101 Reasons Why android is better 1. App integration with Operating System 2. Can set default apps 3. NFC 4. Google Now (with card notifcations) 5. True HD resolution 6. Widgets 7. Dual User 8. Replaceable keyboards (Swype, etc) 9. Photosphere (panorama) – without the use of a third party app 10. USB host – USB OTG A. Transfer media to and from an external SD card B. Watch streaming video or listen to streaming audio from external SD. C. Control a Dslr without root. 11. Use a bluetooth mouse 12. Floating window apps for desktop like multitasking 13. Switchable launchers 14. Apps that allow gesture based control 15. Adblock 16. Data usage monitor. App usage, Set warning and maximum 17. Battery usage monitor. What apps are using up power 18. Many system monitors like wakelock 19. VPN Proxy for privacy bypassing country restrictions (Tunnelbear) 20. security apps like Cerberus and . Anti-theft, discreetly take a picture of the thief, see what they’re up to (Cerberus) like prey on mac. 21. Launcher shortcuts for apps e.g. evernote, not just bookmark shortcuts 22. Turn the phone into a server: phone to become a DLNA, DNS, Email, FTP, IRC, Proxy, SMB, SMS, SSH, Web, WebDAV, XMPP server (Servers Ultimate) 23. Android can run on many other devices: USB stick computers, laptops (HP, Asus, Acer), cameras, TV set top, google glass, smartwatch, consoles, televisions 24. Run Ubuntu 25. Run various emulators 26. Run system maintenance tools like cache cleaner, Automatically cleanup all app related files once an app is uninstalled (CCleaner) 27. Change profiles based on situation and location 28. Change desktop based on situation. 29. Rhe ability to backup apps and restore them in case you upgraded to a faulty version 30. Bluetooth transfer to and from different devices not just from android devices. 31. Ability to send BT signals as serial port to be accessed by another device. 32. Ability to assign commands to the phone when the phone’s state is detected eg. light level, magnetic field, orientation, proximity sensors, etc. 33. Able to change file extensions without the need to import the file into an app because of a true file system. 34. Seamlessly pair and use an external GPS device with an android phone. 35. Allow apps to specify download location and not just in the same app container. This means you can copy a file once, such as a pdf, and open it with different apps. 36. Removable storage 37. Replaceable battery 38. Use the device as usb storage without iTunes. Windows only see it as read only. 39. Allow multiple Gmail accounts on one device 40. Flash Custom ROM’s – No need root if you buy an Oppo Phone. 41. Smart app protector – You can password protect specific apps. (ios has my secret folder but does not work for apps. ios needs to be jailbroken for this to work.) 42. AIDE – integrated application development. Develop apps directly from your android device. 43. Disable background data per app when on mobile networks. 44. Support 6 different ways to unlock screen, including no lock 45. Miracast 46. DLNA 47. Find out in detail how your storage is used – apps like disk usage 49. Change system wide font size 50. Almost always have the same app available on phone and tablet 51. Integrated FM Radio (HTC One, Oppo R819, Others) 52. The Ability to change icons system wide 53. Face Unlock 54. Multi Picture Wallpaper 55. Ability to hide apps (NO ROOT REQUIRED EITHER) 56. Run Flash Websites 57. Voice Control Anything (using Voice/Tasker) 58. Control Televisions (IR Blaster) 59. Air Gestures (Samsung) 60. Google Wallet 61. Be able to download any files onto your phone 62. Make geeks happy (intangible) 63. Can theme your phone, all iPhone’s look the same. No personality 64. Choice of features 65. Boom Sound or Dual Front Facing Speakers (HTC) 66. Thermometer 67. Barometer 68. Back button. Without it, switching to the previous app requires two actions 69. Third party Apps 70. WiFi direct 71. Wireless Charging 72. Always Listening (Moto X / AutoVoice) 73. Launch apps from a dock like on Mac os (dock4droid). This will c onfuse the fanboys because it is an Apple feature that is not on ios 74. Install caffeine like the very popular Mac utility 75. Swipestarter – most efficient launcher 76. Gesture search 77. Anticipatory computing ** See the end of this post 78. Dynamically change your home screen – one home screen for work, and one for play 79. Customize LED notifications 80. Connect to your lan workgroup, copy files back and forth. No need for iTunes 81. Stream movies, music from your shared drives 82. The largest developer support (XDA, Rootzwiki, Etc) 83. Choose from a dizzying array of form factors and hardware. Different screen sizes. Ruggedized phones. Different price points. 84. Can set mobile data limits (why they overpay) 85. HDMI output 86. No 15 Minute grace period for apps. once you buy in iOS you’re stuck. 87. Install apps to your mobile device directly from the web play store. 88. Voice Actions on Home Automation 89. Boot into Safe mode 90. Disable background processes on startup without root. 91. Batch modify/move/copy files from one directory to the other. 92. Easily switch from one browser to another (flashify) without copying and pasting. 93. Backup files locally with any version available not just the present and previous ones. Eg. I have 10 different versions of Google maps and I can roll back to any of them. 94. Control lock screen when a bluetooth signature is detected. Eg. Pebble locker. Can also activate any profiles upon detection. 95. Perform tasks depending on magnetic field strength. This is particularly effective to mimic an NFC feature. Eg. Open an app (car mode ultra) by reading and sticking a magnetic strip on a car mount. 96. Make your own Siri. Autovoice + Tasker 97 Run shell Scripts 98. Use phone as external GPS for android tablet that doesn’t have a GPS. 99. Extract apks so no need to re-download from the internet. Just are reinstall from a windows network share or SD card. 100. Ability to control other Android devices (AutoRemote). 101. iOS user’s can’t eat KitKat’s anymore..
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 05:49:04 +0000
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