Re: Why I left Linux and Android
I definitely second what Kyle said. Just about the only common relationship between Android and Linux is that they both us versions of the Linux kernel. Beyond that, there isn't enough that is alike in the two operating systems to call them anything but different in their own way. As for ios not collecting caches, let's remember that ios too is guilty of that. Does it collect as much? Perhaps, perhaps not. But Android has a direct way to clear the caches that is very straight forward. Settings, about phone/tablet, tap the build number 7 times, go back, got o developer options, turn on usb debugging. Connect your device to your computer, assuming you have adb installed, open a commandline terminal, and then:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot wipe cache
and, for good measure, let's also:
fastboot wipe dalvic
fastboot reboot
Voila! You will now be rebooted within seconds, hopefully with an improved speed boost since your cache partition
is cleared. You should make it a regular habit to clear your caches from time to time. Ios kinda has indirect easter-egg methods of doing it, but no direct way. It's not impossible, however, so find a method that works for you and get in the habit of using it. And Android accessibility isn't cobbled. Is it perfect? Far from it, but neither is ios, windows, linux, mac, chrome os, the former firefox os, blackberry, risk os, ms dos, ok I'll stop. Lol! But you get my point. Has Android accessibility gone through leaps and bounds? Yes! Apple? Also yes. Has Apple gone downhill in some software versions? Yes, a few. Has Google? Yes, in Android 5.0, fixed later in 6.0, and I feel it's at its peak with 7.0 Nougat and the up and coming 8.0 Oreo. Remember, Google started off requiring a navigation control such as a trackball or arrow keys. Ice Cream Sandwich came out a year and a half later and impressed us with explore by touch, and really it's only gotten better fro
m here. And plus, talkback is open source, something voiceover will never be. But that's ok, because Voiceover is pretty solid as it stands. Not sure how many people would use this on mobile, but you know what both screenreaders are lacking? Scripting support. Spiel had scripting when it was around.
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