Android UI design patterns

Sean Slater · Top Commenter
“I’ve used all these different devices, they suck.”... and yet he hasn't used a Nexus S. I'll tell you what sucks though, musicians who suddenly think because they have a army of drones on Twitter that their opinion means more than anyone else.
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Obed Betancourt Jr. · Top Commenter · InterAmerican Recinto Metropolitano
His Twitter following has nothing to do with his statements. OBVIOUSLY, he has not tried every single fucking Android smartphone out there. But I can bet you he has seen most of them (since there is practically a review for every smartphone in existence in thousands of blogs, not a hard task). You being prejudicial because he's a rapper? First of all, music is entertainment, nothing else. Second of all, he has expressed that he is capable of entrepreneurship, especially in technology. I for one approve of artists, boxers (De La Hoya), musicians, sport players, etc. using their fortune to support the industry we all love. In the end he has the money to make things possible, do you have money? Welcome to Capital America, where anything is possible.
8 · · July 29 at 5:19pm
yhoowarrior (signed in using Yahoo)
android is the ugliest piece of shit ever.
3 · · July 29 at 5:27pm

Bobby Anointed Brown · Carver High School of Engineering and Science
this comment is meaningless, honestly. first off, he is entitled to an opinion just as much as you are. no one's saying you shouldn't comment. second, just because he didn't use a nexus S doesn't mean he didn't use a lot of android devices. how many phones would you continue to buy until you say "forget it, i'll stick with this until something better comes out"??? he doesn't think his opinion means more because he has followers - for you to think that, to me, is simply an idiotic idea. we all have opinions. he's famous and know to be a frequent of TC so, he'll be easily noticed and his opinion can carry further than you're complaining...
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Arif Rahman · Mountain View, California
Android is software, not hardware. Plead with the device makers to make a better device.
22 · · July 29 at 4:37pm

Anselm Marie · Web Designer at Corporate Reports
When you get a device you get the hardware and the software. So you need to plead to the device makers and Google.
1 · · July 29 at 4:48pm

Garth Shoemaker · Top Commenter · Sunnyvale, California
Arif, users don't care if you are unable to enforce quality standards due to fragmented hardware and software groups. Instead of making excuses, perhaps this is an indication that Apple is right, and that the entire device (software + hardware) should to be designed as a single whole.
7 · · July 29 at 4:55pm
yhoowarrior (signed in using Yahoo)
android device makers put no effort in the device design. Droid x is 3 times as thick as an iphone and it has A CHIN. wtf? shit design.
· July 29 at 5:27pm
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Kevin Sucktackular · Top Commenter
In related news, people still don't give a shit what some undereducated rapper thinks. Well, except yhoowarrior.
15 · · July 29 at 5:49pm

Yohannes Tadesse · Top Commenter · Founder at CitySqoop
Yes, if by "undereducated" you mean 'went to university for 2 years before making it big in the music scene'. And, if you think not finishing university to pursue something big is "undereducated" then so are Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, etc...
2 · · July 29 at 8:20pm

Degaulle Lazaro · Top Commenter · University of Oklahoma
yeah but those people you listed were brilliant in their own right... chamillionaire is another "dime a dozen" rapper with no skill. no one in 5 years (hell even today) will say "chamillionaire, what a great rapper".... at the end of the day, he's a POS rapper with little if any knowledge of phones
2 · · July 29 at 8:28pm

Yohannes Tadesse · Top Commenter · Founder at CitySqoop
@Degaulle, I wasn't referring to his rapping abilities nor was I comparing his stature in the music world to that of the aforementioned tech execs in their domain. I was referring to his level of education - nothing more.
· July 29 at 8:36pm
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Carlos Nunez · Margate, Florida
Android devices: For people with brains. As the proud owner and user of a Nexus one, and owner/user of an iphone 3g as an ipod touch, it's very easy to see. If your complaint is that "it sucks," as opposed to disliking certain UI elements, or not finding the app you want within the android market, or even an opinion on the speed at which the device responds to your every command, there might be something wrong with the user and their opinion and not the devices said user claims "sucks." Just a thought.
13 · · July 29 at 5:22pm

Tavares Antonio Robinsongreen · CEO/CVO at Moofaces Productions Inc.
there is less apps for the Android and its does not run as smooth and the casing is lesser than its counter partner must I stress , sir
· July 29 at 6:13pm

Carlos Nunez · Margate, Florida
I personally don't find the apps lacking (Though I'll admit I'm not an app junkie), my Nexus runs faster than any iphone I've played with, my Nexus One's metal case is as sexy as the day it came in, and it's over a year and a half old.

