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I don't care if anyone has a Xiaomi, Oneplus, Samsung, etc. Each brand is using a modified version of Android, and they chose to be compatible with each other. But for example the "blue vs green bubble" drama is a thing specifically because of Apple locking their unsuspecting users into a closed ecosystem. And it sure isn't Android's fault for not being compatible with it.

The more power a company like this gains, the worse will it be for the whole industry.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago (4 children)
[–] verdigris@lemmy.ml 18 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

At least there's choice with Android. I'd much rather it was possible for FOSS phones to actually exist but in the meantime the lock-in with Apple is an absolute non-starter, as is basically everything about their UX philosophy.

[–] BReel@lemmy.one 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It really just depends on if you prefer customization or reliability.

For example, I’m an apple boi because I like that every app in the store is made specifically for an iPhone (which is easy for devs to do since there’s little variation). It leads to better maintained and performing apps because devs can optimize for the device it’s running on.

On android, you have way more choices, which some people prefer. But for myself, I get really annoyed when I launch an app and it fills 95% of my screen, but not all of it, because my phone is slightly taller then the 2000 other variations out there. It’s much harder for a dev to optimize their app when there are so many variables to account for on android.

Neither phone (or company for that fact) is better. They serve different demographics of users is all.

[–] AnagrammadiCodeina@feddit.it 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Have you used android in the last 10 years? Im not the kind of guy who install 100 apps per day but i did not encounter this issue for a VERY long time.

[–] BReel@lemmy.one 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I haven’t had one myself for a while, really anymore I just see it when watching vids on the flip phones or tablets it seems.

But android gave me the reason to switch (the messy apps) years ago, and apple hasn’t given me a reason to switch back yet.

It very well might be fine now, but until apple does something similar enough to push me to switch again, I won’t know haha.

[–] AnagrammadiCodeina@feddit.it 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Im running an android phone from 2016 with android 13 and last week security patches. Smooth as silk, no google, no ads, battery lasts 10h SOT. That's the reason why ill never switch to Apple as daily driver (I have 1 provided by my company)

[–] Sorch@mastodon.social 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] AnagrammadiCodeina@feddit.it 1 points 8 months ago

Lenovo p2. Bought used in summer 2017 actually. Never swapped battery

[–] PopOfAfrica@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

If Apple let my install alternate OS. I might consider the hardware.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Google is a bit better, Google allows you to both side load and unlock the bootloader. On those 2 things alone gives them at least a couple notches above Apple. Not to mention Android is designed around allowing you to customize things.

That being said, Google isn't some savior, they're still a giant corporation doing giant corporation things

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

I didn’t mean Android is no better than iOS, I meant Google is no better than Apple.

[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Objectively speaking, Apple is a less evil company than Google.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

I don’t think that’s a thing that can be said objectively. How evil a company is is entirely subjective.

[–] OKaybin@fedia.io 1 points 8 months ago