Anybody know of a good resource to find tablet optimized apps? I really want a good research paper/citation manager like Papers on the iPad. Good news readers? Other apps which really harness the ability of the tablet?
On another note, I hope that Tapatalk updates their app to take advantage of tablet screen realestate.
For news reader, pulse and news360 are the best. I like pulse better personally. Haven't tried Google currents in the tab, but I hear that is good as well
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Newsr is simple, buggy but still quite decent for newsreading.
currents is pretty slick provided the sources they offer are interesting to you
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Ditto, pretty well executed app.
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Yeah currents is like the android version of flip board I have on my iPad. I wish the marketplace was more like apple app store where you can view all tablets apps only. in android you have to sift through everything and hopefully find tablet app or a universal one. This is where my iPad beats out the prime. way more tablet only apps for apple. I hope android picks up the pace with these tablet apps.
you should check out the site. Tablified @ tablified.com
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you should check out the site. Tablified @ tablified.com
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thanks, I just got the app from market place.
Optimized for Honeycomb apps list
http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-apps/570-optimized-honeycomb-apps-list.html
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Awesome, checking out those resources!
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Optimized for Honeycomb apps list
http://www.xoomforums.com/forum/motorola-xoom-apps/570-optimized-honeycomb-apps-list.html
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damn! Lmao thats one helluva list! Thanks for link
Try 'Android Tablet Apps' is good one.
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demandarin said:
damn! Lmao thats one helluva list! Thanks for link
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That's actually a pretty tiny list lol.
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That's actually a pretty tiny list lol.
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Yeah, it was just more than I originally thought. I have that tablified app also. did you create that?
marketplace should do like apple app store does and separate the tablet/optimized apps from the phone ones. would make things alot easier for us tablet owners.
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Yeah, it was just more than I originally thought. I have that tablified app also. did you create that?
marketplace should do like apple app store does and separate the tablet/optimized apps from the phone ones. would make things alot easier for us tablet owners.
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Ya I run Tablified and the app, though I didn't actually code it myself.
I agree that the market should have a tablet section but as Rubin said, it wont happen. Therefore Tablified will be around as long as its helpful to people. If Google does their own thing, and does it better (which I know they can) I'll gladly close shop.
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Got my Prime a few days ago (my first Android Tablet) and was also on a research of apps.
My Favorites are at the moment:
News Republic for Tablet - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobilesrepublic.appytablet
Google Currents
JotterPad HD - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.twondcc.jotterpadHDFree (there's also a pro version)
Especially JotterPad HD is such a beauty of app. A lovely designed text editor with some great features - especially for us Transformer Users. It supports common keyboard shortcuts for copy & paste as well as undo and redo. There also a timeline included for up to 10 verions of each document and also an export function into .txt and pdf files. Even font style can be changed.
But well, just take a look at his website or try it out http://2ndclasscitizen.com/2ndcc/
It's such a beauty using most of those new Android design features like fragments and so on. Hope we'll see more apps like this in the future.
I suspect Google is embarrassed by their tablet app selection and that is why they don't have a tablet optimized section with the exception of a few staff picks.
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@kingsway8605 - 6 months ago there was little tablet apps, but right now almost all new games and apps work great on tablets.
All my games are optimized for 1280x800 tablets. Link in my signature - it's mostly solitaires, lines, and a memory game using physics engine.
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@kingsway8605 - 6 months ago there was little tablet apps, but right now almost all new games and apps work great on tablets.
All my games are optimized for 1280x800 tablets. Link in my signature - it's mostly solitaires, lines, and a memory game using physics engine.
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Not really into games, more into media consumption. Netflix, crackle, google music, kindle, and rhapsody are pretty much the only media apps that take advantage of the tablet form factor. It doesn't even compare to the iPad. Flash is nice to have on a tablet though, so they make up for each other.
At this point, I am considering returning for an iPad 3. The qc issues are scaring me away a little. If the screen starts falling off, Asus will require me to ship at my own expense and wait 2-3 Weeks, whereas with an iPad the apple store will swap it out usually that day. The iPad 3 doesn't have a release date though and they may end up pulling an iPad 2s.
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I just got my first android tab. Everything is so far so good. Frankly was really worried since there are tons of people whining about Wifi, bleeding and even short charger cable(lol mine wasnt short at all)
Either way, biggest and maybe only disappointment i have with my tablet is that there is nothing on Android Market that is comparable to "Notability" from IOS.