If you don't like it personally for the reasons you semi-clearly stated, I say different strokes for different folks and more power to you. But if you say "duh, durr, it sucks because I have an iphone, huh huh," then expect to be ridiculed for being an idiot, and rightly so.
7 · · July 29 at 6:34pm

Tavares Antonio Robinsongreen · CEO/CVO at Moofaces Productions Inc.
Well, no ones saying that Carlos at all ! This is no bulling match or something between children. Your a human so you got my respect. What I'm saying is this the Nexus is for special interest people personally and most devices are moving to Iphone and more compatible with the electronic devices we are moving towards "today". Who cares what some one chooses personally. We are talking about overall it doesn't match ... less convenient for a world difference not on a local personal level. And this is what Chamillionaire is talking about ...
· July 29 at 6:40pm
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Droo Zilla
I'm pleading with Chamillionaire. I've heard your tunes. They suck. Give me something I can listen to and not be embarrassed.
13 · · July 29 at 4:51pm

Edmund Rojas · Top Commenter · Works at Facebook Hater
exactly what I was saying when I saw the headline! also chamillionaire is not a "hip hop star" anymore, hasnt been for nearly 10 years!
1 · · July 29 at 7:09pm
devseattle (signed in using Yahoo)
What do Chamillionaire's tunes have to do with discussion about Android phones? Chamillionaire was quoted not because of his tunes but because of his presence in tech community.
· July 29 at 9:11pm

Edmund Rojas · Top Commenter · Works at Facebook Hater
so now chamillionaire is steve jobs? lmao
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Yoeun Pen · Top Commenter · Senior Design Technologist at Validas
It's pathetic to watch all the Android fanboys dismiss this criticism just because he's a rapper. Unfortunately, he's right and the truth hurts.
8 · · July 29 at 7:46pm

David A Smith · Top Commenter · London, United Kingdom
Chamillionaire is actually going out of his way to find the ideal Android-powered device rather than just getting the latest iPhone. Hmm, I wonder why...?
1 · · July 31 at 6:56am

Jared Schnelle · Founder at Game Yeti
Before any more of you bigots prove your ignorance with hateful, uninformed comments I suggest you watch this interview of him by Mark Suster. This man is very intelligent, accomplished and obviously has his hand on the pulse of this generation's wants.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x0FPhjl1Kw
5 · · July 29 at 9:07pm

Yohannes Tadesse · Top Commenter · Founder at CitySqoop
Great share.
2 · · July 30 at 12:09am

Kevin Dent · Top Commenter
He is so intelligent he does pay his taxes?
· July 31 at 4:44pm

Annes Notrya · Dallas, Texas
I'm very happy to see someone with the cajones to finally say it out loud. Android has huge potential, but it's a fragmented mess and the devices are not Apple-quality. WP7 is very slick and is coming. WP7's gain will be Android's loss. In two years, Android will be the Linux of the mobile world and iOS and WP7/8/... will rule at the top. iOS may be a little too closed for the techies, but Android is still waaaay too 'DIY' for the mass market.
5 · · July 29 at 5:45pm

Aaron Berlin · Top Commenter · UChicago
I too am happy to see someone finally say out loud what trolls and flamebaiters have been saying in gadget/tech blog comment sections for years.
· July 29 at 10:14pm

Delroy Frazer
Everyone talking about what the guy knows about the industry. They are making the phones for people who are the consumer and if the consumer is saying that the there is a need to make the device better, I would not be pissed at that, I would take him aside as the lead designer to figure out what he would like to see on the device...I mean, customer feedback and criticism is what makes product even greater...know what people want and give it to them. Most of you here talking about android are just like the Linux few - like Microsoft and Apple, they develop products not only for techies, but for the mass...and android is right now being used mostly by techies
· July 30 at 11:58am

