iPhone X Is iMessage the main reason you are sticking with the iPhone?

[purgatori_sakkara]

Ouch.
What model iPhone are you thinking about?

Not thinking about any particular model at the moment. I'll be a poor student for another year and some months yet, and I'm waiting until I have a bit more disposable cash before ditching the Samsung. I'm not a big phone user in the first place, so the upgrade isn't terribly high on my list of priorities.

 

[decafjava]

Not thinking about any particular model at the moment. I'll be a poor student for another year and some months yet, and I'm waiting until I have a bit more disposable cash before ditching the Samsung. I'm not a big phone user in the first place, so the upgrade isn't terribly high on my list of priorities.

Well when you do decide to upgrade, no need to get the latest and greatest whatever that may be - my boss is very happy with his SE which I recommended when he needed to replace his 5C as he wasn't interested in bigger screen or lots of memory. You will probably be able to pick up the 7series at a good price - or even the 8 series next year if you wait that long.

 

[borntrouble]

Never actually used iMessage since the beginning...

 

[mrex]

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The enforcement of the permissions are done when the app is run and access those permissions, then the user will be prompted to authorize. This is similar to Android except that Android presents permissions at installation. In newer versions of Android critical permissions are not automatically allowed during installation. Just like iOS, user will be prompted to authorize permissions when app is run.I was just replying to poster who implied Android permissions is like free for all.

yes, it is true that you will see all the permission in android before you install the app and this has been in playstore policy for a long time, and even some devs explain what those permission mean and why they are needed with the app. then google made the privacy working better starting from android 6 and it was abit messy then.. with the latest approach the app is behaving similar way like in ios if it needs to do something labeled ”dangerous”. and from android 7 developers cant overlay permission boxes anymore. and there was a loohole. if the permissions are set with the older api, you have to accept or reject the permission when installing the app and you may accept almost anything if you dont read the whole message window. i think i read from somewhere that the loophole will be removed (or is it already removed?).

 

[mib1800]

yes, it is true that you will see all the permission in android before you install the app and this has been in playstore policy for a long time, and even some devs explain what those permission mean and why they are needed with the app. then google made the privacy working better starting from android 6 and it was abit messy then.. with the latest approach the app is behaving similar way like in ios if it needs to do something labeled ”dangerous”. and from android 7 developers cant overlay permission boxes anymore. and there was a loohole. if the permissions are set with the older api, you have to accept or reject the permission when installing the app and you may accept almost anything if you dont read the whole message window. i think i read from somewhere that the loophole will be removed (or is it already removed?).

Personally I like Android declaration of permissions upfront in app (btw: all the critical permissions are usually listed first in red/amber so you wont miss them). During installation, I can know what kind of permissions the app required. Then I can decide whether I want to install it. Plus, for critical permissions, the user will be prompted again to authorize when the app uses those permissions. So it is like two levels of authorization.

As far as I know, iOS never make known an app permissions during installation. Theoretically an app can have ALL permissions (including dangerous ones) and the app still get installed with the user oblivious about it. It is only when you run the app the authorization popup. There is a danger with this too. If the app keeps popping up authorization boxes, then some users just click allow without much thought.

 

[FFR]

Never actually used iMessage since the beginning...

That’s like using an android without google maps or gmail.

 

[O4liberty]

I carry both devices android and apple. I agree Apple can get a little boring at times but it always works never a problem.

 

[Grimham]

Personally I like Android declaration of permissions upfront in app (btw: all the critical permissions are usually listed first in red/amber so you wont miss them). During installation, I can know what kind of permissions the app required. Then I can decide whether I want to install it. Plus, for critical permissions, the user will be prompted again to authorize when the app uses those permissions. So it is like two levels of authorization.

As far as I know, iOS never make known an app permissions during installation. Theoretically an app can have ALL permissions (including dangerous ones) and the app still get installed with the user oblivious about it. It is only when you run the app the authorization popup. There is a danger with this too. If the app keeps popping up authorization boxes, then some users just click allow without much thought.

Oh, I am sure you do since that is all you like anyways is Android.

 

[Princejb134]

Don't get me wrong. I really like my iPhone X, but I don't love it. Mainly because I am getting board with iOS and the lack of customization. However, iMessage is the main thing keeping me on the iPhone (even though I am fully in the Apple ecosystem).

I know people will say you can use other apps to do messaging, but having iMessage as the stock messaging system is key for sending pics and videos to family and friends.

Just a thought on this sunny Friday...

Not really
What sticks me to IOS is the interface. Is a lot nicer to look at from icons to font and the smoothness of it. I've had multiple androids and the smoothness is just not there. Applications are better better optimized also. Had a lot of androids apps force closed. Last time I had a android was galaxy s6 and nexus 5 so yea its been a while. Maybe it's better now.
Customization was also pretty useless to me. I customized it maybe twice before it got boring quick so is definitely not a selling factor to me.
I just need a phone where I can browse, text, read books, listen to music and occasional basic games like sudoku and solitaire without any problems and I'm happy.
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No. I don’t even use iMessage. However I do sometimes receive messages through the stock app and it’s nice to see the message on my Mac or iPad if that’s what I’m using at the time.

The main reason is the ecosystem. I have a lot of Apple devices and I like the way they just Work together seemlessley.

In some cases there are no viable competitor devices. The iPad being the only tablet worth buying imo. Also the Apple Watch is better than what else is out there.

I have a MacBook and after years of getting crappy windows computers, I’ll never buy another windows device.

I also stay with the iPhone for the guaranteed software updates. I tend to upgrade my iPhone every year but my iPads and other devices I might keep for longer and when I buy them I’m confident that they will continue to be supported for several years. So in that sense there is more value in my purchases.

Also if I buy AppleCare I know Apple will take care of me if anything goes wrong with my devices.

So many of the reasons why I stay with the iPhone as my daily driver are more about the ecosystem and Apple as a whole rather than one particular feature that the iPhone has.

Software updates are a big plus as well as th excellent customer support Apple has. Can't get any of it with competitors

 

[kingston73]

iMessage, FaceTime, integration with the iPad, iCloud, it all just works easily. Android is just as good and better in some ways but iOS is just easier to use overall imo.

 

[borntrouble]

That’s like using an android without google maps or gmail.

Haha, you're right. I remember when I got my first iPhone back in 2008 (3G). Back then, only a few people used iPhones in Germany, so I used the message App to send regular SMS - as iMessage hasnt had been implemented in 2008.
When WhatsApp was released to the public in 2009, the vast majority of my friends immediately switched to use it, instead of using the regular SMS service.
The release of iMessage 3 years later couldnt change that. On top of that, iMessage is not very popular in Germany.

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I use iMessage to text my wife, family and work colleagues generally. It’s nice to share videos and pictures without them being compressed etc.

I use WhatsApp for group messaging between friends as one or two don’t have iPhones and it means pictures can be shared between us all. We’ve used this messaging platform since 2009.

 

[nfl46]

I just recently tried Android for two weeks, without turning my iPhone on at all. And, Android, just simply isn't for me. The Play Store apps UI inconsistencies were bothering me. I was using the Android P (DP4 and now DP5), which are the latest versions out now. I felt like I spent more time customizing the phone to my liking, than actually being productive. I think going forward, I'm just going to stick with Apple. Maybe when we go through that "revolutionary" phase again, I'll return to Android.