If you have an Ipad, you know what i am talking about.... I looked around for a while and cant find anything as good. I was wondering if anyone can make an recommendation on a note taking app that is similar to Notability.
Supernote should have come stock with the TFP, look for it. I remember it from the OG Transformer. It was really good, better than most I've seen on the market.
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Supernote should have come stock with the TFP, look for it. I remember it from the OG Transformer. It was really good, better than most I've seen on the market.
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I agree that it is better than most I've found on android market, but still no where as good as Notability....
Evernote all the way. and it syncs to EVERYTHING - your phone, your PC, the interweb etc
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Evernote all the way. and it syncs to EVERYTHING - your phone, your PC, the interweb etc
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you cant write it with hand or stylus though..
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you cant write it with hand or stylus though..
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Skitch (market link) is an add-on to Evernote that provides much of the same functionality.
Try freenote- same concept but not as feature rich (yet- v responsive developer
You're probably better off posting this in the themes and apps forum.
You might want to take a look at AntiPaper Note Free from the market. I don't think it has all the features you're looking for but hey, this is Android :-/
We'll eventually catch up.
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Evernote all the way. and it syncs to EVERYTHING - your phone, your PC, the interweb etc
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I can take notes on my Prime, open them on my iPhone, or on a Laptop or Computer in a Web Browser.
It is awesome. I used it for making Christmas Lists in December. Took my girls to Toys R U, wrote down what they wanted, BOOM!! Awesome!
I also prefer writing with the stylus and ive seen people use notability.
I started out with supernote but didnt like how it was not as easy to free write.
I tried antipaper for a while and i liked it a lot and the writing style was a lot more like notability, but overall i preferred supernote because it was a more complete program and was organized better.. and i found out then if u hit insert-annotation you can free write something on the note and move it or resize it.
And evernote is no good because you cant write. Stitch is not an addon, it is an independent app that was bought by evernote, and you can just share to evernote within skitch. It provides no where near the functionality or efficiency of the other stylus writing note apps
Another myth busted( thats for you demandarin)
http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/study-ios-apps-crash-more-often-android-apps/2012-02-03
I was thinking that my browser crashes once in a while but apps have been great on my Prime and my wife is always *****ing about apps crashing on her ipad2.
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Haha funny stuff. We just got iPod touches fitted with scanners and credit card machines at my work and they get super slow if the program is left open and sometimes they crash. Could be on our end though since my it team build the apps from scratch. Either way its nice to know that the ios ecosystem has its own problems lol.
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Haha funny stuff. We just got iPod touches fitted with scanners and credit card machines at my work and they get super slow if the program is left open and sometimes they crash. Could be on our end though since my it team build the apps from scratch. Either way its nice to know that the ios ecosystem has its own problems lol.
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And they chose ipod's to develop on ?? i take it their jailbroken ?
Apple devices don't need to be jailbroken for official developers to make apps for it. You just have to go thru a certain protocol and guidelines..then it has to be approved by apple.
As for the crashing IOS apps I've know this for the longest. Apple people didn't think so because there is no notification that comes up to tell you app crashed. When IOS app crashes it either just freezes up or kicks you back to the homescreen. Plus things crash all the time in IOS but just happens in the background. That's how apple fools you into thinkn it runs so well when it really doesn't all the time. I have an Ipad so i know. It does run well but has its own flaws n set of limitations also. I had to jailbreak my Ipad only to be able to do half the things Android does right out the box. My Ipad or even an ipad2 can't hold a candle to the Prime or Android. IOS does have some really great apps though. Can't lie on that. Their tablet only apps section is HUGE! Once android catches up to tablet only apps is when it'll start to get neck n neck with IOS.
Plus I just saw an article debunking another myth. That IOS games are better than Android ones. ANDROID WON Some award for having more than have the games in the top ten mobile games of all time coming from TegraZone. TegraZone has pumped out some big hits for Android. Aside from Gameloft, Tegrazone makes the best games with best graphics n such.
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Apple devices don't need to be jailbroken for official developers to make apps for it. You just have to go thru a certain protocol and guidelines..then it has to be approved by apple.