Cristian Martinez · Graphic Artist/Web Designer at Bear Cotton
This just in....39% of Americans are techies according to this morons last sentence
2 · · July 30 at 12:52pm

Andrew Phillip Giles · 24 years old
"as do competitors like Microsoft and HP."
That argument is absolute rubbish, far to politically correct to have any real meaning and a blatant lie because hp and M$ mobile devices are all irredeemably, undeniably terrible.
5 · · July 29 at 4:58pm

Calum Richardson · Top Commenter · 206 subscribers
Windows Phone is the most beautiful operating system around, and the update coming around September makes the whole OS better than iOS and Android in terms of features.
5 · · July 29 at 5:14pm
yhoowarrior (signed in using Yahoo)
lmao andrew you must be stuck in 1999 with that "M$"
3 · · July 29 at 5:26pm
troll_lol (signed in using Yahoo)
LOL
1 · · July 29 at 7:18pm

Lance Bailey · Huntsville, Alabama
I guest when you can't sell records anymore this is what you do.
5 · · July 29 at 5:06pm
devseattle (signed in using Yahoo)
Or may be when you find success in one industry, you want to branch out into others...
2 · · July 29 at 9:09pm

Philip Lindblom · Top Commenter
He can branch out into Meta Physics as far as I'm concerned. But that does not mean he'll have a clue of what he is talking about. The difference between wanting to be and being is huge.
· July 30 at 2:10am
devseattle (signed in using Yahoo)
First, Meta Physics is not a good example. May be you meant something like Nuclear Physics. And yes, may be for highly complex academic topics, I would be skeptical if Chamillionaire stated he is familiar with a topic after just a couple of years of being involved.

However, usability of mobile phones is not one of such topics.
· July 30 at 2:41am
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xertan1 (signed in using Yahoo)
Wow. I can't believe the judgments being made about someone based on one sentences and their name. Anyone who has followed Chamillionaire in the last few years knows that he is an adamant knowledge seeker with great insights who is far from the rapper stereotype that you all have in your minds.The guy doesn't even smoke or drink for Christ's sake. By the way Chamillionaire is broken into two parts. "Chameleon" meaning he blends into tracks well and can change his style. As for the millionaire it refers to how he claims to be "rich in style". As for the phones. Who care's. He was simply stating that the android devices he's came across haven't been any good in his eyes. Do some research before ya'll speak. And my name's not really Billy Bob FYI. Peace.
4 · · July 30 at 12:16pm
xertan1 (signed in using Yahoo)
Nvm on the Billy Bob. This is an old yahoo account.
· July 30 at 12:16pm

Sabrina Salazar · Dickinson High School
THANK YOU!! Exactly wat im saying
· July 31 at 12:51pm

Cortney Mills · Miami, Florida
No need to attack the messenger comment section, he's right, no Android device approaches the ease of use and good looks of the iPhone.
4 · · July 29 at 5:09pm

Justin Card · Top Commenter
Gingerbread is so simple that it makes iOS look like DOS.
4 · · July 29 at 5:53pm

Jon Jerico Calanio · Top Commenter · Houston Community College System
And what's more, Android can be customized to look anything the user wants. One could make beautiful homescreens involving brilliant use of icons and widgets - which IMO far exceed the design of iOS.
2 · · July 29 at 5:57pm

Xavier Payan
good luck with that. i bet you get a whole 2.7 hour battery life with that.
· July 30 at 1:45am
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Jean Marc · Top Commenter
I always find that these people who hate android are annoyed that everything doesn't work the exact way they are use to. It's the reason PC users hate Mac's.
3 · · July 29 at 4:49pm

Calum Richardson · Top Commenter · 206 subscribers
It isn't the reason all PC users hate Macs, of course. I prefer Windows because of how it manages windows over how Mac OS X does; I also believe Microsoft have implemented many of their features in a better way than Apple did. Furthermore, I much prefer Windows Phone over iOS and Android because of the beautiful design and live tiles, and both Windows 8 and Xbox Dashboard are adopting similar design styles. I love consistency in terms of design across devices. Moreover, Windows, Windows Phone, Windows Live, Bing, and Xbox are becoming much more integrated, and integration between devices and services is becoming more important to many of us.

