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Would You Ever Switch To Android?

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My last android was a Samsung Galaxy S4.

I liked the camera, which was great at the time. I liked being able to insert a micro sd card for additional storage. Other than that, I hated it - I hated the Samsung os design and I hated the glitchy behavior.

Once I bought my iPhone 7 I started looking into apple's security features, and started moving away from using google services.

While I admit a new flagship android phone might be nice, I would never go back to using google services or trusting a google OS device with cameras and a microphone. I very much prefer iOS to android for its smooth and fast operation and security. I like iMessage a lot, as text messaging is one of the main uses for my smartphone, and I want it to be encrypted. 95% of my friends and family use iPhones and messaging is so much better with it. Android users argue that they can use a 3rd party app for encrypted messaging - well then I would have to convince all of my iPhone using friends to download it, which would never happen, and I have to trust some app developer to be honest about their encryption and security, and I don't. I trust apple more with vetting app developers and app security.
 
other way round for me.

have always been an android user, but bought an iPhone 7 when it came out.

i never had an android phone fail/become unusable. the iPhone broke twice in 1 year. microphone just stopped working. at least i got replacements, so i quickly sold the second i got.

so yeah, never again an iPhone for me. happy with my oneplus6 now.
 
I think you had bad luck. I've had my iPhone 7 since right after they came out and it's never had a problem, still works like new.

I don't know if things have changed since 2017 but reading stuff like this is what makes me want to avoid android:
www.nextpit.com

The OnePlus spying controversy should be a wakeup call

OnePlus has been exposed as collecting a lot more data about users than they realized, and they won't be the only ones.
www.nextpit.com www.nextpit.com

Does apple do the same? I don't know. I hope not. But after seeing how difficult it was for the police to get into a couple terrorist iPhones a few years ago I felt a lot more confident about apple's ability to safeguard my private information.
 
alan1974us said:
I swapped back to an iPhone because it was affecting my dating life.. People love blue text.. 😅
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The Game 161 said:
Got to admit I would struggle going back to no blue text. Green just wouldn’t be ideal
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Hmmm…I have blue bubbles. Textra on Android. :D

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No.

Had an android way back when; limited memory and every time apps updated I had to delete one or two because of android bloat. Got a phone with expandable memory, eligible for a system upgrade that would actually let me use the expanded memory, and the carrier would not offer the upgrade. I know things are mostly better now, but when your carrier, not the manufacturer, controls if and when you get upgrades, forget it! Not to mention that many android apps in the past have been compromised in one way or another with malware.

I'll take my chances with Apple, thank you. I've tended to keep phones for a while, so appreciate the free and frequent upgrades/updates; the way Apple is improving privacy; and the way iOS interacts with MacOS and WatchOS.
 
Camarillo Brillo said:
Well, when you text an iPhone user, THEIR text bubbles show up green on their phone, and believe me, they notice it.

This is something I don't agree with at all, but generally iPhone users see the green bubble thing and think one thing - cheap! Or nerd. The person I'm talking to can't afford an iPhone, either that or it's one of those nerdy apple-hating video game people. I know that's a stupid assumption as plenty of androids cost as much as an iPhone. It's downright discrimination, really. But yes, I think the green bubbles could hurt you if that's your first interaction with a potential date who is on an iPhone. It might give them the impression that you are 'lower class'. It's stupid, discriminatory, and rude, but it's true.
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I asked my son once if the Android users on his campus were marginalized. He has an iPhone SE (the first one, not this year's release). He's 16 and attends a STEAM school that's heavy on technology.

He couldn't understand why I asked the question because no one in his group of schoolkids does that and there is an equal mix of Android and iPhone.

Totally understand what you speak of (I was on iPhone from 2011 to 2019) but I'm hoping that the next generation (my son's generation) is above this crap.
 
Camarillo Brillo said:
Lol.

Well, when you text an iPhone user, THEIR text bubbles show up green on their phone, and believe me, they notice it.

This is something I don't agree with at all, but generally iPhone users see the green bubble thing and think one thing - cheap! Or nerd. The person I'm talking to can't afford an iPhone, either that or it's one of those nerdy apple-hating video game people. I know that's a stupid assumption as plenty of androids cost as much as an iPhone. It's downright discrimination, really. But yes, I think the green bubbles could hurt you if that's your first interaction with a potential date who is on an iPhone. It might give them the impression that you are 'lower class'. It's stupid, discriminatory, and rude, but it's true.
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I don’t think the majority of iPhone users think like that at all. That sounds very juvenile and not in line with anybody I know and most of my friends and family use iPhones.
 
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It would be very unlikely, but if Android products somehow became better than Apple in the areas I cared about, yea I suppose I would. I just don't see it though - I am not sure Android ever catches up to Apple in terms of performance, security, privacy, ecosystem, apps, and overall support. There is a lot that Apple gets right, but those are the drivers for me.
 
The-Real-Deal82 said:
Lol.

