Yeah, you can take my post as being rude if you want, but why would you have to ask a random audience on a tech forum if you ‘should have to return your phone‘. I didn’t even read the whole opening post, but if you’re unhappy with it, then move on to something else If it’s causing such effort for you to ‘need convincing‘. This isn’t really a difficult matter.
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iPhone SE (2016) Bought my first iPhone, I'm regretting it, tell me why I should reconsider returning it
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No idea what you're talking about. I have custom ringtones for many of my contacts. I can even edit custom ones right on my phone and export them from garage band. A little research goes a long way. If you want to return the phone based on sheer ignorance, go right ahead.
This was my exact situation before switching to the iPhone with the 3G. I’ve since tried multiple android devices but the experience is just not good enough for me.
Honestly, OP it doesn’t sound like this is the phone for you and what you enjoy
just return it and get a phone that checks your boxes. Otherwise you’ll grow to resent it
No body “needs” a certain device or platform. People use what they prefer. Some people prefer Apple and iOS products, some prefer other devices. Once you know what you value and enjoy out of a device and what “worth” is to you, get that device. Doesn’t sound like this Phone is for you.
just return it and get a phone that checks your boxes. Otherwise you’ll grow to resent it
No body “needs” a certain device or platform. People use what they prefer. Some people prefer Apple and iOS products, some prefer other devices. Once you know what you value and enjoy out of a device and what “worth” is to you, get that device. Doesn’t sound like this Phone is for you.
At least you were good enough to give Android a couple more tries. I had no such grace. Though I didn’t move to iPhone until the 4S.
May also help you to watch some YouTube videos on the features of iPhones.
I’ve been an iPhone user since 2009 and it still surprises me the things that I didn’t know.
I’ve been an iPhone user since 2009 and it still surprises me the things that I didn’t know.
Return it. Clearly you're looking for a different feature set in a phone if the first thing you're annoyed about the phone is about the file system. Why bother with an iPhone in the first place? Stop wasting your time on something you don't want.
Get the OnePlus 7 Pro or OnePlus Nord.
What's really interesting about this attitude is that since iOS 5 Apple has changed. Over time Apple has added a few things that used to be solely in the domain of jailbreaking.
NightShift, call blocking, Do Not Disturb active when locked, backup to iTunes over WiFi, widgets (since iOS 6!) and hey, a rudimentary file system! Just to name a few.
I argue about Apple's implementation of jailbreak tweaks (they steal and water them down) but the fact is they adopt them. In iOS 14, it's even rumored that we're going to get Apple's implementation of Callbar
So why is there always complaining about people who complain that they aren't getting what they want out of iOS and the iPhone/iPad, but never any complaining about when Apple implements new (ripped-off) features that these people expected or have been clamoring for?
Is it possible that as long as Apple does it the feature then becomes A-OK? But if Apple doesn't have it you're supposed to sit down, shut-up and not say anything about it?
I wonder…
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I still use android quite a bit. I have to have them for work, so I have loads of android phones and tablets around. So dabbling in and out from android to iOS is kind of normal for me now.
Having said that I will never use an android device as my personal device, iOS rules as my personal device always..
Huh? Not sure what you're getting at. My point was quite simple. The OP expected an open file system, yet bought an iPhone, and now there's buyer's remorse. Thus the suggestion to return it and get a better device for his/her needs.What's really interesting about this attitude is that since iOS 5 Apple has changed. Over time Apple has added a few things that used to be solely in the domain of jailbreaking.
NightShift, call blocking, Do Not Disturb active when locked, backup to iTunes over WiFi, widgets (since iOS 6!) and hey, a rudimentary file system! Just to name a few.
I argue about Apple's implementation of jailbreak tweaks (they steal and water them down) but the fact is they adopt them. In iOS 14, it's even rumored that we're going to get Apple's implementation of Callbar
So why is there always complaining about people who complain that they aren't getting what they want out of iOS and the iPhone/iPad, but never any complaining about when Apple implements new (ripped-off) features that these people expected or have been clamoring for?
Is it possible that as long as Apple does it the feature then becomes A-OK? But if Apple doesn't have it you're supposed to sit down, shut-up and not say anything about it?
I wonder…
Pretty simple. Again, not sure what you're trying to get at. I'm perfectly satisfied with my Android as my primary driver for years.
The phone “still works out of the box” it just means OP can find more information to have the phone suit their needs
Theres about a thousand articles on these subject. Yes, Apple doesn't allow as much easy customization a-la-thumbdrive but it more than makes up for it in other ways.
So, care to tell me then how the iPhone does not fulfill that requirement?
You can use custom ring tones out the box. To add new ones there is an extra step, just like, for example, add apps.
Thing is, is not up to us, it is up to you to decide if the phone is right for you. Everything else you mentioned (you can do ringtones easily on iPhone), does not appeal to me as a reason to get an Android phone, but to you it seems like a deal breaker. Perhaps, you should go back to android, I did and I hated it and came back to iPhone and will never switch back, in your case it may be the reverse.
True, but a point of clarification. Not necessarily invented by the jailbreaking community. Jailbreaking community did what others before them did...take good ideas and incorporate them into the packages.
As far as the OP goes, there is a chasm in the philosophy of ios vs android. Both take getting used to and neither are intuitive to the point of being able to manage the environments at the snap of a finger.
thats something part i hate in ios . For good user experince(ux) you should minimize step not increasing step. Assume as user as dumb as possible which will destroy the system.
Not blamming as in android we dont have or took care of legitimate mp3 as ringtone .
I got the iPhone first back in '07. Iirc, my choices were between iPhone, Blackberry and Palm Treo and the iPhone won.
I've dabbled with Android but I find myself mostly just tinkering with it as well instead of actually using it. I think the most annoying thing for me on Android is I can't use ad blockers in Chrome.
The iPhone is "boring" but for my daily driver that I just need to work, boring is good. Besides, I need the iPhone for NumberSync and SMS forwarding to the iPad.
"Good user experience" is highly subjective.
I'd argue that iOS is exceptionally usable 'out the box'. In fact I'd imagine most folk have never even plugged it into a PC or Mac ever and use it exactly as is.
Extra Custom ring tones aren't nearly as popular these days as they used to be. In fact I rarely hear many cell phones ring these days and even when they do, they're all using vendor supplied ring tones.
The iPhone is fully functional 'out the box'. It supports extra functionality with apps etc.
Just an addition to this I’d also like to mention that I am one of those who likes to know if a text or call is coming from a certain person who has more value in my life than average. So I do assign custom ringtones and text tones to people to identify them even without looking at the phone. But even for that I just choose one of the other tones provided by Apple.
Making a song as your ringtone is so 2000 that you might actually end up attracting weird looks.
