iOS 5 to copy Android, Touchwiz?

[s44]

TIMN

 

[Bateluer]

But now its magical. 😉

 

[sciwizam]

Someone on twitter: "Sweet iOS5 came stock with my OG Droid" 😛

 

[Deeko]

Realistically, they've all copied positive elements from each other - when one platform does something innovative, its copied by the rest eventually - and in turn, that platform copies from them.

 

[Red Storm]

About time. It was clear from Day 1 Google had the right method with the pull-down notification bar. It was only a matter of time before Apple adopted it. Good for iOS users!

 

[Kabob]

Someone on twitter: "Sweet iOS5 came stock with my OG Droid" 😛

Haha!

I will say, just because iOS is "the original" doesn't mean they can't learn from those who followed them. Improving on improvements and such.

 

[SunnyD]

Lol@Apple vs. Samsung lawsuit: "But your honor, Samsung stole OUR UI!!!" :hmm:

 

[dpodblood]

It's what Apple has always done. Taken others ideas and expanded on them.

 

[Puddle Jumper]

I wonder if Samsung will try and sue Apple for copying TouchWiz now.

 

[Zen0]

Apple looks like it's going to fix all the subpar aspects of iOS, which means there will be literally no more reasons to buy a plastic lag box from Google.

 

[alent1234]

at some point apple was bound to start marketing to OCD affected people who can't stop fidgeting with their phone and think it's the center of their lives

 

[Puddle Jumper]

Apple looks like it's going to fix all the subpar aspects of iOS by directly copying Android, which means there will be literally no more reasons to buy a plastic lag box from Google.

Fixed.

 

[YoungGun21]

Can someone explain why the articles talks about this being a huge blow to RIM? I don't understand.

 

[dpodblood]

Apple looks like it's going to fix all the subpar aspects of iOS, which means there will be literally no more reasons to buy a plastic lag box from Google.

If they make the iPhone5 with a 4.3" screen I'll consider it. Otherwise no... I am never going back to a 3.5-3.7" screen again.

 

[Zen0]

at some point apple was bound to start marketing to OCD affected people who can't stop fidgeting with their phone and think it's the center of their lives

Essentially - Notifications changes is fairly inconsequential to getting use of the device. Widgets are also useless in many ways because the information is already there on your home screen via the live icons (yes, including weather - there's an app for that updates the weather on your icon).

More information on the lock screen is the only thing can save time and energy by glancing at your phone.

 

[Glitchny]

Apple looks like it's going to fix all the subpar aspects of iOS, which means there will be literally no more reasons to buy a plastic lag box from Google.

Trollolololol

 

[Zen0]

If they make the iPhone5 with a 4.3" screen I'll consider it. Otherwise no... I am never going back to a 3.5-3.7" screen again.

That's nice, the rest of us don't put our phones up to our faces and watch Netflix on it.

 

[dpodblood]

Essentially - Notifications changes is fairly inconsequential to getting use of the device. Widgets are also useless in many ways because the information is already there on your home screen via the live icons (yes, including weather - there's an app for that updates the weather on your icon).

More information on the lock screen is the only thing can save time and energy by glancing at your phone.

I still prefer Android widgets over iOS's live icons, or WP7's live tiles. I can understand why Apple has never done widget though. It's just another thing to use up resources on the phone and may make the experience less smooth or "apple-like."

 

[Zen0]

Fixed.

You forgot the BlackBerry and WebOS parts.

Apple didn't need to copy anything from Android, WebOS does everything better than Android anyway.

 

[dpodblood]

That's nice, the rest of us don't put our phones up to our faces and watch Netflix on it.

What do you mean "the rest of us?" Personally I love having a 4-4.3" screen because it makes the on screen keyboard much easier to type on. It also makes the video, and gaming experience much nicer. And if you aren't using your phone for video or gaming then why did you get a smartphone to begin with?

 

[YoungGun21]

You forgot the BlackBerry and WebOS parts.

Apple didn't need to copy anything from Android, WebOS does everything better than Android anyway.

Everything except sell, anyway.

 

[alent1234]

Essentially - Notifications changes is fairly inconsequential to getting use of the device. Widgets are also useless in many ways because the information is already there on your home screen via the live icons (yes, including weather - there's an app for that updates the weather on your icon).

More information on the lock screen is the only thing can save time and energy by glancing at your phone.

went from 3GS to android mostly for price and the big screen and have an ipad 2

except for the weather and a few apps widgets are next to useless and drain the battery

and since i'm not 14 years old the live wall paper and customization got old a week after having my new phone

the iOS push notifications do an OK job except they need to save some history like with android. otherwise i don't care if my phone is running at 995MHz or 994MHz or whatever. if i get a message that i can't look at notifications are good for keeping an alert handy to go to it later. with iOS and the red circled numbers it's good enough for most people that there is new data in an application for you.

 

[Zen0]

I still prefer Android widgets over iOS's live icons, or WP7's live tiles. I can understand why Apple has never done widget though. It's just another thing to use up resources on the phone and may make the experience less smooth or "apple-like."

Widgets take up home screen space instead of allowing applications and live icons on their for easy access.

The only widget I ever found a use for on Android was an Mp3 player widget - everything else was utterly useless or duplicated by live icons.

 

[Zen0]

Everything except sell, anyway.

I had a Palm Pre Plus. Its GPS did not work. It was slower than sin. It crashed constantly. The build quality was horrendous. It had no application support. Its battery died in less than 1/2 a day.

It was the worst phone I have ever owned, but ran an OS with great potential.

 

[Zen0]

went from 3GS to android mostly for price and the big screen and have an ipad 2

except for the weather and a few apps widgets are next to useless and drain the battery

and since i'm not 14 years old the live wall paper and customization got old a week after having my new phone

the iOS push notifications do an OK job except they need to save some history like with android. otherwise i don't care if my phone is running at 995MHz or 994MHz or whatever. if i get a message that i can't look at notifications are good for keeping an alert handy to go to it later. with iOS and the red circled numbers it's good enough for most people that there is new data in an application for you.

Correct, I turned off live wallpaper a day later on my Droid because it was taking up resources and was pointless as fuck. I don't use blinking shiny shit on my computer background, and I sure as hell do not need it on my phone.

IOS Notifications are fine - except if you want a history. Considering I only get notifications from Mail, IM, some social apps... I don't quite have a need for a history because I just go into those parts for time stamps.