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From the comparative last tabléfonos, the situation for widgets and apps on iOS 8 has improved significantly. But what has changed enough

The Galaxy Note 4 & iPhone 6 Plus. Sarah Tew / CNET

The answer to my last comparison between tabléfonos was, to put it in a way, overwhelming. It’s great to see so many of you are passionate therefore this market segment of smartphones , until recently, was viewed with suspicion by many.

In the previous installment I compared The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 to Note 4 and both the Apple iPhone 6 Plus. Apple is the new in this segment, but the Note 4 is the latest to hit the market. If you read this you will know that the Delivery Note 4 me seemed a breakthrough compared to Note 3 in terms of design. Among the Galaxy Note 4 and iPhone 6 Plus there is no clear winner. Simply, they are very different phones.

But what about its use? Well, in a previous edition of this series, when compared the Note 3 against iPhone 6 Plus, SwiftKey was much better on the Android operating system, and I talked about my love for widgets desktop . It’s been a couple months, how much has the situation changed

Write: advantage for Android

SwiftKey in Note 3 (left) vs. the iPhone 6 Plus (right). Tim Stevens / CNET

With iOS Apple 8 came the highly anticipated third-party support for keyboards, SwiftKey and then came my favorite Android keyboard. The experience of writing was one of the main things that drove me to take on iOS . Full in the past So, I was eager to try the new keyboards – and I was extremely disappointed

A quick summary: SwiftKey for iOS offers no secondary keys when you press for a long time, not inserted. automatically after words when you hold down the space bar (it only does the first word) and is not nearly as customizable as it is on Android.

Since then there have been several updates to SwiftKey since came the first version, but none of the updates actually solved the biggest gaps. – gaps that usually apparently we are allowed in iOS 8

I hope that changes eventually and hopefully SwiftKey team that can offer complete predictive iOS experience in the future. Until then, write to the iPhone it still feels like running a marathon with your joints tied shoelaces, compared to Android.

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Widgets: iOS Improvement

page “trip” the author, with a combination of widgets and apps. Tim Stevens / CNET

Another important element of my use of smartphone are widgets . Although the term “widget” implies something obscure and not particularly useful, Android has evolved to be incredibly productive things.

Recently, I spent the app task management Todoist to control what I should be doing every day, and includes an excellent Android widget to see all your tasks. You can also add new tasks quickly. I also use Google Drive constantly, and also has a number of widgets useful. I still use the old version of FlightTrack Pro, and widget tells me all I need to know about my flights, including how long you have to eat during a stop at an airport. The widget TripIt reminds me where I pick up the car I rented, and the widget Google Calendar gives me a list of all the wonderful things that fill my schedule.

But when I checked just after the release of the iPhone 6 Plus the status of widgets on iOS in August, things were a bit dark. Not surprisingly, since it was a novelty at the time. But, have you changed anything? Have you updated iOS?

Widgets in the iOS notification area in August. Tim Stevens / CNET

Actually, no. Yes there are many more widgets , no doubt. For example, App is in the Air, which gives me a quick glance at my next flight. The Apple calendar view shows me what’s going on today and has come Todoist with its own widget . But the experience is still limited.

For starters, the widgets does not do everything. Todoist, for example, let me check if you completed a task, but does not let me add new tasks. App in the Air shows me my next flight, but not after it. Of course, I can see notifications on the widget and then go to the app, but it would be nice not having to be in and out of apps.

Part of the problem is the restrictions related to what a widget and can not do on iOS . Recently there was a big controversy when Apple blocked the widget of PCalc arguing performing calculations on screen notifications (naturally). Apple changed its decision quickly, but it is clear that one is at the mercy of Apple in this case.

But that’s not the biggest problem. It is the design: I much prefer the style of Android to put the widgets on the desktop. I have a desktop for all my apps and widgets related to travel and one for my stuff related to Google Drive, totally separate. In iOS, all those widgets appear in a single list. Are already out of control even though I just turned six.

So, when it comes to widgets , the gap has been significantly reduced thanks to more creating for iOS developers. Still, the experience is even better on Android.

Changing perspectives

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In these two important areas, Android still meets my needs better than iOS. Do not misunderstand, iOS has considerable advantages in many other areas and certainly the vast majority of the apps I use daily work and look better on iOS. Also, it is important to note that things have improved significantly in iOS 8 in a few months. Hopefully, it will stay that way.

But for now, I can get the information I need faster on Android than iOS, and I can certainly write much more efficiently. Next time we’ll get more on the side of productivity, to make a final judgment. Hopefully soon I’ll be carrying a single phone. I do not know how much more will endure to be carrying two tabléfonos in my pockets.