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An Android user's look back at 10 years of iPhone

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Posted by Florence Ion on 1 Jul 2017 1:00 pm
I spent years of my life avoiding Apple products, but it's a wonder if my life would exist as an Android user if the iPhone hadn't been a success. Where were you ten years ago when Apple first launched the iPhone? I was midway through college and barely able to fathom what technology would look like in the year 2017. There was no such thing as a "smartphone" back then; they were all called...

Five important things iOS does better than Android

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Posted by Jerry Hildenbrand on 19 Apr 2017 9:00 am
Android and iOS have plenty of differences. Here are five places we think Apple is doing better than Google. The internet is filled with words about Android and iOS and why one is better than the other. It makes for fun writing and reading because everyone likes to hear about why the thing they prefer is better than the thing they don't. but there are some important things each operating...

Galaxy S7 dominates holiday sales, but Android loses ground to iOS in the U.S.

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Posted by Florence Ion on 11 Jan 2017 5:44 pm
The iPhone is quickly on the way to dethroning Android's dominance in the U.S., though the platform continues to thrive overseas. Via Recode, Kantar WorldPanel released data that shows the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, and the iPhone 6S accounted for about 31 percent of smartphone sales since Apple's flagship launched in September 2016. Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge were up next with 28.9...

This holiday, Apple beat Samsung but Android trounced iOS

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 28 Dec 2016 10:26 am
Looking at the numbers. It's an annual tradition in the tech news space that, after a shop-heavy holiday like Black Friday or Christmas, mobile analytics companies regale us with layman's explanations for the data they accrued. One such company is Yahoo-owned Flurry, which posted this week about how, as usual, "Holiday Shoppers Invest in Apple." By its count, taken from deals with app...

Switching from iPhone to Android: Everything you need to know

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Posted by Mike Tanasychuk on 26 Dec 2016 7:00 am
Switching from iPhone to Android: Everything you need to know
So you've seen the light and are switching from iPhone to Android. Welcome! Here's what you need to know! Switching from iPhone to Android can be a bit daunting. If you're unpacking a brand new Pixel or Galaxy S7, or something else equally exciting, let us help you get set up quickly and easily! If you've never used an Android phone before, there are a few things you should know before taking...

Google just made it even easier to switch from iPhone to Android

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 13 Dec 2016 5:56 pm
Make the switch from iPhone to Android more easily than ever. Google has made it even easier to switch from an iPhone to an Android phone using Google Drive. The company updated its Switch portal to reflect the Drive update, which can be downloaded onto the iPhone and used to back up all pertinent content, including contacts, calendar events, and photos & videos, to their respective...

Does Google's commitment to iOS make the iPhone a better buy?

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Posted by Daniel Bader on 9 Nov 2016 12:17 pm
A serious question. Earlier this week, Google released a redesigned version of its Gmail app for iOS, bringing it more in line with its Android equivalent. It's a big upgrade, and something that, after years of neglect, seemed a long time coming. But it also brought back to life an argument that, for many people, the iPhone, with its impressive hardware, great camera(s), rich app ecosystem...

How to make your Android look and feel like an iPhone

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Posted by Ara Wagoner on 31 May 2016 6:00 pm
Apple has one look, and it's quite a distinctive one. If you really want to make your Android look like an iPhone, you can. There's no single Android "look." Sure, we've got Material Design, and it's great. But Android can and often does look like anything under the sun: pretty, ugly, clean, busy, Material, Holo, retro, futuristic, and at times, even Apple-y. If you can make your phone look...

We really don't need a 'Switch to Android' tool from Apple

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Posted by Russell Holly on 12 Jan 2016 11:13 am
Nexus 6P and iPhone 6s+
Setting up a new Android phone doesn't require a third-party migration tool, especially not when that third party is Apple. Anytime Apple does something that isn't an immediate and obvious product to draw users deeper into the Apple hardware ecosystem, people get excited. Apple does some great stuff, but the Apple experience only really works when you go all in and set yourself up with Apple...

Fess up: Who's buying an iPhone 6s today?

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 25 Sep 2015 11:33 am
iPhone 6s launch day
Here at Android Central, it's just another Friday. Elsewhere in in the world of technology, it's the sort of Friday you spend parked at your window like a hungry dog, awaiting your UPS delivery, or holed up outside a glowing glass cuboid awaiting the opportunity to fork over your hard-earned cash for slightly better telephone that looks the same as the one you already own. If you're in the...

