Lifelong Android User ...

[cryptonator]

I'm at the point where a lot of the stuff Android offers as far as customization and such doesn't affect me as much as the stability and apps that seem to be coded better/run more smooth matter now. Like I said, I just want something stable that works.

I've been a fan of both Andriod and iPhone, in fact, I tend to always carry both flagships (currently S8 and 7 Plus). But I can only echo the sentiments that have already been shared - go for the iPhone!

I recall reading a quote from the interwebs comparing the iPhone (iOS) to Andriod. Something along the lines of this:

"iOS is like living in a huge mansion, but one in which you can never leave. Andriod is like being outside in the real world - a lot of beauty and freedom, but also with the tangible negatives that freedom brings"

Frankly, it is true. If you want a hassle free, stable phone, go for the iPhone.

But I am seeing more convergence between the two. There is reduced polarity compared to 5 years ago, especially with the iPhone, where features are being added periodically to each iOS update which matches if not competes with the offerings from Andriod.

This, of course, is changing the user experience. For example, consider the non-existent jailbreaking scene today.

So I guess in terms of the analogy in 2017 terms, "iOS is like living in a huge mansion, which also has a vast garden to explore, but is surrounded by a fortified wall".

 

[1str]

Thanks guys. All your input has been great.

I'd already made the decision to go iPhone, my weariness about Google apps functionality feeling similar have been cooled.

The last poster mentioned the narrowing of polarities between the two, for the most part I've seen this to be certainly true. The major catalyst for the decision to try iOS has been the aggressive move Android is making towards automation. There's some things there I don't quite agree with. The multiple failed attempts at adding a messaging medium that compares much less competes with iMessage is another thing that has finally worn me down.

There are certainly a lot of positives for moving towards iOS, especially in this state of both iOS and Android and the differences that used to be there no longer being there much or at all.

Heck I can't even use the 128 gb SD card I used to love on my Android devices anymore. Android has moved in a direction that has lost me as a once die hard. Funny, how Android's once bleeding edge features are now either stock on iOS and work better or are so seldomly used that it would waste space implementing them.




Now I'm just rather upset, thinking about the hundreds of dollars I've spent on Android apps. Yikes.


Anyways TL;DR: thanks you guys I truly appreciate your help and input. Very glad you guys could help calm my nerves. Hoping for a grand iPhone 8 release here soon!

 

[jamesrick80]

Thanks guys. All your input has been great.

I'd already made the decision to go iPhone, my weariness about Google apps functionality feeling similar have been cooled.

The last poster mentioned the narrowing of polarities between the two, for the most part I've seen this to be certainly true. The major catalyst for the decision to try iOS has been the aggressive move Android is making towards automation. There's some things there I don't quite agree with. The multiple failed attempts at adding a messaging medium that compares much less competes with iMessage is another thing that has finally worn me down.

There are certainly a lot of positives for moving towards iOS, especially in this state of both iOS and Android and the differences that used to be there no longer being there much or at all.

Heck I can't even use the 128 gb SD card I used to love on my Android devices anymore. Android has moved in a direction that has lost me as a once die hard. Funny, how Android's once bleeding edge features are now either stock on iOS and work better or are so seldomly used that it would waste space implementing them.




Now I'm just rather upset, thinking about the hundreds of dollars I've spent on Android apps. Yikes.


Anyways TL;DR: thanks you guys I truly appreciate your help and input. Very glad you guys could help calm my nerves. Hoping for a grand iPhone 8 release here soon!

Have fun being limited..you will be back to Android by next year trust me.....

 

[1str]

Have fun being limited..you will be back to Android by next year trust me.....

Well, I hear where you are coming from. I used to say that every time someone I knew made this switch. You know what? None of them were back to Android in a year. They haven't been back since.

And you know what's funny to me is, realistically what limits are going to be there for me? What limits that the flagship phones of this quarter/next for Android won't impart on me themselves? Samsung's bootloaders are so locked down good luck cracking them. Each year each model gets tighter than ever because they desire the dept of defense/military contracts. They need to prove security of their devices to do so. Not to mention the limits my carrier puts on me. "yeah switch carriers." Ha. "Buy off contract." Yeah. Right, when my carrier can give me the same phone without shelling out a mortgage payment on it.