As for the crashing IOS apps I've know this for the longest. Apple people didn't think so because there is no notification that comes up to tell you app crashed. When IOS app crashes it either just freezes up or kicks you back to the homescreen. Plus things crash all the time in IOS but just happens in the background. That's how apple fools you into thinkn it runs so well when it really doesn't all the time. I have an Ipad so i know. It does run well but has its own flaws n set of limitations also. I had to jailbreak my Ipad only to be able to do half the things Android does right out the box. My Ipad or even an ipad2 can't hold a candle to the Prime or Android. IOS does have some really great apps though. Can't lie on that. Their tablet only apps section is HUGE! Once android catches up to tablet only apps is when it'll start to get neck n neck with IOS.
Plus I just saw an article debunking another myth. That IOS games are better than Android ones. ANDROID WON Some award for having more than have the games in the top ten mobile games of all time coming from TegraZone. TegraZone has pumped out some big hits for Android. Aside from Gameloft, Tegrazone makes the best games with best graphics n such.
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Got a link I'd like too read it
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Got a link I'd like too read it
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Just go to tegrazone app on your prime. Its in the news section in there about IOS games vs. Tegrazone ones.
I'm pretty sure we went through apple for the App. Can't remember the exact number but our sales manager mentioned a pretty big license fee lol.
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I'm pretty sure we went through apple for the App. Can't remember the exact number but our sales manager mentioned a pretty big license fee lol.
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Most likely your app is not spread through the official Apple AppStore but another one set up by your company (or a contractor). Unless it's made for Jon Doe enduser.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/
Yeah its definitely not on the app store. Eww can't stand this small screen either lol. Between my Droid east and TFP its hard to readjust to.
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Android has this great feature for developers - crash reports. If some app crashes - please send them, they are really helpful! I even built in automatic crash reporting in some apps to help find issues from other markets than Android Market. Really, really helpful although it's sometimes hard to believe what people use Android on (Chinese device names are sometimes really strange and have bugs, for example report having OpenGL 2.0 while they don't have it).
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Android has this great feature for developers - crash reports. If some app crashes - please send them, they are really helpful! I even built in automatic crash reporting in some apps to help find issues from other markets than Android Market. Really, really helpful although it's sometimes hard to believe what people use Android on (Chinese device names are sometimes really strange and have bugs, for example report having OpenGL 2.0 while they don't have it).
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Yeah, crash reports are great ... if system information is added which most users don't unfortunately. So I never knew which device crashed my app nor the system status by that time.
Was gonna post this in another thread which I found out has closed so I'm asking here cause it seems appropriate:
I've never owned a device running iOS, so please could someone explain to me what is so restrictive about Apple's products? I know you can't have widgets or download from a third party without jailbreaking (surely you can download pdf files etc. Though, right?) but what else?
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There is no technical reason for that, Steve Jobs said once that they are putting the apps under a series of test before putting them on the market to provide an higher degree of quality, honestly i see every kind of junk in the App store, even apps that plays farts.
They are just trying to offer less and make a lot of money out of it.
Do not forget, Apple does nothing on its own, does not have even 1 single factory for their hardware, even their OS are just FreeBSD porting, it's just about fashion with their products, also they can't be open because of their business strategy, think about iTunes, iTunes is based on the fact that their OS is closed, if iOS will be opensource probably the music industry will leave iTunes and iTunes itself will die.
Being closed-source also facilitate the "dream factor" and the users can't verify how a feature work and they just use it a the brand tells them.
Apples products are restrictive because they try to lock you into Apple's ecosystem, you can't install apps from anywhere other than the iTunes store (without jailbreaking), they block apps from their store if they find a "moral objection" to them (trying to force their morality on the consumer) and finally they outright ban apps from their competitors (the iOS gmail app which has become an "applet" you can access through the browser).
There are some APIs that you don't have access to that you would have on Android.....mainly around hardware stuff. It also takes a lot longer to get an app approved in the app store. It can be up to a week or two weeks depending on you app. Compare this to Google Play where its almost instant.
Like the previous poster said, with iOS you are tied into using apple's eco system of the app store and itunes. Its not a bad thing really if you are happy with that, but some prefer the relative freedom of Android.
I've developed for both Android and iOS and personally I havent had any issue with restrictions on iOS......it hasnt dtopped me doing anything I wanted to do on that platform.
Good luck!
So it ain't as bad as everyone makes out?
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So it ain't as bad as everyone makes out?
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Bahahahahahahahahaha!
