Phones Moved to Pixel after 16 years on iPhone

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I often feel like Google hires open source engineers working on the Linux Kernel to do their UX, and that's definitely the case right now.

To each their own. Material 3 Expressive has been widely regarded among the Android community as the best combination of maximizing efficiency while keeping the OS enjoyable to use. It is useful, intuitive, consistent, and accessible, unlike the horrible misstep that was iOS 26. On top of that, the ability to use custom launchers and icon packs give users so much control that Apple continues to deny their users access to. Apple's UX is all prototype and then launch without any market research and very little iterative testing. This leads to the majority of their ideas getting launched and never touched again (see App Library from iOS 14).

 

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Spoiler: the next version of Android looks like it’s taking a lot of inspiration from Liquid Glass.

Next update will be: Moved back to iOS after two years /s 😝

 

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Apple hoover up just as much data as Google. The difference is it's just anonymous user data for product development rather than ad profiling. One is clearly better than the other but still.

You can't use the internet without something somewhere tracking where you've been. It's been this way since browser cookies and what keeps it largely free at the point of use. It's not exactly ethical but thems the breaks.

And in Google's defence they don't hide their data collection and in return for the devils bargain you do get a whole suite of web apps and services. It's not like they're Meta who take your data and give you nothing constructive in return.

What you are getting in return is more tools, services and methods to collect even more data about you?

While I am not going to disagree with you on Apple’s data collection, I turn those services off. With Google some are easy to turn off while others are just cryptic.

I have GoogleTV and before installing any apps, I turn everything that may attempt to phone home or collect data off. Once apps installed I do the same thing again to make sure something is not added. After that it’s smooth sailing after a minor convenience. If TvOS apps store was not all walled off, I would probably use that.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

I bought an iphone 17 pro and just yesterday got my mother a pixel 9. it can do almost anything my iphone does, plus some perks.

I paid 250 bucks for the pixel, and 1350 for the iphone...

I too am considering moving back to android , especially after those subscriptions news

 

[840quadra]

I bought an iphone 17 pro and just yesterday got my mother a pixel 9. it can do almost anything my iphone does, plus some perks.

I paid 250 bucks for the pixel, and 1350 for the iphone...

I too am considering moving back to android , especially after those subscriptions news

Anything worthwhile on software is going to have a subscription on either side. Trade off the pro level apps from Apple you're going to be paying a subscription to Adobe or others for equivalent level of software.