Comments on: Google Apps on iOS and Android [Opinion]

By: EK Sumon

EK Sumon — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:31:00 +0000

Android apps as well as IOS apps has its own demand. One thing everyone should remember that android apps are made for android and IOS apps are made for IOS. Google store has a huge collection for their own operating system. Besides they are making apps for IOS also. This is their well Initiative I think. You should welcome this. I can not understand why are we controverting about this great Initiatives ?
You are saying that android apps has a complex interface but IOS apps are simplified. I can not understand what is problem here? You like a simplified interface? Owk fine, use an apple product. And if you don’t like, use android. Simple.
Differences between IOS and android apps has offered us to choose one. If android and IOS apps would same to look at or use, then we would have not any chance to choose.
Many man many mind! Google has its own market policy. May be they has researched that android users like an interface with all the option in its interface. So they made it according to user’s demand.
Google is making apps for IOS. It is a good news. So we all should welcome this. That’s all!

By: Tuna

Tuna — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:19:00 +0000

Google doesn’t want people to use Android more, they want more eyeballs to look at their ads, on any platform possible. You are fighting for them a fight they have no reason to pick.

By: ratnok

ratnok — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:52:00 +0000

“The fact IOS app looks better (opinion again) I think is due to how easy it is to develop for IOS over Android.”

It has nothing to do with ease of development. It has everything to do with how most developers are not using the HOLO design guidelines. The Android Development Team has a whole series of YouTube videos to encourage folks to approach design the Android way. Unfortunately, few are taking them up on their advice, but the ones who do, make absolutely beautiful apps- far more attractive than the “stitched leather” garbage you see on iOS.

The difference in design of the above apps is definitely a mistake by Google. The assumption that Android users are more “techie” and therefore are ok with more seemingly complicated apps just reinforces stereotypes that iPhone users are superficial, stupid and lazy, and Android users are geeky control freaks.

By: Ashley Moat

Ashley Moat — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 13:26:00 +0000

I have used both Android and iPhone. I love how Android works but for me with a mobile device I want simple and easy to use. Unfortunately in my opinion iPhone is the phone that does it for me. The UI of apps are exactly how I think mobile apps should be. On Android, they become complicated. I prefer to do more complicated activities on my computer.

With Google designing apps for IOS. I see no issue with this at all. Google has always been about providing their services across platforms and I think this will always be their number 1 business aim. The fact IOS app looks better (opinion again) I think is due to how easy it is to develop for IOS over Android. I have no issues with both OS but for me a phone should be simple, you ring, you text, you communicate, you play. Anything else, grab you laptop

By: Jeetu K

Jeetu K — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:50:00 +0000

i would like to add something here .. every1 keeps saying that android has a higher learning curve… but id like to point out 1 example of how iOS is the same if not worse … when i was using the iphone .. in their messaging app nowhere is it apparent on how to delete an individual message… for really long i thought it wasnt possible since it was not in a menu where the butons are text as @ronoffringa:disqus mentions above .. there are several other lil quirks that i find really frustrating about ios and even mc os that steer me away from apple .. jus my 2c

By: Jeetu K

Jeetu K — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:30:00 +0000

lol so true

By: Jeetu K

Jeetu K — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:28:00 +0000

^^ this … Thank you .. Ppl dont read up and just claim stuff..

By: Jeetu K

Jeetu K — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:04:00 +0000

Agree except that in my opinion iOS has more of a learning curve ..

By: Jeetu K

Jeetu K — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:59:00 +0000

^^^this …

for eg i feel its better to have a button for most things .. gets work done quicker …just as @90ac1a96b8837d3d36978fc3d2c5f2d5:disqus @New_Guy:disqus mentioned above

By: uhuh

uhuh — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:46:00 +0000

“dumbed down”? Who’s stating opinion as fact now?

By: DroidDoesnt_2

DroidDoesnt_2 — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:28:00 +0000

Good point…

By: DroidDoesnt_2

DroidDoesnt_2 — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:16:00 +0000

Seeing that they make more $$$ from iOS than Android, they’d be crippling themselves…

By: DroidDoesnt_2

DroidDoesnt_2 — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:15:00 +0000

Translation: I’m a geek…

By: Dain Laguna

Dain Laguna — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:18:00 +0000

Great Article ron. Personally, i dont get why folks think that because something is simple it loses utility. Ics simplified android quite a bit, but id hardly argue gingerbread was more Functional

By: Dain Laguna

Dain Laguna — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:16:00 +0000

So basically no matter what he posts, and regardless of any disclaimer he puts, you’re gonna nitpick because you dont agree with him? Like someone else said, folks as resolved as you shouldnt read opinion pieces.