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Interesting figure that comes out of the article: 87% of US teens prefer iPhones. Also the explanations given aren't quite surprising, I guess it's mostly because of iMessage. Teens will feel like outcasts if they get an Android phone while their friends still use iMessage because of the green bubbles.

It's actually hilarious how we allowed consumerism to take us this far and that we have now peer pressure over smartphones.

“You’re telling me in 2023, you still have a ’Droid? [...] You gotta be at least 50 years old.”

ouch 😔

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[–] TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id 83 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Honestly, I have found teens using iOS to be more tech illiterate. Like they dont know about Piracy, Ad-blockers and stuff. Crazily believe that apple IS privacy friendly and shit like that.

[–] deweydecibel@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

These kids have been ready-made by apple to be corporate friendly. A whole generation that can't do anything if it isn't installed by the app store. Think how useful that is for corporations.

[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Even worse, my iOS-using teenagers know nothing about online privacy at all! Despite me paying for a family account with Bitwarden, they still use the same bloody password on all their accounts.

Waiting for the next credential stuffing attack to breach their Shit Tok account. Maybe then they'll listen to me...

[–] HelloHotel@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Big problem with modern software is where you aggrogate diffrent 'views' of data without making it clear what your looking at, mom gets confused where her documents run off to when they disappear from 'recently used'. Dont know how it works and it controls you.

[–] TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id 4 points 1 year ago

Yup. They dont bat an eye when posting so much info about them on Social Media and scream privacy.

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

I'm a lifetime android user, but if I was more concerned about privacy I would probably switch to apple. I don't think google is the one to trust here. Knowing everything about me and using that to make money is Google's job.

[–] matt@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If concerned about privacy you wouldn't switch to Apple - you'd actually install a custom OS on your Android phone, since you're allowed to do that on most phones.

[–] DeltaTangoLima@reddrefuge.com 1 points 1 year ago

Yep - this is the answer. Google may be just as/more untrustworthy than Apple, but at least Android is an open system, where you have the option of going for a privacy friendly OS. Apple is a completely closed system - Hotel California.

[–] TheMadnessKing@lemdro.id 1 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Why would trust another corporate with your data! Apple blocked 3P trackers at the same time boosted its own Ad networks. They want to control everything about the device, the browser and more.