[ubuntu-uk] Im buying a new phone!! How compatible are android and Ubuntu?

[Simon Wears]

The iPhone is great, but has it's drawbacks.

It syncs easy with googlemail and google contacts. Calendars are a  
little harder, I use neuvasync as a middle man for sync.

Iphones have Bluetooth, yet I think you need an app to use it. Same  
with mms. After jailbreaking I couldn't get the iPhone to sync with  
amarok 1.4, and it seemed to slow down, so I put it back in jail.

No cut and paste native, I hear you can get an app for it though.  
Don't know if it's a jailbreak app though.

Battery runs down quick with everything on, so I leave mine with wifi  
off. iPod feature chews battery too if you have it on loud for a while.

Overall, I'm happy with my iPhone though. It's very easy to use, and I  
only have ubuntu-uk podcast on it for audio anyway, for during  
lectures. I use iTunes on windows to sync. I use it mostly for SMS,  
phone, facebook at uni, twitter, blogging on-the-go, and podcasts.

On another note, you know your a geek when you send emails from your  
iPhone while at a rock club. In the middle of the dance floor.


On 26 Jan 2009, at 23:17, LeeGroups <mailgroups at varga.co.uk> wrote:

>
>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Its that time of the year again where i get a new phone. Im thinking
>>> of going with the andorid. How compatible are the two systems, since
>>> they are both open source?
>>>
>>
>> If you get a T-Mobile gphone, be prepared to be disappointed. The
>> Bluetooth API doesn't work which makes things more difficult than  
>> they
>> should be; the phone can be mounted via usb, but integrating the data
>> isn't the simplest thing.
>>
>> Frankly, if I was getting a new phone, I'd go the apple route.  
>> Android/
>> t-mobile has been a real letdown.
> On the other hand,  people talk about how wonderful the iPhone is, but
> it's pretty damn expensive, and how well does it sync to Ubuntu?
> I understand that it only works with iTunes and not with any open  
> source
> music managers. Is this correct?
> And it doesn't do cut 'n' paste? Come on Apple it's been around  
> since th
> 80's...
>
> As to the G1, I've had one for a month and think it's bloomin'
> marverlous, it's a breath of fresh air after a couple of WinMobile
> phones (which weren't too bad with hindsight) and a few top end  
> Nokias,
> which have been a real disappointment in many areas. Symbian has gone
> way down in my opinion...
>
> The G1 has tonnes of great apps easily downloadable via Android Market
> (I mean really - a digital spirit level... how cool is that?),
> over-the-air syncing to google contacts, google calender, google mail.
> The K9 email app is great for non-google email accounts, and a really
> nice REAL keyboard, none of this touch screen typing cr at p.
>
> As for syncing the contacts, it should be pretty simple to write a
> script that logs into your google account, exports the contacts and  
> then
> imports it to Thunderbird/Evolution.
>
> Yes, it's true Bluetooth is a disappointment, it was cut to make the
> launch date, and my biggest annoyance bluetooth tethering to my laptop
> doesn't work (though there is USB based http-proxy availble), but both
> are being worked on. The battery life has also been critised, but  
> really
> if you have wi-fi, bluetooth, GPS, cell location, and 3G connectivity
> all turned on, and for the first week or two you're constantly playing
> with the thing, it's a wonder the battery lasts the time it does.  
> There
> is very usefull Battery Manager app, that extends battery life no end.
> With things turned down/off, you can get 4-5 days out of a full  
> charge,
> but as it charges from a mini USB plug, it's pretty easy to keep it
> charged.
>
> The "Cupcake" release mentioned in another email is a new version of  
> the
> Android OS, due out very soon, which should have these things and a
> whole host of new functionality.
>
> Lee
>
>
>
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