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On 13/10/14 09:19, George Parker wrote: > > Isn't Android frustrating? When you dwelve in it can be. > After years of knowing what I'm doing (sort > of) on Linux desktop I'm struggling with Android. The information > available for it is patchy and poor. Instructions are mostly, do this, > this and this but without saying what you're actually doing. Very > frustrating. There isn't a lot of information about how closely the > google apps are tied in. Instructions to stop an app working in settings > and see if it makes a lot of difference to the operation of your phone > before uninstalling isn't very helpful. I fear it is like Windows, a lot of users, few with any clue, so a lot of the time people solve problems the hard way, and that solution sticks because it is known. Solution is usually to go to dev forums, and other places where people who really know the answers lurk. Just as Microsoft used MVP to differentiate their forum answers. > A lot of instructions are of the type, 'download such and such app to > your windows box and connect your phone.' Back to the dark ages. Not seen that, most of the developer stuff is Ubuntu. > So many versions customised for so many phones/tablets and , I suspect, > for each different processor. As far as I can see the only way out for > a poor old tinkerer like me is to install Cyanogen Mod or it's ilk to > get something manageable. Hardware differences sure, but I think often the customisations are to deliver vendor preferred applications (often uninstallable). It cuts both ways, like OEM Windows, these reduce the cost of the phone, but make it less pleasant and eat storage. I was lucky in that the people who developed the Vodafone variant also left an unbranded variant around, so I could have a vendor version without the vodafone "extras". But even them vodafone bundled an FM radio app for the onboard radio which is proprietary and premium software, so lost that. But yes, I suspect most geeks will want to install Cyanogen Mod or similar if it supports their hardware. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq