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Both Android and iphones require an account to download apps I believe. Am I mistaken here? Other than that they can be used in the same way without accounts. I
by sillyfluke 1y ago
Both Android and iphones require an account to download apps I believe. Am I mistaken here? Other than that they can be used in the same way without accounts. In fact, with Android an email account suffices and giving your phone number is "opt-in". Apple forces you to give your phone number to create an account last time I checked. Also no F-droid on iphones? But the iphone is the better "phone" experience because there is less bloat and UI nagging.
- qmr 1y agoAndroid does not require an account to download apps, as grandparent pointed out. I haven't "signed in" to Android phone in 10 years.
- sillyfluke 1y agoThis has not been my experience. All the Android phones I've tried have forced me to sign in whenever I've opened the Play Store, it wouldn't let me continue without doing so.
- seec 1y agoI think his point is that you don't need the Play Store at all. There are plenty of alternative sources where you can just download APK without ever having to login. Good luck doing that with iOS. I'm an iPhone user since the very first one and I think the control they have on app install/management is completely bonkers. The app store even sucks for keeping track of what your purchased/care about efficiently.
- qmr 1y agoThere’s a real monopoly issue here. I just switched to iPhone and saw EU has forced apple to allow third party app stores. No such luck for those elsewhere.
- qmr 1y agoThere is no need to use the play store.