Recent comments in /f/iphone

DeadEndStreets t1_iu73tbn wrote

Reply to comment by ThatAdamGuy in Android features you miss? by throwawaypenguinnn

I think most people maybe haven’t tried anything that isn’t iOS? Like you won’t know it’s bad if you haven’t tried something else.

Either way android and iOS has pretty much coalesced to very similar things imo and the differences are pretty much minor annoyances about preferences. Like iOS could have better file access, but android apps were generally more buggy for me due to all the os fragmentation of having a bunch of different oems making phones on all sorts of android builds, notifications could be better on iOS, android phones could have more thought out hardware, iOS could benefit from more adjustability/customization of home screen setups, etc etc.

There’s always a trade off but I think the differences are pretty small these days.

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BigLipidAss t1_iu739gn wrote

Reply to Android features you miss? by throwawaypenguinnn

  1. Google assistant, it’s 100x more useful than Siri, who is an imbecile.

  2. Sideloading apps, aka piracy. It’s stupid easy on android.

  3. Emulators. Piracy again, except this time instead of pirating apps, you’re pirating Nintendo DS games from 15 years ago.

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MangyCanine t1_iu72nia wrote

Reply to Long time apple hater and android user here. Decided to switch and just ordered my first iphone(13 pro max). Anything I should know as a noob? by bluejaygotham

Coming from android, you'll hate the notifications. Even among diehard apple fans, I don't think you'll find anyone who likes it.

These are old (for a previous iOS release), but here are a couple of posts on useful tips and tricks:

If you have insomnia and want to read more than you ever wanted to know about iPhone vs android pros and cons, search this sub for "android" and sort by "new". Here are some links to get you started:

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Jz0932 t1_iu71ntn wrote

Reply to Can a sneaky husband connect an android to his iPhone to mask calls and location? by Dapper_Astronaut3443

there is no such thing as an Android voicemail and iPhone voicemail; the voicemail voice would be the same no matter what phone / model he had (it’s the carrier). He may have his calls forwarded to a work phone during certain times of the day while at work so he doesn’t have to carry around two phones (just an example). In regards to the phone going to voicemail/no location sometimes - have you ever considered there just may be a bad cell area in his office/job area? this would cause a phone call going straight to voicemail/no location showing.

it definitely seems as though you are looking for reasons to believe something else is going on - if you think about this logically, such as I did above, you wouldn’t think it looked so suspicious. but it definitely seems there may be more going on behind the scenes between you guys.

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ThatAdamGuy t1_iu71f4n wrote

Reply to comment by DeadEndStreets in Android features you miss? by throwawaypenguinnn

So here's something I don't get. It seems even overall Apple fans (like in this subreddit) generally don't like how notifications work in iOS. Why hasn't Apple made more strides in this area? Is it just that those of us upset with iOS notifications are a vocal minority (which I concede could very well be the case)?

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ThatAdamGuy t1_iu713dl wrote

Reply to comment by muzik_dude7 in Android features you miss? by throwawaypenguinnn

Agree with your note overall, and I also made the same decision (had Pixel 6 Pro, bought an iPhone 14 Pro & Pixel 7 Pro and carried both around for a couple weeks, decided to make the Pixel my daily driver).

Re app drawer, though... iOS has one, just not as convenient:

- swipe all the way to the right-most screen
- swipe down, or tap in the "App Library" search box

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cr0wit0 t1_iu6z21a wrote

Reply to Long time apple hater and android user here. Decided to switch and just ordered my first iphone(13 pro max). Anything I should know as a noob? by bluejaygotham

Yes, I always say this to android users.

DO NOT TREAT IT AS AN ANDROID. It is not !!! Is an apple iphone.

Come with a clean mind, do not compare… or you going to end up with a pro and cons list like the rest of android users and be trapped in the middle of two worlds. Same goes for apple to android users actually.

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bristow84 t1_iu6yiq5 wrote

Reply to Long time apple hater and android user here. Decided to switch and just ordered my first iphone(13 pro max). Anything I should know as a noob? by bluejaygotham

Turn off Google RCS if you use it, those texts will still go to your old device if you don’t.

Be prepared to learn new habits and get frustrated at first. As someone who used Android exclusively for a decade, there was a definite learning curve at first but everything becomes second nature fairly quickly.

Apollo for Reddit is generally considered the must have Reddit app but it’s decently pay-walled. Worth the money though imo.

If you’re using the Move to iOS app, double check and make sure EVERYTHING you want transferred over before setting the device up further. That function can only be used during the initial OOB setup so if say all your text messages don’t transfer over, you’ll have to reset the device back to Factory.

Also do yourself a favour and go into this with an open mind. If you go into it with the mindset of a self-professed Apple hater, you’ll like it even less.

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