Android Is Still Better Than iOS
once an Android, always an Android" may not ring true
for everyone, here are some reasons not to make the switch.
Endless Sharing Options
In iOS apps, you can only share content via a few basic choices
like Message, Mail, Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr. In Android,
however, your app world is your oyster: You can move content
through any installed app with sharing capabilities.
Third-party Software Keyboards
There aren't many complaints about the typing experience on
iOS 7, but Android still offers more options. You can replace
Android's default keyboard with any third-party alternative
(like the easy-to-use and fairly self-explanatory Swype).
More Customization, As Usual
If you want to customize your smartphone, the sky's the limit
with Android. Alter whatever you want. You can even
download an iOS 7 theme, if that's what you're into.
Visible File System
When you plug your Android phone into your computer, you
can see a file system just like the one you'd work with if you
were searching for something on your computer. It's as easy as
drag-and-drop. Apple doesn't give you that kind of access to all
your files.
Better Notifications Bar
Even though iOS 7 revamped the iPhone Notification Center,
Android's is still better. When you see something in Android's
notification drawer, you can take action and respond without
opening whatever app first (for example, I could email Cody
without first separately opening the mail app).
Images with Contact List
Android can automatically import photos for your contacts (or
allow you to set them yourself), so it's much easier to see your
friends' pretty faces in your virtual address book than it is
with iOS 7.
Multiple User accounts to be set on the same Android
tablet
Share your Android-running tablet with your family or co-
workers? If so, you can set multiple user accounts on one
device, limiting the information that each user can see. Can't
do that on the iPad.
Google Now Trumps Siri
When you're asking natural language questions, Google Now is
extremely quick and can parse web pages to find the most
relevant information. Siri, on the other hand, automatically
searches Bing, not Google. Got to hand it to Apple in one
department though: Siri is better than Google Now with
"assistant" commands, like when you want to set up an internal
calendar event.
Multimedia Ease
Android doesn't care where your music comes from. Apple and
iOS 7, however, require iTunes if you want to load your iPhone
up with songs (and you need iPhoto if you ever want to access
your photos).
More Free Applications
Android's Google Play Store doesn't always offer better quality,
but it does offer far more options than the App Store.
Unlock Options
On most Android phones, you can unlock your device to any
app you want, which saves time in the long-run if you have
certain apps that you always use.
Phone Unlock Options
Okay, sure, the new iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner is pretty
cool, but Android offers several different unlocking options,
and definitely more than any non-5S iPhone.
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