Take your IToy....connect and sync it with your computer...go to your friend's house. He has some music & vids on his IToy that you would also like on yours. Connect your IToy to his computer to get those music & vids...see what happens..
Or have the hard drive crash on your PC, get a new hard drive. Connect your IToy to your computer so you can copy all your music & vids back to your PC & see what happens..(this happened to somebody I know)
How are the things mentioned here anything but bad? Anytime competition is prevented is bad for the consumer since competition is the only thing that encourages innovation and without it every company would just follow planned obsolescence.
Very costly sdk which makes developing very easy...............
closed source nothing to learn nothing to gain............
very costly its just isnt worth what to pay ............
most of the apps are paid ... unlike android..........
you wont recive os updates and ports custom roms like android does..........
all things are complicated you need and should be done via ituunes unlike android plug in usb do what you want..........
no live wallpaper support out of the box(needs jail breaking)
same userinterface how dumb can it get without the desktop............
no customization...............
add to that damn costly..............
theres a bigger list but its waste of time discussing abt it.......
Thanks, wanted to know. Don't own an iOS device and don't plan to
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thats a good decison..........
Is there a difference in multitasking between the two operating systems?
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ya android had true multitasking from eclair itself............
ios has it from iphone 4s...... but android is seriously better at it............
Well, when I'm on game dev story and then I click home, the app stops, is that true multitasking?
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Depends on the app itself and whether your small ram pool may cause android to kill your app.
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Well, when I'm on game dev story and then I click home, the app stops, is that true multitasking?
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No. "True" multitasking requires the service to keep running in the background. What you're describing is just caching the app in the RAM.
So it depends on the apps themselves? I have 1GB RAM.
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iOS restrictions are as follows:
-Only available on one phone/tablet
-Can't install apps outside of app store without jailbreak, so no betas, console emulators
-No widgets, custom launchers, custom keyboards (like Swype)
in true multitasking the app shouldnt be killed and should be cached with no lag......thats true multitasking.
Actually, iOS proprietary, and from there go restrictions.
But Android is open to all, anyone can bring in their code.
The number of tablet apps designed for the iPad is much greater than those designed for the Nexus 10. However, in some cases the Nexus 10 doesn't need an app to do the job better than the iPad.
For example, trading on the CMCMarkets Web site needs Flash which is available on Windows or Android browsers but not on the Apple browser. Therefore, a seperate app is required on the iPad to trade on CMCMarkets and the one available is not as good for trading using the Windows or Android browsers.
So, although the iPad has more tablet designed apps than the Nexus 10 some of them are to compensate for not having Flash.
I'm all Android, but iPad's app ecosystem is great, even if they don't have flash.
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Actually many apps are created on iOS because it lacks Flash, but that's no excuse for developers not to create them for Android, especially now that Flash is officially off Android. But you can access very much on Nexus 10 through a flash-supported browser, that is a minimum for me before buying a $500 device.
Is there a browser BTW which allows splitscreen, or one that has a large screen widget to use on desktop?
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I'm all Android, but iPad's app ecosystem is great, even if they don't have flash.
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The problem with the iPad, for me (and i owned one briefly before i sold it,Wifi iPad2 16GB) is that the apps cost more than the Android equivalents sometimes and sometimes an app is free on Android but you need to pay for it on IOS.
The iPad apps are great when they are tablet optimised, there are more of them, but if you get an app that's not optimized unlike Android where it fills the screen, the app stays phone sized on the iPad, which is just weird.
Then when you add in a crap keyboard, no widgets (this was a biggie for me) and a restrictive ecosystem it ended up being sold.
Which was great as it helped with the cost of my just ordered Nexus 10.
Each to their own.
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The problem with the iPad, for me (and i owned one briefly before i sold it,Wifi iPad2 16GB) is that the apps cost more than the Android equivalents sometimes and sometimes an app is free on Android but you need to pay for it on IOS.
The iPad apps are great when they are tablet optimised, there are more of them, but if you get an app that's not optimized unlike Android where it fills the screen, the app stays phone sized on the iPad, which is just weird.
Then when you add in a crap keyboard, no widgets (this was a biggie for me) and a restrictive ecosystem it ended up being sold.
Which was great as it helped with the cost of my just ordered Nexus 10.
Each to their own.
