Well, not that it's reflective of the market but I know more people that switch from Apple to Android than the other way.
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Well, not that it's reflective of the market but I know more people that switch from Apple to Android than the other way.
I often see and appreciate the technology in Android devices. But I’d never want to own it.
Ahhhhh you know iCloud Private Relay ONLY applies to Safari and Apple Mail. Also iCloud Relay is still in BETA. Better just get a VPN and call it a day.
Google is so gross. Hard to notice sometimes since Facebook is so despicable.
You’re mistaken there, Apple never removed Google maps from the App Store.Don’t give Apple too much credit, remember when they launched Apple Maps —to much disaster— Google Maps was pulled from the App Store and it took a suspiciously long time for Apple to “review” the app and allow it back.
Google Maps returns to iOS as an app after Apple's removal
After months-long absence due to Apple's embarrassing removal of the feature from its mobile platform, Google's maps returns as a standalone app.www.cnet.com
Apple removed *their own* Google maps client from the iPhone. It was a Google maps client developed by Apple, that came built-in to every iPhone between 2007 and 2012. It was never on the App Store, and it was developed by Apple, not Google.
Google just took an extraordinarily long amount of time to put their own version of Google maps on the App Store after Apple‘s client was discontinued.
Same thing happened with YouTube. Apple removed the client that they had developed from iOS, and Google created their own client for the App Store. The only difference was they got that one out much quicker than Google maps
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For every negative comment here, there is an Android forum jumping for joy.
It is stupid for MacRumors to even go here.
It just lets everyone claim how Apple is King and everything else is junk.
I have iPad. I have Android. I'm going to ditch iPad one day and never return.
To each his/her own.
I can do things with Android and have one hand behind my back, not stand on my head trying to figure out how to do the same with iPad.
In my opinion Tim Cook is trying to make you all afraid.
Been using Android since 2017.
Don't use apps that have my data. Instead I go the long way and use my web browser and login.
I've said this before. Apple has more of my data than Google.
Had to give my data to Apple to create an ID or never use my old iMac.
Google knows my name. Period.
After all these years, Microsoft only knows my name.
It is stupid for MacRumors to even go here.
It just lets everyone claim how Apple is King and everything else is junk.
I have iPad. I have Android. I'm going to ditch iPad one day and never return.
To each his/her own.
I can do things with Android and have one hand behind my back, not stand on my head trying to figure out how to do the same with iPad.
In my opinion Tim Cook is trying to make you all afraid.
Been using Android since 2017.
Don't use apps that have my data. Instead I go the long way and use my web browser and login.
I've said this before. Apple has more of my data than Google.
Had to give my data to Apple to create an ID or never use my old iMac.
Google knows my name. Period.
After all these years, Microsoft only knows my name.
Let's have some examples and carefully note what you would be giving it up to get these superior features. You can't drop a grenade like this without solid examples.
I certainly don’t intend to switch, but this is a good thing for people who do. Competition keeps things honest and helps everyone. It goes for states and countries in taxes and control etc too - competition is good.
It’s just not going to happen without iMessage. I currently rotate a 12 Pro Max, Pixel 6 and S21 Ultra and *every* time I’m not using the iPhone I get bullied passive aggressively into changing back just to silence the peanut gallery.
What a sad situation the perceived iMessage stranglehold is in the US.
Why not get a mid-range Samsung or OnePlus? Or get the Pixel 6a when it arrives within 1-3 months.
Why would anyone switch to a stoneage eco system of Android and windows?
Completely agree. They act like Android is the worst thing ever.
Got news for them, they're trying to keep their data "secured" but use the internet, facebook and so on so everything is already out there.
And Android isn't anywhere near as bad as it once was. It really has matured.
Stone age is inability on iPadOS/iOS to do something as basic as placing home screen app icons anywhere for accessibility that's been around on other OS' for at least four decades.
Are your "friends" like 15 year olds who vomit ? at the sight of the green bubble? Tell them to hike! There's far more important things to care about than someone's phone and messaging bubble color! Luckily, most of my friends here in Canada use Instagram or Facebook Messenger.
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Depends on what you do with the tablet. I'm hearing they're much more affordable, have some unique features, and great for the basics like browsing, social media, whatever. I myself could've gotten one, but decided to get a 9th gen Ipad instead. That said, if you're going Android, recommend to try out their phones. There's a lot of variety out there that there's bound to be something for everyone. I myself like Android too much to give it up!
IMO, I think Apple makes the best tablets out there, though I have a Android phone (Samsung Galaxy A53) and a windows PC. Sometimes going multiplatform brings the best of everything those platforms offer.
It's a beta that works brilliantly well. I thought it was just for Safari, which suits me just fine. And it doesn't cost me any extra, unlike a VPN. And it's quicker than most VPNs, courtesy of Cloudflare/Akamai. I will sooner end the day running around in circles waving my socks in the air than needlessly pay for a VPN.
And every single app that wants to know the location is defaulting to precise location.
I had to switch to settings to change the darn thing for every single bloody app. ?
