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‘You’re Telling Me in 2023, You Still Have a ’Droid?’ Why Teens Hate Android Phones (www.wsj.com)
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(unpaywalled version on archive.today: https://archive.ph/03cwZ)

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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[–] 14 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I want to point out two things: beyond the first OS versions, the majority of design theft was by apple. Also, iOS is unintuitive AF imo. It's not even close for me. If there's something I can't figure out on android, it's typically a weird settings organizational issue I can Google in a few seconds. On iOS, the UI feels like it was designed by someone who never uses a phone like a normal person and hides or removes super common options. I feel gross trying to use an iPhone. Like I'm in a padded room with the electrical outlets covered or some shit.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Why the FUCK does the iphone not have a fucking BACK button? I have to search around to find the right button to hit to go back? Because it's different in every page in every app, sometimes it's "cancel", sometimes it's not even a button, I have to swipe down the keyboard or something. Fucking ridiculous, I hate iOS.

    It's 2023 get a fucking back button.

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