XPost: comp.mobile.android, sci.electronics.repair   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2017-03-22 19:45, oldschool@tubes.com wrote:   
      
      
   When you tack a new gadget with an unfamiliar operating system, Android   
   in this case, you need an open mind. And ask around things that you find   
   difficult to do, maybe you are doing it wrong.   
      
      
   > What I do remember is that I found it would connect to the WIFI, but the   
   > browser was not easy to use. I found I could install something more   
   > familiar (Firefox), but doing the installation was something I could not   
   > figure out. Its not just a matter of downloading it and running the   
   > installer, (like in Windows).   
      
   Installing an app is trivial in Android, but different than in Windows.   
      
   Just find the wanted app in "Google Play" app, tap "install", exit   
   "Google Play", tap on the new app icon. Done.   
      
   > I did fight with it and managed to watch   
   > some youtube videos. Saving them was not possible, like it is with   
   > Firefox. When I did save something and wanted to copy it to computer,   
   > that again was near impossible.   
      
   This is intentional.   
      
   A tablet is not a laptop, it is different.   
      
      
   > Then came the camera. The stupid thing was only for selfies. I have   
   > absolutely no need for that. I turned it around and without seeing what   
   > I was shooting, I snapped some pics of my yard, in good light. The pics   
   > were absolutely horrid, grainy and lousy.   
      
   Most tablets have two cameras, one front, one rear (usually a better   
   one). There is a button on the camera app to choose which.   
      
   The front camera is not only for selfies; it is intended, as in many   
   laptops, for video conferencing.   
      
   If your gadget doesn't have a rear camera, well, then, you bought the   
   wrong device. And cheap devices have lousy cameras, that's a fact.   
      
   That is, you can buy a tablet for 50 euros or dollars. But don't expect   
   much from those. Just entry devices to explore and find out if you want   
   a better one or not.   
      
      
   > The other thing I remember was that since it'sd owned by Google,   
      
   No, it is not.   
      
   > I was   
   > constantly having google trying to get me to download games. I dont play   
   > games at all, and that was very annoying.   
      
   That wasn't google. That was the vendor of your device. Some brands are   
   bad at that.   
      
      
      
   > I dont care if XP is not supported.   
      
   You should. It is open to viruses. It can be used by hackers as a   
   platform to attack other computers from other people.   
      
   > It works, works well, and personally   
   > I would not even want any of Microsoft's newer bloated operating   
   > systems. I know Windows 10 is filled with MS spyware, but it seemed to   
   > me that Android was filled with google spyware too.   
      
   Google does want to know what you do, yes, but they don't hide that   
   fact. They are quite open about it. They differentiate what is private   
   and treat it as such.   
      
   On Windows 10 you can easily disable what is generally considered   
   intrusive. You just need a list of those things and disable them, as   
   several howtos in the net explain how to do it.   
      
   I'm not a Windows lover, my system of choice is Linux. However, I find   
   Windows 10 quite good, considering, once customized. I prefer Windows 7,   
   but 10 is safer.   
      
   --   
   Cheers,   
          Carlos E.R.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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