I scream. You scream. We all scream…
Posted by Dusty in Android on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 | 1 commentOh Galaxy Nexus. I wanted to love you like crazy. I wanted to love you like a fourth child but you’ve proven to be a disappointment. You seemed to have it all. Beautiful, large, screen. A boatload of memory. A nice processor. Lots of storage. And Ice Cream Sandwich. Oh how I waited for Ice Cream Sandwich.
For the uninitiated Google names their Android Mobile OS versions after desserts. There was Cupcake, Donut, Éclair, Froyo (Frozen Yogurt), Gingerbread, Honeycomb (for tablets) and the latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich).
Ice Cream Sandwich has a bunch of new and improved things about it that anyone in the know already knows and anyone not in the know doesn’t care about. But some “features” are driving me batty.
I’m tired of this phone turning off in my pocket even when the screen is locked. Am I the only person who thinks that hardware buttons shouldn’t function when the damn screen is locked?
Battery life is always a complaint for 4G phones but I don’t have 4G in my area. In fact, I decided to turn it off all together and stick to CDMA. I don’t think I’ve noticed a difference. What’s that you say? The screen is the biggest battery sapper? Yep, I agree. That’s why I’ve forced it to it’s dimmest setting.
And the straw that may have broken the camels back… why the hell does my phone lose data connectivity when I leave my home Wi-Fi? Seriously. If I have my phone on Wi-Fi, remember that I don’t have 4G in my area, then my SMARTphone should be smart enough to go “Duh! Ya know what? I’m not in da Wi-Fi any more. I guess me needs to go get da 3Gees.” but No. Unfortunately I have to put it in airplane mode and then bring it out of airplane mode and just pray that my data will come back. Otherwise I’m waiting on a reboot. And while it’s not terribly lengthy it’s more hassle than I should have to experience with a $300 phone.
There are other things, such as the Facebook app’s tendency to freak out and load to a black screen and stay there until a reboot, but I acknowledge that that blame may actually fall on the app creator. But my damned Google Talk Video shouldn’t fail due to the “Camera Stopped Responding.” It’s ridiculous.
As much as I love Android, I’m tired of it feeling like I’m using an unfinished product. I’m tired of using something that feels like it’s still in beta. The more this happens, the more I start to appreciate Apple’s walled garden. They may go overboard to keep the experience only what they intended it to be, with no allowance for things like aftermarket keyboards, but at least their stuff seems to run well. And of course their design is gorgeous too.
I’m not saying I’m tossing my Android allegiances away. I’m just saying I’m pissed off and this is getting old.
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OK, so I am so laughing at your statements. I had to actually have Verizon reset my phone from their office twice already and have only had it a few weeks. For some reason it keeps “losing” it’s 4G link. (Can that even happen?) They tell me the phone is searching for the 4G all the time and therefore is constantly going down. I am in the big city in a full 4G area so this makes no sense at all. Oh and also Verizon has already lost its 4G link several times in the past weeks as well. OK so now battery life!! What life? There is no battery life!! I am used to smartphones with low battery life, but come on a couple of hours max? I am charging this phone all the time!! Don’t get me wrong, I love the larger screen and the awesome speed (when it works), but this is all very frustrating!! I will still stick with Android as well since it is still a great operating system over all, and I have my Dual Booted Nook as Android too, so for continuity it is easier. But for all they hype this phone came with, and with the large pricing, I wonder what they were thinking? IMO