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One of the great benifits of Android is that you can change it to suit yourself. For example, I love the Hackers keyboard with the row of numbers on view like the Galaxy Note and the easy access to the other characters using the shift key.
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One of the great benifits of Android is that you can change it to suit yourself. For example, I love the Hackers keyboard with the row of numbers on view like the Galaxy Note and the easy access to the other characters using the shift key.
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Yeah, but i also think its one of its weaknesses for the average joe, the iPad is simple, Android can be confusing due to the number of options.
I hoping what I saw from Skype 3.0 yesterday, could be the start of developers taking android tablets more seriously...
I have read that there is also the added benefit that app devs for android don't have to re-optimize their apps for tablets (resolution etc. like many devs had to do with the release of the retina iPad AND the original release of the ipad with supporting the larger screen size) apparently all the apps are able to scale up resolution without having to re-optimize...at least I thought I read that somewhere!
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I have read that there is also the added benefit that app devs for android don't have to re-optimize their apps for tablets (resolution etc. like many devs had to do with the release of the retina iPad AND the original release of the ipad with supporting the larger screen size) apparently all the apps are able to scale up resolution without having to re-optimize...at least I thought I read that somewhere!
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Optimization =/= Upscaling
Upscaling is not exactly but somewhat like stretching everything to fit the screen. There are algorithms to make it look better but that's the basic idea.
Optimization is making images and an interface directly for a tablet. This won't need any stretching and such and will always look better.
The apps for Android tablets are bad.....they just are. If you deny that, then you're not interested in a serious conversation on the topic. You're just biased towards Android to the point where you will make any excuse possible to make it sound better than it is.
I love Android as and OS, but Android tablets are just not worth it at this point. Apps like:
- ESPN Scorecenter
- Ebay
- Pandora
- Chase Mobile
- Amazon Mobile (doesn't even exist for Android tablets yet)
- Facebook
SUCK on Android tablets. And these are all FREE
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The apps for Android tablets are bad.....they just are. If you deny that, then you're not interested in a serious conversation on the topic. You're just biased towards Android to the point where you will make any excuse possible to make it sound better than it is.
I love Android as and OS, but Android tablets are just not worth it at this point. Apps like:
- ESPN Scorecenter
- Ebay
- Pandora
- Chase Mobile
- Amazon Mobile (doesn't even exist for Android tablets yet)
- Facebook
SUCK on Android tablets. And these are all FREE
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Or you just don't care about a single one of the apps mentioned. Okay, I do use eBay for notifications, but I couldn't care less about its look.
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The apps for Android tablets are bad.....they just are. If you deny that, then you're not interested in a serious conversation on the topic. You're just biased towards Android to the point where you will make any excuse possible to make it sound better than it is.
I love Android as and OS, but Android tablets are just not worth it at this point. Apps like:
- ESPN Scorecenter
- Ebay
- Pandora
- Chase Mobile
- Amazon Mobile (doesn't even exist for Android tablets yet)
- Facebook
SUCK on Android tablets. And these are all FREE
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- ESPN Scorecenter - Don't care
- Ebay - Don't care
- Pandora - Only use it on my phone
- Chase Mobile - I use the web site
- Amazon Mobile (doesn't even exist for Android tablets yet) - I use the web site
- Facebook - It's good enough for what it does
I'd take quality (Android) over quantity (iOS). iOS has a ton of useless crapplets. Can't do without Groove IP, Lecture Notes, Droid48, Google Maps/Navigation/Streetview/Gmail/Docs/Translate/YouTube, OnLive and many more.
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I'd take quality (Android) over quantity (iOS). iOS has a ton of useless crapplets. Can't do without Groove IP, Lecture Notes, Droid48, Google Maps/Navigation/Streetview/Gmail/Docs/Translate/YouTube, OnLive and many more.
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That makes absolutely no sense. iOS and Android both have very high quality apps and both have some pretty useless apps as well. For every app you listed (probably with the exception of maps, LOL), there's a high quality iOS equivalent app for it.
Anybody with half a brain could find an app to suit their needs on both systems.
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Or you just don't care about a single one of the apps mentioned. Okay, I do use eBay for notifications, but I couldn't care less about its look.
