Is that a tongue in cheek sort of wind up? I hope it is lol. I prefer iMessage and iOS generally but never judge anybody on what messaging platform they prefer.
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Is that a tongue in cheek sort of wind up? I hope it is lol. I prefer iMessage and iOS generally but never judge anybody on what messaging platform they prefer.
Many forum posters probably some sort of interest in Apple products. Chances are the person has some interest in an Apple product or service.
Indeed lol, there are people on here who feel the X is the only true best iPhone and if you don’t own it you’re somehow losing out! I remember a thread dedicated to ‘feeling sorry for iPhone 8 owners’.
However I’ve never encountered an ‘iPhone model snob’ in the real world? I think it’s perhaps a geek allegiance that only gets likes online.
I agree. And there are some amazing things you can do with Android indeed and these people who tear into [mostly] Android phones for smart projects deserve credit for taking it to another level. I don't think these are the ones being snobs though, they're too busy doing cool stuff.
Enjoy your locked down O/S which you can't do near as much on.
If giving up privacy is required to use it then count me out, I don’t want my info being sold.
I don't think buying an iPhone is stupid, my suggestion is simply that iOS is much much easier and simpler than Android.
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Aha, that's what I mean!
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Actually for me it's another way around, I work for a tech company and there are plenty of techsavvy around me, they always mock me for still using iPhone, and said they like the chinese brand Huawei, and suggested me to get one, a lot of them actually own both iPhone and an Android.
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1. Security.
2. Privacy.
3. Because I don't want Google in my life. (due to Google being the antithesis of 1 and 2)
Edit: to add context to number 3.
2. Privacy.
3. Because I don't want Google in my life. (due to Google being the antithesis of 1 and 2)
Edit: to add context to number 3.
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This is another one of the common comments I see on MR but don’t really get. I do enjoy iOS but in 6 years have never struggled to do anything that I can’t do on it. I do exactly the same tasks I did when I had an Android phone? I often find this ‘locked down’ comment is a techie bragging right that can’t be explained.
So it’s the same way around to what I said then...
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The lock down comments are pure rubbish
There’s nothing I can’t do on my iPhone that I ever did on my android devices. My usage is the same. It just works far better with other devices.
There’s nothing I can’t do on my iPhone that I ever did on my android devices. My usage is the same. It just works far better with other devices.
I agree. Google will use every single bit of your information to sell to the highest bidder. Just having Google on your iPhone opens you up to all kinds of data mining, even if you try to stop it. Given a choice between Apple and Google, I will pick Apple. Android, the last time I used it was a mess!
Ohh Nooo! How will I ever get my gold plated Uzi from a black market with out Android??
Or, the apps are better quality, broader in scope, ios at times gets the first iteration of new technology. So no, your statement is not really true.
While you typicaly can do more with Android devices as a whole, the "locked down OS" comments in regards to iOS are ignorant. People who say such things fail to realize most folks aren't trying to do whatever their definition of "more" is with their phone. And I'd guess 99.9% of iOS users are happy with what the OS provides them, and rightfully so.
I am currently a Note user, and there are tons of things here and there that I can't do with my iPhone X, but I'd never consider iOS crippled as that comment insinuates.
I am currently a Note user, and there are tons of things here and there that I can't do with my iPhone X, but I'd never consider iOS crippled as that comment insinuates.
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This path of what phone can do what has been traveled in these forums. It generally boils down to different ways to accomplish things.
I don’t, really.
However, I’m used to it and I have a lot of paid apps. Combine that with an iMac, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro and there’s too much inertia to change barring some catastrophic change to the ecosystem.
However, I’m used to it and I have a lot of paid apps. Combine that with an iMac, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro and there’s too much inertia to change barring some catastrophic change to the ecosystem.
Google doesn't sell your info...
Yup, if you've ever used Android to it's full potential, you'd realize how many limitations iOS has.
Yes, and with the Note specifically, most certainly. Expandable storage, headphone jack, s-pen with all of its small but neat tricks, several small (and useful) software additions. All things that are useful to me specifically. No reason to troll as if what I said was invalid.
My use case and what I want out of a device, isn't necessarily what everyone else wants, and I feel like I acknowledged that. I know that Android (and more specifically this Note) gives me more than what I can get from iOS.
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I’ve used Android for over 6 years.
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You named things that are not Android related, but hardware that is available on your Note.
You trolled your self there sport.
Next time don’t exaggerate with TONS OF THINGS, makes you look foolish.