Software based limits? Like what, exactly? Removal of bloatware is more doable on iOS - you can disable all he apps you want on Android but can't uninstall. Plus, there are far less bloated apps on Apple like someone above stated thanks to their closed system.

Like it or not Android has moved towards the worst part of defragmentation. Removed the Nexus line in favor of pixel. And still can't make people who have owned iPhone for years want to make the jump. iPhone works. You've got top android/Google/alphabet execs on record stating that if you want the best photos from a smartphone get an iPhone. Android devices have some of the best sensors out there yet Android doesn't know how to properly get the best image out of them.

Android had so much potential. It still might. But it's making moves away from where I thought Android was heading. Where they said they were heading. Strayed away from the path they set on years ago.

Limitations exist on both ends. It's which side you want to deal with. Frankly I'm tired of sitting with the same limitations wondering if I could live with those of iOS and be happier. There's no right or wrong. Preference. But what once was a clear smarter choice is no longer so clear. Android isn't what it used to be singulary or compared to iOS.

And Samsung is the absolute worst of Android, by the way. If I was going to buy an Android I'd buy One Plus flagship more than likely. But I'm tired of the Qualcomm chips heating up so much I can reheat my lunch on my phone after 15 minutes browsing forums. iPhone works. Plain and simple.


I could continue this but I won't. I asked for input on specific parts of iOS and the iPhone. I did not ask if I'd regret going to iPhone. I didn't ask to be talked to like I haven't thought this through. Thank you though

 

[nia820]

Hello!

I've been a lifelong Android user, I've been with Android since the HTC Dream/ G1. I've absolutely loved my Android devices. I've owned too many to count. I've loved all my Google accounts syncing up so well with my phone, loves the customization, etc.

That's not the point.. I've finally decided I'm going to switch to Apple. I have my eyes set on the iPhone 8. I am looking for some confidence in a few areas regarding the switch, I'm hopeful you guys can offer that.

I have 2 Gmail accounts, one business. I have a lot of Google services I rely on week to week, and I know they have these apps on the App Store, but do they play well with iPhone? Obviously they're not native persay, like they are on Android, but will I be wishing they played nicer with my iPhone a week or month into the switch?

I know Apple has introduced the notification bar a few years ago now, Android was built around the note bar. With every OS update for Apple it seems to me they implement it more and more. Is this something I will feel a smooth transition in?

3rd and probably more important than anything... Multitasking. Android handles multi tasking decently, and for years decently was better than not at all... Does the iPhone multi task well?


Sorry guys. I don't own one, never have, and short of youtube videos and articles, getting my hands on one when I make the switch is the only way I'll find the answers to some of the questions and nerves I have. Just hoping to get some more info.


Thanks in advance.

Stick with Android. Multitasking is almost nonexistent on iPhone. Also since you use Google services, Android is ideal for that.

Notification bar on ios is nothing compared to Android's notification bar.

I use to be an android user and personally I wished I never switch to iOS. I want to go back to Android, but now I'm stuck in the apple ecosystem.

I miss Android because I was able to customize how my smartphone operated. Unlike ios where you are told how to use your smartphone.

The only one up I would give ios is that their apps are higher quality.

Don't get me wrong, iPhones are great. But iOS is a little too boxed in for me.

 

[mib1800]

I just recently, about 2 months ago, bought a iPhone 7 Plus. This is my first iPhone. I'm a long, long time (from the beginning) Android user with some Window phones and BB phones sprinkled in along the way.
I can truefully say that the 7+ is the best (for me and my needs) phone that I've ever owned.
It's warm buttery smooth, don't have to reboot it a thousand times a day, don't have to clear the chache every 10 mins, etc. . Well not quite that often but you know what I mean.
KGB7 expressed it well. This thing just works, always.
Updates are instant no waiting forever. Many of the apps are just better programmed for the iOS version.
I have 2 Gmail accounts, a couple of Yahoo accounts and 4 Outlook accounts. All work well with no problems at all.
The display is 2nd to none as far as accuracy goes. A and tech is their testing said that it was simply the most accurate that they've ever tested. It has a wide gamet range using P3. iOS has a color management system baked in. Andriod has none.
All Google services (Gdrive mainly) work just fine. No problems at all.
As far as mulitasking perhaps you're asking more about memory management. iOS is better at that then Android. Even some of the older iPhones with "only" 2 gb of memory do great. The A10 chip in the 7+ is a screamer for those into benchmarks.
I just recently also bought a iPad Pro 2 and the iPhone and iPad work absolutely seemlessly together.
iOS is glass smooth. The few times that I've fired up my other phone, which is Android, it feels so pieced together and Android is.
Some don't like the iPhone security which is tight. I like it. Some people say iPhones are boring. They are consistent. I bought the matte black, by choice. My phone is completely black except for a small cream dot on the back.
Lastly the camera is really second to none.
I use a phone for photography and msging basically with a little web browsing and social browsing.

