I very much like Google apps - Gmail, their Calendar, Google Photos, etc. etc. and especially Drive (with Docs and Sheets, which I use extensively). I've discovered that for me these apps actually work better on iPhones than they do on Android phones. Does this mirror anyone else's experience?
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I used to use more of them on iOS, but I just use Gmail now.
I like my Reminders to show up in my Calendar, so if I wanted to use Google Calendar on iPhone, I would need Google Tasks too. Not trying to go down that path until I can ask Siri to create a reminder and it would do it in Google Tasks. (Maybe in iOS 27?)
Where are you seeing better functionality vs. the Android apps though? The apps definitely work better on Android for me. Faster updates, more features, better inter-app compatibility, and controlling everything through Gemini.
I like my Reminders to show up in my Calendar, so if I wanted to use Google Calendar on iPhone, I would need Google Tasks too. Not trying to go down that path until I can ask Siri to create a reminder and it would do it in Google Tasks. (Maybe in iOS 27?)
Where are you seeing better functionality vs. the Android apps though? The apps definitely work better on Android for me. Faster updates, more features, better inter-app compatibility, and controlling everything through Gemini.
For me the difference is in the hardware. Pound for pound and dollar for dollar, Google apps run better on iOS for me. Two examples: My last phone was a Motorola RAZR 2023, a $599 folder; replaced with an iPhone 16e, also $599. The Moto was pretty nice, but had a second-tier processor, less quality in the build, poorer screen, poorer camera etc. The 16e, same price, runs Google apps faster and more "cleanly" (less glitches) because of its A18, outstanding screen, high quality build -- it's just a smoother, stronger experience. The second example is when I switched from a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 (which was THE phone in its day) to a humble SE 1st Gen. The only sacrifice was screen size, but in build and processor speed the iPhone was the champ. And half the price to boot . . .
As far as updates, features and inter-app compatibility, I find that they are identical, although the iPhones do things faster. Google Calendar on iPhone does reminders without Google Tasks pretty easy.
Another attractive feature is backwards compatibility - if in the future I decided or needed to go back to Android, all of my work (spreadsheets & documents)/contacts/calendar/photos -- everything -- will already be there.