Those are some of my reasons for much preferring Windows PCs to Macs. I know exactly how everything works on a Mac, but Microsoft have merely been making better products than Apple.
2 · · July 29 at 5:39pm

Jonathan Canning
meanwhile back in the real world
2 · · July 29 at 6:51pm

Jon Jerico Calanio · Top Commenter · Houston Community College System
Meanwhile at Valve
· July 29 at 6:56pm
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Angel Cordero
for gods sakes!, apple was going (tempted) into bankruptcy in 1997 and in 2007 a fuckin phone save there asses just because the only thing good in apple is steve jobs. the mac didn't cut it and microsoft still makes more revenue for investors even dough apple has more net income. linux is for a person that thinks, unix is almost dead...apple are one of the few carrying on there backs. apple make products so easy to use and then they have the nerve to tell people is advanced. everything made in linux can be done to the extreme it depends on the developer...but, since apple has taken the fun out of challenges most developers are getting lazy using only objective C. android is about choice and costomization...see where I'm getting at, no restrictions. I have the htc evo (first gen) and people with iphones drool just to see how much can be done with an android phone. people care about apps but 90% of them cant carry more than 100 on there phones because they get tired. apple fan boys that didn't know how to use a pc and wimp out to apple...scared of a little troubleshooting?, study! I like the ipad because that thing has some use but for a phone I'm android, and the only reason I have an ipad is because there's no android tablet that I can feel good with it.
2 · · July 29 at 8:23pm

Manish Sharma · Top Commenter · Gurgaon, Haryana
A good example of how heart eventually over rules mind.
· July 29 at 11:49pm

Jason Gerard Clauss · Top Commenter · University of Washington
Chamillionaire should plead for a name that doesn't suck. Christ. Where do they come up with these names?
2 · · July 29 at 6:18pm
devseattle (signed in using Yahoo)
This is coming from someone with a name Clauss?

Hmm... But on a serious note, what does the name have to do with anything or especially his comment in regard to Android experience.
· July 29 at 9:09pm

Jason Gerard Clauss · Top Commenter · University of Washington
I'd expect as much from a Yahoo user...
· July 29 at 9:10pm

Ben Waldher · Chief Technology Officer at Tatango
The purpose of the name is to create an appealing brand. These rappers have hokey names like 'chamillionaire' and '50 cent', but this is just to please the audience. They take these names and build huge investments out of them. You should see some of 50 Cent's CNBC appearances on youtube.
· July 29 at 10:32pm
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David A Smith · Top Commenter · London, United Kingdom
Firstly, why is he pleading with the Android lead for a device? Secondly, why is this news? And finally, to quote Chamillionaire's tweet: "Android doesn't suck. Most of the mobile phones that host Android OS are weak in comparison to the iPhone. Just my opinion." Just his opinion, based on a limited frame of reference. The end.
1 · · July 31 at 6:34am

David Nguyen · Top Commenter
Duarte has made some great things in the past. I loved the Sidekick OS, loved the Helio OS and love Web OS even though I never owned a Palm Pre. Ironically, Both Helio and the Palm phones had underpowered hardware which couldn't keep up with the OS. I'm sure Duarte will play a significant role in making the Android UI look and feel more slick and intuitive in the future for both Non and tech savvy users.
1 · · July 29 at 5:03pm

Evan Kimbrell · Paris, France
Android has a design lead? Must just be ceremonial...
1 · · August 1 at 1:39am
lanesastubbs (signed in using Yahoo)
He Should just buy an iphone... I mean if you don't like something about a device then change devices... Simply put...
1 · · July 29 at 6:06pm

