Wednesday, September 19, 2012

What would you change about Android?

Continuing the operating system changes theme, today, we will discuss some changes I would like to see in Android. 

The implementation of skins over the stock Android overlay gets quite intrusive. Skins such as TouchWiz, Sense, and LG's UI turn the stock image, to something completely different. Comparing the skins, all three look different from each other. Placing an overlay not only is intrusive, but also slows down update rates. As Android updates are pushed out, manufacturers now need to make it compatible with their own overlay. With the time frame getting longer, this proves to be a problem with Android. For fragmentation to lower its impact, I suggest that when one turns on the phone for the first time, they are able to choose either stock Android or the manufacturers overlay. This should also be very easy to change through settings.

Pirating. I'm not a developer by any means, but pirating has got to stop. Developers put a price tag on their app to gain revenue. The developers had worked hard on these apps, and deserve a little money for the time they put into making the great app. Being open sourced, it is extremely easy to grab the .apk file and install it on your phone. Something has to be done to combat those that pirate apps.

Lag. This is a common complaint. Most of the higher-end phones do not lag as much, and much of it is fixed with the Jelly Bean update. However, only the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, and the Nexus 7 have Jelly Bean. No one likes lag, at least no one that I know of. Everyone enjoys getting the information at an instant. With many of the lower-end to mid-range phones, lagging is very prominent. Simply put, the processor cannot handle the amount of widgets placed on the home screen. The only way to work around this is to have less widgets, or to buy a phone with more RAM and processing speed.

What would you like to change about Android? Would you like to have less control of your device, or the ability to have a choice if your phone was based on the manufacturers overlay or AOKP?

In no way am I bashing Android, only pointing out things that annoy me as an Android user. I try not to be biased in my opinion.

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