Thread: GIFT vs ISRAEL vs...

@marx

You can't run mapchanger and skinchanger in Gift? And for the rest, are you talking about "clean" Israel, or with Arimi skin?

Originally Posted by marx

It is not skin but .apk (or packagename) related function. From gjamapchanger you can't call "gift" (with or without skins). Because i think that "israel" have better functionality ...as well as because all other things mentioned.

Hm...afaik, mapchanger has nothing to do with original Israel. And all things that you mention are non original ux related. Yes, you are wright, you can't call Gift from mapchanger, but that is not a problem. I am using that mapchanger for all of iGO's. Including Gift. Just using it as a standalone apk. Off course, removing related ux from ux folder.

So, we are here precisely because we do not want to use the original not-patched apps, right? BTW, what it means "gift" in the app name if you're talking about the original application (gift is app from israel PS too)? Yes, all things that i mentioned are non-original ux related, but "israel" works with it and "gift" not. ...And if we speak honestly, if we did not modify the original UX, just not the any application would not do VR (with command) for people who do not speak the Israel language.
- Also, the use of gjamapchanger and skinchanger as standalone apps, not as comfortable as using their full potential.

On the end, everyone will choose as it suits him and I just wrote my own personal observations about the differences and the reasons for my personal choice.

Well, can we agree that israel is in no way better than Gift, only it has some more usefool tools made by users, which, btw, can also be implemented in Gift with no problems?! At least, I had no problems with it. And, mapchanger is way better, for me personally, if you have more than one iGO installed and do not have to choose in Mapchanger which iGO will start. On this, "my" way, I can change maps and than I can choose which iGO I will use. No matter is it Israel, Gift, Basar, World...

Originally Posted by marx

On the end, everyone will choose as it suits him and I just wrote my own personal observations about the differences and the reasons for my personal choice.

Agree.

Originally Posted by marx

Israel is better because you can run external applications like gjamapchanger and skinchanger ...and then because it has the ability to collect error log ...and then because possibility to send emergency sms with coordinates ...and because it allows logging gps tracking to the PC. And in all that time Gift is not better by any criteria.

EDIT: ...and, Israel has packagename which does not interfere with iGO primo too.

Compare apple with apple. Unmodded Israel doesn't provide what you speak. All those capabilities are added by modder(s) not developer(s). Unless I'm wrong, only Gift has VR for Hebrew (unmodded) and weather works (unmodded) If you need "SMS" or "Logging", then the only proggy that has it (for now) is made from modders. You can also use "mapchanger*" or "weather" mods; but then again they are not from original proggy made by developer(s).

Another thing, do you really care if codes are from modders or from developers? Well as a modder you want original codes to play with, not other modders codes. As a users it depend; but as a general rule, codes from developers are better.

* Note that the only mapchanger that's working correctly is the one that rename the directories. I have not seen any implementations that work correctly without doing so.