Heres some interesting stuff from Augusts edition of Stuff magazine. It made interesting reading for me as i thought the andriod phones were the greatest thing ever according to some folk on here.
Malware- Androids openness exposes it to a huge variety of malware. In general terms, the vast majority of threats come from third party andriod app sites and not the andriod market.However it is possible for somebody to charge you for putting malware on your andriod phone. You will need anti virus apps such as norton mobile security to takle these issues.
Lack of market quality control- The " anyone can do it " pro is also potentially a con. Alongside the thousands of professional apps, there are many many more made by bedroom coders with half a clue. These apps are often of dubious quality and sifting through them can be a struggle, even following recent andriod market improvements.
No streamlining- Andriod has not been designed for one specific piece of hardware, so the operating system has to be shoehorned into multiple device designs with different screen sizes and button layouts. To overcome these challanges means your phone may not work as well with an update, or if its its an older model it may not even get an update at all.
Consistency of experience- Andriod has a split personality.Three versions of its operating system are in common use.Some apps run well on one but not at all on others. Worse still,updated versions have to be rebuilt for phones- so just because gingerbreads out doesnt mean you can put it on your phone. The next release ice sandwhich aims to fix these issues.
Malware- Androids openness exposes it to a huge variety of malware. In general terms, the vast majority of threats come from third party andriod app sites and not the andriod market.However it is possible for somebody to charge you for putting malware on your andriod phone. You will need anti virus apps such as norton mobile security to takle these issues.
Lack of market quality control- The " anyone can do it " pro is also potentially a con. Alongside the thousands of professional apps, there are many many more made by bedroom coders with half a clue. These apps are often of dubious quality and sifting through them can be a struggle, even following recent andriod market improvements.
No streamlining- Andriod has not been designed for one specific piece of hardware, so the operating system has to be shoehorned into multiple device designs with different screen sizes and button layouts. To overcome these challanges means your phone may not work as well with an update, or if its its an older model it may not even get an update at all.
Consistency of experience- Andriod has a split personality.Three versions of its operating system are in common use.Some apps run well on one but not at all on others. Worse still,updated versions have to be rebuilt for phones- so just because gingerbreads out doesnt mean you can put it on your phone. The next release ice sandwhich aims to fix these issues.
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