So - I've made the switch. iPhone 6 to Galaxy S7. Main reasons, fed up of the 'no storage' messages on the iPhone (16GB) and the upgrade contracts are massively overpriced for the new iPhones, compared to the absolute steal I've been given for the S7. 

 

Anyway - regardless of the reasons.... Has anyone made the switch? Any tips? Must have apps or things to be aware of?

I went from Winpho to iOS.

 

TBH I thnk the iOS GUI is rubbish compared to WinPhone, but Doid isn't much better.

 

Having played with a more recent Droid phone I doubt you'll have many issues. Most major apps are on both platforms and they even function in some of the same ways. Quick google will sort you out with any niggles.

Haven't switched no. I have had Android phones since they first came out (T-Mobile G1).

 

They are pretty straight forward to use and I'm pretty sure you will get used to it quickly.

 

Pretty sure you will love the ability to have your apps in a separate app draw rather than all over the home screen or having to organise into folders.

 

Have a go with some of the widgets as these can be handy (a lot of apps have them built in- tap and hold on the homescreen to show this option).

 

I also notice you have a MK3 Octavia. If your car has android auto/mirrorlink then you need to download the android auto app from the playstore.

Many Andy users root their phone, which is like Jailbreaking an Apple one, but perfectly legal and reversible - This lets you ditch all the bloatware junk and take full control of your device.

If you like messing with the settings and customising it to the nines, CyanogenMod is extemely popular, very good and very stable... some say more stable than the original ROMs.

A quick Google for the top Android ROMs will give others that are pretty good, too.

 

Yes I have always rooted my phones... but not when they're in warranty.

 

The downsides are that it breaks Android Pay (not a concern for my Note 3 as it's not supported anyway) and can void the warranty.

 

The advantages are as you say the ability to remove the bloat. Ad-blocker is also very nice.

 

My Note 3 also has a Note 7 based Rom which really freshened it up and made it feel newer. It works so well I just can't bring myself to upgrade.

7 hours ago, Phil-E said:

The downsides are that it breaks Android Pay (not a concern for my Note 3 as it's not supported anyway) and can void the warranty..

 

I thought they couldn't tell if you'd rooted it and later unrooted (assuming you don't remove the bloat)... and/or it was proven unlawful for them to void warranties even if you did and they could prove it?

So long as you don't damage the hardware - Same as overclocking a graphics card?

 

 

If you want ECU reading Torque works well on some cars https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en_GB

6 minutes ago, Outrunner said:

If you want ECU reading Torque works well on some cars https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.prowl.torque&hl=en_GB

Ooh ooh, definitely, yes!!

I had a go on this just last night with my Octy I using an iAutomobil adapter - One of the highest rated and uses Wifi over bluetooth. Very good fun for not much money and extremely useful.

This may help with getting your iTunes onto the S7

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/google-android/how-transfer-itunes-library-android-google-play-music-upload-3493159/

On 1/25/2017 at 16:31, Ttaskmaster said:

 

I thought they couldn't tell if you'd rooted it and later unrooted (assuming you don't remove the bloat)... and/or it was proven unlawful for them to void warranties even if you did and they could prove it?

So long as you don't damage the hardware - Same as overclocking a graphics card?

 

 

 

It varies by phone. Some can not be reversed without permanent changes to the phone.

On 25/01/2017 at 17:48, Ttaskmaster said:

an iAutomobil adapter...uses Wifi over bluetooth.

 

There's no such thing as "Wifi over bluetooth".  The iAutomobil OBD2 adaptor is available two versions: one uses Wi-Fi (standardised under IEEE 802.11), the other uses Bluetooth (a different standard, managed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group).  Try to connect to the Wi-Fi one using Bluetooth (or vice versa) and you'll likely waste a whole heap of time...

1 hour ago, ejstubbs said:

 

There's no such thing as "Wifi over bluetooth".  The iAutomobil OBD2 adaptor is available two versions: one uses Wi-Fi (standardised under IEEE 802.11), the other uses Bluetooth (a different standard, managed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group).  Try to connect to the Wi-Fi one using Bluetooth (or vice versa) and you'll likely waste a whole heap of time...

 

What??!!

OK - How about how about uses Wifi 'instead of', then... or 'rather than'... perhaps even 'as opposed to'... Bluetooth.

Take your pick, Sheldon.

 

Have recently upgraded from Windows Phone to Android, mainly because of the lack of apps on Windows mobile (both Amazon and eBay stopped support last year!). Quite happy with the current version of Android (Marshmallow at the moment - Nougat not really on general release yet), way faster than Windows 10 was, looks nicer too, although that could just be the bigger screen/better resolution.

