In presenting the iPad mini, Tim Cook charged against Android due to the fact that, in his opinion, many of the Google Play are not optimized for tablets, while the App Store it has about 250.000 applications that are. A recent article in Android Authority gives a different perspective to the debate, especially if we take into account the section on widgets, which once again is key to making a difference.
The rivals of Android In the tablet sector, they usually use, when they charge against them, the little optimized offer for this type of equipment that users can find in the Play Store. In fact, the advertising of the iPad mini revolves a lot around that idea, implying that the compact tablet of Apple is a iPad in every way and gives access to a vast number of applications designed, in principle, specifically for 9,7-inch screens. Amazon Kindle Fire HD play that trick too, and affirm carry out a rigorous selection of the contents of your app store.
However, as they point out in Android Authority, the operating system of Google presents other important advantages if we compare it with its competitors and again, widgets make a difference with respect to the environment of iOS systems. While the iPad keeps the desktop with icons characteristic of the iPhone, a Android These widgets give the devices a much more customizable and fun appearance, and they also offer the possibility of previewing the applications without having to launch them.
In this context, Windows 8 It stays halfway and although on the subject of customization it does not go that far, the interface with the mosaic icons does allow some visualization, some will even think that it is better than that provided by Android, although depending on the size of the device in that we use it.
The question is whether widgets de Android they fit better on larger screens such as a tablet. Since the information that these add-ons can show is related, to a certain extent, to the size of the device and its screen. More space also means more ability to play with widgets and get a good use out of them. This logic at least works for those who use their desktops to display news, libraries, email, or social media.
The Android Authority writer uses this image of a desktop from Nexus 7 with an aggregator widget to demonstrate that these types of plugins work best in big screens. Thus, according to the aforementioned portal, the debate is open: Are widgets one of the most notable strengths on Android tablets?