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0 pointsx0x09y ago0 comments

I use both. Currently I have an ipad and an android phone.

Android apps are neglected next to ios. Examples:

* spotify is shit on android. They broke audio playback during system announcements (like google maps directions) and just didn't give a damn for two months. It's not like anybody uses spotify and maps in a car or anything.

* most bank apps on android still don't take advantage of fingerprint auth to avoid typing long bank passwords. Four word passwords with punctuation are super fun to type on mobile.

* fitbit: Until about 6 months ago, pushing back from various subscreens would take you out of the app instead of navigating back to the main screen. There's clearly no-one who matters at fitbit that cares about android. It also doesn't particularly reliably connect to the device. Graphs and data desync from each other. I have not seen this on ios.

* there really isn't any reader on android as nice as GoodReader

* games come second, if ever -- eg kingdom rush frontiers

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sliken9y ago

This good reader? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Good.iWare...

simonh9y ago

Oh that's hilarious. No not that GoodReader, it's a Russian knockoff.

x0x0OP9y ago

It doesn't look the same to me... pretty confident the good one (did you see what I did there =p ?) is ios only.

https://www.goodreader.com/

sigmaml9y ago

> there really isn't any reader on android as nice as GoodReader

Any particular lacunae in Adobe's Reader?

x0x0OP9y ago

At the time I bought it, Good Reader's advantages where:

* a full file manager, with folders;

* various ways to get files on and off: a built in web server to upload files, good dropbox integration;

* the ability to crop pdf pages to just the text to get rid of margins so your ipad isn't displaying an inch of whitespace next to the text. Also the ability to set different crop sizes/locations for even and odd pages.

* bookmarks, plus the ability to email them to yourself

* tabbed files, including the ability to open a single file more than once so you can easily switch back and forth between different locations

I haven't kept up with Adobe's Reader, but it has 3 stars while goodreader costs more and continues to get glowing reviews.

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0 pointsx0x09y ago0 comments

I use both. Currently I have an ipad and an android phone.

Android apps are neglected next to ios. Examples:

* most bank apps on android still don't take advantage of fingerprint auth to avoid typing long bank passwords. Four word passwords with punctuation are super fun to type on mobile.

* there really isn't any reader on android as nice as GoodReader

* games come second, if ever -- eg kingdom rush frontiers

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sliken9y ago

This good reader? https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Good.iWare...

simonh9y ago

Oh that's hilarious. No not that GoodReader, it's a Russian knockoff.

x0x0OP9y ago

It doesn't look the same to me... pretty confident the good one (did you see what I did there =p ?) is ios only.

https://www.goodreader.com/

sigmaml9y ago

> there really isn't any reader on android as nice as GoodReader

Any particular lacunae in Adobe's Reader?

x0x0OP9y ago

At the time I bought it, Good Reader's advantages where:

* a full file manager, with folders;

* various ways to get files on and off: a built in web server to upload files, good dropbox integration;

* bookmarks, plus the ability to email them to yourself

* tabbed files, including the ability to open a single file more than once so you can easily switch back and forth between different locations

I haven't kept up with Adobe's Reader, but it has 3 stars while goodreader costs more and continues to get glowing reviews.

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