Eddie Sepulveda
He already has one. There was a tech conference were he shows his three phones. He was carrying an iPhone, a blackberry and a sidekick. He asked on twitter a while back if he should switch from an iPhone to a droid. Maybe he just wants more quality from android. Personally I'm trying to get an android since I already have an iPod touch.
· July 30 at 7:46am

Bryan Waters
The nexus s rocks...
1 · · July 29 at 5:30pm

Brian Davis · Regis University
MG you are such a hypocrite and shameless troll. And you have the nerve to complain about the "tyranny" and inherent bias of android devotees (of which I am not one BTW). Who deems what some d-list rapper has to say about technology to be newsworthy (except for a writer whose tired, lame shtick is to push people's buttons)?
· July 31 at 4:29pm

Drew Leahy · Michigan
chamillionaire is my boy. he's one of the smartest artists when it comes to marketing and he knows what works and what doesn't.
· July 29 at 5:59pm

Elmo Kennedy
hahaha
3 · · July 29 at 6:02pm

Barb Stewart Leahy · Works at Special Education Substitute Teacher
Then I wouldn't refer to him as your "Boy"......
· July 29 at 9:31pm

Drew Leahy · Michigan
its a colloquial term mom!
· August 4 at 10:20pm

David A Fenton · Top Commenter · Works at DFMedia Studios
That row of icons at the bottom ruins the best Android devices.
· July 29 at 4:44pm

Jon Jerico Calanio · Top Commenter · Houston Community College System
You can remove them all by using a different home launcher. You may even configure the phone to have zero UI elements such as widgets and icons, just the wallpaper.
· July 29 at 5:41pm

Johnny Mayo
test
· August 1 at 2:16am

Sheena Allana · Top Commenter · UC Davis
Well, even though I agree with him that there are a lot of bad Android devices, I'd rather have a physical keyboard than not. I'm not even going to consider getting an iPhone unless they make a nice one that has a built in hardware keyboard
1 · · July 29 at 4:47pm

Erik Jacob
bluetooth keyboard, if you must, but to be honest... no one even comes close to the touch response you get from an iPhone, couple months into having one and you'll completely forget that its touchscreen... its just an extension of your own body
1 · · July 29 at 5:01pm

Annes Notrya · Dallas, Texas
I, on the other hand, do not require an integrated typewriter.
· July 29 at 5:36pm

Jon Jerico Calanio · Top Commenter · Houston Community College System
Erik, I take it you haven't tried different Android soft keyboards like Swiftkey X and Swype. Those keyboards are loads more customizable and intuitive than the iOS stock keyboard. Swype for example allows you to glide your fingers to create words instead of pecking on individual letters.
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Rob Kara · Christchruch Polytechnic
I agree all smart phones suck, there user interface is appalling it doesn't conform to the human condition at all - Apple, Microsoft and Google are just trying to cram the "desktop user interface" into the smart phone - the world doesn't work that way.

I am working on user interfaces that are of a different kind, a kind where data can be viewed, searched and manipulated in new ways with smartphone devices.

Abstraction will always exist in the computer world. So its up to us to create these new interfaces that harness abstraction according to the changing physical hardware and software standards.
· 29 17:04

Carlos Mauricio López Londoño · Bogotá, Colombia
May we see some of your work? It's interesting
· 30 09:07

Rob Kara · Christchruch Polytechnic
Hi Carlos, sure soon - I am alpha testing a facebook application that I've written and will post the link here when its ready, hopefully within the next two - three weeks :-)
· 30 21:44

D Fitchett Jr · Business Industrial Network'ta President
That's true Arif, case in point I downloaded Mobi ebook via usb to both Xoom and Motorola/Vorizon Droid phone. The Xoom was so slow compared to phone, both used same Android OS. But the OS does vary between devices too. Still cant access Mobi Ebook I put in download folder of Xoom, because the OS doesn't let me access Kindle folder, on the phone OS did. Plus Xoom wont do video skype either. So Google does need to be more PC like (where all software/apps work with it), instead of MAC like (where on certain software/apps work with it).
· 29 16:54
brendancoots(Yahoo'yu kullanarak oturum açtı)
TechCrunch honestly thinks a guy who goes by the name Chamillionaire represents the masses enough to elevate his comments to front page, dedicated article status? Talk about pathetic.

