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Agree. If Apple allowed it, I think I would switch. Android used to be clearly better for a lot of what I wanted my phone to do: more customizable, better app

Agree. If Apple allowed it, I think I would switch. Android used to be clearly better for a lot of what I wanted my phone to do: more customizable, better app integration ecosystem, less vendor lock in for default apps. Apple has slowly shored up its software weaknesses, and Android has slowly gotten worse at this (e.g. Google appears to have no plans to make RCS APIs available - they whitelist client APKs - so you're stuck with the stock messenger app). The single thing holding me back now is the walled garden for app installation.

sofixa 4y ago
> my phone to do: more customizable, better app integration ecosystem, less vendor lock in for default apps. > Apple has slowly shored up its software weaknesses Every time i think about this, i check and see that there is still no way to customise the "desktop", all installed apps are just plastered on it and the best you can do is folders. Having used Nova launcher for like 10 years now i shudder at the thought of that chaos. Also having to use a work-provided MacBook Pro, I've discovered that Apple's UIs are nice, but UX has a lot of hidden stuff (aka poor UX) and weird rough edges (you're holding it wrong). (If anyone wants examples, having different scroll directions between mouse/touchpad, having DP chaining work over USB-C, customising keys/key combos without installing a keylogger, etc etc etc.). I doubt iOS is different in that regard, so Android it is, imperfect as it is.
theturtletalks 4y ago
There are few unorthodox ways to side-load apps on iOS that don't require a jailbreak: - AltStore and AltServer Apple lets every user "side-load" 3 apps, but the caveat is that they expire in 7 days if not renewed on time. AltStore uses a mail plug-in on Mac to sign those apps in the background so you can keep using them indefinitely - $99/year Apple Developer Program You can "side-load" apps and they don't expire for 1 year. This is supposed to be for developers to test their app, but Apple may restrict this to stop side-loading in the future

sofixa 4y ago

> my phone to do: more customizable, better app integration ecosystem, less vendor lock in for default apps. > Apple has slowly shored up its software weaknesses Every time i think about this, i check and see that there is still no way to customise the "desktop", all installed apps are just plastered on it and the best you can do is folders. Having used Nova launcher for like 10 years now i shudder at the thought of that chaos. Also having to use a work-provided MacBook Pro, I've discovered that Apple's UIs are nice, but UX has a lot of hidden stuff (aka poor UX) and weird rough edges (you're holding it wrong). (If anyone wants examples, having different scroll directions between mouse/touchpad, having DP chaining work over USB-C, customising keys/key combos without installing a keylogger, etc etc etc.). I doubt iOS is different in that regard, so Android it is, imperfect as it is.

theturtletalks 4y ago

There are few unorthodox ways to side-load apps on iOS that don't require a jailbreak: - AltStore and AltServer Apple lets every user "side-load" 3 apps, but the caveat is that they expire in 7 days if not renewed on time. AltStore uses a mail plug-in on Mac to sign those apps in the background so you can keep using them indefinitely - $99/year Apple Developer Program You can "side-load" apps and they don't expire for 1 year. This is supposed to be for developers to test their app, but Apple may restrict this to stop side-loading in the future