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- ESPN Scorecenter - Don't care
- Ebay - Don't care
- Pandora - Only use it on my phone
- Chase Mobile - I use the web site
- Amazon Mobile (doesn't even exist for Android tablets yet) - I use the web site
- Facebook - It's good enough for what it does
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This is exactly why we won't see that many tablet apps. People get so worked up when an app isn't holo themed but no one cares about having tablet apps. Android users just don't care and when users don't care, developers don't care. When folks start getting as sensitive to the lack of tablet optimization in an app as they do with an app that's not holo themed, that's when we'll start seeing more tablet apps.
I care and I make it a point to contact developers to ask them about a tablet version of their app. Be the change you want to see. Start caring and devs will follow.
-email developers and ask them for a tablet app
-let your voices be heard! Leave a comment and don't be afraid to dock them a couple stars for the lack of tablet optimization.
-don't be cheap!! Reward developers who taken the time to optimize their apps. I think the second posters in this thread said apps were too expensive or something. Seriously. Apps cost less than a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
This mentality that stretched out apps are just as good is absurd. People love to use the argument that stretching an app is better than what the iPad is doing. While that may be true in some cases, iPad users rarely have to worry about such things. Any app that you'd likely use on iPad will probably have an optimized version for it.
I know this may not be the most serious thing in the world but honestly, complaining about it in forums isn't going to do anything. Be proactive. Let developers know what we need and if there are enough people who want it, it will surely get done.
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The apps for Android tablets are bad.....they just are. If you deny that, then you're not interested in a serious conversation on the topic. You're just biased towards Android to the point where you will make any excuse possible to make it sound better than it is.
I love Android as and OS, but Android tablets are just not worth it at this point. Apps like:
- ESPN Scorecenter
- Ebay
- Pandora
- Chase Mobile
- Amazon Mobile (doesn't even exist for Android tablets yet)
- Facebook
SUCK on Android tablets. And these are all FREE
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I don't think anyone will deny that Apple has more tablet apps. I will disagree that android apps are bad. I don't think your assessment is fair.
I've never had problems with a few of those apps that you listed. The others I haven't used.
Saying android tablets aren't worth it because a few apps on Android aren't as good is only true to you. I don't use my tablets only for those apps, and when I need those apps, they are there they get the job done just the same.
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For anyone with half a brain I do highly recommend iOS devices with its limitations and restrictiveness. Even Apple's cofounder Steve Wozniak commented that it's good for mentally challenged people:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/01/14/even-woz-thinks-the-android-bests-the-iphone.html
"...people who are just scared of computers altogether and don’t want to use them. The iPhone is the least frightening thing. For that kind of person who is scared of complexity..."
The thing is if google wants devs to develop more tablet optimized apps they should start by polishing their own.
Just look at the horrible compressed music art in the play music app, i ****ing hate how it downsamples whatever your album art is, now look at the album art on the iPad music player, the full res art looks great. I have ordered my 32gb Nexus 10 but this seriously ticks me off as i own an iPad 3 and a TP. Don't get me started wih the clock app.
Google's own Google+ app works better on the iPad3 than the Nexus 10
ridiculous...
Could not agree more I have a note 2 for phone and ipad 3 for tablet. I also have a nexus 7 and android tablet suck in the app department big time it's not even funny. Ipad has it beat by a long shot and this is why ipad is so popular. Plus all developers concentrate on iOS and ipad before they even consider android. It's a shame I wish they were at least equal but don't matter what specs android tablet have if they don't have the apps majority of your normal users will not buy it period.
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I keep hearing that this is not a bargain like the $199 Nexus 7 or $309 Nexus 4 but it really is.
First, you are getting the highest resolution mobile screen EVER. Second, the dual core A15 is the first of its kind if you don't include the chromebook and will not be used in most mobile devices until mid 2013 at least. Third, they managed to make it only 8.9mm thin, something that Apple couldn't do for the new ipad's. Four, it is one of the only 3 devices running Android 4.2. All that for $399.
It is a steal and in some ways even more of a bargain than the other two.
Ignore this post if you are aware, this is for the people that can't see why this is any different than all the other 10 inch Android tablets.
Sounds good but if no optimized apps for tablets I will wait on the fence still and see what happens if apps look the same on n10 as they do on my note 2 then what's the point.
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sabre31 said:
Sounds good but if no optimized apps for tablets I will wait on the fence still and see what happens if apps look the same on n10 as they do on my note 2 then what's the point.
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I have both devices. They are a good combination. But every app on Nexus 10 looks better.
