XPost: comp.mobile.android   
   From: arlen@arlen.com   
      
   On Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:47:02 -0000 (UTC), Chris wrote:   
      
   >> In this respect iPhone and Android are identical, a thousand icons,   
   >> most of which mean little to nothing until you discover by trial or   
   >> instruction what they are.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Agree. If that's where the OP is struggling, then an iPhone is no better.   
   > You don't get manuals with smartphones. You do get a brief tutorial when   
   > you turn on an iPhone and some androids, but that's about it.   
      
   Agree almost completely with both of you in principle.   
      
   Since I own both iOS & Android, I can add deeper levels of detail...   
   o The default "organization" on both iOS & Android is "about the same".   
   o New app icons just go to the "end" of the line when you install stuff.   
      
   However, the more modern Android launchers provide more "control".   
   o For example, if you want to eliminate the dock, you can on Android   
   o But on iOS, you're _stuck_ with the primitive decisions of a decade ago   
      
   Modern Android launchers allow for far better app icon "organization.   
   o For example, if you want an icon in multiple places, Android does that   
   o In the more primitive iOS, you can't do something even that simple   
      
   Android launchers are modern in allowing placement on any grid.   
   o For example, if you want any grid whatsoever, Android does that   
   o But on iOS, you're _stuck_ with the primitive grid of a decade ago   
      
   This list goes on (and on and on), where the summary is what I've said:   
   o The iOS launcher is a stone-age launcher - hence - it's simple.   
   o The iOS launcher hasn't been improved since it was invented   
   o Hence, the iOS launcher is essentially the same for the last decade   
      
   Meanwhile:   
   o Android launchers _started_ at the primitive level of the iOS launcher'   
   o But every year, Android launchers improve in allowing functionality   
   o Such that Android launchers can do almost anything you want them to.   
      
   What this means, for the OP, is clearly obvious to me:   
   o *For the OP, the _simplicity_ platform is clearly the Apple iOS platform*   
   o *For others, the _functionality_ platform is clearly an Android platform*   
      
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