Thinking of making switch from android to Apple

I made the switch about a year ago, definitely some things I miss and honestly, if messaging between the two ever gets figured out I will probably go back to Android.

The keyboards suck on iOS, the notifications and settings are atrocious, and not being able to place apps anywhere on the Home Screen is just stupid at this point

Overall though, iOS has been fine, it’s not noticeable faster or more stable than android as most claim, but i don’t regret making the switch

Apples notifications are mind boggling awful. There is zero ryhme or reason to them. Android notifications are the primary reasons I recently moved back to android.

You’re already half way into a phones life cycle. If you aren’t worried about the latest and the greatest , don’t worry about the fall release and get an iPhone with one of the various deals.

I made the switch several months ago for the reason you mentioned.

I’m happy I did. I had many different Android phones over the years (Samsungs, HTCs, OnePlus, Pixel, etc.) and yes the customizability was a “nice to have” but not a “need to have.”

I was surprised at how fluid iOS really is compared to Android…even the best Android phones are glitchy and I really never thought that until I got the iPhone 12 Pro. I’m sure that will anger people here, but iOS is the smoother user experience over Android which makes it feel faster in day to day use. Apps generally work very seamlessly and they seem more polished than apps on Android.

I’m still a big Android fan, but iOS is a hard package to beat if you don’t care about losing out on the customizability of Android.

Camera is great, battery life is great, I don’t mind the notch at all which I thought I would, resale value should be stellar when I decide to upgrade.

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Also want to add that unless you get a Pixel on Android, you’re going to wait over a year for your smartphone’s company and carrier to push Android releases to your phone.

For some people this isn’t a big deal, but Android updates remain stupidly delayed, often times to the point Google is touting features of its new and upcoming Android version before you will get the most recent one.

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Apple rolls out software updates regularly, mainly due to Security Updates. When these Android phones have the same old software for that long, how does the security of the phone suffer?

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Thinking of making switch from android to Apple

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Because of privacy mainly

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Same. I've been Android forever but will probably go with the iPhone 13 when it comes out.

Did apple ever release a phone with a microSD cardslot? That's always been one of the deal breakers for me.

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Also want to add that unless you get a Pixel on Android, you’re going to wait over a year for your smartphone’s company and carrier to push Android releases to your phone.

For some people this isn’t a big deal, but Android updates remain stupidly delayed, often times to the point Google is touting features of its new and upcoming Android version before you will get the most recent one.

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This is outdated advice. Samsung is rolling out monthly security patches ASAP recently. Sometimes at the end of the previous month. They are also providing 3 years of OS updates and 4 years of security patches now.

I'm not a big fan of Samsung in general but the update situation on Android has vastly improved recently.

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I’m happy I did. I had many different Android phones over the years (Samsungs, HTCs, OnePlus, Pixel, etc.) and yes the customizability was a “nice to have” but not a “need to have.”

I was surprised at how fluid iOS really is compared to Android…even the best Android phones are glitchy and I really never thought that until I got the iPhone 12 Pro. I’m sure that will anger people here, but iOS is the smoother user experience over Android which makes it feel faster in day to day use. Apps generally work very seamlessly and they seem more polished than apps on Android.

I’m still a big Android fan, but iOS is a hard package to beat if you don’t care about losing out on the customizability of Android.

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Agree with this. And people will object. But practically every flagship Android phone I had (and I had a number) was finicky at times and I just haven't had anything like that on iPhone. Apple is annoying because there will always be a handful of things that seem counterintuitive but Apple doesn't care and thinks whatever it is is brilliant. But it's not really a hardware issue or a OS "problem" - it's just Apple overthinking something for the alleged sake of simplicity or usability. I think notifications and sounds fall into this category.

Other than that my biggest gripe with Apple are Siri and Homekit, which are just half-assed. That said, Google/Nest has issues too, although for the average person that wants to talk to their phone and reliably get directions or a phone number to pop up, Google's OS is far superior IMO. Not a small factor to me, but not enough to keep me in Android world.