Tag: iOS

  • iOS 7 Beta

    iOS 7 Beta

    Installed iOS 7 Beta on my 4s today. It is a little buggy but I think im going keep using it. Some of the bugs I have noticed are: when opening apps they don’t line up with the screen until they fully open. Kik messenger won’t open. In instagram sometimes the pictures will go black in the news feed. The face on my snapchat icon is missing, weird, but it still works. For the most part it works fine. Hotspot works with usb tethering, the flashlight works, google voice, everything that really matters to me is functional.

    I really like the flat UI design, everyone is going with flat so why not apple. I just think flat looks cleaner and I guess so does everyone else. There really isn’t any new features that i have noticed, maybe i should read up on it instead of installing on my phone first :\ but there is a settings control menu you get to by sliding your finger from the bottom to the top. From there you can get to the volume, flashlight, clock, camera, etc. The color scheme changes with the color of your background. For instance if your background is blueish then buttons will be tented blue, if the background is red then the buttons will be tented red, kinda neato. The transitions from app to app and when an app opens is pretty cool yet pretty buggy. I’m sure it will all be running smooth when it is released to the public.

    You can install iOS7 beta pretty easily. If you don’t have developers account with apple you can find it on the torrent networks for you device. You will need to be on the latest iOS at first, then just connect your phone to your computer, open itunes, goto the phone section then shift-click on windows or alt-click on mac on the upgrade button and open the iOS7.ipsw file. I have posted a youtube video to follow if you don’t understand my very vague instructions.

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  • Android vs. iPhone

    Android vs. iPhone

    I never thought I would ever have an iPhone. I have had an Android Phone since the first Droid came out. I guess I just liked the idea behind Google’s linux-based phone and it’s open-ness. Apple is just so expensive, most of it’s apps cost money, and I didn’t really like how it keeps it products on lock down. Android and even Windows phone have a issue though, they have to run on a variety of different makes and models of hardware, where iOS just has to run on like 3. Apple designing the hardware it’s self and the operating system runs on, has the advantage. iOS is much smoother than Android and crashes much less.

    The thing I like more about Android is the apps. I have spent more money on apps for iOS in the 4 weeks than I have ever had owning an Android. Android has a good app for connecting to a uTorrent server. It was very nice to be able to VPN into my home, start a movie download, then be able to watch it when i get home. There is probably an app to connect to uTorrent servers for iOS, but I haven’t found it yet, and when I do find it, it will probably cost money. Tethering, I miss being able to tether off my phone for free, android wins on that one.

    I haven’t been able to get hands-on with the GalaxyS3 yet though. I flashed my roommate’s Galaxy Nexus with bugless beast which is on jelly bean and it seemed pretty smooth. I haven’t given up on Android, I just really like this iPhone lol. I’ll give iOS a shot for as long as I have this job, my work gave me an iPhone after I busted my DroidX… :\ I’m just kinda going on a rant about phones because i’m bored, home on a saturday night and I haven’t blogged in almost 2 months. So to finish this, if i could get any phone i wanted in 2013, I would consider getting an iPhone, but I would still probably go google, cause you know the GalaxyS4 is going be awesome. But i’m sure as i get more experienced with the iPhone and an untethered jailbreak comes out for iOS 6, I will like the iPhone more.