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Apple Launches Guide for Android Users Switching to iPhone

How thoughtful of them. :rolleyes:

As a current nexus 5 user, mac user and former iPhone user with 70% of friends using Android now here is were I stand.

Switching to iphone pros:

It's finally nice to have larger screen options on iPhones.

Should have a better camera and photos app.

It's nice to see Apple loosening up on the walled garden but still have ways to go.

iPhones always have great build quality and at least up to the iphone 4 seemed to have better/more accurate touch. Have always liked the accuracy of the iphone keyboard.

Reasons not to make the switch:

I mostly use non Apple apps since they need to be cross platform or I prefer them. ie Hangouts, Mailbox, Google Maps, Google drive (more free GB's), Google Play Music All Access, Chrome prefer the mac version of chrome because safari doesn't have the website logos so I can quickly pick out a tab so it's nice to have mobile and desktop sync. (Beats doesn't exist in Canada and GPM is cheaper $7.99 a month)

Can customize the look of Android and not iOs unless you can jailbreak. iOs just more closed in general.

Don't like the look of the bright white iOs menus and bright pastel coloured icons.

I like the look of Android L. Looks clean and grown up big step forward aesthetically for Android we'll see about functionally.

Spending $1000 on an iPhone. I'd want to get the plus 64gb and with my plan I can't get it at a subsidized price.

My nexus 5 is still a very capable phone.

I'll definitely be holding off until L and the Nexus 6 comes out and try and play with an iphone 6 and plus to compare.
 
Considering all the crap Samsung throw at them, this is a very subtle and calm response.

Also, I'm all for ads comparing apple products if a company believes their own product is superior, but it's got to the point with Samsung that every move Apple makes they attack in an ad.
 
This was cool to do actually, as I had trouble explaining to someone how to do this from their Android, and vice versa. I had issues helping someone get their stuff from an iPhone to a Galaxy. Nice stuff, doesnt seem like a "dig" to me though, just seems like something a lot of manufacturers might do....
 
gnasher729 said:
Excuse me, what has Apple "borrowed" from Samsung?
Remember a little 130 page with Apple user interface designs that Samsung needed to copy?

And excuse me again, but you started it.
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Samsung steals more from Apple than Apple borrowed from Samsung.
 
gnasher729 said:
Excuse me, what has Apple "borrowed" from Samsung?
Remember a little 130 page with Apple user interface designs that Samsung needed to copy?

And excuse me again, but you started it.
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dojoman said:
Samsung steals more from Apple than Apple borrowed from Samsung.
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I'm not going to get into this with you guys, but I'll leave you with some good reading materials.

http://www.androidcentral.com/apple-s-ios-7-copied-everyone-and-s-good-thing

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/06/02/5-ios-8-features-apple-borrowed-from-android/

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/technology/apple-and-samsung-a-brief-history-of-mutual-copying.html/

Also, and this goes without saying, iPhone 6 Plus was created specifically to compete with Samsung's Galaxy Note phablet line.
 
spectrumfox said:
You'd be surprised at how modular Android really is and how deep you can update the innards before the framework won't handle any more changes.

At that point though, yes, you'll need an OS upgrade to get upgraded features. And the upgrade may or may not come depending on which phone you purchase.

Luckily, Android manufacturers are getting better at releasing timely updates. Usually the less skinned it is, the quicker it'll receive updates.
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In fact, I would not be surprised - but then again, you don't have a clue who I am. I get where you're coming from though.

Fact is, for those that keep up keeping up is and continues to get easier. For those that lag behind (for whatever reason they may have) little things like instructions can be helpful. Should it be easier? Sure. But is it already easier, really, for everyone. Nope.

On a distantly related side note: I remain amazed by the general 'contributors' to these forums and how self-oriented their viewpoints often are. I don't pretend to speak for every Apple eco-system user and I would never be arrogant enough to think I know everyone's use case, issues, etc. And I also don't understand how others make those leaps, seemingly. Such passion over opinions. No wonder humans are the only species to have invented war...
 
spectrumfox said:
I'm not going to get into this with you guys, but I'll leave you with some good reading materials.

http://www.androidcentral.com/apple-s-ios-7-copied-everyone-and-s-good-thing

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/06/02/5-ios-8-features-apple-borrowed-from-android/

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/technology/apple-and-samsung-a-brief-history-of-mutual-copying.html/

Also, and this goes without saying, iPhone 6 Plus was created specifically to compete with Samsung's Galaxy Note phablet line.
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Pretty sure that dropping three bombs at the 'end' of a conversation is, in fact, getting into it. Just sayin'... ;)
 
GeneralChang said:
Is it really hard enough to need a support document for it? I mean, it was pretty simple when I made the switch a few years back... But I'm probably not representative of Android users, I guess.
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Please explain how do you move a .vcf file to an iPhone without installing third party apps like Dropbox or something. The only way I could import a .vcf file to my wife's iPhone was launching a local web server hosting the .vcf file. Then I opened Safari pointing to the file's URL.

