They have swift key for iPhone. I just didn't care for it because it loses the trackpad feature that Apple has with the hard press
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It's nothing like swiftkey for android Imo, no number row, no customizations, plus it constantly reverts back to the native keyboard which is just irritating.
I just tried the trackpad for the first time on my 6s plus. Awesome sauce!!!
Just had a thought for the apple keyboard. Remember you heard it hear first!
When hard press on the keyboard, add a feature to select menus for numbers etc...keyboard shortcuts
I had a Nexus 5 for almost 2 years then got a Samsung S6 when I smashed my Nexus...
I miss my Nexus and how clean stock android is while I can customize just about anything. I was not a fan of the S6 cause it really is nothing but a gimmick phone with a wonderful camera and brilliant screen. I also miss the back button and being able to swipe words.
I however love my 6s Plus cause it's a straight up phone. Nothing complicated about it and it just...works. I also got a new MacBook Pro and I love being able to send text messages from my laptop.
I miss my Nexus and how clean stock android is while I can customize just about anything. I was not a fan of the S6 cause it really is nothing but a gimmick phone with a wonderful camera and brilliant screen. I also miss the back button and being able to swipe words.
I however love my 6s Plus cause it's a straight up phone. Nothing complicated about it and it just...works. I also got a new MacBook Pro and I love being able to send text messages from my laptop.
That would be nice. It would be cool to have a toggle between that and the trackpad in settings since I feel I would use shortcuts more than the trackpad. I loved having that on Android.Just had a thought for the apple keyboard. Remember you heard it hear first!
When hard press on the keyboard, add a feature to select menus for numbers etc...keyboard shortcuts
It is. It was extremely easy to switch between them and I didn't miss too much on either platform.
I've had a slew of smart phones over the years. Just counting Android / Apple I've had an iPhone 4/4s/5 and a MOTO DROID, RAZR, LG G2 and HTC M8.
I just went back from my M8 to an iPhone 6s+ and quite happy. The biggest reason I didn't want to go back to iOS was I love my MOTO360 and didn't want to buy another watch. Thankfully ANDROID WEAR was updated to the current version recently and even though it's not "listed" it works fine with Android Wear for iOS.
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- One Swipe Email -- Just don't use the stock email client. If you use iCloud / Gmail you might really like MAILBOX (it's by Dropbox) as it's really simple and easy to use and its one partial swipe to archive and full swipe to delete. Although I just started using the new OUTLOOK app they updated yesterday and it's the same, but supports a lot more email providers. I really like it.
Overall I'm quite happy. I catch myself trying to hit the back button sometimes, but I've gotten mostly out of that habit. It's more habitual actions than actually needing it.
Only thing I miss is an expandable MicroSD card for photo's, but honestly with 64/128GB on device, and such cheap cloud options (I just drop the 99c a month for 50GB in iCloud for pics) I am good.
I just went back from my M8 to an iPhone 6s+ and quite happy. The biggest reason I didn't want to go back to iOS was I love my MOTO360 and didn't want to buy another watch. Thankfully ANDROID WEAR was updated to the current version recently and even though it's not "listed" it works fine with Android Wear for iOS.
In response to one item above
- One Swipe Email -- Just don't use the stock email client. If you use iCloud / Gmail you might really like MAILBOX (it's by Dropbox) as it's really simple and easy to use and its one partial swipe to archive and full swipe to delete. Although I just started using the new OUTLOOK app they updated yesterday and it's the same, but supports a lot more email providers. I really like it.
Overall I'm quite happy. I catch myself trying to hit the back button sometimes, but I've gotten mostly out of that habit. It's more habitual actions than actually needing it.
Only thing I miss is an expandable MicroSD card for photo's, but honestly with 64/128GB on device, and such cheap cloud options (I just drop the 99c a month for 50GB in iCloud for pics) I am good.
Until my 6P arrives, I'm currently using my iPhone 5 and Moto X simultaneously. That is, I carry both with me wherever I go, so I guess I don't really miss anything. However, what I find annoying is not having a back button on the iPhone. Some apps just don't handle the act of going back to a previous screen well. It's easier to handle and manipulate files and attachments on Android than on iPhone. I also find myself shaking the iPhone to open the camera to no avail, something I do often on the Moto X.
On the flip side, some apps I use are only on the iPhone and the camera is much better.
On the flip side, some apps I use are only on the iPhone and the camera is much better.
I missed the "top touch" on the iPhone (to jump up to the top of a page or application) much more than I miss the back button on my Samsung.
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Yes very true. I love is feature and can't believe no one has implemented it yet.
I agree 100%. It's actually one of the peeves I had that irritated me the whole time I had my S5. Whereas I don't miss the back button any more at all, a month after getting my 6s.
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Overall I am very happy. My one huge gripe is the flash on the camera. On my Note 4, I could press on the area I wanted to focus on and the camera would flash. Then when I wanted to take the photo, I pressed the shutter button and the flash would go off quickly and take the photo. With the iPhone, it doesn't do the flash when you focus and instead goes through some stupid flash focus thing when you take the photo. It's impossible to get a photo of my pets with their eyes open and I *really* hate that. I take a lot of pictures of my pets and pets at work (I work at a vet hospital) and now I have completely stopped taking photos of any of them because of this. I wish to God there was a fix.
I think there is a rooted solution.
But honestly, I never use that feature on my iPhone so I guess I don't really miss it. I can see it'd be useful for browsing a web page, but at least on Android you can scroll up and down so much faster that a couple of swipes, I'm back up to the top. With iOS, the scrolling speed is too uniform.
I do really like the faster android scrolling too. It takes way to long to get to the end of Spotify playlists on iPhone.
I wanna go back. I liked my iPhone 6 when I got it but I know iOS isn't for me.
If I were you, I'd go for the 6p. It's an amazing phone and everyone seems to love it. No bloat ware and carrier interference either.
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I've had a Nexus 4 before this and absolutely loved it. I'll be upgrading next year though.I switched from an Android and I'm majorly disappointed right now. I like iOS but I cannot believe how many bugs there are. Apple Music and Siri simply don't work and the messaging app works randomly. If these things worked, I would like it. I remember when Apple fanboys talked about Android and there bugs. The gap is closed now. I am probably the only person who liked Apple Music and it's unusable now. I can live without Siri but don't know why I should have to.
Things I miss from my nexus 6 running marshmallow:
Back button
notification LED
Can share with far more apps
clicking an app link actually opens the app, this rarely happens on ios, mostly just opens safari
Setting default apps
Swiftkey in iOS isn't the same as on android
Google now
Google on tap
Widgets
No wifi analyzer app on ios
fast charging
There's more but that's off the top of my head.
Back button
notification LED
Can share with far more apps
clicking an app link actually opens the app, this rarely happens on ios, mostly just opens safari
Setting default apps
Swiftkey in iOS isn't the same as on android
Google now
Google on tap
Widgets
No wifi analyzer app on ios
fast charging
There's more but that's off the top of my head.
You liked the 6's notification LED? I hated how it was like 5 colors and under the speaker bar. I never found a use for the light either since my phone is always in my pocket when not in use.
Edit: Forgot it couldn't even pulsate