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It seems from the way you worded that that you actually preferred Android for the freedom aspect (I do as well). Why did you jump ship, if I may ask? (I unders

by dheera 6y ago

It seems from the way you worded that that you actually preferred Android for the freedom aspect (I do as well). Why did you jump ship, if I may ask? (I understand wanting to use new iOS-only apps like Clubhouse, and for that I just have a really old test iPhone that i got second hand that I use just for that purpose only until those apps come out with Android versions.)

diggan 6y ago
Was a loyal Moto G user until also those phones got bigger. In the end, found no smaller phones with good hardware. Either large displays and good specs, or smaller displays and shitty specs. So when buying a new phone and holding the iPhone 12 Mini in my hand, it fit much better. Thought I'm should give iOS a try and compare it. I don't think I miss the freedom aspect as much as I miss the UX of Android. iOS has so many glaring UX issues and UI bugs that I'm really questioning how people came to hail Apple for their UX. The assigned names was mostly tongue in cheek but also of course a bit true :) It's all trade-offs in the end anyway.
- dheera 6y ago
  Yeah I totally agree on the UX part. Last time I used an iPhone and took a picture and it didn't show up in the "Files" app. WTF? Reminds me of the times when Apple measured hard drive capacities in "songs" instead of GB.
  - LeoPanthera 6y ago
    This isn't poor UX, it's just preferences and assumptions on the part of the user. There's an app called "Photos". It's where Photos go. I'd say UXs don't get much simpler than that. The majority of users don't think in terms of files, and I'd say a significant fraction don't even know what a "file" is.
  - ulfw 6y ago
    That's because you come from a Files based OS to an App based OS. It's always easy to say 'mine' is better than 'yours'. But both have different philosophies and histories.

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It seems from the way you worded that that you actually preferred Android for the freedom aspect (I do as well). Why did you jump ship, if I may ask? (I unders

by dheera 6y ago

diggan 6y ago
Was a loyal Moto G user until also those phones got bigger. In the end, found no smaller phones with good hardware. Either large displays and good specs, or smaller displays and shitty specs. So when buying a new phone and holding the iPhone 12 Mini in my hand, it fit much better. Thought I'm should give iOS a try and compare it. I don't think I miss the freedom aspect as much as I miss the UX of Android. iOS has so many glaring UX issues and UI bugs that I'm really questioning how people came to hail Apple for their UX. The assigned names was mostly tongue in cheek but also of course a bit true :) It's all trade-offs in the end anyway.
- dheera 6y ago
  Yeah I totally agree on the UX part. Last time I used an iPhone and took a picture and it didn't show up in the "Files" app. WTF? Reminds me of the times when Apple measured hard drive capacities in "songs" instead of GB.
  - LeoPanthera 6y ago
    This isn't poor UX, it's just preferences and assumptions on the part of the user. There's an app called "Photos". It's where Photos go. I'd say UXs don't get much simpler than that. The majority of users don't think in terms of files, and I'd say a significant fraction don't even know what a "file" is.
  - ulfw 6y ago
    That's because you come from a Files based OS to an App based OS. It's always easy to say 'mine' is better than 'yours'. But both have different philosophies and histories.