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Goodbye iPhone, Hello Galaxy S4?

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iNathanDrake

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So I recently switched to the Galaxy S4 after a long time with iPhones. I originally had Android but I hated it back then, and the iOS seemed so much smoother and less laggy or well, crashy? lol

I won't bore with details of the switch, I just need some information!

I still prefer to use iTunes, and still have my iPads and such, and to be honest, my first days with the galaxy I wanted nothing but to trade for an iphone again, but I couldn't justify going back to the iPhone 5 when the Galaxy S4 kicked its ass so hard. I told myself its just for now until the iPhone 6 comes out. But.. I really hope the iPhone 6 is phenomenal cause if not, I doubt i'll be going back.

Content, all my stuff from iTunes, can I use any of it? I'm okay if videos stay, I would just use my ipad, but when I'm on the trains or buses I like to read my iBooks, can't do that now. Is there any way to get my books? I know its probably a long shot. Same goes for music? Can I still use my itunes purchases?

Lastly for you guys who get really into your androids, teach meeee!! :D:D lol I wanna know how to take advantage of torrents to get the content I can't get from iTunes. Can I use torrents to download my books again? How about other things? I'm too used to being held down by apple! How can I get emulators on my phone to play games like pokemon and such? How can I download emojis? Which app in the play store is it?

I downloaded VideoMix (one of the main reasons I wanted a android) so I can watch movies like that, is there a better app than that? Or is that one good?
I'll be active on this, just really looking for help, sorry for the long unorganized ramble of a post. Thanks in advance!
 
Is that iBooks from the iTunes Store? Could be a problem, almost certain they'll have nasty Apple only DRM on them. Movies and TV-shows from the iTunes Store will be locked with DRM as well, to ensure that they can only be played on Apple devices.
 
iOS 7 and its obsession with reliving the days of Prodigy, AOL, and DOS Shell (flat design then was due to video card limitations, etc) was what brought me to Android permanently (well, TouchWiz Nature UX, which combines elements of flat design, skeuomorphism, and nature, a balance of all three, order to chaos), but with a Galaxy SIII. I just got a GS4 after my GS3 shattered. They seriously improved the look as well (and it isnt laggy or battery consuming like my S3 was).

If you like/miss the look of iBooks, there is Aldiko, which copies the wooden shelves. It sadly wont transfer paid books though. I doubt you can do that with any app--i cannot transfer Play Books purchases to Amazon Kindle, or Kindle purchases to Nook, etc. Same issue.
 
For emulators, just search the Play Store for whichever system you're looking for (SNES, Master System, N64, etc.). There are several options for any given platform. You will have to get the ROMs yourself. They can't be sold for copyright reasons.

There are SMS apps that have emoji's built in, like Chomp SMS.

If you have any ebooks without DRM, there is a multitude of ebook readers. Some are tied to a digital store (Kindle, Nook, Play Books, etc.), and others are stand alone. I don't know if there's any to get your iTunes books working.
 
For your Itunes book, I would say for now you most likely would have to convert them, using an app, there are many out there, but I am sure that would be the way to go. Found the below info for you

Of cause, the iTunes Audiobooks are also DRM protected. So when you have an Android phone or tablet like Samsung Galaxy S3 or Google Nexus 7, it is really an annoying problem to listen to your Audiobooks on it. The best way to play iTunes DRM Audiobooks on Android is to remove DRM from those Audiobooks downloaded from iTunes Store. Here we recommend you try NoteBurner Audiobook Converter for Mac as the top DRM audiobook to Android converter.
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For emulators, just search the Play Store for whichever system you're looking for (SNES, Master System, N64, etc.). There are several options for any given platform. You will have to get the ROMs yourself. They can't be sold for copyright reasons.

There are SMS apps that have emoji's built in, like Chomp SMS.

If you have any ebooks without DRM, there is a multitude of ebook readers. Some are tied to a digital store (Kindle, Nook, Play Books, etc.), and others are stand alone. I don't know if there's any to get your iTunes books working.
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Where can I get the roms? I have since on my computer for the game boy emulator but will those work for the phone?

Also can I use torrents to download videos and books? How would I do it?
 
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