For some reason I find myself on my dad's iPad 4 rather than my Nexus 10. Apple is def doing something right.
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I have the n7 and the n 10 ipad2 and just sold my galaxy tab 7.7.
Not all apps look better on the N 10. For example the Engadget app does not scale, yet.
Out of all the tablets i have owned the n7 is the best. However I am getting the note 2 on Monday and I suspect it will be my go to device, then the n 10, and finally my laptop.
Another couple of years and they will have finally have a tablet that can be used for work and play, not there yet.
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sabre31 said:
Sounds good but if no optimized apps for tablets I will wait on the fence still and see what happens if apps look the same on n10 as they do on my note 2 then what's the point.
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The point is that the Nexus 10 does web browsing, the main use of a tablet for most, bigger and sharper and has the horse power to push it extremely smoothly.
No one says I have a cell phone, what is the point of a 55 inch TV, my apps look the same on it. Why would anyone say that here?
10 inch is the sweet spot like Steve Jobs said in my opinion. Laptop is too clunky and the Nexus 7 and Note are too small. That is my opinion.
To me, an android phone is the best (love my S3 to death). But for a tablet, iOS is the best. I decided to return my nexus 10 since Im not patient enough. I got frustrated with apps on the nexus 10. Apps do not look good and run well on the nexus for now (this will be fixed, of course). But apps for ipad are also much better. ALso never think more pixels are better. WHat matters is its contrast and color accuracy. More pixels only drain the battery.
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sabre31 said:
Sounds good but if no optimized apps for tablets I will wait on the fence still and see what happens if apps look the same on n10 as they do on my note 2 then what's the point.
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actually apps will look different on the nexus. specificly, they look worse since they haven't been optimized for high resolution screen .. yet
These arguments are pretty pointless. The notion that there must be a one great almighty device that trumps all seems silly to me. They're both great, just buy which one fits your needs. Its a tablet you use to watch YouTube, its not a big deal.
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There is no denying that the iPad 4 is the best all-around tablet out there - build quality, performance, smoothness, tablications, battery life, everything is cool. I'm buying the Nexus 10 however because:
- better bang for the buck, the $100 it's cheaper can be use for the surely coming keyboard dock
- 16:10 - if you're not watching video content why even go for 10", the AR is a nice compromise between 16:9 and 4:3
- Adobe Flash - be honest, you'll miss live streaming and all the flash-based content, and it's not going away anytime soon, N10 runs it well
- extras: higher res screen, NFC, USB-OTG possibilities (media play without root), front-facing quality speakers, lighter weight
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- 16:10 - if you're not watching video content why even go for 10", the AR is a nice compromise between 16:9 and 4:3
- Adobe Flash - be honest, you'll miss live streaming and all the flash-based content, and it's not going away anytime soon, N10 runs it well
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I don't agree with these two points. I bought a 10 inch tablet mainly for Web browsing. My note 2's size is just fine for videos but not for heavy web browsing.
And the Nexus 10 doesn't support Flash natively, you need to sideload the apk and download a third party browser. On the ipad there are pretty decent Flash-supporting browsers so it's a tie in this area.
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CreepyDroid said:
And the Nexus 10 doesn't support Flash natively, you need to sideload the apk and download a third party browser. On the ipad there are pretty decent Flash-supporting browsers so it's a tie in this area.
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Flash is a dying/dead platform on Android, so no big loss there IMHO. And the sooner it's gone completely, the better it is - Flash had its place but today it's just a bloated and very dangerous piece of crap software.
Of course you would make a thread like this lol. The moderators must be getting tired of closing these things...
Who gives a flying frack what the app "looks" like!! Does it do what it is supposed to do? Does it do it fast? Do movies look better than just about anything else out there? Is the sound great compared to most tablets? Is the resolution higher than ANY tablet out there?
Personally I am about getting **** done with a tablet, you can have your pretty apps, because I already got my **** done, and ran 17 more apps while you are "oooh'ing and ahh'ing" over how pretty your apps are...
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are purely my own, don't expect you to or even care if you agree, move along :good:
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I don't agree with these two points. I bought a 10 inch tablet mainly for Web browsing. My note 2's size is just fine for videos but not for heavy web browsing.
And the Nexus 10 doesn't support Flash natively, you need to sideload the apk and download a third party browser. On the ipad there are pretty decent Flash-supporting browsers so it's a tie in this area.
