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HarryT · 07-29-2014, 08:31 AM

Just one example (which I know means little in the overall scheme of things):

I have a flying quadcopter toy called a "Parrot AR2 drone". It's controlled by WiFi (the drone is a WiFi hotspot) from a Smartphone using an app called "AR Freeflight". The iOS version of the app is rock solid; the Android version is way behind in terms of features, and VERY buggy. When an app crash can result in a "real world" actual for-real crash of a $300 flying machine, that's kind of annoying.

I know that one example doesn't mean much, but it's an example of the fact that many companies do prioritise iOS apps over Android.

07-29-2014, 08:31 AM	#62
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,557 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Just one example (which I know means little in the overall scheme of things): I have a flying quadcopter toy called a "Parrot AR2 drone". It's controlled by WiFi (the drone is a WiFi hotspot) from a Smartphone using an app called "AR Freeflight". The iOS version of the app is rock solid; the Android version is way behind in terms of features, and VERY buggy. When an app crash can result in a "real world" actual for-real crash of a $300 flying machine, that's kind of annoying. I know that one example doesn't mean much, but it's an example of the fact that many companies do prioritise iOS apps over Android. Last edited by HarryT; 07-29-2014 at 09:59 AM.