Google Launches 'Switch to Android' iOS App to Attract iPhone Users

[JCCL]

How do I enable iCloud Private Relay on an Android device? And how do I stop my data being slurped from its Google mothership?

Yeah because Apple is all good - iCloud Private Relay is also always turned off in my iPhone.

 

[Red Oak]

Android is a mess. For all its issues, iOS is way way ahead

 

[jimimac71]

I have trust issues with android. I'm not sure if my data is secure and safe.

It’s your data. Keeping it secure and safe is your job.
I don’t trust anyone to protect me.
OS and apps are one thing. Data is mine.
My iPad has the touch sensor. Love that!
My Samsung doesn’t.
On my iPad, Google Drive employs the Touch ID sensor.
OneDrive does too.
I want touch or face ID on everything.
On the other hand, 2-step verification is annoying.

 

[Taz Mangus]

The ‘Move to iOS’ app from Apple is terrible. Last week I had to help a family member move from Android to iPhone, and the app kept crashing. Had to migrate everything manually.

Report it to Apple Feedback.

 

[gaximus]

Actually, Mythbusters disproved that and actually polished a turd.

A polished turn is still a turd.

 

[dumastudetto]

The "Give Your Data to Google" iOS App is an impressive waste of time.

 

[GeoStructural]

So are you arguing Apple should be even more restrictive with their walled garden than they already are and this shouldn't be allowed on the App Store? ?

I guess we live in a weird world where people fervidly vote against their own interests.

I mean the complete opposite, if it was up to me iPhones would have USB-C and sideloading as a principle.

I was commenting about the original post, maybe I misunderstood, but my position is that Apple definitely abuses its monopoly in the App Store by delaying reviews of competing apps and ranking higher their own apps in the searches even though developers pay a fee to be there and then another for every purchase.

Edit: I see that your comment was for the OP, somehow I am notified as a reply, maybe you edited, anyway I agree with you.

 

[Random_Matt]

Nope.

 

[andrewxgx]

about 12 days too late

 

[windowsblowsass]

Maybe this will invite apple to make move to iOS less terrible.

 

[JosephAW]

They lost me at the second step, “copying your data”.

 

[Mousse]

Yet another scam app in the AppStore.???

 

[burgman]

How do I enable iCloud Private Relay on an Android device? And how do I stop my data being slurped from its Google mothership?

iCloud private Relay isn’t all that vs a VPN. As far as data slurping, show some actual independent data, not marketing

No, Apple's Private Relay is not a VPN, but you can still try it out with iOS 15

Apple's new Private Relay encryption feature aims to give iOS 15 browsers and apps a privacy push.

www.cnet.com

 

[Robert.Walter]

I guess it's similar to Microsoft's 'switch to PC' concept. The bigger players want a piece from the macOS/iOS user base. Last year I got myself a SONY Xperia 1 III just to see what's going on with Android. Android 11 was fine until Android 12, it was a major step backward. Knowing Google is bad at software and user interface, it's on par with Android.

Latest quarterly report shows that Apple is continuing to pick up Mac users even as the overall PC market is shrinking in size.

Would seem to me, that the PC makers are doing a poor job of attracting Mac users.

 

[burgman]

Android is a mess. For all its issues, iOS is way way ahead

That sounds like a MacOS user railing on windows who hasn’t used it in a few years or more.

 

[Thebrochure]

Google wringing their little talons at the thought of all that sweet, sweet user data.

 

[Mity]

If I were to move platforms, the roadblock for me would be my WhatsApp chats. I have chats saved with friends from around the world and I would rather not lose those messages.

There should be options to backup chats to Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox and the like. Some apps like Goodnotes allow developers to backup to locations besides iCloud, which is what needs to happen here.

Supposedly, WhatsApp is working on a solution.

About changing phones | WhatsApp Help Center

faq.whatsapp.com

 

[Fred Zed]

It is pretty easy to move from iOS to Android and then back to iOS without an app. I do it every few years when I get bored with the platform I currently use.

Indeed. just power on the device and away we go🤣

 

[bobenhaus]

I just love the echo chamber here at Macrumors. Nothing is wrong with iOS or Android phones its all preference. I own both devices and they have their plus and minuses. Get Real.

 

[BMcCoy]

I have never used an android phone. I went from old-school motorolas to iPhone 3G.

Is there a recommended best-in-class android phone? I’m tempted to get one as a second device - on a different network, to cover for poor signal locations. And just to be a bit more informed about how they work.
I feel like I have a lot of prejudices about different android manufacturers.. Samsung too expensive for what they are. Huawei too risky. Etc. any suggestions for a Shortlist?

 

[LeeW]

Aside from all the usual drivel in the replies, this is good, it should be easy to switch between the two biggest platforms.

 

[mi7chy]

Galaxy Tab S7+ is better than my iPad Pro M1 but I'd rather have a Windows x64 tablet with AMD 6000U APU. Don't need crapplets with a full desktop browser with uBlock Origin, AAA games are better than mobile crapplet games plus full featured MS Office/apps.

 

[now i see it]

I wish Android wasn’t made by Google. Since it is, there’s no way I’d use an Android

 

[bushman4]

Once you go Apple you never go back!

 

[Expos of 1969]

I have trust issues with android. I'm not sure if my data is secure and safe.

Please let us know how you know it is secure and safe with iPhone. Of course it is not.