I get bored from iPhone/iOS

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Just try it yourself, why not, you hate Apple...so....simple choice, isn't it

Actually, Android is safer cause if something goes wrong on the road you can just recovery from a complete nandroid backup on the fly from the Micro SD(preferred) or the internal storage.

With iOS you got to wait to connect back to your computer if iOS becomes unusable.

 

[hallux]

One thing I love about android is how it handles incoming calls while in an app or browsing, by giving a small popup window instead of taking up the whole screen. Small things like that I've learned to appreciate.

I believe it does this for all notifications, it definitely works for Hangouts messages also. It's called "Peek" and can be adjusted on an app-by-app basis in the App Notifications section of the Notifications settings menu, same place you can set the app to ignore the DnD silence.

 

[hemon]

It's not Apple, it's the human condition

You're just right, I think this is my "problem" .

 

[bobenhaus]

Hi,

I have an iPhone since the 3GS – since many years. After the 3GS I had every iPhone and now the 6s.
I'm really getting bored from the iOS because it is always the same and I would like to change to Android (Samsung S6) but I'm not secure of that because I don't want to regret this change.

I'm asking if someone has (or had) the same experience.

Cheers

My Work phone is a iPhone 6 and my personal phone is a Samsung Note 3. I prefer my Android over the iPhone. Much more to do and the apps on the android side seems to have more functionality versus the iPhone apps. maybe because Apple likes to be restrictive . Its your choice. Thanks

 

[RickInHouston]

I know . I just would like to know if someone have or had the same experience.

I did. Got bored and it felt so tired. When an update borked my apple phone so bad I gave up. I started with HTC Evo way back and now stick with Nexus phones. The 6p has incredible battery life and has been my best phone, ever. I thought the size was going to not work for me but love it.

 

[Roadstar]

Well, I just ended up trading my Nexus 6P in for a 64GB iPhone 6 Plus. After using mainly Android for a few months it was refreshing to return to iOS and notice how many of my apps integrate with 1Password. Also Touch ID is now much more useful as it can be used for many more things than just unlocking the phone. Maybe I had wrong apps, but Nexus Imprint on my 6P wasn't that useful besides unlocking.

When I went Android, I was annoyed with some aspect of iOS/iPhone, but going Android didn't just magically make them disappear. They were just replaced with different annoyances. Granted, I still have my Nexus 5 for staying up-to-date with Android.

 

[gotluck]

When I went Android, I was annoyed with some aspect of iOS/iPhone, but going Android didn't just magically make them disappear. They were just replaced with different annoyances. Granted, I still have my Nexus 5 for staying up-to-date with Android.

haha that sums up android vs ios pretty well for me. All about choosing what annoyances you want to put up with

 

[Wildo6882]

haha that sums up android vs ios pretty well for me. All about choosing what annoyances you want to put up with

That's the issue I'm dealing with right now. I can't decide which set of annoyances I want to deal with. I love iOS and Android. Currently using a 6s Plus, and generally love the phone - but can't decide if the annoyances on this phone are worth putting up with or should I go back to a 6P.

 

[Frankied22]

That's the issue I'm dealing with right now. I can't decide which set of annoyances I want to deal with. I love iOS and Android. Currently using a 6s Plus, and generally love the phone - but can't decide if the annoyances on this phone are worth putting up with or should I go back to a 6P.

What did you like about the 6P?

 

[Wildo6882]

What did you like about the 6P?

Screen. Speakers. Battery life. Stock Android. Camera. Fingerprint scanner.

 

[AustinIllini]

Screen. Speakers. Battery life. Stock Android. Camera. Fingerprint scanner.

Don't forget Google Services, real notifications, better app integration.

 

[Wildo6882]

Don't forget Google Services, real notifications, better app integration.

Google services and app integration for sure. Notifications are a toss up for me. I like things better about both.

 

[AustinIllini]

Google services and app integration for sure. Notifications are a toss up for me. I like things better about both.

iPhone has mostly caught up. Now the issue they have is TouchID blows by the notifications and removes them from the lock screen. You can swipe down from the top to see them, but they often aren't well organized and if you have a lot of older notifications it can be really hard to keep track.

Android, on the other hand, sacrifices notification history in favor of a "what do you need right now?" approach, which for now is superior, IMHO but still not perfect.

 

[dark_knight177]

Don't forget Google Services, real notifications, better app integration.

That's great, however there are some deal breakers:
1. The volume and power button placement ruins the ability to hold the phone comfortably.
2. Google engineers still can't get auto-brightness to work correctly.
3. 3.5 Hours of SOT is not acceptable, even Samsung does it better.

I love Google, however because of those problems I had to return my 6P.

 

[Roadstar]

One of the annoyances I had with the 6P was Bluetooth. After 6.0.1 playback got interrupted for a second every now and then. Not a dealbreaker for podcasts, but music was irritating to listen. Also when battery life took a hit with 6.0.1 iOS was looking like a better choice for my use.

 

[hemon]

I now decided to keep the iPhone (and iPad and OSX): I reinstalled everything, then I disabled spotlight, background update and other things that I never used before and the iPhone 6 (and iPad Air 2) is as fast and smooth as never before! Now I have no lags or stutters at all.