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you don't have to agree. personal opinions are just that. personal opinions. sideloading or not, i'm not quite sure of the difference. apps are apps. we all use them. so whether or not you have to install an app to get something to work the way we want it doesn't really take anything away from the devices we choose. some cars have ugly rims on them when we buy them from the dealer. we buy and put custom wheels on them. your "point" is moot at this point. but an ipad or buy a nexus 10. who cares.
Nexus 10 is so big it doesn't matter how thick it is within reason. Actually, I would've preferred they gave it a bigger battery for longer life unplugged.
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Flash is a dying/dead platform on Android, so no big loss there IMHO. And the sooner it's gone completely, the better it is - Flash had its place but today it's just a bloated and very dangerous piece of crap software.
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Yes Nexus10 is awesome, but I'm a little bit desapointed by Android 4.2 regarding "no flash player" I know the reasons but currently I cannot benefit from web TVs I planned to watch with my new tablet (Orange TV, Canal+, Pluzz...).
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CreepyDroid said:
I don't agree with these two points. I bought a 10 inch tablet mainly for Web browsing. My note 2's size is just fine for videos but not for heavy web browsing.
And the Nexus 10 doesn't support Flash natively, you need to sideload the apk and download a third party browser. On the ipad there are pretty decent Flash-supporting browsers so it's a tie in this area.
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I agree CreepyDroid. I tried to sideload the apk and to use other browsers without success. I would apreciate to read a good step by step link
Thank in advance.
Tomatoes8 said:
I keep hearing that this is not a bargain like the $199 Nexus 7 or $309 Nexus 4 but it really is.
First, you are getting the highest resolution mobile screen EVER. Second, the dual core A15 is the first of its kind if you don't include the chromebook and will not be used in most mobile devices until mid 2013 at least. Third, they managed to make it only 8.9mm thin, something that Apple couldn't do for the new ipad's. Four, it is one of the only 3 devices running Android 4.2. All that for $399.
It is a steal and in some ways even more of a bargain than the other two.
Ignore this post if you are aware, this is for the people that can't see why this is any different than all the other 10 inch Android tablets.
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i am really disappointed from google now! say what ever any body wants to say against me, i dont care cause reality aint gonna change!
i am a Samsung Boy... everything i own is from samsung (electronics ofcourse)
in my point of view, Google is a Huge company, Bigger than Apple. google can produce tablet oriented apps! YES IT CAN! i dont really dont find not more than like 10 apps that are ESPECIALLY made for my tablets! i owned Nexus 7, sold that cause of lag in browser, Now i own NOTE 10.1!
an Excellent Tablet! but No Apps!
when i was in search of good tab i had to choose between iPad 3 and Note 10.1 and i went for Note 10.1 cause i love Google but i AGAIN got disappointed! not from the tablet, but the SOFTWARE SUPPORT AND APP AVAILABILITY!
i am thinking of getting Nexus 10 but i am keeping my self away from the idea of getting it cause of app support!
mark my words, THERE WILL BE NO APPS FOR NEXUS 10 AT LEAST NOT FOR THE NEXT 3 TO 4 MONTHS!
Apple is only better in APP support and software support than google! GOOGLE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! WHEN U CAN ACTIVATE MILLIONS OF DEVICES EVERY DAY WHY NOT THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEM! DONT TELL ME ITS DIFFICULT FOR GOOGLE! ITS A BILLIONS OF $$ COMPANY!! AND HECK IT HAS SUPPORT OF MONSTER COMPANIES LIKE SAMSUNG, LG, HTC AND OTHERS.....!!!
google is destroying its image in minds of customers like me, who change their gadgets very frequently!
accept it or not dude! u can not deny the reality! SMARTPHONES IS ANDROID THING NOW, TABLETS ARE APPLE THING NOW... and only for the fact of no app and software support!
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Flash is a dying/dead platform on Android, so no big loss there IMHO. And the sooner it's gone completely, the better it is - Flash had its place but today it's just a bloated and very dangerous piece of crap software.
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On the INTERNET, Flash is by far the most popular video format... and until HTML5 has agreed on a format that Chrome Firefox IE Safari Opera etc can agree on, flash video is still the choice for many web designers. If you are interested in seeing that content, you can either get flash a capable browser, or not see the video... crap or not.