Samsung gatecrashed the iPhone 6s launch in London

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 25 Sep 2015 4:40 am
Samsung at iPhone launch
Because of course it did. Few of the iPhone devotees at Apple's flagship Regent Street store in London seemed swayed by Samsung's pack of leafleters, who were out plugging the Galaxy S6 edge and Galaxy S6 edge+ to queueing iPhone 6s buyers. In any case, the stunt is sure to reinforce Samsung's place as the de facto alternative to Apple's new smartphones.

Apple's first Android app wants you to stop using Android

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Posted by Dan Thorp-Lancaster on 16 Sep 2015 2:50 pm
Apple's first Android app wants you to stop using Android
If you or a friend happen to be happen to be planning to pick up one of Apple's latest set of smartphones, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the company has just released a new Android app to help make the transition easier with automatic migration of contacts, message history, and more.

LG G Watch, Moto 360 and other Android Wear watches can connect to the iPhone

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Posted by Jared DiPane on 31 Aug 2015 1:45 pm
Several Android Wear watches connect with the iPhone
Despite Google's claim that the LG Watch Urbane is the only current-generation hardware that would be supported in Android Wear on iOS, it appears as though many other watches can connect as well. We have been able to connect a Moto 360, LG G Watch and others, with some issues along the way. For example, we have seen duplicate notifications on the Moto 360, some of which won't clear from the...

Samsung offering iPhone owners a Galaxy Note 5 to 'Test Drive' for 30 days [update]

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Posted by Andrew Martonik on 21 Aug 2015 12:02 am
Galaxy Note 5 and iPhone 6
Update: Due to "overwhelming" demand, Samsung has run out of Test Drive phones to loan out. The company is now working to have more available for trial. A Samsung spokesperson had this to say: The response to Samsung's Ultimate Test Drive has been overwhelming and exceeded our expectations. We are excited to see how many people are eager to try something new. In just a few hours, all of the...

Android Wear on iPhone: How it might happen and what it'll mean

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 9 Apr 2015 5:00 pm
Android and Apple
The slow trickle of rumors surrounding iOS support for Android Wear came to a head today, with a report from The Verge stating that Google is a "close to finishing the final technical details" involved with getting its wearables to work with Apple's phones. On the face of it, it seems surprising — an unholy union of Apple and Android. The mere possibility of Android Wear support coming to the...

iMore reviews the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus!

Posted by Phil Nickinson on 3 Oct 2014 11:38 am
iPhone 6 review
It's the season for reviews — you might have noticed that we've gone through a bunch in the last few weeks — and today our pals at iMore are dropping their yearly opuses. And they're even more of interest to us this year with Samsung's recent shift to metal. (To say nothing of the metal phones we've had before it.) So pour yourself a drink, kick up your feet and give 'em a gander. The iMore...

Fess up: Who's buying a new iPhone 6 today?

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Posted by Alex Dobie on 19 Sep 2014 7:02 am
iPhone 6, Benedict Arnold
Here at Android Central we're celebrating yet another Friday morning. But elsewhere in the tech world it's the sort of Friday morning you spend camped outside a pristine retail cuboid waiting to fork over hundreds of dollars for a new, slightly larger telephone. That's right, today is iPhone 6 (and 6 Plus) day, and the guys over at our sister site iMore already have their paws on Apple's new,...

Our 'Anything but Apple' contest — win a new Moto 360!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 9 Sep 2014 1:44 pm
Moto 360
There's going to be just a wee bit of Apple news today. And while we love shiny new tech of all kinds, it's going to be a bit nuts. And if you just can't take it anymore, well, this post is for you. We're going to give away a shiny new Moto 360 for your trouble. How to enter? Just leave a comment in this post. That's it. It's that simple. And it's not the iPhone 6. We'll shut things down at 5...

Apple is inventing bigger smartphones today!

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Posted by Phil Nickinson on 9 Sep 2014 9:00 am
iPhone 6
Unless you've been living under a rock (which, coincidentally, is where you'll need to be to avoid the obvious news today), Apple's set to announce something new today. Probably a couple of bigger iPhones. Maybe something new. We dunno. But we do know this: Our pals from iMore at at the Apple event today. Live. In the flesh. In living color. Please join them (and join us joining them) for...

iPhone

Posted by Staff on 16 Jul 2014 9:59 am
The iPhone is not the enemy. No, really. Because if it weren't for the iPhone, Android wouldn't be as good as it is today. There's no denying that fact. So while we'll forgive you for not throwing your hands up to the heavens and thank the Jobs for leading us to smartphone salvation, you at least have to tip your hat to Apple for making an extremely usable and popular device. And for teaching...

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