 

Torque is a fantastic app, just need to sort out a decent phone holder now (or a decent Android head unit  )

1 hour ago, octyal said:

Torque is a fantastic app, just need to sort out a decent phone holder now (or a decent Android head unit  )

 

I have a Pioneer F77DAB that supports Android Auto. It is very handy indeed. Google maps is great and if you get a text it will read it out and you can reply via voice.

 

Just with Torque would add support for it so I could bring it up on the stereo screen!

Cheers for all hints, tips and tricks guys.

 

There's a few things that I've noticed about the device being inferior to the iPhone 6 (which is over 2 years old now).

• Touch screen not as accurate
• Speaker is naff
• Annoying having different volume controls and not an overriding 'silent' switch (rather than increase/decrease)

Apart from that, it's great. Yup, all the apps work roughly the same so no worries about that. The smartswitch feature when setting up the S7 was awesome in transferring iOS stuff to the S7, most apps I then installed didn't even require me to sign in (not sure if that's the smartswitch or google ID). Also loving the 128GB SD card that's now in the S7, means lots of car pics!

 

Pros and cons I guess, but definitely saved a fair few pennies in the old contract as well.

Yes I must admit iPhone and iPad speakers always sound much better than most others!

 

The volume controls in Android I actually don't mind. Once you're used to it you won't notice.

 

I've only got a 64gb card in my phone but great for loading all the music I want and still have room for loads of photos and videos.

 

Get the google photos app set up as well and it will back them up free of charge in case you loose/break your phone.

What's up with the volume controls?

Mine's a context-sensitive up/down rocker on the side - In normal mode it does the ringer volume, during calls it does the speaker, when playing music or using an app it does the volume for that... and movies also have an on-screen slider that auto-hides.

 

Phone speaker is about average, rear media speaker works best if there's something behind it.

1 hour ago, Ttaskmaster said:

What's up with the volume controls?

Mine's a context-sensitive up/down rocker on the side - In normal mode it does the ringer volume, during calls it does the speaker, when playing music or using an app it does the volume for that... and movies also have an on-screen slider that auto-hides.

 

Phone speaker is about average, rear media speaker works best if there's something behind it.

Also, when using the messaging app on my Note 4 you can use the buttons to make the text bigger or smaller. Handy when I don't have my specs with me

On 01/02/2017 at 15:52, Ttaskmaster said:

What's up with the volume controls?

Mine's a context-sensitive up/down rocker on the side - In normal mode it does the ringer volume, during calls it does the speaker, when playing music or using an app it does the volume for that... and movies also have an on-screen slider that auto-hides.

 

Phone speaker is about average, rear media speaker works best if there's something behind it.

 

On the iPhone, there is a sounds on/off switch, rather than progressive. And there's only two categories (ringer and 'volume', for apps etc).

 

With the Android, there's four categories, and each is independent of each other, so if i turn the whole phone to 'vibrate', the media could be at full blast still!

 

The quickest way I've found on the android to manage all sounds at once is to unlock phone, adjust volume, swipe down on volume slider on screen, adjust independent volumes. Quickest way on the iPhone? Flick switch.

 

It may be me being pedantic, but it's the little differences that turn into major ones when you've been set in your ways for a number of years!

2 minutes ago, bilhound said:

It may be me being pedantic, but it's the little differences that turn into major ones when you've been set in your ways for a number of years!

 

With all due respect, yes it is!!

I have an 'older' friend who insists on using Apple products because "they just work"... and I suspect he is being a fussy old man set in his ways, only because he enjoys playing up to that image... but he is slowly coming around to the idea that PCs and Androids not only work just fine, if not even better, but give you options in how it works.

 

TBH, I'm quite set in my old ways, but have had little choice in progressing with technology - I hate touchscreens and big slab form-factors, but all the better old tech doesn't work any more.

1 hour ago, bilhound said:

 

On the iPhone, there is a sounds on/off switch, rather than progressive. And there's only two categories (ringer and 'volume', for apps etc).

 

With the Android, there's four categories, and each is independent of each other, so if i turn the whole phone to 'vibrate', the media could be at full blast still!

 

The quickest way I've found on the android to manage all sounds at once is to unlock phone, adjust volume, swipe down on volume slider on screen, adjust independent volumes. Quickest way on the iPhone? Flick switch.

 

It may be me being pedantic, but it's the little differences that turn into major ones when you've been set in your ways for a number of years!

I simply use the volume buttons and turn it down and all volumes follow suit.