Either he's too simple to understand that Google doesn't make "all those devices" that he dislikes, or he doesn't understand tech enough to distinguish between an OS and a device.

Either way, TC has sunk to a new low in sensationalized, comment baiting AOL-style blogging.
· 29 18:57
devseattle(Yahoo'yu kullanarak oturum açtı)
Brendan -- Chamillionaire more than earned his right to speak on the topic. He has been active in the tech community and has been involved in a number of tech projects.

He was part of a panel at TechCrunch conference and was asked a question and gave a very succinct answer that resonate with many. It's certainly justifies reporting.
· 30 09:40

John Lee · Columbia
Not going to shoot the messenger on this one, because after using 3 different Android phones, I still can't get that zen feeling like I get with the iPhone. And it's the combination of hardware and software. I wouldn't go as far as saying it sucks, but I do feel like I hold onto false hopes that an open platform, with the latest and greatest hardware features, would somehow be better than the closed environment iPhone device which is still stuck with a megapixel camera from yesteryear. I keep telling myself that I'm happy with my Android phones, but deep down...
· 29 20:27

Angel Cordero
and for the people talking about google...the company is in fast track, and little by little they are making the operating system more stable. it didn't took 2 years for apple to make Mac os and IOS stable for everyday use. as time goes the same I say for apple devices, because apple just getting were they were never. android is still for my opinion starting and there's room for improvement but that what it is now is taking market share. Android is going the mobile os of choice and microsoft will still reign supreme. about charmillionare...hes a rapper, just give him a mic...that's it.
· 29 20:43
d_dell(Yahoo'yu kullanarak oturum açtı)
The Nexus S is a good phone but it isn't the iphone, the nexus s has a cheap plastic feel every thing else about the phone is good including the android os.
· 29 16:55

Victor Licona · Johnson County Community College
Fuck you, you half assed, shitty bargain bin rapper. Don't you have sickle cell disease or something? Just because you cant operate a phone with more than one button doesn't mean its an inferior phone, it only means you are of inferior intelligence.
· 29 19:56
devseattle(Yahoo'yu kullanarak oturum açtı)
Victor, thank you for gracing us with your very insightful comment.

Pure genius. Where do I subscribe to follow your wisdom?
· 29 21:04

Victor Licona · Johnson County Community College
you're not ready yet! Patience young grasshopper.
· 29 21:08

Sabrina Salazar · Dickinson High School
Why so asshurt? Your comment shows you have an inferior intelligence to anybody
· 31 13:10
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Nick Fleker Felker · Üst Düzey Yorumcu
I suppose there will be a new Nexus phone running Honeycomb/Ice Cream Sundae.
· 29 16:47

Jonathan Reid · Wisc River Falls
Google Nexus Prime.
· 30 03:04

Angel Cordero
mr obed and tavares....let put this into facts. and really, judge like tech not like fan boys because is that the case don't even answer. Apples IOS: the multitasking is app switching, the screen looks like tetris blocks with the apps and then they call that a user experience, the folder gimmick just gets more stuff in to not see to much screens...but when you open a folder is a sub menu of more crap (nice experience). it has 300,000 + apps but not even you guys use more than 100, since 2007 is the same user interface.... and that's innovation?, you still need itunes for everything...what happen to plug and play...oh yeah, IOS 5 is going to give "cordless" and other features, it has been 4 years to figure that out. people like gesture but are they really necessary?, when you have to do troubleshooting you have to send it to appl...Devamını Gör
· 30 10:43

Ricardo del Toro
LOL.
· 29 16:46

Ro Atkinson · European Parliament'te Minister of Doom.
As long as people keep vehemently defending mediocrity and attack those who complain, there will be no incentive for manufacturers to ever release a phone that is anything other than a perpetual beta.
· 30 05:15

Steve Joseph · Üst Düzey Yorumcu
Is it possible that we're misunderstanding what he meant or he spoke out of context? Was he referring to the Android vs iPhone user experience or difference in physical hardware? It's not about Apple making great devices.(thought they do). It's how Apple creates great, yet "simple" user experiences.
· 30 07:31

David Pat · Üst Düzey Yorumcu · OMF International'da Mobilizer
Yes Android is so bad that people are choosing Android handsets over iPhone almost 2 to 1.

