I wanna hear from people who've actually switched smartphone OS's about their opinion on each OS.
>OS you started with
>OS you switched to
>when you switched
>are you happy with switching?
>would you go back?
>best and worst things about old OS
>best and worst things about new OS
They are both shit.
I started with iOS and switched to Android, switched around iOS 11/Android Nougat times
I am very happy with switching and have no intention of going back
iOS best-iMessage was a hard loss, as well as FaceTime, since most of my friends used it
iOS worst-it’s iOS so, no ability to set something besides Safari as a default web browser, limited to the App Store unless you want to try to side load IPA files, which honestly aren’t that good, no ability to change the look and feel of the OS (like how android allows launchers), phone design and software that has pretty much remained the same since iOS 4, Siri, all of the bloatware on the devices, knowing full and well I am supporting Apple, I could go on
Android best-how customizable it is, apk files are a godsend, Android phone design is superior, my phone and software is still faster than the iPhone X even though it is a year old, more gesture control, better notifications, Hey Google, system wide adblocks, ability to change system default apps, knowing I am not supporting Apple, I could go on
Android worst-text messaging, seriously Android needs to get their act together on this (hopefully the rumors I have been reading on Android Messages are true), and preinstalled bloatware that is difficult to remove or requires a package disabler
You won't get educated responses here, just anti-Apple circlejerking.
I prefer Android customization, but the OS is a fragmented mess, ROM support is heavily dependent on device, and apps are lower quality. You also have to buy into the Google botnet unless you want a crippled device.
iOS is locked down but smoother and justwerks. Pirating apps is a pain unless you jailbreak, but the apps you do get are higher quality because devs earn more money on iOS. iOS gets more consistent updates and the operating system is more secure. But it's really annoying when you can't do something that is easy to do on Android because Apple doesn't let you.
What phone do you have?
Google is supposedly working on RCS, which is like next-gen MMS. They have pretty much all the carriers and Android OEMs on board. Who knows, maybe it will be integrated to iMessage if it's popular enough.
Do you get less pussy now than when you had an iphone?
Quick rundown on the google botnet? Are you talking about how they track your Chrome browsing and location? Or is there more to it?
Do you use an iphone? How is the file management on iOS?
>OS you started with
iOS 5 on the iPhone 4, used it for 3 years.
>OS you switched to
Android 4.4.2
>when you switched
3 years ago
>are you happy with switching?
Never made a better choice.
>would you go back?
Hell no.
>best and worst things about old OS
It was pretty smooth, comfy, looked nice, but it didn't let me use the capabilities of the phone because muh Apple. I couldn't install 3rd party or pirated apps, didn't have access to some apps due to region restrictions. It was a pain in the ass to put music or movies on the phone, it always wanted to update itself, many of the apps wouldn't update unless I had the latest iOS. The iOS 7 UI is pure shit, so I didn't update, I sold my phone instead, I got tired of dodging all the bullshit Apple might or might not throw in my way.
>best and worst things about new OS
The system looks less polished and the settings are kinda all over the place, but other than that, I'm pretty satisfied, finally I can do what I want on my phone.
Android 2.2
Android 7.0
>Android 4.4 Galaxy S3 to iOS 9 iP6s
>Switched 2015
>Yes
>Apple's gotta screw up for me to go back
>Missed Clover on Android 4.4 more than anything. I loved Nova Launcher too. But I was ready to go iPhone. I was sick of apps on my S3 randomly closing, clearing cache immense lag whenever I tried to do something, etc.
>Got 6s at launch and quickly grew to love iOS 9. I turned the phone on and didn't see an obnoxious red Verizon logo. I was surprised to see no VZ apps I needed to delete. The camera was outstanding. The battery was still be above 50% at the end of the day. The Touch ID unlocked the phone quickly and, more important to me, consistently.
The big takeaway for me is that my Galaxy S3 from 2013-15 gradually became nonfunctional even after factory resets/ram erasure/new battery/kitkat update. My iPhone is now older than that S3 but still runs like the day I bought it.
Part of my secret to success though has been to keep iOS 9.3.5 and not upgrade. I knew they would gimp it in future updates as evidenced by batterygate.
I do it every contact period just to spice if up a bit. Both ways is pretty easy to do.
>>OS you started with
Android 2.3, Droid X.
>>OS you switched to
iPhone 4s, iOS 5
>>when you switched
Fall 2011 or 2012 when the iPhone 4s came out
>>are you happy with switching?
Yes
>>would you go back?
Doubt it
>>best and worst things about old OS
Best - Customization is neat
Worst - Lag, bad apps, all around bad experience.
>>best and worst things about new OS
Best - Consistency. Things work like you expect it to 100% of the time. It is a reliable OS.
Worst - I guess lack of customization maybe