Switched from Android to iPhone

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Jeezy2

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Jeezy2
Nov 18, 2017 11 Comments

And holy shit, the OS feels like a gigantic step backwards.

Yes, most apps run faster, and that's great.

But what the fuck's up with iOS notifications? Surely it's not greater than a few weeks of engineering effort to de-dupe them?

Why can't I dismiss an alarm before it goes off?

Why the hell can't I edit an alarm by clicking on it?

What's with Safari's private mode? Why isn't there a one-click self-destruct a la Android's Chrome Incognito mode?

When I've Wi-Fi enabled and am somewhere I've not yet connected, why am I not shown a list of networks to connect to automatically? Instead, I have to dig into settings to connect to a new network.

Also, why's it so hard to get to settings? Shouldn't this be something that's easily accessible from the Control Center?

Face ID flat out doesn't work in the dark for me. It's also shower and less intuitive than the back-of-the-phone fingerprint scanner.

They decided that vibrate mode deserves a hardware button but said fuck the home button. I don't particularly mind but found it funny.

No dedicated back button or even remotely any consistency. There are a million different ways to go "back" in every app and between apps. The damn button is always in different places but is always applicable. How's that good UX?

Why do I have to force touch and drag the cursor to move it in text input? In Android, it's as easy and intuitive as day... Just tap the damn cursor and drag it where you want. iOS doesn't even give you a damn pointer... Just a stupid useless magnifying bubble and a persistent cursor that moves too fast.

I swear, Apple folks have been living in 2012 while Android users have been totally in the future. The X is a pretty phone, but WTF is this?

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  • Microsoft / Eng
    corpcult

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     corpcult
    I left iOS for a Galaxy S8+ and I'm regretting it now. I was an Android guy in the past and have even worked for a full stack smartphone company who will remain nameless. I went for iOS because I was working as an iOS developer and I wanted to immerse myself. I loved android for the customizability but iOS for the pleasant experience. It just works and as a software engineer, I appreciate a product that doesn't annoy the living shit out of me all day long.

    Returning to android feels like a step backwards. I hate that volume controls media and ringer in a contextual manner. iPhone has one switch and you're easily silent.

    Battery life is no better no worse in my opinion, though I still feel like iPhone drains slower.

    There's always some annoying ass bullshit popup coming up from some shitty app on android. Either it's bixby or some other shit, it's annoying and always happens at the worst time.

    I experience so many bugs in Android apps its debilitating. At times I literally need to reboot if Spotify took over playing from another streaming app.

    Auto complete is horrendous even using Gboard. I could practically slop my fingers on an iOS keyboard and it will get the story straight.

    Every time boot nanny droid doesn't let me turn up my headphones up passed a certain volume. So when I'm at the gym I need to look down press some other key just to get my jams on. That's annoying dude.

    These are just a handful of shitty things. I've had one iPhone in my life and I grew to love it. Specs aren't everything to everyone. Experience at the end of the day is ultimately what matters. I think iOS delivers more consistently though that alarm editing thing you mentioned has always gotten to me too.
    Nov 18, 2017 1
  • Apple / Eng
    hans32

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     hans32
    Also, you DID switch despite all that, right? πŸ˜€ Presto!
    Nov 18, 2017 1
    • Amazon
      Jeezy2

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      Jeezy2
      OP
      This is stuff I've noticed after switching. I wanted to give Apple a try after having only ever used Android smartphones.

      I don't think it's a bad phone, and I'm happy to continue using it for a couple of years.

      But these things in the OP just made me go WAT.
      Nov 18, 2017
  • Apple / Eng
    hans32

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     hans32
    Lol "less intuitive than the back-of-the-phone fingerprint scanner" - I guess putting the scanner in front was less intuitive to android folks? 😜
    Nov 18, 2017 1
    • Square / Eng
      SQ

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       SQ
      It actually is pretty nice. My finger is naturally closer to that then stretching my thumb for the front.
      Nov 18, 2017
  • Juniper / Ops
    musla

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    Lol
     musla
    Lol iPhone xD
    Nov 18, 2017 0
  • Oracle
    arfcom

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    arfcom
    I'm also planning this, all the issues you mention are worth the battery life now that I'm on the go more. I noticed I've practically been carrying 2 phones with the need to take an external battery.

    Also, my friends using iPhone seem to upgrade every 3-4 years while my Androids bog down after only 1. One of my Androids couldn't even pick up a call before unfreezing, after less than 2 years.

    Android should try Go or something. The java experience is like Adobe Flash on desktop, able to tackle any hardware you throw at it.
    Nov 18, 2017 2
    • Amazon
      Jeezy2

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      Jeezy2
      OP
      Yeah, the battery life on this phone is fantastic compared to my old 6p. IDK if something was wrong with its battery, but that shit would die after being on standby for only ~10 hours. It was horrendous.
      Nov 18, 2017
    • Oracle
      arfcom

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      arfcom
      I've used Android since 2011, all were like that. Finally got sick of it.
      Nov 18, 2017