Luke Dunstan Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Picking up a Samsung Galaxy S3 tomorrow, which will be my first time owning an Android device. Only ever used iOS and Blackberry before now. Does anyone have some useful tips for a first time Android user? best apps to get started on? Would ideally like a football rumours app if anyone knows of a good one? Any hints/tips would be appreciated. Can't believe the difference in screen size!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Welcome to the right side. You won't look back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Dunstan Posted June 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Welcome to the right side. You won't look back. People moving to Android rarely move back to the dark side. (from what I hear). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Google Navigation is probably the thing I find most useful. It'll probably come pre-installed. Google really have got the whole maps/directions thing nailed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Great phone, I LOVE mine. However, nowhere near as every day friendly as my S2 was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 My friend has an S3 and I was really impressed by it. Ice Cream Sandwich makes my 4S seem a little dated, hopefully Apple will release an update soon to compete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsIsHard Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Totally want a go on ICS 4, have to wait till July/August for it on my phone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomturd Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 They release IOS6 beta today, didn't they? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I'm on a Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S and I'm liking it a lot. I've had android since the begining (Google G1 when it was the only android phone available!). It wasn't quite a match for Apple to begin with as it just wasn't quite as smooth, but it's definitely caught up now, and seems to be passing the I-phones in my opinion. Plus the contract on mine's noticeably cheaper than an I-phone would be. Need to get a shot of mine next to an i-phone sometime, same width, slightly thinner, and about 8mm taller, but a MUCH bigger screen. Ideal really. It's not quite as smooth as an I-phone, but then that's because it's not a direct competitor, it's a much cheaper phone. Apps wise, handyCalc is an amazing calculator with the most in depth unit and currency converters I've ever seen on it. My Tracks is a great GPS recorder thing, for tracking routes you've ridden/run/walked, tells you loads of info about the route, and you can upload it onto google-earth to view it on the computer. Other than that it'll depend what comes on the Samsungs as standard, plus the usual notepads and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 They release IOS6 beta today, didn't they? So they have. What a coincidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 f**k me, that's a massive screen. I was very reluctant to get a "smartphone" at first, finally bought a Desire Z since someone on here recommended it and I must say that Android is possibly the most intuitive thing I've ever come across. As for apps, surely it depends on what you're going to use the phone for? Google navigation is pretty good, as is the mail client. I also frequently use the TED application where you can browse and play most of the talks they have on their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikee Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 People moving to Android rarely move back to the dark side. (from what I hear). I did. I much prefer using ios. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgnoseat Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Use the physical buttons. It might sound logical, but people focus on the touchscreen too much, the buttons are there for a reason. Whenever you feel "where/how can I find/do feature X" look at the buttons. The "menu" button acts as a context menu specific for the app your in, kind of like the right mouse button on a windows PC. Once you get used to the buttons, every other phone will feel very primitive Every app does things differently on an iphone. Whenever I need to find the settings in an app I'm always searching where I should find it. Android always uses the menu button, consistancy for the win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Have a look in here Quite a few lists of what people have been using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Android is amazingg. I never used IOS, only the old Sony Erricson phones and Nokia express music models. Had a Blackberry briefly, and hated it with a passion. Im using the small brother of the S models, the Ace running Gingerbread, and its really user friendly. Dropdown bars are cool, and mines been really smooth so far. Wider choice of free, useful and decent apps, and are considerably cheaper. Definitely looking to move up to an S model once my contracts over, they look properly good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Dunstan Posted June 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Just picked up my Galaxy S3 this morning, already impressed. Downloaded Google Chrome Beta and it's got all of my computers bookmarks saved already. Ios can do one, this is mental! Cheers for the tips guys! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 It's something that iPhone bummers need to experience and play with before saying their ios is better because the advert told me so.Glad you're happy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 I can't wait to pick up my HTC One X in a few weeks, be glad to have a phone that isn't the size of a small country and the HD slowmo mode on the video camera will be getting lots of use! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Dunstan Posted June 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 I can't wait to pick up my HTC One X in a few weeks, be glad to have a phone that isn't the size of a small country and the HD slowmo mode on the video camera will be getting lots of use! The One X was on my list, had I known HD slowmo was on board my decision may have been different! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil270183 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 I've got a One X, the slow mo HD isn't fantastic and life changing. It's just..okay. You'll probably use it less that you think. Get shadowGun THD, it's amazing. I got it half price as it's about £4 but it's worth it. Most games from Noodlecake are good - stick man golf, lunar raciing. Get Endomondo, get google chrome, Sky + app, Grabatron is cool, friend stream, Pool break lite, swiftkey X, TrialsX2 and TrialsX2 winter. They are the ones that seem to stand out to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Was going to get one x but it seems too big for me. One S instead looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEvil270183 Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Was going to get one x but it seems too big for me. One S instead looks great Get the X, If you hold one then yeah it's big but it's very light weight. Don't even notice it in your pocket and it makes it amazing for films and games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 If you're worried about the size then I can definitely recommend the Sony Ericsson Arc S. Screen's basically the same size as a HTC One S, but the phones quite a lot smaller. It's all well and good saying that phones are light/thin so they're not noticeable in your pocket, but my thighs aren't flat, I definitely start noticing anything much bigger than my phone, regardless of how thin and light it is. I'm very happy not to go any bigger than my current Arc S. Besides anything else, any bigger and you can't actually reach the extremes of the screen without using 2 hands, which is a ball-ache. Obviously it'll depend what you use your phone for, but personally I think of films/games ect as nothing more than a gimic. It's nice if my phone can do, but I'm not compromising practicality for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 I picked my current phone based on the fact it was good for films and games though thats because my job can get very boring at times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Fair play, yeah, if you use it for that a lot then it's all good. Personally I just take in a laptop if my job's that boring, but obviously not everyone's boss will let them do that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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