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Other Why do you prefer ios over android?
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The fluidity of the OS, more responsive in a natural way, the textures, the colors, everything pops out and seems more custom made for our phones. iOS has a more mature design (despite it has sacrificed its simplicity) where android feels like an OS for teens playing around with their toys....and in general it gives you vibes of sth poor-made 
.....the settings section of android is like entering a labyrinth....most of the time you don’t know where you are gonna end up. Just a mess.
.....the settings section of android is like entering a labyrinth....most of the time you don’t know where you are gonna end up. Just a mess.My first smartphone & experience was samsung omnia, it was windows mobile...
At the time i was looking for mobile device to leave my laptop, i browsed different phones - iPhone 3G included - but i chose omnia for 128mb RAM, 5mp camera & micro SD capability.
Turned out it was 3 months of hell for me, magically from 128 mb RAM only around 11 mb available for me, freezed & lags were daily -- make it hourly -- problems, took the divice to samsung authorized service center 3 times even reinstalled the windows mobile from scratch the problem stayed..
Then started looking for other devices, iPhone wasn't my choice for its 3.5" screen, non replaceable battery, no memory card & 2mp camera, it's underspecs & the screen was too too small, that's my firm opinion until i tried one...
Compared to omnia the iPhone 3G's UI was so fluid, no lags at all and what truly surprised me was the 2mp camera which is a lot better than 5mp omnia, that day i sold the omnia ( lost 60% from the buy price ) grab the iPhone & stayed with iOS ever since from 3G to 4,5,6+ and the current X & become a hardcore samsung hater.
I don't despise android but obviously never been a fan, recently about a month ago i was forced to use android ( xiaomi redmi 3 ) cause my iPhone X totally bricked - logicboard was dead & waiting for replacement, for a week of using android it was like omnia deja vu and made me realized about how lucky & blessed iOS users are...something i personally don't take for granted, and i'll stay with iOS as long as it takes.
At the time i was looking for mobile device to leave my laptop, i browsed different phones - iPhone 3G included - but i chose omnia for 128mb RAM, 5mp camera & micro SD capability.
Turned out it was 3 months of hell for me, magically from 128 mb RAM only around 11 mb available for me, freezed & lags were daily -- make it hourly -- problems, took the divice to samsung authorized service center 3 times even reinstalled the windows mobile from scratch the problem stayed..
Then started looking for other devices, iPhone wasn't my choice for its 3.5" screen, non replaceable battery, no memory card & 2mp camera, it's underspecs & the screen was too too small, that's my firm opinion until i tried one...
Compared to omnia the iPhone 3G's UI was so fluid, no lags at all and what truly surprised me was the 2mp camera which is a lot better than 5mp omnia, that day i sold the omnia ( lost 60% from the buy price ) grab the iPhone & stayed with iOS ever since from 3G to 4,5,6+ and the current X & become a hardcore samsung hater.
I don't despise android but obviously never been a fan, recently about a month ago i was forced to use android ( xiaomi redmi 3 ) cause my iPhone X totally bricked - logicboard was dead & waiting for replacement, for a week of using android it was like omnia deja vu and made me realized about how lucky & blessed iOS users are...something i personally don't take for granted, and i'll stay with iOS as long as it takes.
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In that case apps are not optimized for iOS.
Everyone keeps mentioning "more optimized" for iOS but all I see is "less functional" on iOS.
Having spent Friday evening helping my aunt set up her Galaxy S9, I am so glad I’ve got an iPhone! I had a good play with it and installed apps for her from the Play Store and the whole experience is different. It all essentially does the same thing don’t get me wrong, but it’s still not as polished as iOS in my opinion. I feel like you need to read a manual to find all the features it had and that puts me off somewhat. It’s definitely good to have an alternative OS on the market as it’s different strokes for different folks.
Another thing I wasn’t a fan of with Android was the sheer amount of bloat. Admittedly, this was using an HTC One in 2013/2014, so it may well have got better. If it wasn’t carrier bloat, it was custom overlays like HTC Sense and Touchwiz altering the experience, supposedly for the better. I had three android phones between 2009 and 2014 and all started to suffer from noticeable decline in performance after only a few months.
What really pushed me back to iOS was being stuck on an outdated version of the software - yeah I eventually lost patience and rooted it but I just don’t want that sort of techy, time-consuming messing around.
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What really pushed me back to iOS was being stuck on an outdated version of the software - yeah I eventually lost patience and rooted it but I just don’t want that sort of techy, time-consuming messing around.
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This too. iOS has lost the level of intuitiveness it once had, but it remains far easier to use and live with.
Oh god yeah it’s not perfect by any stretch and some of the later releases have killed battery life and caused freezing during use but it remains fairly simple to navigate. I tried to get my aunt over to iOS but the price difference just put her off. The funny thing is Samsung S9’s and the latest Note are similar in price to iPhones sim free but on contract carriers offer dirt cheap deals compared to iPhone contracts. I can see why people choose the Android path.
