New iOS(Iphone 8 plus) User moving back to Android

[Cole Slaw]

I have both an iPhone 7 Plus and a Google Pixel XL, and, while my 7 Plus is an excellent phone I find myself using the Pixel more.
iOS is just kind of... boring.
I basically agree with Tig Bitties in post#23.

 

[Lloydbm41]

Here are some things I know that might help:

• Phone: Press the power button to reject a call

I've been using iPhones since 2008 and this is the first time I've heard of this! Thank you for the input! Sometimes the simplest little thing can make the biggest difference. I used to always let the unknown call continue through after muting the ring, in case it is one of those stupid robo calls that check your number as valid if it goes to voice mail to quickly.

 

[xraydoc]

Agreed.

Majority of the reasons that stopped me from getting iPhone X is iOS-related. Having a fragile glass-back when I'm a "no protection" kinda guy didn't help either.

Apple is about compromise over choice. Compromises to make a profit.

You know why they removed headphone jack? Not to improve waterproofing or put a bigger battery which they didn't. It was to extract more money in their ecosystem with accessories. A $159 wireless accessory.

They took out Touch ID and forced X owners to use only one biometric security when Note8 and 5T have both. Compromise over choice.

Did we ask for a glass back and expensive repairs? It's the user's faults that it's priced over a grand?

It's almost like Apple runs their ecosystem like communism.

I still can't believe Control Center still doesn't have a location toggle or the fact it doesn't really turn them off and only disconnects them. My SwiftKey on iOS doesn't have numbers on top.

Some more issues I have with iOS -

Copy and paste is sensitive. I can't select certain parts of a paragraph. It selects the entire page!

No back button. When I want to go back to a previous tab in Safari, I have to scroll up first to see the tab. The tab isn't below unless I scroll up.

Why do I need to sync to iTunes to delete a photo on the computer for it to be deleted from a photo album on my iPhone?

How come in the Notes app, it numbers it automatically for me? But when I try to copy and paste the list, the numbers don't appear? I have to manually number it in this dialog box. I miss Android's Private Notepad.

Multimedia playback is simply inferior on iOS, no way around it unless I convert. I used to be a fan of VLC but its quality has gotten worse.

So many head scratching inconveniences with iOS when all I hear is it's simple and just works. I don't buy it. Android matured faster while iOS hasn't matured fast enough the last five years.

Listen, neither OSes are for everybody. No product is. Android isn't without its flaws. I can understand people who can't stand it. But you can also see why iOS isn't for everybody either. So many basic things it still can't do or requires an extra step.

I will still use both platforms although my mind is wandering again away from iOS and thinking of getting a Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact or Essential PH-1 but only if both reach about $300-$350.

Android = New York City. Dangerous urban life and eclectic.

iOS = Suburban gated community. Safer. But you feel a little trapped. Sometimes I would also compare to working in Disneyland. Not the happiest place in the world to work for.

While I’m completely for everyone using the tool that helps them the best, there are some things you’ve posted above that are not quite right, likely due to unfamiliarity with iOS.

There’s no need to sync to iTunes to delete a photo from your phone. I haven’t synced to iTunes in a couple years. My photos are transferred automatically via iCloud. Deleting a photo from one location deletes it from all. iOS will also automatically offload old full resolution images to iCloud to save space on your phone much the way the Google Pixel phones do it with their “unlimited storage”.

I personally haven’t had trouble with selecting blocks of text, so not sure why you’re facing an all-or-nothing paragraph. I have noticed some occasional quirks on certain websites that are coded strangely, so perhaps that’s why you’re seeing your issue, but happens to me occasionally on Chrome, Safari and IE on my desktop PC & Mac as well, so...

Not sure what you mean by scrolling in Safari to see tabs. The back/forward button bar does get hidden, but personally I prefer that to it occupying screen space all the time. A back swipe with your thumb will work as a “back” button, BTW.

What media are you having trouble with on your iPhone? I’m a (primarily) Mac user, so perhaps that’s why I don’t have media playback issues.

Apple did take out the fingerprint sensor, but FaceID works way, way better than my co-workers’ Note 8 face/retina ID, and I personally have never liked using phones with the fingerprint sensor on the back.

The control center’s disconnect BT/WiFi versus turning off is an iOS 11 change. Used to turn them off. Apparently Apple got a lot of requests for help because people would forget to turn BT/WiFi back on, so things like home wifi, Apple Watches, AirDrop, etc., would stop working after they meant to disconnect from, say, a coffeeshop’s wifi network. The change in implementation is different, I’ll grant you that. And Apple didn’t explain/advertise it well. But I’m growing to appreciate it. Besides, you can still turn them completely off from the settings app.

Apple’s not the only one to drop the headphone jack. Not saying good or bad, but Apple’s hardly alone.

As for expensive glass back, well, there’s always the iPhone 8 which is less expensive, or the iPhone 7 with all-aluminum case for even less. Apple doesn’t make budget options. If they did, they look just like the iPhone 7/8 (bingo). Again, not saying good or bad, but that’s always been Apple’s modus operandi. Samsung’s budget models (e.g., not the Galaxy line) also use older-generation tech but in a slightly different case and with a different name to make it look like a “new” model.