I have really enjoyed being a part of this forum, but my time with Android has come to an end. This was the first forum I ever joined and I enjoyed being a member as well as a member of the staff for multiple years. I am switching back to iOS on Christmas when I get my new iPhone 5S (already ordered). I am doing this for a few reasons:
1. Simplicity. I don't need all the cool extras that Android does anymore. Everything I need has now been sufficiently copied by Apple that I am satisfied with what the OS can do. I have a lot going on in my life right now including a new career as a Real Estate Agent and I really don't have the time or desire to tinker with a phone OS anymore. I won't even by jailbreaking my iPhone.
2. Apps that work. I use a few apps on my Nexus that just never work right, the same apps function flawlessly on my iPad. It is disappointing that some companies still do not put the same level of effort into making sure Android apps are bug free.
3. Battery life. The iPhone 5S with the Mophie battery case will give me about 24 hours of continuous video streaming over 4G, which means in reality I can go a couple days without charging if needed.
4. NSA. This is a BIG one. When I found out that Google let the NSA actually write code for the Android OS that was pretty much the nail in the coffin that made sure I would never buy another Android phone. I know the NSA spies on everything we do all the time, but to go so far as to let them write code for the OS is a complete backstabbing by Google. In fact I am stopping the use of all Google services other than Gmail and search which I am going to reduce my dependence on. I have downloaded and deleted everything I had stored on Google Drive, I have removed everything from Google+, etc. Google makes their money by collecting information on their customers and selling it to advertisers, which isn't a huge problem until you look at how much our own government steals our information from companies and has zero respect for privacy, the law, or the Constitution.
I will miss my time here and talking with a lot of you. If anyone still wants to chat I will still receive PMs on here through Tapatalk and I will still have my Gmail (my username@gmail)
1. Simplicity. I don't need all the cool extras that Android does anymore. Everything I need has now been sufficiently copied by Apple that I am satisfied with what the OS can do. I have a lot going on in my life right now including a new career as a Real Estate Agent and I really don't have the time or desire to tinker with a phone OS anymore. I won't even by jailbreaking my iPhone.
2. Apps that work. I use a few apps on my Nexus that just never work right, the same apps function flawlessly on my iPad. It is disappointing that some companies still do not put the same level of effort into making sure Android apps are bug free.
3. Battery life. The iPhone 5S with the Mophie battery case will give me about 24 hours of continuous video streaming over 4G, which means in reality I can go a couple days without charging if needed.
4. NSA. This is a BIG one. When I found out that Google let the NSA actually write code for the Android OS that was pretty much the nail in the coffin that made sure I would never buy another Android phone. I know the NSA spies on everything we do all the time, but to go so far as to let them write code for the OS is a complete backstabbing by Google. In fact I am stopping the use of all Google services other than Gmail and search which I am going to reduce my dependence on. I have downloaded and deleted everything I had stored on Google Drive, I have removed everything from Google+, etc. Google makes their money by collecting information on their customers and selling it to advertisers, which isn't a huge problem until you look at how much our own government steals our information from companies and has zero respect for privacy, the law, or the Constitution.
I will miss my time here and talking with a lot of you. If anyone still wants to chat I will still receive PMs on here through Tapatalk and I will still have my Gmail (my username@gmail)