The Android Experiment Comes To A Premature End. Here’s The Story
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Okay ladies and gentlemen, I’m back to my iPhone now, and I gotta say, it’s been a pretty good ride on the Android train. There are a lot of things that surprised me about the platform. Some were very positive, and others were quite negative. The impact this is had on my perspective of these two mobile platforms has been monumental, and I’m certainly going to consider myself a bit more open and aware than I was before.
The video series, titled “The Android Experiment” was supposed to go for thirty-days, starting on October 28th, and ending on November 28th. Unfortunately, my life has turned to a whole ‘nother level of busy, and I’m not able to keep up with the series like I originally thought I would. I don’t feel as though dragging this on is going to change anything, so I’m ending it a bit early, having made a total of 8 videos, rather than the 20+ that I was hoping to make about it.
Below is my final video for this experiment, but don’t think that it’s my last video ever when it comes to doing this. I have intentions to pick this back up again in the future, with a better device and with much higher quality videos. I want to introduce people to an entirely new way of looking at things, and give those a chance to see what the other side is like, without having to totally go spend money on something themselves.
Of course, as I said in the video series, there is no way to tell if a device is right for you, and your lifestyle, without trying it for yourself. I don’t mean just picking it up in a store either. I mean actually taking it in, and allowing it to function in your lifestyle. The attitude of a person has to be positive when trying it as well. Basing your first impressions and your preconceived notions of what it’s like is going to lead to a faulty experience. I tried as best as I could to take this project on with enthusiasm and excitement. I feel that this part was quite successful, but keeping up on the public element of the experiment was a total failure. I had no time to dedicate to it.
To the people who were hoping to follow along, and were waiting for videos: I’m very sorry.
Don’t worry though. More will come in the future, and it’ll be MUCH better than this time. Until then, enjoy the final video, and I’ll see ya next time!
You hit the nail on the head! I tried to switch to Android and after loads of apps and time with the device, I switched back to my iPhone. Android did some things really cool like integrate all of my email and social media contacts. One place that Android failed was music and even worse was the integration of podcasts. I figured out that I am an iTunes guy and like the way that iTunes manages my device. And I like the closed system that Apple gives me so I know that my apps will just work. But like you said if you give it a test you will know where you stand. I am an iPhone user and appreciate it more than before my own little Android experiment.
HTC would have been the best way to go, or a nexus device to give the pure android experience. Me, well I love my iPhone and will not consider going android unless apple stops making iOS and iPhone.
Great series Charlie! That was pretty much my experience as well!
like he said himself, ultimately he went back to basically stock and just didn't care too much for all the flare that the potential of the android platform would alllow him because stock just works fine for him. & I want that point emphasized. There is this massive misconception that you have to go through great lengths just to get your android device up and running out of the box. There's this misconception that Android phones MUST be rooted just for itto work the way It's "suppose to".
NO. The device works just fine out of the box.Just because the options are there to tweak around and change this and that to make it work "better" doesn't mean it didn't work to begin with. & with options ofcourse means taking the time to make choices (if you so decide to explore those optiions), and with choices, there will inevitably be complications simply due to the fact that not everyone likes the same thing done the same way. People need to understand that it is the user's own choice to complicate their own experience with the device because they feel compelled to explore the open option to change something. If you're going to complain about customization, then DOn't DO IT. Use the device STOCK as it came it will fulfill your general basic needs the same way stock iOS more or less will.
But I would really have to say, next time, use a nexus device. For many, they will say there's little to no difference between nexus and mftr modified android. for someone like Charlie himself coming from a native iOS user, he may not even notice any difference at all if he trials a nexus instead. But for someone like myself coming from a Droid1 (think of it as a pre-Nexus since it's a vanilla android device) and upgrading to a Droid3, it was a massive difference, and I'm absolutely hating the experience. Note, the Droid3 & Atrix both share Moto Modified Android OSs. This isn't to say it "doesn't work" out of the box. 6 of my family members using the Droid2Global & have no complaints of MotoBlur, but that's because that's all they kno. It's just to say vanilla Android works far better, and when you're coming from that level of experience, you notice all the little things that made pure android so great.
Nice video. I have an Android device and have only played with my wife's iPhone. My big problem with switching to an iPhone would be the lack of a Sywpe type keyboard option.