A few questions for Android lovers! :D - Page 2

Marjo · ‎08-07-2017

Hi guys! How's your day going?

I've got a few questions related to your Android phones that I'd love to hear about!

Here goes:

Which phone(s) do you have?
What's the best thing(s) for you in your Android phone?
What thing(s) are you not so satisfied with, and would like to change?
Customisation. There's a lot of things you can do with Android to make it more your own... How do you customise yours?

Looking forward to your comments!

paddyguy · ‎08-07-2017

i like everything about it its just a good phone and my dad as the same phone as me and hes with vodafone top marks 😉

Sammy_boy · ‎09-07-2017

I'm generally an Apple guy at the mo but also have a OnePlus 3T I got secondhand at Cex. Absolutely brilliant phone, almost stock Android with a few tweaks like drawing a 'v' on the screen even when off activates the flashlight, and has a lightning quick fingerprint sensor. I don't like the size of the thing - don't like the current trend for ever bigger phones and Android ones particularly guilty. There's very few powerful, high end Android handsets out there. Love the dinky iPhone SE, my 6S is useable one handed too.

viridis · ‎09-07-2017

@Marjo wrote:

Which phone(s) do you have?

Sony Xperia X, XZ, XZ Premium, tablet Z3, tablet Z4

What's the best thing(s) for you in your Android phone?

Cameras, speed and displays.

What thing(s) are you not so satisfied with, and would like to change?

Raw support and open implementation of camera2 api.

Customisation. There's a lot of things you can do with Android to make it more your own... How do you customise yours?

Generally I'll flash firmwares on the ones I can, for instance I regularly flash O2 firmware on them so I can run in 3G/4G mode only, UK and most other EU generic don't have this option. Now O2 have debranded their firmwares, it's win/win, especially now I can use VoLTE and WiFi calling.

DDRomford · ‎09-07-2017

First of all, I make no excuses for what may be an unhealthy interest in mobile phones. To follow your bullet points:
- The phones I own at the moment are iPhone 7 Plus (rose gold), Sony Xperia XZ Premium (chrome), BlackBerry KEYOne, and the LG Stylus 3. I really have only hung on to the iPhone because it syncs with my Mac, Apple Watch and iPad Pro. I don't usually have more than two phones, but somehow, I can't seem to part with any of these at the moment, even though I know how fast they depreciate. Only two are on contract and that is my XZP (O2) and the Stylus 3 (only a tenner a month for 4 GB data and unlimited texts and calls with 3).
- I prefer Android because I have 128 GB memory cards which can be moved from phone to phone. This, in my opinion, is what I like best about Android, the ability to increase your storage for a fraction of the cost. I won't have an Android phone without a memory card slot. I have ripped a lot of my own CDs on my laptop and moved the music over to my SD cards. I guess this is "old school" as most stream their music these days, but I have a big collection of CDs (old and new) and I like having a lot of it on my phones.
The Sony XZP has the best resolution and sound quality and I have a Sony Bluetooth speaker to stream my music through from any phone.
The BlackBerry's keyboard is phenominal. You can set up two shortcuts on each key with a long press for one shortcut and a short press for the second. I love this phone. It's a workhorse and a phone for people who are a little bored.
The best thing about the LG is the stylus, but in all honesty, I could live without it. It was cheap to buy outright and allowed me to have a good tariff for a small outlay each month.
- The battery life on the BB KEYOne is amazing, but generally, it is the battery life on the phones that I would change. I guess you can't have everything and phones that do so much require power.
- To customise my phones, I find HD wallpaper to match the colour of the case I have on the phone, I put my apps in folders and name the folders, for instance, all the TV apps, YouTube, Netflix, Fire TV, etc are in a folder called Entertainment, Kindle and Audible are in a folder called Books, bus and train apps are in Travel, The Utilities folder consists of calculator, printing app, antivirus, etc. Using folders means I only have the home screen and the screen with all the folders. I also organise my photos into folders.
I bet quite a few have dropped off to sleep reading this by now! I don't have a lot of people in my life who I can bore with my enthusiasm about phones - until they are ready to upgrade and need to find the best deal. I do the research and report back.
I know I need to sell on at least two to three phones to get my next, but there is just nothing out there I want at the moment.
I used to be die-hard Samsung, but the Note 7 and my damaged S7Edge with an unsatisfactory outcome changed all that. I've moved on! Never say never though!

