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Ex-Android users: Why did you switch to iPhone?
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I got tired of Samsungs becoming laggy & buggy. It happened to every single Samsung I had, they work good out of the box but slow down quickly. iPhone is much smoother and works when you need it.
I liked Android and still use all the Google apps, I'd be open to trying a phone like the Pixel but never a Sammy again.
I liked Android and still use all the Google apps, I'd be open to trying a phone like the Pixel but never a Sammy again.
Touchwiz was horrible for that for a long time. One UI is apparently better, but I'm done with OEM manipulated phones.
wow 4 years with the same phone!!?? did you changed your battery already right that’s admirable
Not with the same phone. I’ve had 6 plus, 6S plus, 7 plus, the X and now the Xs max. I meant using an iPhone.
I usually move from iPhone to Androids and then back every year. I like to skip the 'S' years and go back to Android. My last 3 phones were the iPhone X, Huawei P20 Pro and currently I am on Samsung S10+. Curious to see what Apple brings to the table this year. If its anything interesting, will get the iPhone 11. If not, will wait on for the new Pixel.
I've gone back and forth between platforms. Originally went with an Android phone because at the time, the iPhone was exclusive to AT&T. And AT&T reception was really garbage around here back then.
When my Samsung Galaxy phone finally bit the dust, I thought it would be a good time to try iOS. That was when I got my launch day iPhone 6. It was flawless for me. Worked like a charm from day #1. Probably would still use it, but I wanted a bigger screen to type on. So that was when I bought my iPhone 8+.
There are things I miss about Android. The widgets and the ability to tinker around with the OS. But sometimes one had to tinker with it just to work properly (like with our office email system). The iPhone just works. So for now, will stick with the iPhone.
At least until something really special comes forth from the Android side of things.
When my Samsung Galaxy phone finally bit the dust, I thought it would be a good time to try iOS. That was when I got my launch day iPhone 6. It was flawless for me. Worked like a charm from day #1. Probably would still use it, but I wanted a bigger screen to type on. So that was when I bought my iPhone 8+.
There are things I miss about Android. The widgets and the ability to tinker around with the OS. But sometimes one had to tinker with it just to work properly (like with our office email system). The iPhone just works. So for now, will stick with the iPhone.
At least until something really special comes forth from the Android side of things.
Last year I went from a iPhone 7+ to a Samsung Note 9. I bounce back and forth between platforms every few upgrade cycles, having had the Note 2 the last time I played with Android.
I appreciated some of the features the Note 9 offered, such as the battery life, expandable memory, the stylus which I use more than I thought I would, widgets and one of my favorites, Samsung Pay and it's Magnetic Secure Transmission.
But, at the end of the day, or shall I say year, I hated leaving the Apple ecosystem which my wife and kids are still on. I miss being able to airdrop photos to/from my MacBooks and iPads (I now use Google Photos/Drive to get around that but airdrop is much faster and easier), I miss iMessage and Facetime and most importantly I miss the more polished apps that are available.
So, as soon as the next iPhone 11 Pro/Max or whatever it'll be called is available to purchase I plan to jump back over to the iOS camp and will sell the Note 9.
I appreciated some of the features the Note 9 offered, such as the battery life, expandable memory, the stylus which I use more than I thought I would, widgets and one of my favorites, Samsung Pay and it's Magnetic Secure Transmission.
But, at the end of the day, or shall I say year, I hated leaving the Apple ecosystem which my wife and kids are still on. I miss being able to airdrop photos to/from my MacBooks and iPads (I now use Google Photos/Drive to get around that but airdrop is much faster and easier), I miss iMessage and Facetime and most importantly I miss the more polished apps that are available.
So, as soon as the next iPhone 11 Pro/Max or whatever it'll be called is available to purchase I plan to jump back over to the iOS camp and will sell the Note 9.
I hate to be that guy, but everyone needs to remember that if any one side of an iMessage conversation has iCloud backups turned on, Apple has the key to decrypt those messages.
Because every time I tried Android, I would get the Newest OS coming "soon" garbage. Even when I got S8+ when it was fresh thinking maybe it would be better with a flagship, it was BS Oreo coming "soon" garbage until I switched back to Apple. Even the security updates were lacking. At least when Apple says iOS ## coming mm/dd/yyyy, it is coming when it says!
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I can't stand blue bubble snobs and I even have iPhone. I only thing I don't understand is why can't the group messaging system send iMessage to iMessage people and SMS to others and not blow the whole group because one out of five are Android??
That’s true, but I’m not sure I believe that snymore considering their parent company.
The last two I had were the Note 8 and then the S9 both become laggy and buggy quickly.
Because android is not reliable or dependable by any means.
Driving home a few years ago and my car suddenly had 2 flat tires.
Pitch black, middle of the night, phone was at 51% battery life ( Motorola Droid X ) went to use it, on the phone with AAA and the F*****G thing shuts off and refused to reboot. I was sitting there panicking. It kept telling me the battery was dead. HOW IF IT JUST HAD 51%. it was right then and there that I swore to never use and android device again. That was one of the most stressful nights of my life. Trying to get home with a car that had 2 flat tires on dark backroads is not something I wish on even my worst enemy.
The next day, went to AT&T and got my self a brand new iPhone 3GS. The smoothness and reliability hasn’t stopped or even hiccuped since then ( iOS; I’ve had every generation of iPhone since then )
Driving home a few years ago and my car suddenly had 2 flat tires.
Pitch black, middle of the night, phone was at 51% battery life ( Motorola Droid X ) went to use it, on the phone with AAA and the F*****G thing shuts off and refused to reboot. I was sitting there panicking. It kept telling me the battery was dead. HOW IF IT JUST HAD 51%. it was right then and there that I swore to never use and android device again. That was one of the most stressful nights of my life. Trying to get home with a car that had 2 flat tires on dark backroads is not something I wish on even my worst enemy.
