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I recently got an iPhone and I still don't understand the integration bit. If you don't use iMessage (everyone here uses Messenger, Telegram or Signal), barely
by 76SlashDolphin 3y ago
I recently got an iPhone and I still don't understand the integration bit. If you don't use iMessage (everyone here uses Messenger, Telegram or Signal), barely make phone calls, use OneDrive for cloud storage (because it's way cheaper than iCloud), and use BitWarden for passwords there isn't really anything left. I guess being able to AirDrop a file is nice? But then also my Macbook and my iPhone have different chargers so from a hardware PoV they're less integrated. Is there anything I'm missing here?
- criddell 3y agoLots of users (especially in the US) do the things you don't do. They use iCloud, talk on the phone, and use Keychain and iMessage. They use Safari on both platforms and the features that let you send stuff back and forth easily. If they have an iPad some even use Sidecar which lets you use the iPad from your Mac.
- 76SlashDolphin 3y agoOh yeah, I use SideCar all the time but that's not an iPhone feature. And I get that people in the US use iMessage a lot but I don't see the value proposition of an iPhone if most of your contacts use Androids, even if you've gone fully Apple. Safari integration is nothing special (heck, Brave can do almost the same syncing without an account), OneDrive and Google Photos do just as good of a job as iCloud in my experience, and there are so many better alternatives to Keychain. The only truly handy integration between my MacBook and iPhone is being able to automatically switch which device my Airpods are connected to but even that is sometimes buggy.
- timeon 3y agoSorry for the analogy but this reminds me joke about the guy who replaced all ingredients in recipe and then said: "I do not get what is so special about this food".