Ah ok, did not know that, when I had an iPhone my googling didn't bring that up.
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Devastated that my partner wants to switch from Apple lol I would like some advice on Samsung
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I’m really sorry your partner wants a better device. I really hope you can work through this together and come out the other side stronger.
We're not talking about eternal life, marriage or entering into a contact with life long consequences. Its a phone, and if your partner wants an iPhone, let her. Why take things so seriously
Both platforms have their positives and negatives, why not respect her decision and let her learn something new?
Or she’s going to realize what a mistake it was to switch for a silly reason. The new iPhone comes out in November so maybe that’s a future purchase. That’ll be just enough time to realize how terrible the decision was.
If it is just about the front camera and filming skateboard tricks, has she tried a dedicated camera, perhaps an Inst360 camera that would allow her to skate anywhere, including around the camera, and capture it all?
You also won’t get texts from her on your iPad/Mac only your iPhone. I only found this out after moving to android.
I would say look at other phones, that’s one of the joys of android: choice. The one plus 13 is absolutely fantastic. I found it better than the Samsung S24 Ultra but not sure how it compares to the S25 line up.
S25 Ultra would be my choice if you can get a nice trade in deal, I carry iPhone and Android phone daily Google photos is great for sharing videos or photos with a link keeping high quality. I also use LocalSend as a great airdrop alternative with my Android to iOS side including Mac.
That’s inaccurate. You can set up your Apple laptop to also have texts and RCS come through.
Apologies. I had just assumed as it was me that moved to android (I have a MBA) and my partner didn’t get my texts on her iPad any longer so I supposed the laptop would be the same
Nothing to apologize for
And yes - she can get your texts on her iPad. Same set up as iPhone - should be zero issue getting texts on an iPad.
Do a quick google search. You can fix that in a few minutes
Never thought of that. We noticed it wasn’t happening and just thought “oh well one of those things”. I moved back to iPhone 16P so no longer an issue.Nothing to apologize for
And yes - she can get your texts on her iPad. Same set up as iPhone - should be zero issue getting texts on an iPad.
Do a quick google search. You can fix that in a few minutes
I would still say you should set it up properly. What happens if you can’t send an iMessage but can send a text? Have had that happen before. At least that way she gets your text on her other devices as well.
Whats the return period on getting the Samsung? Let her try it and make there OWN decision. You maybe trying to help but it could come back and bite you. You can find positives and negatives to iPhone and Android. Let her make the decisionI need advice from those familiar with Samsung. I know the high end Galaxy is a great phone. Coming from an iPhone 15, would she be happy with a base S25?
I’d say front camera is most important to her as she props her phone up to film her skateboard tricks when I’m not around to do the filming. I’ve told her it will be a culture shock at first, and I have zero experience with anything other than iPhone so I will truly be of no help to her. Should we consider any higher end S25? Is it easy to switch to android from iPhone in terms of transferring data to the new phone?
Again, I know this is fairly out of place on an iPhone forum, so I expect this to be moved to a more appropriate forum but I scrolled through and didn’t see one I thought it’d fit in. At least it is iPhone related as it’s about how Samsung compares to iPhone. I know I’ve seen Samsung users/fans around here
Anyway, I’d really appreciate any pointers you guys have, I love this place and I really trust you guys! An S25 should cost us around $100 out of pocket and her phone 15 has one more installment left on T-Mobile so she will be trading it in.
I do this to myself to talk myself out of Fold phones. It does work. I just use advanced data protection as my dealbreaker.
Oh she specifically asked me to find her a new phone! She is not into tech at ALL and said “I don’t do this stuff!” so she wants me to figure it out for her lol. I figured Samsung was our best bet.
i wote for pixel or nothing phones
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I D.A.R.E. you to say no…
Nah, you’ll be fine. If you don’t like the Samsung, just tell her that you want to switch back after a while.
Nah, you’ll be fine. If you don’t like the Samsung, just tell her that you want to switch back after a while.
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