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US iPhone market share jumps to 55% as Android shipments fall (9to5mac.com)
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[–] 7 points 3 years ago (2 children)

As much as I like my iPhone, I hate where this is going. Monopolies are always bad for the consumers, especially with companies as focused on control as Apple.

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    [–] 6 points 3 years ago (13 children)

    I'm a Linux/Android guy historically and I have to say I really love the stance Apple takes on privacy versus Google's more, uh, laxe privacy stance. Knowing my phone OS that I carry everywhere with me wasn't designed by a company selling my data would be a significant plus and has had me rethinking things lately. A lot more than, say, whether I prefer the UI or customizability or the camera suite.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    As someone who works in Cybersecurity, I read a lot of security reports. I haven't seen an iPhone be the most private/secure phone in about half a decade.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    Yes I'm conflicted. I don't like the tracking Google does but I do love how Android has so much more FOSS apps.

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    [–] 1 point 3 years ago (2 children)

    I would never go back to android. When an apple update comes out fixing issues I can get it for my phone. With android you never know if an update will reach your phone. Android is a complete shit show.

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

    Did you ever look at Pixel phones when you were on the Android side?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (1 child)

    I'm on a Pixel now. Going back to iOS the moment the USB-C iPhone is on sale.

    Sure, .apks, custom launchers, and things like GrapheneOS are nice, but Android is a shit show. Ux is all over the place and everything lacks polish overall.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    I'm gonna have to disagree on that.

    iPhones don't even have a universal back gesture. Sometimes you have to swipe a card down from the top of the screen, sometimes you have to hit a back button in the top left, sometimes you can use the back swipe gesture.

    Moreover, the animations are slow, which makes the phone (depaite having an incredible processor) feel incredibly slow.

    The keyboard doesn't give you a number row and it hides the period and comma behind another layer.

    LastPass integration sucks compared to Android.

    The UI scaling feels like you're using one of those remotes for old people. If I'm reading an email, content on Lemmy, my texts, etc. I can see only about 70% of the content I'd see on my Android.

    You can't even free place icons in iOS.

    And don't get me started on the notifications screen and the limitations in notification quick actions.

    I tried to switch to a 14 Pro when I got my last phone, but I just couldn't deal with how frustrating the UI was. It's so slow and cumbersome to navigate around your phone and do stuff.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    It cuts both ways. I'd never go to iOS because they prevent me from using my preferred web browser as part of vendor lock-in. Everything is heavily channelled through the Apple Store and ecosystem so they can take their cut.

    It depends what is most important to you. I prefer more freedom and control over my device.

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    • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    It's always very dodgy when companies track and quote "shipped" goods. That is the manufacturers saying they have shipped their products to retailers. That does not mean customers have bought those products.

    There can be many other reasons why product shipments fluctuate up and down. The trends can be useful though.

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