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Other than blue bubbles, why do you use iPhone? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by RealNooshie@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] milkjug@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 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 23 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.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 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 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] GeneralBoop@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Absolutely, Apple is being resistant to RCS not because they think iMessage is superior but because they know it weakens their lock in power. I know I’m stating the obvious, but it just annoys me so much.

[–] Skies5394@lemmy.ml 3 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 2 points 1 year ago

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

[–] carushli@vlemmy.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It’s funny you say that with the 14 that came out less than a year ago :)

Although I made the same jump with the 12 so I do agree.