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Looks like Day One (the journal app that Ellis Hamburger wrote an article on a while ago) are looking for an Android Developer, http://dayoneapp.com/jobs/#android-dev. Potentially another iOS exclusive that is coming over to Android and one that I’m really looking forward to.

8 days ago on What are the best iOS apps that are not in Play Store yet?

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This thread from just over a week ago was excellent to look over, so that may help you to keep going with iOS if you’re leaning that way. http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/3/4297176/show-us-the-best-designed-ios-apps-you-use

Otherwise, I’d say wait at least another month for WWDC to come around so you can get a look at what Apple have been doing with iOS 7. Google I/O in the coming days as well may help you decide whether you want to move to Android. Most of the well-known apps are on Android as well, but it’s missing stuff as well, such as Twitter Music, Vine, Day One etc. This thread, if you haven’t seen it, is discussing what apps are missing on Android currently. http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/13/4325862/what-are-the-best-ios-apps-that-are-not-in-play-store-yet

9 days ago on iPhone 5 or Note 2, or Help Me Bring New Life To a Tired iOS

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I’m upgrading once a year like clockwork, gone from Xperia X10i to the Xperia Arc, then the One X and now the Nexus 4.

I’m not sure whether that’s the case because I grew bored quickly each time or because I made bad choices with the phones I got originally. The X10i came out at a time when there were few ‘top-end’ android phones around (this was the era of the Nexus One and the HTC Desire) and had a positively gigantic 4 inch screen. The Arc was largely SE righting the wrongs of the X10i (even launched with 2.3 straight away) and the One X was a hardware improvement in every sense. However, each time I got fed up waiting for updates and that’s why I’ve moved to the Nexus 4, which is a step-down in terms of the screen and the camera.

17 days ago on How often do you upgrade & why? 1 reply

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This is going to read like a greatest hits, but here goes:

1. Falcon Pro – An excellent Twitter experience as it loads pictures in-line and the in-app browser is useful as well. Plus, it has a decent tablet UI as well, having the feed on one side and the browser on the other.
2. Google Keep – The first app I’ve used that has a widget which is more useful than going into the app itself.
3. Dashclock – Allows me to get a quick glance at weather, unread tweets (has a plug-in for Falcon Pro), gmail, texts, calls and appointments. +1 for also having the widget for the homescreen.
4. Facebook Messenger – Quite frankly, everyone I know should use Messenger instead of any other service just so I can use Chat Heads more often.

17 days ago on What are your favorite Android apps?