Well, when you text an iPhone user, THEIR text bubbles show up green on their phone, and believe me, they notice it.

This is something I don't agree with at all, but generally iPhone users see the green bubble thing and think one thing - cheap! Or nerd. The person I'm talking to can't afford an iPhone, either that or it's one of those nerdy apple-hating video game people. I know that's a stupid assumption as plenty of androids cost as much as an iPhone. It's downright discrimination, really. But yes, I think the green bubbles could hurt you if that's your first interaction with a potential date who is on an iPhone. It might give them the impression that you are 'lower class'. It's stupid, discriminatory, and rude, but it's true.
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I don’t think the majority of iPhone users think like that at all. That sounds very juvenile and not in line with anybody I know and most of my friends and family use iPhones.
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That’s for young shallow people.
 
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I switch back and forth regularly over the years. I have had 10 smartphones: 7 android and 3 iphones. When I get bored with one I switch. I never understood how people say they are locked into a particular ecosystem. I find it easy to switch between the two platforms.
 
If you want a more customization especially visually with themes and not have to worry about jailbreaking your device android is the way to go. I used Nova Launcher back in the day and it was great for icon themes etc. I think multi tasking is still better on Android as well if I'm no mistaking?

I'd stick with Google, One Plus or Samsung phones but honestly I feel like there isn't a true goldlocks phone. Google has an amazing camera for stills, One plus great specs for the $ and Samsung has nice hardware and design for the most part.

If you all about video though stick with an iphone.

I've gone back and forth multiple times but I'm really starting to get locked into the apple ecosystem that it's getting harder and harder to leave.
 
I think I’d consider it. Though I‘d like some decent impressions first:

- my iPhone 6 lasted 5 years before I replaced it with the 11, I wonder if an Android phone would last that long
- a good way to back up everything like we can via iCloud on iPhones
- no laggy funny business please
 
Bwahahah. With Apple Silicon and other huge technology leaps over Android and Google’s continual invasion of privacy, the choice is obvious.
 
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I have used Android in the past but I prefer the stability, security, and privacy of iPhone. I can’t say what I'll do five years from now but with the current Android OS no way would I switch. My friend got talked into switching and that lasted less than a year and now she’s back to iPhone. Don’t get me wrong Android has some cool features like the customization where you can change pretty much anything on the phone. That doesn’t make up for the negatives in my opinion but some people are happy with it. My personal choice is iOS but my needs and wants are different from others. Some might be happier with Android and I say it’s for those people stick with it. You’re paying for the phone so buy what you want rather than what others like.
 
Totally. I've had a bunch of Android phones in the past and I think Android is great (I actually prefer it to iOS) but I really enjoy using an Apple Watch and so I'm sticking with an iPhone for the forseeable future.
 
trevpimp said:
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No.

I, however, do admire the latest Samsung devices. Their tech took a couple of years to catch up to Apple, but is now equal to and superior in a few categories. If Samsung would invest in their fine products and create a SamsungOS, built from scratch with all the lessons learned included and drop the 'free' Android OS, I would seriously consider switching.

No idea why this has not been pushed from the higher ups at Samsung. I assume the old failure to evolve mentality of that generation. Just ride the ideas of the generation before, until failure.
 
Hell no, not with how Google is in the news almost every day with a new privacy scandal. I was really into the Galaxy Note for a few years, but seeing how atrocious Samsung is in updating their phones I swore off. Other oem's aren't much better. I went with the Pixel 3 for a bit, but that was a pretty lackluster phone and again my concern was privacy, but it also peeved me that Google double dipped with selling me expensive hardware AND culling all my information for profit.

There is a reason Apple is pushing privacy so hard, it wants to be seen as something completely different than companies like Google and Facebook.
 
trevpimp said:
To be honest, I have an Samsung S7 Edge and not to bash any company but I was using a iPhone 6s more because of how slow the S7 was with apps

This made it even more obvious that I should stick with Apple products..

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I never will. I did before, I had iPhone all the way from the first one until I think 5 or 6, then I went Android and got the Note 4. I used that for two years and went back to iphone and will not switch. I do not care if they have some features that iPhone does not, I just like the ecosystem of iOS. I am on the iPhone X now, and plan on upgrading when the notch is gone.
 
I’ve recently become an iPhone owner after 8 years of being a Samsung girl. My first iPhone was the 5 - have had multiple issues with it, from the moment I first unboxed it after having preordered it (home button didn’t work right out of the box), then later on, battery issues - would drain drastically and die once it reached 10%, and screen issues lol I guess I was just unlucky with that phone. When my upgrade was up (back when phones were subsidized), I got the Galaxy S5 and have stuck with Samsung since. I went from the S5, to the S7 Edge, to S8 Plus, to Note8, and my last Android was the Note9. I got my 11 Pro Max this past April and I am in love.

It’s safe to say that I will be sticking with Apple in the long run. I just love their interface more and how smooth everything is. Out of all my Samsungs, the Note 9 was the best one I’ve owned. This girl is full on Apple now!
 
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