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Topic	I think I've settled my eyes on the Google Pixel 2. Going from iOS to Android
Tyranthraxus 02/16/18 10:06:54 AM #19:	Touch posted... 1. How deep/easy is customization on android compared to a jb iPhone? I was never a super customization guy but I did have quite a few tweaks on my apple phones and liked the ease of just downloading and installing them. If you want to use your android phone just like an iPhone (i.e. download, install, and forget) you can. You have some additional options available to you that iOS doesn't, but nothing mind blowing. The most significant form of customization you'll get with Android are custom launchers which are things that redesign the main app screen/desktop thing and default functionality (for example, the launcher I use allows me to do things like assign swiping downwards with two fingers to launch a specific application--I actually use it for something different but you get the idea). Widgets are overblown and predominantly useless but there are some useful ones. Many applications come with a widget version (for example, the VPN app that I use comes with a widget that lets me turn it on and off by just tapping the icon instead of having to open the application). 2. I know they sell it on the google online store and in verizon stores but I'm an AT&T customer and currently in a family plan. Do I just grab the unlocked phone and go to the AT&T store and ask for a SIM card or is there more to it? I strongly recommend grabbing the unlocked phone from google directly. If you buy one from the store, it could come with OEM garbage and that's terrible. 3. What are your favorite eggs? Benedict Whats up with rooting tho? Is it like jb where I cant upgrade my phone's firmware or I'll lose it or? There are basically 3 different layers of root. the first is superuser permissions, the second is unlocked bootloader. third is custom ROM. You can do whichever that fits your needs, but they are basically done in that order. First you get superuser permissions and use that to unlock the bootloader, with the bootloader unlocked you can install a custom ROM. The benefits are numerous and too many to go into detail, but you may not care about these benefits. The disadvantages are: Yes if you update your firmware you lose root (you have to manually upgrade your own OS with a rooted version), You become more vulnerable to malware attacks on your phone, and certain security features such as android pay are disabled on a rooted phone (there is no workaround don't even try). Personally I get tired of having to manually update my phone OS so I just don't bother with root these days. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:896192624] in I think I'... [t:76325052]...</cite> <quote><cite>Touch posted...</cite> <quote>1. How deep/easy is customization on android compared to a jb iPhone? I was never a super customization guy but I did have quite a few tweaks on my apple phones and liked the ease of just downloading and installing them.</quote> If you want to use your android phone just like an iPhone (i.e. download, install, and forget) you can. You have some additional options available to you that iOS doesn't, but nothing mind blowing. The most significant form of customization you'll get with Android are custom launchers which are things that redesign the main app screen/desktop thing and default functionality (for example, the launcher I use allows me to do things like assign swiping downwards with two fingers to launch a specific application--I actually use it for something different but you get the idea). Widgets are overblown and predominantly useless but there are some useful ones. Many applications come with a widget version (for example, the VPN app that I use comes with a widget that lets me turn it on and off by just tapping the icon instead of having to open the application). <quote>2. I know they sell it on the google online store and in verizon stores but I'm an AT&T customer and currently in a family plan. Do I just grab the unlocked phone and go to the AT&T store and ask for a SIM card or is there more to it?</quote> I strongly recommend grabbing the unlocked phone from google directly. If you buy one from the store, it could come with OEM garbage and that's terrible. <quote>3. What are your favorite eggs?</quote> Benedict <quote>Whats up with rooting tho? Is it like jb where I cant upgrade my phone's firmware or I'll lose it or?</quote> There are basically 3 different layers of root. the first is superuser permissions, the second is unlocked bootloader. third is custom ROM. You can do whichever that fits your needs, but they are basically done in that order. First you get superuser permissions and use that to unlock the bootloader, with the bootloader unlocked you can install a custom ROM. The benefits are numerous and too many to go into detail, but you may not care about these benefits. The disadvantages are: Yes if you update your firmware you lose root (you have to manually upgrade your own OS with a rooted version), You become more vulnerable to malware attacks on your phone, and certain security features such as android pay are disabled on a rooted phone (there is no workaround don't even try). Personally I get tired of having to manually update my phone OS so I just don't bother with root these days. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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