I think there should be a framework to send log reports to developer, if the user and developer agrees to it. It also helps the user in reporting the error by keeping the error reporting interface consistent and user friendly.
On Apr 13, 5:49 am, tekrytor <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not a developer, just another geeky user. But in all honesty, > after having my G1 since Dec. 28, 2008, and testing well over a > hundred apps, I can say a few things about the G1 and Android: > > 1. The camera still sucks, even with Snap (much better, but G1 stalled > and crashed). And I bet for $2 more production cost, there could be a > flash. Limp, limp, limp. > > 2. The onboard memory is obviously way too small or not cleared or > used well. Hopefully post G1 Android devices will quadruple the RAM or > more even. This is no fun as is. Apps run slow, etc. Maybe the long > tauted Cupcake will help, but zzzzz, I'm tired of yanking the battery > on mine when it runs slow. > > 3. Why can't more apps run off-board, from the SDmicro RAM? > > 4. As a user, there's no real way of seeing what's wrong when apps run > slow, or to know if there is a "bad" app installed. It's all trial and > error. If an app is know to performance damaging effects, we need user > alerts. Sometimes I browse the market and install 4 or 5 cool new > apps, only to find out days later that one is a performance hog or is > not compatible with other apps or needs a reboot before it works well > or who knows. A little information goes a long way. At least the > platform won't get a bad rap for program deficiencies. Maybe a > performance rating in percent would help. e.g. "If you install this > app, it uses 25% of G1 RAM." The bigger the number, the less > expectations and more easily identified when issues arise. Now, with > nothing, it sure looks like the G1 or Android is at fault. > > 5. A developer's rating for apps, parallel but separate from the user > ratings would be cool. Where only devs could post, but all could read. > Think of it as the academy awards, rated by peers. > > 6. And who came up with the five silly reasons for uninstalling an > app? There is no way to rate an app as SLOW, INTRUSIVE, UPGRADING (not > really uninstalling), prefer THIS OTHER APP, etc, without going back > to the comment page and on a lil phone with lil keys, etc, I don't > want to spend the time to do that. I want to get on with it. > > 7. As a user, I have no indications that performance improvements are > in the works. Nobody's talking to users. I singed up here to get some > info; but it's dev heavy and what user groups are out there are often > full of sophomoric babble and textme4sex personals, etc. Seems like > Google and T-mobile think "OK, you bought, now just go away." But buy > apps. There are some great apps out there too, and things will get > better, but it's pretty dark in the forest and some of us early > adopters are feeling a little used right now. I have the phone, Google > and T-mobile know this. I have it almost 4 months now. I have not > gotten a monthly newsletter, or anything. A G1 email newsletter each > month (not too often) would be great, so I know they remember I'm out > here and that they care. I have to think now, maybe I should of got an > iPhone. Do they treat their fans better? > > 8. Lest I forget, the wickedest thing about the G1, the contact list > importation. This was next to impossible when I got my G1. I left > Verizon with my CSV file of contacts. There was no way in Hell to get > that list into my G1 despite the documentation and T-mobile both > claiming to support CSV import. I finally was able to import my Gmail > contacts into my phone, which got me my current gmail contacts, with > no phone numbers, I was not in the habit of entering phone numbers > into my Gmail contact list. When I imported my CSV list to gmail, it > did not sync them with the existing gmail contact email addresses. I > have to manually cut and paste 150 contacts info. It took me hours to > do what should have taken minutes. It also hosed my existing Gmail > contact list. This almost made me return my G1, but I wanted it bad, > so I stuck it out. Ok, I may not be as smart as the average Joe, but I > work in tech and have been using PCs and software for about 25 years. > With my old Samsung phone, it was easy to export and import numbers. > This time it was down right painful. Google and providers need to make > sure this is EASY and even elegant. There's no good reason for it not > to be. > > Like any other computer, I find myself waiting for better days and OS > improvements that stop the current inadequacies from wasting my time. > > I'm done now. Think I'll try to get to room 94 in Prime Full or play > some RockOut Acoustic Pro Android guitar. Two Great Android apps!!! > (No, I'm not affiliated with either). > > tekrytor --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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