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Yes, I'm the one in the group DM that turns the bubbles green, I'm sorry.

But other than that, I don't hear many other reasons why people actually prefer iPhones over Androids. What other reasons are there?

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[–] Joshie@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

OS updates. It’s frustrating to buy a top of the line android phone just for it to be forgotten by the manufacturer in 6-8 months.

[–] tooting_lemmy@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pixels give you 5 years now same as iphone.

[–] GingeyBook@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Only security updates.

OS updates are only 3 years

[–] Darus214@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Iphones get a lot more than 3 updates

[–] GingeyBook@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes that is my point.

Pixels only get 3 major version updates which is less than the iPhone

[–] Micromot@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

If you use the stock rom, if you install a custom one you get updates as long as the developers continue working which is quite a pong time for some of the ROMs that exist right now

[–] RustedSwitch@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My iPad from 2015 is still getting all the updates. It's wild.

[–] tooting_lemmy@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I think iPad's are clearly better than any android tablet.

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I don't like Apple. Though unfortunately, the iPad is the only useful consumer tablet imo. Android tablets seem to only be good for like integrated uses like a construction tablet with custom software.

[–] Micromot@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And i would love my Ipad even more if i could have the option to install a custom rom to have the customization options that i just loose with ipados

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just want my Nintendo DS emulator back on my iPad :(

[–] Micromot@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Soon, with the next IOS update everyone in the EU will be able to install apps from third party stores

[–] AlexWIWA@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] milkjug@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This right here. Lifelong Android user that switched to the iPhone 14 and never looked back.

Edit: iPhone 13, not 14, my bad.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My problem with Apple is that everything's designed to interoperate with other Apple stuff, and nothing else. It feels like a walled garden that doesn't just keep users in, but also keeps those of us out who might want to try a single Apple device without spending many thousands replacing our entire ecosystem.

[–] Skies5394@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not necessarily.

You can get one and try it out, the ecosystem stuff is more enhancement than a detriment if you don’t have them.

Like Apple Watch and my MacBook Air, I can authenticate or unlock the screen using my Apple Watch rather than a password. But that’s just a benefit and I wouldn’t be losing anything but the enhancement if I didn’t have both.

[–] Micromot@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

I think they are talkign about if you already have the stuff working with every other device but apple

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Literally causing people to get bullied into getting an iphone over stupid chat bubble colors.

[–] Micromot@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

Which gets even stupider when you realize apple is being stubborn and that is causing the issue