Do you have an Android or an iPhone?

[tsupersonic]

On 17/03/2023 at 14:05, Warwagon said:

Added a choice for you. You have 2 phones with two numbers? or you keep swapping the sims back and forth? If you use one for something else other than making phone calls, I would consider the phone you make phone calls on to be the primary.

I'm probably an outlier. Two personal phones w/ two numbers. Calls? Psht what's that? 😛

[+Jester124 Subscriber²]

On 17/03/2023 at 13:15, tsupersonic said:

I'm probably an outlier. Two personal phones w/ two numbers. Calls? Psht what's that? 😛

I am in the sam boat. I originally got the second number as it actually saved me 25 bucks a month as i got a discount from going from 3 to 4 phones. Could not say no and it gave me a local number.

[+Mud W1ggle Subscriber²]

On 15/03/2023 at 20:09, TarasBuria said:

iPhone. Nothing will convince me to switch to Android. I tried many times—Android's hardware is much better and more diverse, but the OS is absolutely revolting.

and I would argue the same in reverse.  I find iOS the most restrictive, uncoordinated, difficult thing to use that ive ever encountered.

[dead.cell]

On 17/03/2023 at 01:17, Drg84 said:

Android. Recently made the transition to a non keyboard phone. It still doesn't feel right at times. 

For what it's worth, SwiftKey helped me out a lot back in the day when I was on a Galaxy SII... and I've stuck with it to the Galaxy S7 Edge, then iPhone as well once it became available for it.

Mileage may vary for everyone, but it's probably the one thing that made typing a lot easier is when the suggestions are based on what YOU say, rather than just suggesting spellings to something irrelevant to you. Mileage may vary of course, but there's no way you'd catch me using the default keyboard on either iOS or Android platforms.

 

  

On 17/03/2023 at 20:51, Mud W1ggle said:

and I would argue the same in reverse.  I find iOS the most restrictive, uncoordinated, difficult thing to use that ive ever encountered.

It's almost like preferences are a thing.  

Usually when I'd see people complain about iOS, it was because they didn't know how to live without a back button. Or people who'd complain about Android being "complicated", by people who didn't like the idea that it... wasn't an iPhone! This is why back when I worked retail, we never really bothered people about platform, unless they were actually trying to switch. People will stick with what they know. 

Edited March 18, 2023 by dead.cell

[Melfster]

One thing convinced me to go iphone is the ecosystem.  I tried  a certain os wear watch and sucks in comparison to an apple watch.   I have better  experience  with things working with ios rather then android. 

[+Mud W1ggle Subscriber²]

On 18/03/2023 at 14:52, dead.cell said:

For what it's worth, SwiftKey helped me out a lot back in the day when I was on a Galaxy SII... and I've stuck with it to the Galaxy S7 Edge, then iPhone as well once it became available for it.

Mileage may vary for everyone, but it's probably the one thing that made typing a lot easier is when the suggestions are based on what YOU say, rather than just suggesting spellings to something irrelevant to you. Mileage may vary of course, but there's no way you'd catch me using the default keyboard on either iOS or Android platforms.

 

  

It's almost like preferences are a thing.  

Usually when I'd see people complain about iOS, it was because they didn't know how to live without a back button. Or people who'd complain about Android being "complicated", by people who didn't like the idea that it... wasn't an iPhone! This is why back when I worked retail, we never really bothered people about platform, unless they were actually trying to switch. People will stick with what they know. 

You are exactly right, the lack of a back button on IOS is one of my biggest complaints.  Unless the app specifically creates its own back button (which most dont) then to go backwards, you press the home button, and start again.  There are other issues I have with iOS, too many to detail, but its why I dont and wont use Apple products - they are too dumbed down and for me this makes them actually harder to use than other platforms.  Again personal preference

[+Eternal Tempest MVC]

iPhone, which I prefer, but not an android "hater" either.

[+Good Bot, Bad Bot Subscriber¹]

On 14/03/2023 at 23:17, dead.cell said:

The only thing I miss from Android is my good ol' WiFi Analyzer to sniff out radio signals... but thankfully, there are apps for that on laptops as well. Just kinda stupid to carry around a laptop to find a rogue AP.  