iPhone is just so SLOW.

 

[ponytrekker]

Hello!

I've been a lifelong Android user, I've been with Android since the HTC Dream/ G1. I've absolutely loved my Android devices. I've owned too many to count. I've loved all my Google accounts syncing up so well with my phone, loves the customization, etc.

That's not the point.. I've finally decided I'm going to switch to Apple. I have my eyes set on the iPhone 8. I am looking for some confidence in a few areas regarding the switch, I'm hopeful you guys can offer that.

I have 2 Gmail accounts, one business. I have a lot of Google services I rely on week to week, and I know they have these apps on the App Store, but do they play well with iPhone? Obviously they're not native persay, like they are on Android, but will I be wishing they played nicer with my iPhone a week or month into the switch?

I know Apple has introduced the notification bar a few years ago now, Android was built around the note bar. With every OS update for Apple it seems to me they implement it more and more. Is this something I will feel a smooth transition in?

3rd and probably more important than anything... Multitasking. Android handles multi tasking decently, and for years decently was better than not at all... Does the iPhone multi task well?


Sorry guys. I don't own one, never have, and short of youtube videos and articles, getting my hands on one when I make the switch is the only way I'll find the answers to some of the questions and nerves I have. Just hoping to get some more info.


Thanks in advance.

Sorry dude, lifelong iphone user who bought an Android phone as a 2d to take advantage of project fi (and its international benefits before AT&T added int'l day pass) and it isn't even close.

Apple far easier to use, fewer glitches, itunes is way better than anything. So now, I have my ipad as a data only device on FI and basically that's all I use on it. If I use my Android once a month, that's a lot.

Call me a fanboy but I can't compare the two. The only benefit of Android is superior battery life.

 

[Vanilla35]

I've been a steady root user, favoring AOSP based/CM based ROMs. My current device is a Nexus 6P. Thanks for your input, I appreciate it.

I'm very experienced with android, rooting, all the different types of custom roms (AOSP, CM, TouchWiz, MIUI, etc) and have also owned a 6P previously. I also own and DD an iPhone and know iOS well, including much jailbreaking experience.

I am a picky person myself, and am not satisfied with iOS in it's stock configuration (only to the extent that I know I can improve things through jailbreaking).

Let me know if you have any very specific questions, and I'll answer them for you, to the best of my ability. I don't want to write a 2 page essay on extremely general things that anyone can answer.

 

[1str]

I'm very experienced with android, rooting, all the different types of custom roms (AOSP, CM, MIUI, etc) and have also owned a 6P previously. I also own and DD an iPhone and know iOS well, including much jailbreaking experience.

I am a picky person myself, and am not satisfied with iOS in it's stock configuration (only to the extent that I know I can improve things through jailbreaking).

Let me know if you have any very specific questions, and I'll answer them for you, to the best of my ability. I don't want to write a 2 page essay on extremely general things that anyone can answer.

I really appreciate that. I may PM you, if that's okay?

 

[Vanilla35]

I really appreciate that. I may PM you, if that's okay?

Sure thing

 

[HallStevenson]

I use to be an android user and personally I wished I never switch to iOS. I want to go back to Android, but now I'm stuck in the apple ecosystem.

How are you stuck?

 

[ultravisitor]

Have fun being limited..you will be back to Android by next year trust me.....

I switched to iOS with the launch of the 6s Plus, and I've had lots of fun with it. I used to be one of those people who rooted and ROMed all his phones, too. I'm not looking to switch back to Android unless I really get tempted by the Pixel 2. I think I'm pretty much done with the Android fanboys who are bitter towards iOS users, though, and they definitely don't make me want to go back.

