iOS vs. Android

Rob Williams · 12-10-2012, 11:20 PM

One word: hell yes.

http://i.imgur.com/ylcYz.jpg

RainMotorsports · 12-10-2012, 11:33 PM

LOL one could say that is a problem. But choice is never a bad thing. Just a shame not everyone gets the same choice.

One of the reasons I have never had a real opinion on what I like or don't like about iOS is I have never used a device from the family. I got to use an iPhone 4 and iPad 3 while I was out of town this weekend. As well as helping someone with their black berry 9930 which I have never used that platform before either.

Rob Williams · 12-11-2012, 03:28 PM

Choice is amazing. It's that simple. Android has so much of it, it's insane.

I'll just leave my current tablet setup, featuring a new live wallpaper, custom clock and custom theme. No particular reason...

DarkStarr · 01-11-2013, 03:47 PM

This is my Android tablets setup. (Its an older tab, HP Touchpad but its still awesome)

Left, Center and Right screens, respectively. This is when it was on ICS. Its running JB just fine right now though.

RainMotorsports · 01-11-2013, 04:03 PM

....You mind as well go to windows phone if your gonna do that Darkstarr.... sigh I joke I kid but seriously.

DarkStarr · 01-11-2013, 04:57 PM

That was kinda the idea for the icons, on the tab that is. I like it though since its either that or tiny little icons like the iPad.

Rob Williams · 01-11-2013, 05:11 PM

Wow, that looks good. Is that a launcher, or a custom ROM?

DarkStarr · 01-11-2013, 08:44 PM

It uses Desktop Visualizer. It acts as a widget, the widget launches the app and you set an image to represent the app. It works pretty good but has a couple issues.

A. If the widgets are reset (as in a wipe/factory reset) then it must be rebuilt.
B. Most screens need custom made widgets, there are stock ones but all those are ones I made.

Rob Williams · 01-11-2013, 09:25 PM

Ahh, that sounds awesome. I'm still using the launcher / theme I have shown above. I only change it on rare occasion. Haven't even had much time lately to just goof around with the tablet :S

12-10-2012, 11:20 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	iOS vs. Android One word: hell yes. http://i.imgur.com/ylcYz.jpg __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

12-10-2012, 11:33 PM	#2
RainMotorsports Partition Master Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 349	LOL one could say that is a problem. But choice is never a bad thing. Just a shame not everyone gets the same choice. One of the reasons I have never had a real opinion on what I like or don't like about iOS is I have never used a device from the family. I got to use an iPhone 4 and iPad 3 while I was out of town this weekend. As well as helping someone with their black berry 9930 which I have never used that platform before either. __________________ Desktop i5 2500K @ 4.5Ghz \| ASUS P8Z68-V PRO \| 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 \| Seasonic X750 MSI GTX570 TF III @ 950/1900/2300 \| 2TB 5900 + 2X320GB 7200 RAID0 \| Zalman CNPS9900 MAX Laptop ASUS G50VT \| Core2Duo T9600 @ 3.3Ghz \| 9800M GS/GTS @ 650/1625/900 Phone Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch \| CyanogenMod 9 (Nightly 6/20) \| FF11 Kernel \| FF18 Modem Last edited by RainMotorsports; 12-10-2012 at 11:59 PM.

12-11-2012, 03:28 PM	#3
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Choice is amazing. It's that simple. Android has so much of it, it's insane. I'll just leave my current tablet setup, featuring a new live wallpaper, custom clock and custom theme. No particular reason... Attached Thumbnails __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

01-11-2013, 03:47 PM	#4
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	This is my Android tablets setup. (Its an older tab, HP Touchpad but its still awesome) Left, Center and Right screens, respectively. This is when it was on ICS. Its running JB just fine right now though. __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD

01-11-2013, 04:03 PM	#5
RainMotorsports Partition Master Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 349	....You mind as well go to windows phone if your gonna do that Darkstarr.... sigh I joke I kid but seriously. __________________ Desktop i5 2500K @ 4.5Ghz \| ASUS P8Z68-V PRO \| 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 \| Seasonic X750 MSI GTX570 TF III @ 950/1900/2300 \| 2TB 5900 + 2X320GB 7200 RAID0 \| Zalman CNPS9900 MAX Laptop ASUS G50VT \| Core2Duo T9600 @ 3.3Ghz \| 9800M GS/GTS @ 650/1625/900 Phone Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch \| CyanogenMod 9 (Nightly 6/20) \| FF11 Kernel \| FF18 Modem

01-11-2013, 04:57 PM	#6
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	That was kinda the idea for the icons, on the tab that is. I like it though since its either that or tiny little icons like the iPad. __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD

01-11-2013, 05:11 PM	#7
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Wow, that looks good. Is that a launcher, or a custom ROM? __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

01-11-2013, 08:44 PM	#8
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	It uses Desktop Visualizer. It acts as a widget, the widget launches the app and you set an image to represent the app. It works pretty good but has a couple issues. A. If the widgets are reset (as in a wipe/factory reset) then it must be rebuilt. B. Most screens need custom made widgets, there are stock ones but all those are ones I made. __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD Last edited by DarkStarr; 01-11-2013 at 08:46 PM.

01-11-2013, 09:25 PM	#9
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Ahh, that sounds awesome. I'm still using the launcher / theme I have shown above. I only change it on rare occasion. Haven't even had much time lately to just goof around with the tablet :S __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.