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Left the Apple garden...

Nice and secure setup.

PS: Is WhatsApp secure, though? From recollection it is not; one main reason why I do not use it. Plus, it is owned by Facebook. Gross :)

Brian Y said:
I'm no longer loyal to any platform - which I see as the best way forward. All of my cloud docs/photos/contacts/calendars are now in platform-independant systems. I'm not reliant on hardware/software from any one provider. I'm kinda lucky in this regard though, since my day job involves running a VMWare cluster, I use VMWare at home too, so it was relatively simple for me to spin up a VM running OwnCloud, which means all of my data lives safely back on-prem (which, after a massive fight with iCloud Drive and iCloud Photo Library, and recent privacy issues with Google's cloud photo storage is a relief).

I much prefer knowing that my data is upstairs at home, fully encrypted, tied into my ldap server with 2fa. So to access my files, someone would need to brute force my owncloud login (which, after 5 failed attempts, is locked via ldap until I use the console to unlock it) and pass my 2fa auth. I like to think the chance of someone guessing a random 32 character password in 5 attempts AND breaking 2fa is pretty much nil. And there's no secret question/password recovery process to bypass it, nor google/apple support staff to use in a social engineering attack. Want to reset my password? You'll need the root console password and physical access to my machine via a dedicated management switch which isn't connected to the rest of my network, along with a machine with a known MAC address to actually connect to it. Good luck with that.

I like it this way. I can still use my Macs, along with an android phone, and I think my next computer is going to be a linux-friendly laptop.

I have noticed some downsides - as The Game says, apps on Android seem to be less polished than their equivilents on iOS, but in terms of hardware the S20 blows my iPhone out of the water.

The only thing I've had to give up is iMessage, which hasn't been a problem, as pretty much everybody uses whatsapp anyway.
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I don't know anybody that uses Whatsapp. I have read it's more of a UK thing but don't know. Nobody has ever told me they use WhatsApp or told me I should try it.
 
I am from London, and live in the US now. And, the only reason I keep iMessage on, is to communicate with
people from home. However, there are a few I miss out on, since they do not have an iOS device. But, ugh, WhatsApp, I just can't do it...

Vegastouch said:
I don't know anybody that uses Whatsapp. I have read it's more of a UK thing but don't know. Nobody has ever told me they use WhatsApp or told me I should try it.
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The Game 161 said:
To be honest I think software is android problem more than it’s a strength. Hardware wise android flagships are fantastic it’s the software which lets it down for me in a few key areas.

Notifications- no matter what you do they never arrive on time and just spam your phone when you unlock it

Notifications limit- for whatever reason there is a limit on how many notifications you can get for one app and once it reaches its limit you have to delete notifications to get new ones through

Both of the above are massive drawbacks for me. Security updates are great on android but android updates if want the latest straight away you need to buy a new phone

Still the syncing between devices is not at the level of apple and chances are never will be

So I would say software is why people will always buy iPhones even the 1k ones. I would also say apps are better supported on IOS

Spec wise? Android is the best without question in terms of features but for mr software there are clear issues there

iMessage is just an added bonus how it works with other devices is the real pull for apple users
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Personal preference I guess. Can't say I agree with this but everyone has their thing.
Notifications seem to be your biggest gripe, I don't have gripes with it.
I just prefer Android's OS over iOS.
IMO Apple still has a Long ways to go to catch up features wise and may never catch up.

I'm just glad there is many choices and there are far more phone choices with Android which is another perk.

I'm not getting a flagship phone this next time around and Apple has 1 choice for that which has a 2007 bezel look to it.
 
Vegastouch said:
Personal preference I guess. Can't say I agree with this but everyone had their thing.
Notifications seem to be your biggest gripe, I don't have gripes with it.
I just prefer Android's OS over iOS.
IMO Apple still has a Long ways to go to catch up features wise and may never catch up.
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Yeah it’s my only issue really. It’s fantastic in every other area

I still plan on getting note ultra as a 2nd device. Note line is the most complete phone on the market. Feature wise it’s unmatched
 
Brian Y said:
I'm no longer loyal to any platform - which I see as the best way forward. All of my cloud docs/photos/contacts/calendars are now in platform-independant systems. I'm not reliant on hardware/software from any one provider. I'm kinda lucky in this regard though, since my day job involves running a VMWare cluster, I use VMWare at home too, so it was relatively simple for me to spin up a VM running OwnCloud, which means all of my data lives safely back on-prem (which, after a massive fight with iCloud Drive and iCloud Photo Library, and recent privacy issues with Google's cloud photo storage is a relief).

I much prefer knowing that my data is upstairs at home, fully encrypted, tied into my ldap server with 2fa. So to access my files, someone would need to brute force my owncloud login (which, after 5 failed attempts, is locked via ldap until I use the console to unlock it) and pass my 2fa auth. I like to think the chance of someone guessing a random 32 character password in 5 attempts AND breaking 2fa is pretty much nil. And there's no secret question/password recovery process to bypass it, nor google/apple support staff to use in a social engineering attack. Want to reset my password? You'll need the root console password and physical access to my machine via a dedicated management switch which isn't connected to the rest of my network, along with a machine with a known MAC address to actually connect to it. Good luck with that.

I like it this way. I can still use my Macs, along with an android phone, and I think my next computer is going to be a linux-friendly laptop.

I have noticed some downsides - as The Game says, apps on Android seem to be less polished than their equivilents on iOS, but in terms of hardware the S20 blows my iPhone out of the water.

The only thing I've had to give up is iMessage, which hasn't been a problem, as pretty much everybody uses whatsapp anyway.
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That's all well and good, except if your house burns down.
 
Just wish there was a proper radio app for Galaxy Watches. No, Spotify isn't the same. That's all it has though. I miss being able to select 80s or 70s pop/rock from the watch to a set of AirPods. I got Bose buds now but the Galaxy Watch doesn't have such abilities. Bixby says the command isn't supported on Galaxy Watch (like a lot of other Bixby commands that I remember working fine on a Galaxy S8 a year or so back.). So I'm back to pulling my phone out, unlocking it and tapping play on my Slacker widget to start 80s hits. Not nearly as efficient as asking Siri to 'play some 80s pop' on Apple Watch.

Years ago, when the first round Galaxy watch, the Gear S2, released, there was an actual radio app on the watch (and on the Galaxy S5) called 'Milk Music' which did exactly what 'Radio' did on Apple Watch, and even had the ability to start playback via S-voice. Samsung promply killed that app though, for no real reason.
 
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