We dispel the myth that Android is a platform for 'flashers', 'custom builders' and other fans to modify their devices.
Foreword
I came across an interesting opinion in Facebook, expressed not without a grain of sarcasm, of course. The author divided all people into conditional 'people – Android' and 'people – iPhone'. The former, in his opinion, simply use the smartphone 'as is', without any third-party firmware, while the latter constantly customize the device, change the 'custom', kernels, etc.
The provocativeness of the judgment was that it was precisely the words 'person – Android' and 'person – iPhone' that were used. Because of this, the participants in the discussion were a little annoyed and argued that, they say, they Android have a smartphone, but they do not configure anything, etc. In fact, there are simply two types of people, and it would be more correct to call them not “people-iPhones” and “people-androids”, but geeks and ordinary users. But specifically today I would like to talk about the latter.
Android for common users
It's amazing how strong stereotypes are about operating systems. For example, Android since version 4.0 is already quite suitable for comfortable use by ordinary people, but the myth that this OS is for those who like to finish and customize it still exists.
You know, I now use iPhone as my main phone and I can't help but note that some things on Android are implemented much more conveniently.
I'll take a simple example – a phone book. In order to dial the required number, you need to go to the search, find a contact, click on it and only then call it. With SMS it's even worse: if you want to send a message to a recently called contact, you still need to first open his card, and only then select the SMS item. In Android, by long pressing, SMS sending is immediately available. And if you use exDialer or other third-party dialers, then everything becomes even faster.
Another example is watching a video. Even for the average user, the 'fill and watch' model looks much clearer than working with iTunes. And in terms of supported formats and other functionality, MX Player outperforms most competitors from the App Store.
I can continue this list, but I think that the number of examples is unlikely to radically change anything. My thought is pretty simple – it is equally easy for the average user to master both Android and iOS. And given the share of the former, I think it would be very wrong to believe that Android is used exclusively by geeks.
Conclusion
Returning to the topic of stereotypes and prejudices. Recently I talked with a friend, an ardent fan of the company Apple, and he said: 'You know, I used Android – a smartphone here and was surprised to notice that I, in general, quite comfortable. All the necessary applications are there, it works quickly, the video is easy to watch. ' Note that this is a dedicated fan, not a regular user. If he was comfortable enough to use Android, then what can we say about ordinary users.