 

[eyoungren]

How are you stuck?

LOL!

That's how Apple gets you. You come over and you get an Apple ID with iCloud.com, an email address, everything's attached to that email. You hand out that email address and it's what most people you know know you by.

Try and leave now. When your photo library is tied to your Apple ID, your iMessages that you don't want to delete are tied to it, the appstore has your Apple ID and payment info tied to an iCloud address. Apple Pay is tied to that Apple ID. So on and so forth.

People get locked into the Apple ecosystem when they sign up because they don't realize they can use third party services or Apple IDs that have nothing to do with iCloud. When all your data is sitting on Apple's servers instead of Google or Dropbox it's not so easy to move that data anywhere else.

Apple doesn't make it easy on purpose.

 

[nia820]

How are you stuck?

I have invested a great deal of money into the apple ecosystem. Then I have a mbp and iPad so everything smoothly syncs across my devices. I get my calls and texts on my macbook and iPad.

Getting an android phone at this point would disrupt that flow.

 

[TheIgster]

I'm a lifelong Android user as well and currently thinking about making the switch. Most likely won't for a year or so, as I still have a year left on my contract with my Galaxy S7 Edge, but I've had an iPhone before. Long time ago though. Believe it was a 3GS or something along those lines. Didn't really care for iPhone at that time and moved back to Android and haven't looked back. The iPhone 7 Plus looks like a great phone and of course this new one looks like it might even be better.

I've invested a lot in Android and bought many apps, but I'm just getting to the point that I really don't care about customization anymore and just want a phone that works and works well. Going to be interesting to see this new iPhone as it launches and see how it really compares. That's why I signed up here. Just to be able to post about the new iPhone and see how it progresses before I possibly make the jump from Android.

 

[eyoungren]

I have invested a great deal of money into the apple ecosystem. Then I have a mbp and iPad so everything smoothly syncs across my devices. I get my calls and texts on my macbook and iPad.

Getting an android phone at this point would disrupt that flow.

This is the cost of Apple's services.

I have Macs as well. But none of them will ever sync with my devices because Apple stopped supporting PowerBook G4s and PowerMac G4/G5s a long time ago.

Which is why my services are third party, why I jailbreak and one of the various reasons why I own more than one iDevice.

I have no ties to Apple, even though I use their hardware and I prefer it that way.

 

[Danoc]

iPhone is just so SLOW.

Completely dishonest. He knows that the scrolling on iOS is accelerating with the number of slide to scroll, yet he is not showing it. He ignored tapping the top bar to go back to the top. Garbage video.

 

[Gathomblipoob]

Completely dishonest. He knows that the scrolling on iOS is accelerating with the number of slide to scroll, yet he is not showing it. He ignored tapping the top bar to go back to the top. Garbage video.

The fast scrolling is largely addressed in iOS 11.

I used to be jailbroken and used the tweak Fascy to enable fast scrolling.

 

[fred98tj]

Completely dishonest. He knows that the scrolling on iOS is accelerating with the number of slide to scroll, yet he is not showing it. He ignored tapping the top bar to go back to the top. Garbage video.

And he's comparing iOS 7. That's 4 revs old. Someone needs to get a clue.

 

[Starfyre]

I am still waiting for the day the iPhone gets data usage graphs if ever over time. Androids interactive graph of data usage is so much more useful than the iPhones 'one number' display for data used.

 

[mib1800]

Completely dishonest. He knows that the scrolling on iOS is accelerating with the number of slide to scroll, yet he is not showing it. He ignored tapping the top bar to go back to the top. Garbage video.

You said it very well. You need to keep swiping fast 5 to 6 times before iPhone scrolling accelerates. On Android all is needed is one long and quick swipe and the scroll accelerates.

Yep iPhone scrolling just cannot make it.
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And he's comparing iOS 7. That's 4 revs old. Someone needs to get a clue.

Nothing has changed since ios7. iPhone scrolling is still as slow as donkey.

Ios11 has improved but it is still behind in speed compared to Android circa 2013.

 

[cryptonator]

I am still waiting for the day the iPhone gets data usage graphs if ever over time. Androids interactive graph of data usage is so much more useful than the iPhones 'one number' display for data used.

Yes!! As well as the battery usage graphs. Both very useful tools which I wish Apple would bring to iOS.