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Android isn't cool with teenagers, and that's a big problem (www.androidpolice.com)

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Nearly 9 in 10 US teenagers use an iPhone, spelling disaster for Google's mobile future

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[–] Fermiverse@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Looking at the world I see 69% to 29% share in favour to android. There is no problem for android at all.

[–] Potatisen@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I feel like the headline is incomplete, should probably add in America

[–] yata@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago

The subheading does specify that is in the US. And in the main text of the article, the very first line in fact, it mentions that Android has the largest market share worldwide.

[–] Hubi@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Why are iPhones so popular in the US compared to Europe? Is it a peer pressure kind of thing? Or simply status? The difference seems to be pretty substantial and I don't think it can be explained by user experience alone.

iPhones have a 58% (US) vs 26% (EU) market share.

[–] sergih@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I think it has to do with the messagin app. For some reason in the us it's still common to use plain sms messages, which on an iPhone get translated to the blue bubble, but when sent to an android become the infamous green bubble.

This is however not the case in the EU bc sms messages were still expensive enoughfuring that time that when whatsapp released, everyone did the switch so as to not to pay the sms fees, and now, even if sms are basically free, everyone uses whatsapp as the default messaging app.

And as we know on whatsapp there's no differentiation of anything regarding the device you are sending messages to, so no constant reminder of "this guy had an android".

Just my 2 cents on why this could be.

[–] hushable@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

off topic, by any chance are you using Jerboa? ses like your comments is missing some spaces and I suspect it might be a bug with the app

[–] sergih@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

Yes! Wow it has to do with the app? I was going crazy, yes when I delete a word it shifts back and joind with the last word, it drives me nuts, are they planning on fixing it? Or do you recommend me another app?

[–] vanderbilt@beehaw.org 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

RCS has failed to take over the market, creating a strong preference for iMessage. Additionally, iPhones just work. The curated App Store means far less malware and buggy crap apps. Pile on the social aspects and few people under 25 are going for iPhones.

[–] Hubi@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

That doesn't explain the difference in market share. Seems like there are cultural differences.

[–] Obonga@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

Iphone is the superior phone for people that really dont want to know how a operating system works and dont want to learn either. Always when i talk about something i do on my phone that Apple has locked its users out of doing my iPhone-friends go "That sounds complicated" when its mostly basic af. I would not even dare call myself a power-user, because i am not. Its just that iphone is perfect for the tech illiterate.

[–] einfach_orangensaft@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

americans just love the golden cage, also apple puts more into ads than lobbyists during a presidential election campain