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by ninthfrank07 4420 days ago
Previous phones: iPhone 4s, 5, 5s.

I recently switched to a Nexus 5. First I bought a Nexus 7 to play around Android and it turned out I liked it very much. I decided to switch because many apps I frequently use (Authenticator, Calendar, Chrome, Gmail, Docs, Drive, Google+, Keep, Hangouts, Maps, Play Music, Search, Youtube, etc.) are made by Google and I feel like I'm getting a better experience on Android. I also really enjoy the fact that I can install Play Store apps directly from my desktop web browser. And from a hardware standpoint, I much prefer the larger screen of the Nexus 5.

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>I also really enjoy the fact that I can install Play Store apps directly from my desktop web browser.

Totally agree. Very similar to the Amazon "Whispersync" for kindle. I loved stumbling on an app online that looked interesting, click install, and next time I take out my phone it's just there ready for me.

I recently switched to a iPhone 5S from many consecutive android phones, and this is definitely on my list of things I miss.

I think you can actually do that now. Although I believe it syncs everything you buy/get from any device. So it's not as selective where you can just press 'Download' and it goes to the device you choose.
This might help iphone users: http://teleapp.me/
you can do that with itunes
But that defeats the point - the point is that it's nice to be able to just click "install" from a browser page, and it ends up on my phone.
And with Windows Phone.