I’m planning on switching platforms and I’m just curious of the opinions of people here. I think that Android can have advantages in areas of privacy and external app installation, but most of the benefits come with a lot of tinkering out of the box.

I’m a very capable person at modifying my phone and I don’t generally mind doing that. I can make the interface work however I want. But I find myself caring less and less about how I interact with things in the light of what Apple is doing.

I’m looking at Android and it seems to be pretty far behind iOS at the moment. The messaging service is a huge sticking point and progress isn’t being made to unify iMessage with RCS apps. It seems to me like Samsung is making more progress with the platform than Google itself is. Like they’re the ones carrying it right now.

Keep in mind, I’m not a shill here. I haven’t used iOS in years. I still think they’re overpriced phones and Apple isn’t a great company. And I wish USB-C was a thing. This isn’t an ad. I’m just frustrated with the android platform and Apple seems to be leaving it behind.

Example features: FaceID, iMessage, home screen UX, battery life, and extended software support.

So can anyone tell me if they feel the same or help me in my decision? Not trying to start a tech war btw

  • 0nyxee@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I like the freedom that comes with android. Being able to customize what I want, download third party apps, easily use third party accessories. I even have it connected to my computer so I can text and open my apps from there.

    Apple is just so… closed off. I don’t own any other apple products (and I do not plan on it) so I don’t even get the full benefits of having the whole ecosystem going. There’s just not an upside to using iOS over Android for my personal use case.

    Also, I’m currently using a Samsung Fold and I don’t know if I could go back to a regular phone lol. It’s just so unique and really fantastic for multitasking. I don’t think it’s possible to open more than app side by side on iPhone? (Correct me if I’m wrong) but I regularly use 2 to 3 side by side and even have the option to add a 4th in pop-up view if I wanted to lol.

    It’s really all preference, but I’ve just never been a big Apple fan and I don’t really like the UI designs for most of their products.

    • CleoTheWizard@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Ah I’m jealous! I can’t afford a foldable but they’re very cool tech so enjoy it!

      Luckily for me, my partner owns a lot of Apple devices which is what pressured me to switch and talk about this. So in my use case I think it makes more sense potentially. Thanks for the feedback though, cheers!

      • woodenskewer@beehaw.orgEnglish
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        1 year ago

        This is a “forced” pro for iOS, but if you were to get an android phone and another iOS user were to send you a video via text message, it will look like shit unless you have an iOS device. I’m an android user and I hate this.

        I have a pixel 6 pro. I’d only recommend getting a pixel or a OnePlus phone because all others usually have their crap branded bloatware attached and are usually slower to get updates. Pixel does come with some Google apps, but I actually use a good bit of them so I don’t mind.

        Fingerprint scanner on pixel is nice. I don’t do a lot of stuff on my phone so my bar is set at- has working Bluetooth, no bloatware, updates pushed out at reasonable time, can easily move photos to external storage so I don’t have to pay for cloud storage.

        I guess I can edit in here that I actually use both. My work phone is some 2 year old iphone. I don’t know what number it is. If I wasn’t paranoid of my company spying on me I would probably use it more and get rid of my android.