firefox mobile is garbage.firefox>>opera
sync contact + still use flash in the browser on jelly bean
chrome or dolphin all day.
Essential Official Android Thread
chrome or dolphin all day.
speaking of alternatives bruh. U cant play flash videos on dolphinor chrome.
Opera is trash
Chrome does it for me, u gotta download that jelly bean flash apk thats on xda.
ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
This was before they gave the date for the SG3 for Sprint...before I found out there was gonna be 2GB of RAM and it would be damn near future proof
I was being loyal to the Evo brand
I imagined...a new Evo...like my old one. Only faster, more powerful, thinner, better in every possible way. Instead I'm stuck with this piece of shyt that HTC has been playing games with and that Cyanogen seems to want no parts of.
Link me to this breh.
Been saying this...android need skins to survive or else we wont get the top notch hardware and google will benefit with their nexus line
Consider this: Ubuntu isn't the same thing as Linux; rather, it's an operating system based on the open source Linux software. The same goes for Google's Chrome OS. With the extent that manufacturer modifications of Android have evolved -- and the level of difference in user experience they now provide compared to the pure Android OS -- it's time we take a similar approach in the way we view Android devices.
Is the Galaxy S III an Android phone, for example? Not exactly. It's a Samsung TouchWiz phone based on Google's Android 4.0 release. The One X, similarly, runs custom HTC software based on the Android 4.0 OS. It may sound like a subtle distinction, but it's an important one to make.
Why? Simple: People read or hear things about all the progress being made in Android these days, then they go out and buy a phone and get something else entirely. Having that type of choice is perfectly fine, but people need to know what they're getting. From the interface to the upgrades, the experience you get with a Google Nexus device is a night and day difference from what you get with a Samsung TouchWiz (or other manufacturer-modified) alternative.
It's a distinction I've been trying to make in my own reviews for a while. Google Engineering VP Vic Gundotra made a similar distinction recently when he referred to his Galaxy S III phone as an "Android-based" device during a discussion on Google+.
As Android continues to grow, that distinction is going to become even more relevant. Rumors are heating up about Google's reported plan to release a series of pure Android Nexus devices later this year, and Google engineers are even toying with the idea of creating Nexus-like software support for non-Nexus devices. With an entire army of pure Android devices on store shelves -- and with the type of newfound marketing intent Google is showing with its Nexus 7 tablet -- the days of Nexus-like devices being viewed solely as tools for enthusiasts may soon be behind us.
Now, if you legitimately like a manufacturer-modified interface and don't mind the upgrade situation -- or if you're planning to hack your device and install third-party ROMs on your own -- hey, more power to you. That kind of choice and flexibility is a huge part of what makes Android what it is. But remember: The vast majority of phone owners aren't going to mess with rooting and ROM'ing. And while many of those users may not spend much time worrying about geeky stuff like UI and upgrades, I can assure you I hear from plenty of people who bought non-pure Android devices and later -- usually when the next OS release rolled around -- discovered they weren't getting what they expected.
Android isn't a baby anymore. As enthusiasts of the platform, it's time we start treating it for what it is: a vast, expanding ecosystem of diverse devices based on a common foundation. An Android-based experience isn't the same thing as a true Android experience, and it doesn't need to be. But it's time to start distinguishing one from the other and making sure people -- from technophiles to casual users -- understand the difference.
Consider this: Ubuntu isn't the same thing as Linux; rather, it's an operating system based on the open source Linux software. The same goes for Google's Chrome OS. With the extent that manufacturer modifications of Android have evolved -- and the level of difference in user experience they now provide compared to the pure Android OS -- it's time we take a similar approach in the way we view Android devices.
Is the Galaxy S III an Android phone, for example? Not exactly. It's a Samsung TouchWiz phone based on Google's Android 4.0 release. The One X, similarly, runs custom HTC software based on the Android 4.0 OS. It may sound like a subtle distinction, but it's an important one to make.
Why? Simple: People read or hear things about all the progress being made in Android these days, then they go out and buy a phone and get something else entirely. Having that type of choice is perfectly fine, but people need to know what they're getting. From the interface to the upgrades, the experience you get with a Google Nexus device is a night and day difference from what you get with a Samsung TouchWiz (or other manufacturer-modified) alternative.
It's a distinction I've been trying to make in my own reviews for a while. Google Engineering VP Vic Gundotra made a similar distinction recently when he referred to his Galaxy S III phone as an "Android-based" device during a discussion on Google+.
As Android continues to grow, that distinction is going to become even more relevant. Rumors are heating up about Google's reported plan to release a series of pure Android Nexus devices later this year, and Google engineers are even toying with the idea of creating Nexus-like software support for non-Nexus devices. With an entire army of pure Android devices on store shelves -- and with the type of newfound marketing intent Google is showing with its Nexus 7 tablet -- the days of Nexus-like devices being viewed solely as tools for enthusiasts may soon be behind us.
Now, if you legitimately like a manufacturer-modified interface and don't mind the upgrade situation -- or if you're planning to hack your device and install third-party ROMs on your own -- hey, more power to you. That kind of choice and flexibility is a huge part of what makes Android what it is. But remember: The vast majority of phone owners aren't going to mess with rooting and ROM'ing. And while many of those users may not spend much time worrying about geeky stuff like UI and upgrades, I can assure you I hear from plenty of people who bought non-pure Android devices and later -- usually when the next OS release rolled around -- discovered they weren't getting what they expected.
Android isn't a baby anymore. As enthusiasts of the platform, it's time we start treating it for what it is: a vast, expanding ecosystem of diverse devices based on a common foundation. An Android-based experience isn't the same thing as a true Android experience, and it doesn't need to be. But it's time to start distinguishing one from the other and making sure people -- from technophiles to casual users -- understand the difference.
This was before they gave the date for the SG3 for Sprint...before I found out there was gonna be 2GB of RAM and it would be damn near future proof
I was being loyal to the Evo brand
I imagined...a new Evo...like my old one. Only faster, more powerful, thinner, better in every possible way. Instead I'm stuck with this piece of shyt that HTC has been playing games with and that Cyanogen seems to want no parts of.
you are a fukking idiot. They announced the gs3 for all carriers before the evo got released
you are a fukking idiot. They announced the gs3 for all carriers before the evo got released
He let goldenglove hype him up
When you convertin bruh?
He let goldenglove hype him up
When you convertin bruh?
gassed over specs lol. fukking idiot. I know way more about android than that clown as negro. He is an Engadget gossip reader. I actually work for a tech company lol
I really wasn't going to upgrade until I found out what the deal was with LTE, but then Wifefly came out and had it for 119.99 so I bit on the price.
But that shyt got held up at customs, so I had a chance to cancel the order, but I was being a cheap ass and didn't want to miss out on the deal.
But that shyt got held up at customs, so I had a chance to cancel the order, but I was being a cheap ass and didn't want to miss out on the deal.
My girl has an upgrade coming up in November though
gassed over specs lol. fukking idiot. I know way more about android than that clown as negro. He is an Engadget gossip reader. I actually work for a tech company lol
Not working on nexus 7
Check the nexus 7 section of xda then, I used that on my gs3.