I want to switch to an iPhone because my wife and a lot for her family use iMessage so that would allow to me use SMS a lot less but I use my WiFi Analyzer app at work regularly.

 

 

On 15/03/2023 at 03:09, TarasBuria said:

iPhone. Nothing will convince me to switch to Android. I tried many times—Android's hardware is much better and more diverse, but the OS is absolutely revolting.

Could you expand on that? Android is revolting? IMO a walled garden platform that limits what  the user can do is revolting to me.

[Mindovermaster Global Moderator]

Always used Android. Cheaper.. LOL

[SnoopZ]

On 15/03/2023 at 07:09, TarasBuria said:

iPhone. Nothing will convince me to switch to Android. I tried many times—Android's hardware is much better and more diverse, but the OS is absolutely revolting.

Complete bollocks, let's hope you never get to review anything Android in the future.

[dead.cell]

On 20/03/2023 at 09:13, Good Bot, Bad Bot said:

I want to switch to an iPhone because my wife and a lot for her family use iMessage so that would allow to me use SMS a lot less but I use my WiFi Analyzer app at work regularly.

I mean, if that's the one use-case for you too, I'd just buy a cheap Android phone for work and write it off as a "tool".  

[+Good Bot, Bad Bot Subscriber¹]

On 20/03/2023 at 13:19, dead.cell said:

I mean, if that's the one use-case for you too, I'd just buy a cheap Android phone for work and write it off as a "tool".  

Yeah, it doesn't work that way. LOL I get $40 a month to go towards my phone (so basically free service) but don't really have to use it for work beyond beyond firing up my WiFi Analyzer app once or twice a month for troubleshooting purposes.

Edited March 20, 2023 by Good Bot, Bad Bot

[Jonezy712]

Always iPhone for me. I love the OS and UI compared to Android but that is a personal preference. 
Lots of family members have Android - Z Flip and S22. Great phones just not for me. 

[sergio2]

I use both. each to his own liking.

[pololy07]

most people use both as me)

[cork1958]

On 29/03/2023 at 05:26, pololy07 said:

most people use both as me)

As you can see from the results of this pole, that couldn't be farther from the truth, although I am surprised there aren't more votes for both with this being the techie site that it is.

[Matthew S.]

@cork1958 warwagon updated the poll options after most of us that use two voted so

[cork1958]

On 29/03/2023 at 10:35, Matthew S. said:

@cork1958 warwagon updated the poll options after most of us that use two voted so

Don't think it was quite "after most of us had voted" as there were only 12 posts between start of poll and when warwagon added the option for using both, but I get your point.

[+Warwagon MVC]

On 29/03/2023 at 09:35, Matthew S. said:

@cork1958 warwagon updated the poll options after most of us that use two voted so

Can't you just remove your vote and revote? I can.

[margrave]

I was able to

[+samw61 Subscriber²]

Android (Unihertz Jelly 2, Android 11) for personal use and an iPhone SE 2020 for work.

Despite using iPhones for 5 years for work, I still find the experience poor compared to modern Android. Tapping on a word to correct it, or even using the long press on the keyboard to move the cursor is glitchy as anything (usually jumps to the line above). The typing experience ironically is much better on my 3" Android phone (using gboard). Otherwise they're much of a muchness, though I love having all my apps hidden from the home screen on Android with MS Launcher.

Android has come a long way, very raw when I first bought my HTC Desire S in 2011, became usable in 2015 with Android 5 though to 9 making great strides with each release, and now I would put it above reliability, usability and experience of iPhones since the release of Android 10-11+. While my tiny Android is stuck on v11 (small manufacture), I'm getting core app updates that bring more improvements to the user experience than a iOS update brings to iPhones. Syncing from one phone to another is seamless if you're logged into a google account, I never understood how people kept loosing their contacts in the smartphone era, even the early days!

[PluralGrey]

Phoneless, and will remain so.

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Pixel 7 as personal phone.

Samsung Galaxy A41 as work phone. 

[Steven P. Administrators]

Main phone: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra
Backup phone: Moto G6 Play

I need to update my backup phone for one that supports eSim.

In a drawer: Nokia Lumia 830

[Adeptus7]

I have IPad for work, but personally I prefer using old-fashioned mobile phone with keys. I know it is strange, but I dislike touch screens.