hairlessmonkey
Contributor
I am one who switches phones a lot. For customization I would prefer Android but when my age hits 40+, iOS is way better and stable. Android sometimes are very buggy.
New beginning
Beginner
I am on Android ever since I started using smartphone, while my wife and daughter switched to iOS a few years ago. Though the App experience on iOS seems to be more polished, i cannot make my mind to switch to iOS simply because I as so much accustomed to Android and don't want to learn how to use iOS in an optimised way. Availability of cheaper Android phones helps too!
ashish
Galvanizer
I find ios very childish and a dumb iphone for the dumb people. Big icons and same experience over all these years nothing really innovative with user experience. Extremely simple to use and god for non-tech savvy people like the old. I myself was an iphone user and I feel glad I shifted to android many years ago.
CrimeMouse
Explorer
mayank4823
Forerunner
Heisen
Herald
Perhaps they got it right in the first place, there's no need to change and disrupt the already established user experience on which countless people depend upon. The system is tested throughout the world, if it were bad, the company wouldn’t be where it is today.
A lot of people won't, because refresh rate isn't everything.
there are apps also which also do the same thing but give you a nice UI so that you don't have to do this manually though personally I have added a .noMedia in my parent root folder for crap I don't want others to see accidentally. And just dump my stuff there.
QuickPic used to be a good gallery app for this, but it's been enshittified to hell, though a fork is maintained at XDA which is what I use as my main gallery app
CrimeMouse
Explorer
Agreed. "If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it".
I am inclined to agree with you, the difference is noticeable but not a deal breaker. One is smooth. The other is buttery smooth. It's a big difference to some people, a minor difference to others, and completely unnoticeable to others.
The reason people are annoyed is that it’s a non-premium feature in other, way less expensive phones, being paywalled behind their “pro” models with the “ProMotion” nomenclature and everything. It isn’t that 60Hz is bad but 120Hz should be a standard feature on phones that are as expensive as they are.
Personally I don't mind it but it is something I would rather have than not have.
I just wish the base iPhones at least get AOD.
mayank4823
Forerunner
https://github.com/WSTxda/QP-Gallery-Releases
fair warning, your device needs to support 32 bit applications for it to work
superczar
Keymaster
I have been using both platforms on a daily basis for may years..I like them both and they are way more alike that what the general wisdom on the interwebs may indicate.
Over the years, both OSes have converged to a point where the only real functional difference is individual preference.
iPhones are maligned by some for being pricey and not flexible - But androids that are comparable to say a Pro/pro mac cost the same or more..and sideloading aside (which is anyway not advisable on a phone that often serves as your finance tool as well) , functionally there is no real difference including flexibility
Androids are maligned by others for being unstable/ prone to slowdowns and buggy. but more often than not , the comparison baseline they are using are lower tier android devices which make for an unfair/incorrect comparison
Over the years, both OSes have converged to a point where the only real functional difference is individual preference.
iPhones are maligned by some for being pricey and not flexible - But androids that are comparable to say a Pro/pro mac cost the same or more..and sideloading aside (which is anyway not advisable on a phone that often serves as your finance tool as well) , functionally there is no real difference including flexibility
Androids are maligned by others for being unstable/ prone to slowdowns and buggy. but more often than not , the comparison baseline they are using are lower tier android devices which make for an unfair/incorrect comparison
SirMatterNot
Beginner
Completely agree with this. While this misconception that Androids in general are buggy and slow is understandable in an iPhone-dominated market like the US, it's suprising many Indians take a similar view. Sure, Android has a fragmentation issue, but the overall experience has become rather consistent across device tiers in recent years.
(I have nothing against iOS tbh, except the frustrating inconsistency in navigation - just implement a universal back gesture already).
mayank4823
Forerunner
True. For me the platforms became similar the day the pricing became same. I remember Galaxy S3 being 33k whereas iPhone 5 being 60k making iPhone a laughing stock. Today all flagships are 1.5 Lac without having much of an upgrade from previous years flagships.
Some of the most essential apps I use are not available on PlayStore or are riddled with ads, probably for you too if you use Revanced, Tachiyomi, or any other open source apps, as for functionality, there are tons which are not available for iPhone, primarily being a sane and functional File System that you can access, I had to once transfer some files to my cousin a while back (think they had the iPhone X?) well guess what? I had to download and setup iTunes, jump through its hoops and then send the file.
Whereas in Android? FTP FTW! My father wants a backup? I want to transfer some music/comics or whatever? simply create a FTP server on the phone (a one-click thing on Android, and these days is default with a lot of File Manager Apps. heck, I use Solid and it has a quick settings tile for it), and then connect to it on laptop, I have wifi all over the house, all anyone needs to do is toggle their FTP server, and then I just copy paste stuff like a normal functioning file browser.
There are tons I can say more on this but you get the gist, if Apple ever gives out this kind of functionality, I might buy my first iPhone (that Apple Watch integration is one of the best I have ever seen), but until then, just no
Heisen
Herald
A particular setting made on iPhone 5s will stay persistent in iPhone 16 and future iPhones, this is the power, for example your child is sharing his location with you *willingly*, whether you change your phone or your child changes his phone in any particular time in future, as long as they are iPhones, same IDs logged in, both people will stay in sync, basically forever. Both people are not required to setup any settings regarding this ever again.
This kind of thing is happening on OS level, not dependent on any app. Because app can be deleted, disabled, or could be stuck in updating state or the phone location settings could be off, so many ways it can break.
I am sure it is possible on androids, but it's not gonna be as smooth as this one, you almost certainly have to rely on some app, like google maps, if both devices are not from the same parent company.
So value is not only in hardware, software counts too.
If you want to transfer files between windows and iPhone, with few clicks you can expose your smb server on windows, and iPhone Files app can natively connect to it, and do file transfers both ways, as long as both are on same network. No need to install anything on both the devices.
This kind of thing is happening on OS level, not dependent on any app. Because app can be deleted, disabled, or could be stuck in updating state or the phone location settings could be off, so many ways it can break.
I am sure it is possible on androids, but it's not gonna be as smooth as this one, you almost certainly have to rely on some app, like google maps, if both devices are not from the same parent company.
So value is not only in hardware, software counts too.
If you can create FTP server so easily, iPhone have third party apps, file managers that allow you to connect and do file transfers.
If you want to transfer files between windows and iPhone, with few clicks you can expose your smb server on windows, and iPhone Files app can natively connect to it, and do file transfers both ways, as long as both are on same network. No need to install anything on both the devices.
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Ah nice, is it like a proper file manager thats available on Linux/windows? like when you connect via WinSCP, you get your real directory structure, from what I've heard, newer iOS versions dont offer that, its kind of like a abstraction on top and you dont get access to the real file directory structure?
nah, I dont like Shared Files abstraction that comes with SMB, I prefer having granular control on what file is going where, I already have GDrive sync for Photos/Contacts for my parents, SMB for me is overkill.
Heisen
Herald
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/owlfiles-file-manager/id510282524?platform=iphone
- FTP Client: Yes (FTP/SFTP/FTPS)
- Limited FTP Server: Yes – you can enable a temporary FTP server to access files from another device.
- Can also act as SMB/WebDAV server.
- Server only runs while the app is open and iOS allows it to run in the foreground.
Probably not as smooth as the one on android, but in emergency will get the job done.
jamhood007
Contributor