Probably if you are new to Android you have already noticed or are going to notice that your mobile terminal probably has little to do with that of your friend or family member in case the manufacturers are different. And why does this happen if both are supposed to have the same operating system? Well, that is what I want to explain to you today to our readers who have just arrived in the world of this OS, because precisely in this post I explain what are the manufacturers user interface on Android, which is the reason why the appearance of the screen and the operation differ between your device and someone else's.
In this new edition of novice tutorial we intend to clarify why HTC, Samsung or LG operate differently, although we are going to do it by defining the concept of user interface from the beginning, mentioning that of the main manufacturers, and also telling you that there are several terminals that offer what is called pure Android, that is, the operating system without any modification. But don't worry, in the following lines you will understand all those concepts that right now seem quite blurred.
What is a user interface in Android?
A manufacturer's custom user interface that operates with the Android operating system We could define it without using technical terms as a kind of layer that is created on the Android OS with the intention that the user who has the device in hand will find it easier to interact with his mobile or tablet. That is, the idea of the UI is to make life simpler, although this is a problem for many, as we will see below.
We therefore have that the manufacturers that launch terminals on the market with their own user interface intend to give us a simpler handling of the Android operating system, although always from their own point of view. Thus, HTC sells its terminals with HTC Sense UI; LG Calls Its Own Android Design Optimus UI; Samsung to yours Touchwiz; y Timescape Sony's. These we could say that they are relevant in the current market.
Are the changes to the Android UI positive for the user?
Of course a user accustomed to operating a Samsung with TouchWizz You will encounter various problems if you switch overnight for example to LG. The same would happen with an HTC going to Samsung; or from LG to HTC. Each of these layers that have been incorporated make the terminal work with different commands, show us things in a different way and that include or not certain control gestures. However, like all customization, it is more aesthetic and custom than anything else. After a few days, all users get used to the new interface, and except for the staunch defenders of a specific manufacturer, there is not one that we can say prevails over the others by majority.
However, although many defend the customization of each manufacturer There is a brutal disadvantage between an Android phone with these custom UIs and one that does not include any of these layers to make "Android more friendly". These are updates to new Android versions, which in these cases generally take longer to arrive than in the pure version.
Better a pure Android device or one with custom UI?
Currently, among the terminals that are offered with Pure Android include the Google Nexus range, with the Nexus 5 as the latest launch. Also the Motorola Moto g in the cheapest sector is practically identical in terms of interface to its brother of the search engine. The main manufacturers have also opted to launch versions of their star terminals with pure Android under the well-known Google Edition.
Deciding between having a pure Android or not I think is a matter of your own taste. For a user who gives a standard use to their phone and who has not gotten used to any of the manufacturer's UIs, it is probably almost indifferent to choose one or the other, and they opt more for a specific model of mobile that they like on the outside. than by the UI that includes. In particular, I stay with pure Android for updates and why it seems to me a more genuine experience than what they can offer me, at the same time as conditioning the manufacturers themselves. But as I say, this is quite a personal matter.
