The iPhone from an Android Perspective

[HouseLannister]

Everything just feels a bit off with Apple at present-can’t quite put my finger on it.

Because it’s translucent? 🤣

 

[sjsharksfan12]

Definitely feel I missed a trick in moving over to the 10 Pro this year compared to staying with the 17 Pro.

Everything just feels a bit off with Apple at present-can’t quite put my finger on it.

I would love to be a fly on the wall during the meeting where they all decided to make Liquid Glass the face of the entire ecosystem. I mean what was it about that design that they liked? What's the selling point. Granted there is some that I don't mind but overall it's not all that great. I just wanted to know why they went all in on it and called it innovation.

 

[Abazigal]

I would love to be a fly on the wall during the meeting where they all decided to make Liquid Glass the face of the entire ecosystem. I mean what was it about that design that they liked? What's the selling point. Granted there is some that I don't mind but overall it's not all that great. I just wanted to know why they went all in on it and called it innovation.

Liquid Glass feels like it could the UI for a hypothetical pair of Smart Glasses.

The thing about Apple is that they often plan many years in advance, and certain moves which seem odd right now will make more sense in the future when viewed in totality and when you consider how Apple is potentially setting the foundation for future products.

 

[Abazigal]

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.

I didn't buy one, but I did get to play with it in the Apple Store and I really do like the look and feel of it.

There is absolutely a market for this iPhone pocket (it's sold out worldwide for a reason), just none of them are here in this forum. Nor should we confuse ourselves as somehow being representative of Apple's user base.

 

[sjsharksfan12]

Liquid Glass feels like it could the UI for a hypothetical pair of Smart Glasses.

The thing about Apple is that they often plan many years in advance, and certain moves which seem odd right now will make more sense in the future when viewed in totality and when you consider how Apple is potentially setting the foundation for future products.

So I should expect a future WWDC to tell me the big reveal/twist/conclusion of the Liquid Glass era? That's all well and good, but it would have been nice to have an option to switch it off. Once you upgrade to 26, you can't go back, and you are basically stuck with what Apple tells you. One of the nice things about Android is you do have options and you can change the home screen to the way that you as the consumer likes. You're not stuck with one thing or another. With apple, the phrase "no going back" really does apply.

 

[Abazigal]

So I should expect a future WWDC to tell me the big reveal/twist/conclusion of the Liquid Glass era? That's all well and good, but it would have been nice to have an option to switch it off. Once you upgrade to 26, you can't go back, and you are basically stuff with what Apple tells you. One of the nice things about Android is you do have options and you can change the home screen to the way that you as the consumer likes. You're not stuck with one thing or another. With apple, the phrase "no going back" really does apply.

Yeah, that's the one thing about Apple products / UI that can be quite polarising. They aim for product experience (or at least their interpretation thereof) at the sacrifice of user choice. If their idea of what you want in a product matches yours, then it's full of secret magic and delight. And if not, then it can be full of frustration, like jogging through quicksand.

Back when I decided to go all-in on the Apple ecosystem, I made up my mind to simply just embrace whatever they came out with. I will say that by and large, I am still better off, but I also acknowledge it's not for everyone (some of my best friends swear by Samsung phones, and they make their disdain of Apple known every change they get). 😛