I do agree that live activities are phenomenal on iOS. I just feel like everything else stops there though. Their weather app is awful. The app library is ridiculous. You still can't download music and add it to Apple Music without a PC. They're just too many limitations compared to what Android offers. Yeah it'd be great to have live activities, but I can also open up an app with one clack and see the same information.
The app library is horrible compared to Samsung, hate it. The edge panel is so practical and I use it pretty often throughout the day. On iOS the process of swiping to the app screen and then pressing on app library isn't comparable, I'll take Samsung all day every day. Apple music yep, agree, but I don't download any music these days. Also nothing can replicate the experience of opening the Fold to that huge screen to watch media.
Spot on. I think the app library rollout was kind of the beginning of the end for me for iOS. It was the perfect solution to having all of your app icons on your home screen. But all they had to do was two things:
Oh yeah. The app drawer is great on OneUI/Good Lock. 7 rows. Just swipe up and almost all of my apps are there.
Yeah, it's definitely easier to access on Android. I guess I just built my muscle memory from years on iOS.
Yea if an app is not on my main screen on iOS I just swipe down on the home screen and search for whatever I'm looking for. One of the things I love most about iOS is the spotlight search or whatever it is called now and how deeply integrated it is. I can search for something from a text conversation just by swiping down on my home screen and it shows. I type in a keyword and it searches through almost every app on the device. It just doesn't work near as well or near as thorough on Android. Very convenient. One of the few things about iOS that I prefer over android.
I’m actually really liking the 17PM. I’ve looked at the Air a few times but just can’t get myself to pull the trigger for the reasons you mentioned. The 17PM is a battery beast and for that reason alone made it a worthy upgrade for me from the 16PM. The regular 17 is a good buy but for me the extra battery life, screen real estate, telephoto camera are all necessities and the speakers seem much better in the 17PM to my ears. I’m still a foldable guy though so I am eagerly awaiting and getting my hopes up for the foldable and this will likely be my last PM version.
If I wasn't so stuck on the iPad... the iPhone Air would of been a nice complement to my Galaxy Fold, camera and speakers are not really important for me. Since I have dedicated camera and normally I have headphones for audio purposes (or portable speaker).
Oh yeah, supposedly it's going to be even thinner according to the latest rumors. Hardware wise... not really concern, it's the software I'm anxious to see.
So, guessing... when Apple comes out with their foldable then your slab ownership days are over (accounting for Android too)? lol
I’ll likely always have an Ultra and pixel around but my upgrading them every year routine is over. Much more interest in foldables. I’ll probably always have a slab for lake days and beach trips and an ultra, pixel, or Pro Max for great vacation photos but yea I value the productivity a foldable offers and as much as I like the 17PM I couldn’t see myself without my Z Fold 7 if I had to make a choice.
Oh yeah, decided to go ahead and switch over to OpenBubbles... figured it was time to move on from BlueBubbles since it was more of a stop-gap. Didn't take long to set up... should have done it a long time ago.
Love OpenBubbles. The fact that FindMy works with it makes it my go to. Always gotta keep track of them kids 😆
I thought you were joking / pulled that price out of left field and then I read the article 🤣. Apple is really charging up to $230 for this thing. I thought the polishing cloth was ridiculous, but this is on another level. Richest company on the planet. Do they put R&D into new battery tech for their phones? Under display Face ID? Touch ID? AI? Nope, let's R&D a useless sock for suckers to buy. What the hell is going on with Apple.
The funny thing is that I just overcame a really strong itch to switch back to Apple but held strong. And then I saw this stupid sleeve and immediately felt satisfying that I'm not one of those people that would immediately pre-order this.
That announcement reminds me of the day when Apple Announced the cleaning cloth. At first glance I thought it was a scarf purse.
Of course but it just reeks of Apple completely losing the plot. Between things like the Vision Pro, Apple Intelligence, Liquid Glass, iPhone Air, their adversarial behavior towards both their consumers and developers, and dumb overpriced (amongst other overpriced items--$50 iPhone Air number case anyone?) gimmicks like this, it just screams that Apple has no focus on reality and what customers want.To be fair, one can use Apple products and not by the Apple sock for $230.
Eh, this has been there from the beginning. Apple has always made sure that it charges what it perceives to be "fair market value". Remember the Apple Wheels? The gold apple watch for like $10k? Where do you think the term Apple Tax came from?
Haha yeah just me poking fun at such a stupid release. It's great for the folks that will buy anything because it's Apple and even better for the folks who mock Apple.To be fair, one can use Apple products and not by the Apple sock for $230.