 

[AustinIllini]

That's great, however there are some deal breakers:
1. The volume and power button placement ruins the ability to hold the phone comfortably.
2. Google engineers still can't get auto-brightness to work correctly.
3. 3.5 Hours of SOT is not acceptable, even Samsung does it better.

I love Google, however because of those problems I had to return my 6P.

I haven't had the same problem with autobrightness since 6.0.1. But the other stuff is personal preference. Enjoy whatever phone you choose.

 

[Wildo6882]

iPhone has mostly caught up. Now the issue they have is TouchID blows by the notifications and removes them from the lock screen. You can swipe down from the top to see them, but they often aren't well organized and if you have a lot of older notifications it can be really hard to keep track.

Android, on the other hand, sacrifices notification history in favor of a "what do you need right now?" approach, which for now is superior, IMHO but still not perfect.

I like iOS notifications because EVERYTHING turns the screen on making it easy to see what's coming in. And every notification looks the same, which helps with my tech OCD. I also like that there's a quick reply to every SMS and Hangout that comes in, which isn't the case on Android. I prefer how notifications are in the status bar on Android making it easier to see what's going on, and I like how you can see your screenshot from there and share it from the notification shade on Marshmallow. Each has something to offer me. And I just use the power button on my iPhone if I want to check my lock screen notifications. I would prefer I didn't have to do it that way, but it's not the end of the world.
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That's great, however there are some deal breakers:
1. The volume and power button placement ruins the ability to hold the phone comfortably.
2. Google engineers still can't get auto-brightness to work correctly.
3. 3.5 Hours of SOT is not acceptable, even Samsung does it better.

I love Google, however because of those problems I had to return my 6P.

I didn't mind the button placement when I had my 6P. The auto-brightness was a PITA to me, but I got rid of it before 6.0.1, so I can't comment on if that helped. And if I can get 3.5 hours of SOT or more, I'm happy. When I had my S6 I was getting 2 hours, which was similar to my Nexus 5. That was unacceptable. I basically made it through every day on my 6P, and if I knew I was going out later I would charge for half an hour and get a ton of juice back. I worry less with my 6s Plus, but I've still been able to kill it in a day.

 

[The Game 161]

I now decided to keep the iPhone (and iPad and OSX): I reinstalled everything, then I disabled spotlight, background update and other things that I never used before and the iPhone 6 (and iPad Air 2) is as fast and smooth as never before! Now I have no lags or stutters at all.

Surprised you had lag.

Sadly lag is what drove me away from samsung in the end as my S6 edge was a nightmare. Note 4 was bad as well. Now I don't get any lag. Lag in texting is what drove me nuts so least now that isn't an issue.

Hopefully samsung brings out some amazing devices this year and im sure they will but it's hard to go back. Tempted by pure android though

 

[Shanghaichica]

Surprised you had lag.

Sadly lag is what drove me away from samsung in the end as my S6 edge was a nightmare. Note 4 was bad as well. Now I don't get any lag. Lag in texting is what drove me nuts so least now that isn't an issue.

Hopefully samsung brings out some amazing devices this year and im sure they will but it's hard to go back. Tempted by pure android though

All Samsung phones start off fast in the beginning but after a few months the lag starts to set in. They get buggy too after a few months. That's been my experience. Also battery life is way too inconsistent.

 

[ichii]

All Samsung phones start off fast in the beginning but after a few months the lag starts to set in. They get buggy too after a few months. That's been my experience. Also battery life is way too inconsistent.

What gets different from the beginning beside the battery life? If you delete app or clean your phone it's still laggy? Its my first time owning a Samsung product, just wondering if I should have got the iPhone 6s or a different Android phone instead.

 

[jamezr]

All Samsung phones start off fast in the beginning but after a few months the lag starts to set in. They get buggy too after a few months. That's been my experience. Also battery life is way too inconsistent.

I would not say all Samsung phones. That's a pretty broad stroke. My Note 5 is not buggy or laggy. Neither was my S6 or S6+ or Note 4.

 

[The Game 161]

What gets different from the beginning beside the battery life? If you delete app or clean your phone it's still laggy? Its my first time owning a Samsung product, just wondering if I should have got the iPhone 6s or a different Android phone instead.

I found battery life was awful on the smaller phones. My edge died by 4pm most days.

 

[jamezr]

I found battery life was awful on the smaller phones. My edge died by 4pm most days.

That's a good point. I have a co worker that has the 6s and she loves her iphone. But her battery life is not as good as my 6s+. We are both on TMo and our cubes are about 15 feet from each other. At the end of the work day I have in the 60s percent left and she has 40s. We both use our phones in similar fashion. We have compared several times. too.

 

[billy the fish]

All Samsung phones start off fast in the beginning but after a few months the lag starts to set in. They get buggy too after a few months. That's been my experience. Also battery life is way too inconsistent.

Do you start off by saying ALL Samsung phones.. have you owned every Samsung phone in the world?.. didn't think so, then you move on to saying in your experience. Make your mind up son..