IOS vs. Android from the Trenches

Re:IOS vs. Android from the Trenches by enjo on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @05:11PM (#2561841)

I bet about the same percentage that know about the long-hold of the home button to bring up the task switcher in Android (not many). I was amazed that my wife, who has had an Android phone for a year, didn't know about that one...

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Re:IOS vs. Android from the Trenches by kgtm on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @07:04PM (#2562201)

It isn't a task switcher though is it? It just lists the apps you used recently, not the ones that are open. AFAIK you need a separate app that is binded to the home button to get different behavior.

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Re:IOS vs. Android from the Trenches by runjake on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @08:27PM (#2562428)

Due to the way Android garbage collects & prunes processes, it depends. It's a task switcher/recent apps view.

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Re:IOS vs. Android from the Trenches by chc on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @09:39PM (#2562564)

That's the same way the iPhone "application switcher" that was previously mentioned works.

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