Exactly this, I spent 5 years of monthly calls with my mom over the course of 4 Android (admittedly very cheap) phones. Just basic stuff like sending pictures,

Exactly this, I spent 5 years of monthly calls with my mom over the course of 4 Android (admittedly very cheap) phones. Just basic stuff like sending pictures, why so and so didn’t get her text, etc. Three years ago she got an iPad and it’s zero support calls with way more communication. So while I suppose it is possible to have a non-horrible text experience on Android, I’ve only succeeded on iOS.