The next day, went to AT&T and got my self a brand new iPhone 3GS. The smoothness and reliability hasn’t stopped or even hiccuped since then ( iOS; I’ve had every generation of iPhone since then )
My first smartphone was an HTC Dream / G1. I later upgraded to the HTC Desire. Both were excellent at the time and I loved them.
The iPhone switch came with the 4s and I didn’t love it as much as I hoped I would. I ended up selling it and getting an HTC One. This phone, however good it was in most areas, had a diabolical camera. Up until I had it, I’d never really considered camera as a priority but suddenly having a phone that took shots inferior to feature phones I had in 2007 made me realise it was important. I also didn’t realise how good the iPhone’s camera was until I didn’t have it anymore.
Despite not being overly in love with my iPhone 4S, I was surprised at how many iOS features I missed after making the switch.
So I returned to Apple with the iPhone 6 and haven’t left since.
The iPhone switch came with the 4s and I didn’t love it as much as I hoped I would. I ended up selling it and getting an HTC One. This phone, however good it was in most areas, had a diabolical camera. Up until I had it, I’d never really considered camera as a priority but suddenly having a phone that took shots inferior to feature phones I had in 2007 made me realise it was important. I also didn’t realise how good the iPhone’s camera was until I didn’t have it anymore.
Despite not being overly in love with my iPhone 4S, I was surprised at how many iOS features I missed after making the switch.
So I returned to Apple with the iPhone 6 and haven’t left since.
I came from a Nexus 5 and switched to an iPhone 7 Plus when it came out...for live photos believe it or not lol
But now that I'm here, I will probably never switch back. It's just easier to share stuff with my wife, who will always use iPhones. On top of that, I'm too glued in the ecosystem with the Watch, MBP, and iPad. So even if there are some features here and there that I like in Android more, it makes sense to stick with iPhones because overall everything works better together because of the ecosystem.
Besides that, there are a bunch of perks that I found to having iPhones. They age much, much better and the devices get ridiculously long support. The resale is higher. The trade-in is higher. It's easier to find buyers. It's easier to find accessories and most are built to be compatible with iPhones in mind.
Still, I don't like having all my eggs in one basket and have a contingent plan if I ever decide to leave, so I'm not entirely dependent on Apple. I default almost everything to Google (Gmail, Contacts, iCloud Photos with Google Photos as backup archive, Google Calendar, Google Music). The only productivity Apple app I use is Notes and Reminder.
But now that I'm here, I will probably never switch back. It's just easier to share stuff with my wife, who will always use iPhones. On top of that, I'm too glued in the ecosystem with the Watch, MBP, and iPad. So even if there are some features here and there that I like in Android more, it makes sense to stick with iPhones because overall everything works better together because of the ecosystem.
Besides that, there are a bunch of perks that I found to having iPhones. They age much, much better and the devices get ridiculously long support. The resale is higher. The trade-in is higher. It's easier to find buyers. It's easier to find accessories and most are built to be compatible with iPhones in mind.
Still, I don't like having all my eggs in one basket and have a contingent plan if I ever decide to leave, so I'm not entirely dependent on Apple. I default almost everything to Google (Gmail, Contacts, iCloud Photos with Google Photos as backup archive, Google Calendar, Google Music). The only productivity Apple app I use is Notes and Reminder.
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I switched but not permanently as I go back-and-forth all the time. I still prefer android but sometimes like iPhone for it’s pure simplicity. Also I can’t find a very small sized android device that works on Verizon and my iPhone 7 I think is the perfect size so that plays a factor as well in my decision of device choice. I just find iPhone to be to locked down for customization and I know a lot of people don’t care but it is a big factor for me.
So maybe we need a thread about who switches back and forth frequently.
So maybe we need a thread about who switches back and forth frequently.
Signal is a better option if privacy is one's number 1 priority with messaging. It's fully encrypted end to end and it doesn't matter whether you communicate with someone on Android or iOS you still get that full encryption. With iMessage, if one uses icloud backup for messages, you have to trust Apple because they will have access.
I've been using iphones since the very first one, and and off ever since. I recently used an iphone 5c for several years until it just became time to buy a new phone last fall. I went with a Samsung and absolutely hated the interface, and especially the miles and miles and miles of menu options and way too confusing multiple ways to achieve the same settings in them. Plus as simple and reliable as it is, there is no Android email app in my opinion that comes close to the Apple email app. I went back to an iphones (Xr, two months ago) and discovered that the reception is anywhere between 3 to almost 20 dbm worse at any one given time than the Galaxy S10e that I was using when I switched. So , the other day I reluctantly decided that as much as I love the ios interface, there are much more reliable Android phones out there as far as reception and holding onto calls reliably is concerned. So I went back to the S10e.
Hopefully it's something that Apple will fix when it goes back to Qualcomm modems, but for now, there is just no comparison when it comes to reception.
Hopefully it's something that Apple will fix when it goes back to Qualcomm modems, but for now, there is just no comparison when it comes to reception.
Oh wow, that’s a stressful experience for sure. However, unless the Droid was relatively new, it’s not the OS at fault there. With a somewhat aged battery and slightly colder weather I’ve had iPhones similarly go straight from around 50% to dead. That’s battery chemistry in action and the effect is more evident in low mAh batteries where there’s less headroom for peak demands.
If you have a Mac at home, there is an Android app called AirMessages which will let you get imessages on an android phone.
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This is not unique to Samsung or Android. This same thing literally happened to tons of iPhone users back when Apple was throttling phones. It also happens now if you have a failing battery.