Switching from android to iphone pros and cons

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Yea, working in a nightshift and asked how’s the weather like tonight, it just answered “looks pretty bad tonight”. Wouldn’t be really hard to give a bit more detailed information :D

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Maybe once a week, I'll ask Siri something, or tell her to set an alarm, etc, and she'll respond "I thought so..." lol

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OP, this isn’t to you you personally, but I need someone to tell me why there are at least 2 of these daily of “my experience of changing to iOS from Android” or “longtime Android user uses iOS for 48 hours” or “The Good and Bad of iOS: Coming from Android “ posts in this sub.

I’m also subbed to r/Android because I have multiple devices from both Apple and Samsung, but I don’t see a constant stream of the opposite there. But every other time I go to this sub, there’s a new post from someone wanting to tell us what he thinks about the walled garden.

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i'm with you here. like i enjoy my apple products but i never really understood comparison posts and taking precious time out of your day to differentiate them. at the end of the day unless you're a tech enthusiast who actually knows the odds and ends of the industry, they're the fucking same but with some different features that are ultimately superficial. it really just comes down to what you like in your interface IMO.

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Yeah nothing against OP personally but seems like those switching to iOS are more vocal than those switching away. Same story with the Mac PC side of things

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It's funny you say that, because I debated posting this, for that exact reason. I feel like the mods should pin a post, titled something like "Post your experiences after switching", or "Comparing iOS and Android before switching", and remove all future posts regarding these topics, because I do agree; very congested with posts just like mine.

And yeah, I follow several different Android manufacturer subs, and you really never see these types of posts. Very odd.

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People like to talk about it

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It’s human nature at the heart of it. Everyone at some level craves validation and is insecure about their choices. What better way in this case to feel ‘part of something’ by writing ponderous posts over a mass market phone and choice.

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That's the genius of Apple marketing.

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It has admittedly been years since I've owned an Android phone, so maybe there are some devices out there that last for a while, but I feel like iOS supports a longer list of older iPhones and the greater upfront cost of an iPhone is worth it if you plan on keeping the device for a few years. My XR has held up as well as anything I've ever had.

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Oh yeah, the value of an iPhone lasts so much longer. The Google pixel 6 pro was like $700 a couple months ago, but now you can get it on clearance for $300 at target. You would never see an iPhone 13, just randomly 60% off 10 months after release lol

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Although the notification CENTER on iOS is much worse than Android, I do love that iOS automatically has a window pop-up asking if I’d like to receive notifications from the app that I have just downloaded.

When I was using Android, I would get a lot more useless notifications because I didn’t think to turn them off when downloading new apps, and there was no automatic prompt to do so. That small window pop-up on iOS has really cut back on those useless notifications for me.

It’s definitely a minor thing, and maybe I’m just a lazy phone user as I could go into settings and manually shut off notifications on Android, but it’s a feature I’ve really liked as I’ve switched over to iOS.

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I haven't used Android all year, but if I remember right, they too, started asking if you'd like to receive notifications for new apps. Definitely a good feature to have.

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Die hard android user since 2010. First Android was a HTC Wildfire or something and I remember sweating my tits off thinking I’d bricked it when I’d tried making a Goldcard to get S-off so I could root it. Spent basically the next 11 years unlocking bootloaders, flashing roms, over clocking and undervolting, customising the OS constantly.

Fast forward to last August. My S10+ screen smashed and I couldn’t afford to replace it, but got offered a sick contract for an iPhone 11, some AirPods and an Apple Watch 5 series.

Now use a 13 pro max and an Apple Watch 7. Literally the only thing I miss from Android is YouTube Vanced lmao. ios just works and it works really well. Out of the box.

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Security - This is a no-brainer, and I think even a diehard Android/Pixel fan can agree that Apple's security can't be matched. And on top of that, FaceID is always quick and accurate. I've been hearing stories/seeing videos where other peoples' fingerprints are unlocking the new Pixel devices, which blows me away how unsecure their phones really are.

Security researcher here, not an Android diehard fan. "Apple is more secure" isn't generally true, it's just marketing. An Android device (Pixel specifically) can be configured for security much further than an iPhone. There's a reason Android exploits fetch much bigger bounties on the grey markets.

You should be more concerned about the various iOS zero-day zero-click RCE's that you hear about occasionally than anecdata about a local exploit that can be easily configured away.

EDIT: Speak of the devil. Update your Apple devices immediately, two new zero-days just dropped!

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You sound like you're more educated than me when it comes to this stuff, so I'm definitely not going to debate it haha; you're probably right in many aspects, but the big thing for me is: if your iPhone gets stolen, it's nothing more than a brick for the thief. If your Android gets stolen, all they have to do is wipe it, factory reset, and they got themselves a nice new phone. Apple absolutely wins there (unless Android has recently changed their security and I wasn't aware, in which case, I'm wrong lol)

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I feel the notification thing is way overrated. I moved to iOS after almost a decade of android. It’s different but I wouldn’t say it’s bad. I get notifications, I see them, I can choose to either read or ignore them. It works.

What’s the problem? Genuinely curious.

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The absolute biggest problem is the extra swipe up to see all the notifications and the fact that there is no parity in where they are located in the tray. It’s be 3 Gmail notifications, then 2 Facebook… swipe up and there’s another 2 gmail and 3 Facebook notifications. It’s really messy. Another thing is why can’t I dismiss the notification when it pops up on the screen at the top?

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