This is like the same people who say Windows PCs suck but can't explain why most consumers choose PCs to Macs 9 to 1 in the US and 30 to 1 in other countries.
· 30 08:40

Jamal Drake · Joppatowne High School
pfft chamillionaire lol. I'm sure he only feels that way because he probably made money off "itunes" with his one hit wonder so he's a little bias.
· 30 07:48

David Dell · Üst Düzey Yorumcu · San Diego, California
Look I an not a millionaire I am a Chamillomare and I demand a better android phone Get your little green men to work and build me a better one.
· 30 08:18
griffsballs(Yahoo'yu kullanarak oturum açtı)
somebody tell this talent-less ape to shut his watermelon hole. We don't need to be reminded that his monkey brain can't comprehend anything beyond apple's fisher price, baby diaper interface. So try to stick to smoking crack, or breading chicken, or impregnating someone on public assistance.
· 30 17:01

Justin R. Gilburd · Üst Düzey Yorumcu · Toronto, Ontario
See, a RAPPER thinks Android sucks. He used all these devices.

I just heard a sound... it's the tipping of the scales of public opinion after MG unleashed upon us this profound summation.

Something about all of this reminds me of Dana White up on stage with Snoop Dogg:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_XgUh-2vXAbs/TSZ2XvJahMI/AAAAAAAAAIE/RBqRgBJp1Kc/s1600/222.gif
· 31 02:11

Tony Johnston
Man you people are classic going to town on chamillionaire for being there and having an opinion but you all feel free to talk about his music when NONE of you have won a Grammy sold a platinum album ignorant most of you define the word. Ps posting this off my iPhone and I am a chamillionaire fan don't like it tell me about it here I will never check it again anyway. Internet gangsters hahaha I salute you all di**heads.
· 31 03:53

Joseph Kingsbury
I own a driod and it's a love hate relationship..... Video quality is a lil better than average but the app store isn't that good but the apps are great for like than average business man.... But I guess it will have to do lol.
· 31 03:57

Manny Duran · King's College
Its sad that people cant accept someone elses opinion. You cant hate on Cham cuz he is successful and you guys are still stuck at home with mom and dad. Its true though Microsoft sucks period. I had both android and iphone and I stuck with iphone cuz its way better no comparison. Same for the xbox and ps3. Xbox sucks I mean how many times do I need to hear people saying they have to replace their xbox for one reason or another while I still have the same ps3 for 5 yrs. All you people hating on Cham lets see if your name is certified with RIIA. lets see your record platinumed and to be the only rapper to sell the most ringtones for one song. Until then dnt say shit all you Microsoft geeks that have no argument. By the way it was just 2 days ago that apple had more money than the US treasury so until android can do that your devices suck. Good Day
· 31 07:45

Michael Olsen
I don't even understand the point of this article other than to drive traffic (which TechCrunch loves to criticize other sites for). Someone kinda famous went to a TechCrunch thing and didn't like Android.

I switched from iPhone 3Gs to Samsung Captivate and couldn't be happier. Please contact me to write an article.
· 31 06:56

Abhiroop Basu · Üst Düzey Yorumcu
Samsung Galaxy S2, nuff said.
· 31 07:41

Rudy McComb · ThnkBiG'de Owner-Operator
His comments are valid from his perspective and point of view and he does represent a lot of regular consumers, people who don't comment, join xda, or read manuals, they just want a phone that works. Don't blame Steve for paying attention and having more cash than the US Government. Just because Android has a boatload of activation's doesn't mean people are happy with their devices and yes there is a diff between the device, OS, and bloatware that OEM's install. When WinMo was the only thing, people were buying it but few were happy until the iPhone and Android came along.