Also this is the reason for a drastic difference in terms of resale value of any Android phone compared to an iPhone.
Going to take a liberty with an opinion, not a fact. Most apps are better optimized on IOS than android. There are some exceptions.
using it for 10 years
It hasn't pissed me off enough at the moment to warrant purchasing an android phone or any other phone. Yet.
Don't have an issue with Pixel phones, I actually would like a Pixel 2, but I am not going to drop the cash just to play with it.
I am maxed on 10 lines on current phone plan and again not going to purchase one to see "if" I like it.
For what I do it works very well, I enjoy my current walled garden with reminders across laptops, desktops, speakers, phones, etc. iMessage, FaceTime, and all of the other things. They all equal the reason I keep it and no single one will make me leave.
Same with most purchases for me. ie: My house, My vehicles, until I personally grow tired of them, I won't go throwing cash to fix a problem that doesn't exist yet.
I was happy with Windows until I wasn't.I was happy with my TV provider until I wasn't. I was happy with a car brand until I wasn't. I was happy with my insurance company until I wasn't and the list goes on. They day Apple aggravates me to a certain point is the day I switch it up.
It hasn't pissed me off enough at the moment to warrant purchasing an android phone or any other phone. Yet.
Don't have an issue with Pixel phones, I actually would like a Pixel 2, but I am not going to drop the cash just to play with it.
I am maxed on 10 lines on current phone plan and again not going to purchase one to see "if" I like it.
For what I do it works very well, I enjoy my current walled garden with reminders across laptops, desktops, speakers, phones, etc. iMessage, FaceTime, and all of the other things. They all equal the reason I keep it and no single one will make me leave.
Same with most purchases for me. ie: My house, My vehicles, until I personally grow tired of them, I won't go throwing cash to fix a problem that doesn't exist yet.
I was happy with Windows until I wasn't.I was happy with my TV provider until I wasn't. I was happy with a car brand until I wasn't. I was happy with my insurance company until I wasn't and the list goes on. They day Apple aggravates me to a certain point is the day I switch it up.
Only because of the ecosystem. If Google developed one, I would be out in a heartbeat. I do not like Apple's arrogance and secrecy about manufacturing defects. Another reason being I detest iOS updates for what they do to my devices. I personally feel it's all a scam. Android phones do not get updates. It's an issue. iOS devices get updates but slow down the phone or destroy battery life or ruin critical aspects of the phone. I have to resort to installing beta profiles to force Apple not to tamper my phone. I personally prefer the Google Pixel update model over Apple.
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Twitter loads much faster on Andorid than on iOS and responsiveness is much better. So does Uber
I don’t know. For me it’s hard because o did use Samsung phones for 2.5 years before I switched back to Apple. So I still know how to use the S9 plus but it doesn’t feel as easy or natural to use as my iPhone. I don’t know if it’s due to iOS being easier to use or because I’m so used to using my iPhone.
For me, the most difficult aspect of using an iPhone is lack of a global back button (chained navigation). iPhone is less intuitive and more confusing having to use the home/task to navigate in a multi-task interactions.
I miss the software back buttons from Android. I hope IOS will get a dedicated global back button like on the Pixel 2 XL. It is always on the bottom left no matter what app i am in and easily reached with my thumb.
I've only really used samsung devices so the back button always has to be on the right for me. I had the first and second gen nexus 7 tablets and I always found the layout of the back button strange. I know the Samsung do it isn't the same as everyone else but it just what I've been used to.
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It's disabled on the S9 plus.
This is down to how the app is developed more than anything else. Especially because iOS doesn’t let apps to indefinitely stay active in the background the way Android does.
Part of it is inertia. I've used the iPhone since 2007. I'm used to it and I've got some favorite apps that don't have a direct Android port.
Another part is the Continuity features wth my iPad. I'd often have the iPhone inside my black hole of a purse. If someone calls or texts me, I can easily answer on the iPad which is already on-hand.
Another part is the Continuity features wth my iPad. I'd often have the iPhone inside my black hole of a purse. If someone calls or texts me, I can easily answer on the iPad which is already on-hand.
i like ios over android because of updates. When ios sends an update you get it within that day or maybe the next. When i had my galaxy s7 and an update was realized, i didnt get it for about 4 months. Thats my biggest gripe with android. Another is sending videos as texts, ios wins with that too
Ultimately what swung it - I switched from android to iOS then went back on a whim. Within a month or so, there were things that Android lacked that had me itching to go back. When I finally did, whatever I liked about Android, I didn’t miss enough to want to lose the iOS benefits. The itch to switch never returned.
It's fast, stable, and reliable. Plus iPhones have some of the best HW and build quality. I have had Android devices and did not have them more than 6 or so months before switching back. I like the customizability of Android but having to restart and having it take multiple seconds between switching apps on a flagship device was not to my liking.