It's not so straightforward... try doing the same with music (.mp3 files) when your computer iTunes account is different from the iTunes phone account. iTunes gently asks to wipe the phone!!! What a mess.
 
Cloudsurfer said:
It's obvious Cook is going full steam ahead trying to win iOS market share back. iOS 8 is much more open and the phone itself now finally comes in multiple sizes.

I just hope this change of heart at Apple didn't come too late...
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Open enough to allow users to see the internal files (non-system ones) bypassing iTunes? If so, it's a nice improvement!
 
HiVolt said:
This is one area where longtime Android users will be frustrated, is getting things into their iPhone all involves stupid iTunes...
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It doesn't even make sense does it? I mean for a company where everything is supposed to "just work" you but your new phone and have to plug it into "iTunes" to get started? How about some new management software written especially for iDevices called "iManager" or similar, software that actually runs well on Windows too. Honestly this tie to iTunes very nearly made me switch to Android this time around but I went for the iPhone 6 at the last minute. I wasted half a day of my life just trying to put films on my iPad before a holiday due to some duplicate/syncing issue saying it was doubly full when it wasn't, iTunes is still a mess on Windows. On a friend's HTC phone I just dragged some files over on the desktop and it took seconds - that's "just working".
 
numlock said:
i must say i find pathetic that apple didnt offer us that bought the first gen iphone a tool to migrate and 7 years later and they dont even seem to offer one now. hell they are not even bothered that you can migrate from different iphone versions.

for instance i dont see anything about messages on this website

nokia back in the day had better tools available
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I really liked Symbian. Nokia Belle OS (the last Symbian version) was pretty on par with Android Gingerbread. If it had received updates, it would be a decent OS even these days. Sadly, it wasn't as "pop" and over-advertised as Android and iOS.
 
Mtmspa said:
You prefer old outdated OS versions on a device that may never get a newer version? And why do you need "control" of your device?
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To your first question: Yes. I hate iOS 7 that much.

To your second: Really? Because it's mine, maybe? If you have to ask that, then Apple is definitely the right company for you. Enjoy!
 
I wonder if they have another document that will show me how to simulate my Galaxy Note 3 stylus on the new iPhone6?

Or how I can side load apps like you can on Android, or how I can plug in a standard mouse and keyboard into the USB or any of the other 1001 things that Android users enjoy?

No? Didn't think so.

It's not JUST size that makes people use Android.

Oh yes and where is the micro SD card slot to insert my 64GB card?

Also I forgot, how do we change the battery in the iPhone 6? I often take a spare or two with me when I know I will be away from a charger. Any info from Tim on that?

He can stick his iPhone 6 for all I care. They have not addressed any of my issues with iPhone.
 
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Oh~ this article will bring the "mother of all hate comments". Log in just to see the comments. Not disappointed.
 
Jimrod said:
It doesn't even make sense does it? I mean for a company where everything is supposed to "just work" you but your new phone and have to plug it into "iTunes" to get started? How about some new management software written especially for iDevices called "iManager" or similar, software that actually runs well on Windows too. Honestly this tie to iTunes very nearly made me switch to Android this time around but I went for the iPhone 6 at the last minute. I wasted half a day of my life just trying to put films on my iPad before a holiday due to some duplicate/syncing issue saying it was doubly full when it wasn't, iTunes is still a mess on Windows. On a friend's HTC phone I just dragged some files over on the desktop and it took seconds - that's "just working".
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Agreed. Even owning 3 Macs, I rarely see any utility on iTunes. I hate when it tries to automatically import anything I play from external media. I know I can disable this behavior at some settings menu -- or maybe not. It doesn't matter, I try to avoid using iTunes in a daily basis.
 
Patriot24 said:
They seem to be opening up with app extensions and other things? It will never be to the level of Android, but I don't perceive them going backwards in that regard.

I think Tim Cook has been a key influence in this area. The Jobs "lock it all down" days seem to be behind us.
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I flatly disagree, especially in the hardware area, for sure. The lock-down is in full effect.

And I think what they're "opening up" is meant to be a stop gap; a feature "checkbox" as it were, since their competitors are offering them already and people may start to notice that the competitors do the same things (admittedly not as polished sometimes) and more.
 
So here is a question. My wife and I will most likely be moving from Android to the 6. We currently have an iMac and Macbook Pro, but I'm unsure the best option for having two iPhones. Is my only option to set up multiple profiles on each computer that we have to switch between?
 
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