Marjo · ‎09-07-2017

@DDRomford wrote:

I bet quite a few have dropped off to sleep reading this by now!

Nope! Love reading your comments @DDRomford and everyone else!! Awesome to hear you have the Blackberry KeyOne. I miss my Blackberry phones and especially the keyboard a lot! I could type without looking at my phone.

Marjo · ‎09-07-2017

@Sammy_boy wrote:
I'm generally an Apple guy at the mo but also have a OnePlus 3T I got secondhand at Cex. Absolutely brilliant phone, almost stock Android with a few tweaks like drawing a 'v' on the screen even when off activates the flashlight, and has a lightning quick fingerprint sensor. I don't like the size of the thing - don't like the current trend for ever bigger phones and Android ones particularly guilty. There's very few powerful, high end Android handsets out there. Love the dinky iPhone SE, my 6S is useable one handed too.

Wow you mean if you draw 'v' on the screen even when the phone is off, it works for the flashlight?? @Sammy_boy

Sammy_boy · ‎10-07-2017

Yep it even works with the screen off! You can set other gestures like opening the camera and skipping forwards and backwards in tracks too! You just have to watch you don't accidentally activate the flashlight when getting the phone out of pockets etc. Very intuitive phone

MI5 · ‎10-07-2017

Gesture control is a feature found on many Chinese phones.
Can be very useful to set some of your most common actions to a single swipe

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gmarkj · ‎10-07-2017

@Marjo wrote:

Hi guys! How's your day going?

I've got a few questions related to your Android phones that I'd love to hear about!

Here goes:

Which phone(s) do you have?

What's the best thing(s) for you in your Android phone?

What thing(s) are you not so satisfied with, and would like to change?

Customisation. There's a lot of things you can do with Android to make it more your own... How do you customise yours?

Looking forward to your comments!

Which phone(s) do you have?
- Main phone - LG G4. Also have a Sony Z1, plus recently acquired a Galaxy Tab 2.
What's the best thing(s) for you in your Android phone?
- Customisation, removable battery, being able to increase storage, there's a (free) app for almost everything!
What thing(s) are you not so satisfied with, and would like to change?
- Battery life (hence removable battery), software updated sometimes a little delayed (still on Android 6.0, plus security patch 20**Personal info**!). Customisation can also be a negative - too much choice and too long to set up with all the options!
Customisation. There's a lot of things you can do with Android to make it more your own... How do you customise yours? :)
- I'm a bit boring really - don't change the wallpaper, but do change the ringtone/message tone. Being able to have ringtones for specific people is great. Also have lots of folders to aggregate apps (news., sports, health, games, etc).
- Have previously tried the whole custom ROM thing, but always found it a little too long winded for the result. Admittedly this was 5-6 years ago so no doubt has moved on since then!

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pgn · ‎13-08-2017

@Marjo wrote:
Hi guys! How's your day going?
I've got a few questions related to your Android phones that I'd love to hear about!
Here goes:

Which phone(s) do you have?
What's the best thing(s) for you in your Android phone?
What thing(s) are you not so satisfied with, and would like to change?
Customisation. There's a lot of things you can do with Android to make it more your own... How do you customise yours?

Looking forward to your comments!

If you're still interested in hearing this stuff @Marjo:

1. OnePlus 3T

2. Actually the OnePlus 3T flap cover that turns the display off when you close it over, or on again when you open it (magnets, yes, I know)

3. The slider-button takes a bit of getting used to - up for Silent, down for Ring, center for Do Not Disturb. The slider resides on the side of the phone that's on the hinge-side of the flap cover.

4. Not too many customisations, and I am loathe to try a different loader (Nova?) to let me make the App Drawer transparent like I used to be able to do on my HTC.

Better late than never.

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