement with Android is its open-source nature and companies can leverage it to differentiate while still having the access to Android market and apps. So Google and third-parties sort of need to agree on a good consensus. But I agree that a line of Nexus phones would be amazing, specially one, that is under 4.5 inches big!
My last point I'd like to add is that I believe there should be one programme to manipulate Android phones and not to have OEM manufacturers doing their own programmes, as again, there are huge inconsistencies and often these programmes lack a certain standard of quality. -
Another issue to bring up is that stock Android is available on even fewer devices. Mitko I assume you still had some Samsung skin on your S2? Samsung has definitely learned with its new Nature UI and HTC Sense is getting better, but it still doesn't compare with pure Android. It has definitely been a problem for me. I don't want to have to root my phone first thing out of the box. There are rumors of a whole line-up of Nexus devices coming out by the end of the year, which I am definitely looking forward to should it come true!
In regard to your point about Apple having a smarter release schedule, I think the reason consumers are more aware of new versions of iOS, is that larger versions, eg iOS5, iOS6, come with new iPhones. This way I think people link the new software to new hardware. I don't think this is always the case with Android, if ever.
