People are so interesting.
iOS 16 has bugs no doubt and I have had apps do the same thing on it you describe on Android.
However Samsung is not pure Android either. I have had some random bugs on all mobile OS but for me Android both on Pixel and S23 ultra have been overall more stable with my Pixel being the most stable of the three.
That all being said Apple makes not only decent hardware and mostly decent software ( with a few more restrictions than I would like ) but the more Apple products you have or buy the better they all are together. It is like crack. The first hit might not get you but after a few more you are hooked.
On top of that if you have friends or family with Apple products you get to share the crack. Take away the Apple devices and it is instant withdrawals from the Apple addiction.
I say all that in jest but also there is a grain of truth to it. Apple may not have all the hardware features, or software features, it restricts how you can use things but when something works it works very well, is extremely polished and makes intercommunication between people and devices seamless and easy. To me the intercommunication is more important than anything else and Apple knows it. It locks you to Apple and if you try to leave it hurts.
It is genius and evil. Evil in the sense that you lose a bit of free will once you get deep enough into it and have spent enough money.
In terms of apps they are pretty much identical. There might be some slight UI differences but the quality of apps argument is way overblown.
In the end though you don't have to be an all or nothing person. You can use both. Your sim doesn't have to have a primary but it can have to equal but different companion devices or you can go all in on either side you choose because in the end whatever makes you happy is the right choice.
Well the bolded, I don't get that feeling lol. My first smart phone was the very first Apple iPhone. It was cool but then jailbreaking started and I hacked my iPhone.
The jailbreak made it able to do things that was more useful. They didn't even let us copy and paste for cris sakes, but I was able to do more things than stock. I also had the first iPod in a iPhone style. Still have that.
When I bought my first Android, it was all over for Apple. I hated having to use iTunes for one thing and Android was just more open and customizable. I came here and found this place to be very useful and it still is but I never venture out of this section of the forum. No need to, it's an all Apple lovefest outside of here lol.
And yes people are interesting in how they use or need their products.
I guess I'm just simple. I use one phone. I don't need to carry more than one and I'm sure not getting an extra line to have more than one. I've never bought one and returned it before the "trial" period. I mean i would but by the time I'm done researching I already have a good idea of what will work for me. I've never had a " oh hell no" phone lol
I dont understand the need for multiple phones but I get it that people are different, but I can only use one at a time and don't want to keep switching out my Sim card and i wont switch to a esim if I can help it as I've seen others say it is a PITA.
I do research on everything I buy but when i decide, I stick with what I bought til I come to the conclusion it isn't as good as I hoped and I'll upgrade to the next one, whichever that device will be. I've had multiple Samsungs and Multiple Pixels. Never a HTC or Motorola though I think I would get the new RAZR 40. I had a SS edge and hated the edge and decided, never again.. and waited til I could get a flat screen phone again.
I also have multiple brands. I don't stick to say a Samsung phone and then have to have Samsung earbuds. I do not have Google earbuds either. I have many JBL earbuds. Mostly wireless, one that isn't. I've also had Skull Candy in earlier years. Oh and I don't like to wear watches so i dont have one of those.
Right now i have a Pixel 7, a Samsung Tab S7,an Asus PC all in one which needs an upgrade soon as it is around 7-8 years old id guess, and a FireTV box that i stream with a IPTV service, not just Amazon Video. Everything I have I manage to work together though my FireTV box does nothing with my other devices.
No crack going on with any of these lol.
I look forward to getting a different brand PC with Windows 11. Probably won't get a laptop. I have a old Lenovo Yoga , first gen and it is/ was a POS, never gets used anymore. I'll just get a keyboard for my Tab S7, just haven't yet.
I get texts on my Asus and Tab S7 as they are connected to my phone.
I really don't have any desire to get an Apple product at all and when I do think maybe I'll try a iPhone again, im reminded they still dont do as much as Android and will always be behind in that regard.
