Not exact matches
In a study released by Citrix Systems in June, data showed that «Google Maps is preferred over Apple Maps
on iOS
devices throughout most of the world,» meaning most people would
rather download the Google
app on their iPhone than use the one that comes pre-loaded onto their
device.
BESA's research also highlighted pupil's interest in
apps, or
rather the eLearning technologies that should be run
on or through the Tablet
device.
Rather, Visionect, a Slovenian startup would like to call its e-ink based
device as a platform that is designed to make it convenient for users to develop e-ink based
apps based
on HTML5, CSS and Javascript easily.
An
app looks very good
on a tablet
device,
rather than having to read through browser.
If you check out ANN's thread about the Ipad
App, Ed Chavez from Vertical steps in and explains the difficulties involved with getting digital releases
on multiple
devices - every
device has it's own coding / programming / delivery system [so you can't just plunk in your high - res PDF for your print edition], which can sometimes be time consuming or restrictive depending
on their policites [the Playstation Network one was
rather icky by the sounds of it - they only want chapters, not full books, and they want the comics cut up into a panel by panel slideshow].
Do bear in mind that the Kindle
app for Android was not designed for
devices that features grayscale displays and slow screen refresh rates, so it is
rather surprising to hear
on how the Icarus Illumina HD handled the
app decently.
Rather, they can purchase audiobooks with their B&N account through the website and listen to them
on their iOS and Android
devices through the
app.
Rather than try to format every
app to such a broad category of
devices with a variety of screen sizes, iStoryTime chose instead to focus
on iOS because the Apple
app store was returning so many more sales than some of the outlets for Android
apps, many times over.
Rather than feeling like an integrated
device targeted at reading books and viewing and listening to media, it feels like a garden - variety tablet with a number of useful reading
apps on it.
I've encountered it once, when downloading Niteynight light
app, I was able to circumvent the error by actually going into play.google.com online through a browser
on my laptop, searching for the
app and being signed in, installed it through the website
rather than the
app, you just choose your
device off a list and it will instruct it to download.
Personal Videos collates all your local videos
on the
device,
rather than having to filter them in the Gallery
app, so video is slightly more coherent.
The latest
app doesn't run
on the Galaxy View
rather it helps you remotely control the
device via an Android smartphone.
Caveat:,
on some eBook
devices and
apps (e.g., Nook, Kobo, and the Kindle Paperwhite), if the user turns off «Publisher Font,» everything will appear as regular text
rather than the embedded font.
A / B Testing is the latest developer service that Amazon has launched (along with Achievements, Leaderboards, Whispersync across
devices, In -
App Purchasing, and 1 - Click Purchasing) that make it simpler than ever for app developers to concentrate on the differentiating parts of their apps rather than the undifferentiated infrastructure and engagement components.&raq
App Purchasing, and 1 - Click Purchasing) that make it simpler than ever for
app developers to concentrate on the differentiating parts of their apps rather than the undifferentiated infrastructure and engagement components.&raq
app developers to concentrate
on the differentiating parts of their
apps rather than the undifferentiated infrastructure and engagement components.»
Rather shrewdly, From Software have announced that there will be a support
app for Armored Core V
on both Android and iOS
devices (with the Android
app already out).
Some of the back end work of sending email and all of the front end work of creating a user interface (what you look at to receive your email) is done
on your
device with the installed
app,
rather than by your browser with instructions from the remote server.
Touch ID is practically a necessity
on Apple's
devices at this point: It provides an easy unlock process for opening your iPad, sure, but it also lets users pay for purchases online and via the
App Store with their fingerprint,
rather than typing in lengthy passwords or remembering credit card information.
For
devices not running Lollipop, a similar service is available using either the SmartLockScreen
app or NoLockHome mod, though these rely
on Wi - Fi
rather than GPS location.
A cottage industry of testing houses has cropped up where Android developers can test their
apps on a range of leading
devices rather than having to buy and maintain hundreds or thousands of different models.
Making a 7.1 feature available
on 55 % of Android
devices also means that developers have more incentive to get
App Shortcuts added to their app sooner rather than later, because more users can take advantage of th
App Shortcuts added to their
app sooner rather than later, because more users can take advantage of th
app sooner
rather than later, because more users can take advantage of them.
The channel list is local to your
device,
rather than the tuner, so you need to scan every time you install the
app on a new streaming box, smartphone, or tablet.
It's just another
app, like the phone,
on an Android
device,
rather than an Android
device itself.
Rather, the Chromecast
app sends a signal to the
device, which handles the rest
on its own.
Rather than having to go through complicated jailbreaking procedures, all you need to do to allow for sideloading
apps on your Android
device is enable a single option.
And, now that Android
apps are coming to the Chromebook, you can choose a
device based
on form factor
rather than what
apps you can use.
The Photos
app on the Fast Ring has also become
rather slow for some, particularly
on devices that aren't officially «supported» by Windows 10 Mobile.
Unfortunately, the domain name wasn't a microsite for a Samsung ad campaign, but
rather ssugest.com — the domain name for a server that controlled one of the stock
apps that used to ship
on Galaxy
devices, S Suggest.
Not like I have much use for homegrown
apps since I change
devices pretty frequently and would
rather have everything synced
on Google's
apps.
However, this doesn't mean that all users of the
app all over the world will have this feature today,
rather, it could take a few days before it shows up
on their
devices.
There's no touch - screen and the available Smart Care
app (usable
on almost any Android or iOS
device) is aimed at troubleshooting
rather than remote operation.
As long as the
device the Space
app is running
on and the computer you're using are
on the same WiFi network — even if it's peer - to - peer
rather than through a router — you can open up a browser
on your laptop and gain access to the Mophie storage.
Google did hint that it will be open to hackers, so perhaps we will eventually see it coming with full third - party
app support, but for now it remains a
rather odd
device that doesn't quite deliver
on the promise of a truly connected living room.
We would like more per -
app controls from this, however, as when playing South Park: Phone Destroyer - even with all alerts switched off so we can just get
on with the game - the screen times out and goes dark,
rather than overriding and ensuring the
device remains
on.
The gaming and continues usage of the Camera
app and various services being used
on the
device made it heat up a lot, although, it's not an alarming issue about the
device, but
rather a note for you that it is not a
device for heavy usage.
That's something the company does
rather well: its four pillars of additions - Moto Key (use the
device to unlock other
devices, such as your Windows PC), Moto Actions (physical actions to perform tasks, such as torch / camera launch), Moto Display (night mode and always -
on display) and Moto Voice (as above, voice assistant)- are all housed in a single point umbrella
app, called Moto.
Just a heads - up: The
app could be
rather CPU - intensive, so don't be surprised if it freezes or fails to boot
on your mobile
device — there's a chance your smartphone simply doesn't pack enough oomph to run it.
Somewhat surprising is that Google Play Protect, which is available
on Android in order to secure
devices against malware injected in
apps downloaded from the Google Play store, scored
rather poorly, having obtained only 62.9 % detection rate in real - world testing.
What this means in actual
app output we'll not know for a little while now when the actual
devices get some hands -
on time and more development behind them, but it seems that the scope is intended to be limited to helping interact with your phone or tablet in new and different ways
rather than replacing them as some have suggested would happen.
Thus far, the explosive growth of tablet PCs has been fueled by
apps that reside
on your
device's hard drive,
rather than an Internet connection.
«The emphasis needs to be
on how the connected home can helps solve daily tasks
rather than just being a novelty collection of
devices and
apps.»