Apple has better UI and most people who have an Android don't even use the phone's more advanced features, whatever they are. The average consumer has never used a Nexus S, maybe now that its on Sprint that will change but its not the defacto Android phone. It will be a very long time until Android has the daily integration that Apple has with auto, audio, and third party manufacturers.

At the end of the day Android provides plenty of options for people but its UI is ass compared to iOS (if you like ease of use and simplicity), if you feel better than others becasue your phone is rooted and you have to have a PHD to operate it then go ahead. Nexus S is the best phone Android has eff 4G/3D and all that UI wins it all the time.
· 1 09:42

Jon Jerico Calanio · Üst Düzey Yorumcu · Houston Community College System
Android UI sucks ass? Tell me why, because even some manufacturer interfaces like HTC Sense and the new Motorola Blur have practical, coherent designs. Is it because of the different file structure? The multiple options? The relative sandbox-style openness of the system?

It's a grave mistake that Android is a lot harder to operate that the iPhone; sure it takes a learning curve, but once you get the hang of it, it's smooth sailing from here on end. I was on iOS when I tried 2.2 Froyo back then, and it was actually easy to understand. Most operations center on the long-press and the options menu; in terms of general navigation and usage however, it's just as easy as iOS.
· 1 13:57

Rudy McComb · ThnkBiG'de Owner-Operator
Android UI sucks ass bcuz its maker Google wouldn't know good UIX if it gave them 6000 mobile patents for free. As for HTC, and Moto Wreck, dont get me started. Blur was okay on the Cliq but its way to heavy and a faster phone doesnt make a heavy UIX better it means your UI and coding is weak, ie BLOWS. HTC Sense its not bad but if you had to rank it I doubt most people would want that over iOS, or even Vanilla Gingerbread. The average consumer doesnt want to learn a file structure, they dont want to know its unix, they dont want multiple options on the OS because they dont understand, most of them at least dont have a clue what those options will do. ...Devamını Gör
· 2 23:02

Johnny Mayo
herp de derp de diddly dum.
· 1 02:18

Christopher DeMero · Entrepreneur'da Entrepreneur
Is that Chamillionaire's master plan to be known again? Negro please.
· 1 13:34

Nick Portelli · East Lansing, Michigan
Who the hell is Chamillionaire and why the hell would anyone take someone with a stupid name like that serious?
· 29 19:04
devseattle(Yahoo'yu kullanarak oturum açtı)
Chamillionaire has been involved in the tech scene for some time now.

And is Portelli a smart name?
1 · · 29 21:06

OnAli Tinwala · Üst Düzey Yorumcu · SP Jain Institute Of Management & Research
A lot of people look for a couple of gimmicks in a product.

For example Google+ has the Circles UI gimmick. Just because of that people call it to be better than Facebook, when in fact Google+ has slow feed updates whereas Facebook is almost realtime, the notifications don't sync well across different application whereas FB is again almost realtime.

The point is that ICS will need just a couple of gimmicks that would make people believe it is better than iOS.

Apple uses animations as gimmick.
· 30 01:31

Jonathan Reid · Wisc River Falls
Google+ is in a beta testing phase...
· 30 03:02

OnAli Tinwala · Üst Düzey Yorumcu · SP Jain Institute Of Management & Research
People don't think it that way when they use it.
· 30 03:06

Kyle Jeske · USF
he's right. I just want something that works.
· 29 21:49

Xavier Payan
funny how the window 7 users feel left out when all that is mentioned is Apple and Android. No one cares. if we did, we would mention it!
· 30 01:42

Jeff Threat · Nuclear Winter Entertainment'te Co Owner
I like him, he has my point of view :)
· 30 00:50

Travis Stanley · Üst Düzey Yorumcu · Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Who is chameleonaire?
· 30 00:55

Dan Holley · CardioPanda'da Co-Founder/Idea Guy
Some guy prefers iPhone to Android; a rapper mouthed-off to someone; and Android will apparently, someday, release a new product. Journalism at its finest.
· 31 11:11

Sridhar Katakam · IThemes Media LLC'da Support Moderator
I thought Samsung Galaxy SII is the latest and greatest Android phone?
· 3 00:35