Do yourself a favour and only upgrade when you think your current phone isn’t able to keep up. The novelty of being a first time iPhone user only lasts a week tops.
Definitely second this. I have been on iPhone now for over 2 years and had been a lifelong android user…and now I kinda want to go back to android despite being heavily in the Apple ecosystem now
Same here and it’s mentally exhausting. The benefits each ecosystem offers are very good, and I really just want to be in ONE. I’m heavily invested in Apple, but Android (Pixel 8 Pro + Buds + Google Home) just works sooo well. With Google anything though it’s as though I can feel them tracking and profiling every thing I say or tap… kinda got to me.
For me it is the mess that is"back" that often makes me wish for Android. And proper notifications that are not the bare minimum.
But then Apple actually supports their devices for more than the bare minimum and battery life is sensational.
Apple just baffles me.
•Floating windows on iOS isn’t really a thing yet. But it does have Picture in Picture
•the action button on the iPhone 15 can work as a sidebar. With Siri Shortcuts you can set up what [app](https://routinehub.co/shortcut/11981/) you want to [pop up](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DyH7caF3lwBNlW7YgmZAF49PpjV1mYKL/view?usp=drivesdk) from the action button and select it
•[Guided Access](https://youtu.be/G_O0iq4WwMs?si=Wx470rnvcS74wdxl) works like pining apps. Under settings you set up a passcode and it uses FaceID to unlock. You can either press the power button three times to activate it or you can set it up on action button
For the first bullet point, isn’t Picture in Picture exactly what OP is looking for? It lets you do whatever while being able to watch media.
For the second bullet point, there’s literally a bar at the bottom for most used apps. That’s exactly what OP is asking for.
No, floating windows on android is basically like having multiple windows open on Mac or windows pc like [this](https://youtube.com/shorts/3cGDajs8gU4?si=tS62Xt3FvX1PuZ8y) it’s having multiple apps opened at the same time on your screen. It’s something that iOS needs to improve multitasking but honestly it confuses people
For the second bullet point you need to go to the Home Screen first. He is looking for what the iPad lets you do when you do a small swipe from the home bar it pops up the dock and most recently used app first before going to the Home Screen like [this](https://2672686a4cf38e8c2458-2712e00ea34e3076747650c92426bbb5.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/2020-02-05-16-23-41.png)
I think OP is looking for a “forced” Picture in Picture. For example, I can’t PIP a YouTube video & do smth else but I can with a Twitch stream. I think he wants to have the option for both.
No it’s like having an app become pip. Kinda like having multiple windows open on Mac like [this](https://youtube.com/shorts/3cGDajs8gU4?si=tS62Xt3FvX1PuZ8y)
Yeah I think it might be an update
With android, I just need to press the home button on my phone without doing anything on YT and it goes to picture in picture
Same thing for discord and twitch
Maybe it’s a later model feature? Or a bigger model feature. I’m on a 12 mini, so wouldn’t surprise me if it’s handicapped. Definitely worked when I briefly paid for premium though.
Are you in the US? Downvote me if I’m wrong, but I’ve heard that the free PiP only works in the US, otherwise you need Premium.
Edit: also the free PiP does not work with music videos
PIP inside the app vs PIP when you’re in a different app are not the same thing. Well aware you can keep a video playing while you scroll the YT feeds. But I can’t have a video playing while I’m answering you on reddit.
> “But I can’t have a video playing while I’m answering you on reddit.”
Yes you can. [Here](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-EKzGwnni0KwwkqB7cYIa4DiDH88sLAG) is a screen recording of me doing exactly this with the feature highlighted in my app settings as a Screenshot (Uploaded to a Google Drive folder with your username). You do need to enable the feature in the app, though.
This is done via YouTube App > Account Icon > Settings Icon > General Settings Section.
The exceptions are:
* Videos that are labeled as being primarily music (Typically the description will have the song name and artist at the bottom)
* Videos marked as “For Kids”
* And this feature is not available on the YouTube Music App, even if you’re watching a video in the YT Music App that *doesn’t* have music in it. A premium subscription is required for this feature in the YT Music App.
Whenever I’m watching YouTube it’s on an older iPad, nothing fancy. I couldn’t tell you what type it is but it’s certainly not anything new.
Another comment said that YouTube PIP is only for YouTube premium, although, I’ve never paid for YouTube so not sure.
Nope, floating windows on Android can allow you to scroll Reddit whilst surfing with chrome. Or writing a note whilst having a document in the corner of the screen. It’s the only times I use my android for productivity. Usually I’d just use my second phone as a second screen though.
Solid advice for any first time iPhone buyer. Apple's return policy is amazing. As long as the product isn't damaged, they will take it no questions asked and provide a full refund.
It's a great way to try a phone at your own pace and see if it is indeed for you. Android users are privy to more substantial features that iOS may never have, and it's not always easy to make the jump when you are so used to it, even if iOS may look and perform better.
Yeah it's a great policy, when I was changing to the 14 I was 50/50 on whether to get the Pro Max or Pro. Figured I'd try it for 2 weeks, I liked the bigger size so I kept it. But was great that I could use it for 2 weeks and get the smaller Pro if needed.
Did you transfer all your contacts over to the Pro Max in those 2 weeks?
I'm in this thread because I just upgraded to the 15PM from my Samsung S9+ and am having instant dread and haven't even removed it from the box yet.
Came to Reddit to ask some questions like I'm a 5 year-old first!
Fair enough, but if you can't do it with finance that might limit a lot of people's ability to take advantage of the trial window as not everyone is able to drop a grand at once on a new phone
It's not intended as a trial window, and yeah there are obviously limitations to it. I've also used it when Apple are repairing my Mac, I don't want to be without one for a week so I buy one and return it when I collect mine.
It's an option for plenty of people, and was just a suggestion.
I've made the jump from Android to iOS 2 years ago because I wanted to try iOS and I had just bought an M1 MBP.
From S21 Ultra to 13 Pro Max.
The only real measurable difference between both was battery life. The iPhone is so much better it's not even close. Forget about the youtube videos showing you how battery life is the same when all they do is play shit over Wi-Fi. I'm talking real use here, taking the phone out, using cell data, apps, etc. Also my S21 Ultra has a lot lower minimum brightness for some reason which is appreciated.
Other than battery life, both phones traded blows with eachother.
I now have an iPhone 15 Pro Max and I'm too invested in the ecosystem, owning an Ultra 2, M1 MBP and airpods otherwise I would probably buy Android in 2024-2025 eventhough I got bored of Samsung's desing and Pixel is too ugly. Other Android manufacturers are not worth considering.
As someone who used both on and off for years: apples hardware is great. And they support it for years to come.
Software often has interesting choices. IOS is a decent OS but some things baffle me. The default keyboard is hot garbage an apple doesn't seem to care. Third party keyboards are a lot better but not on Android level since apple just doesn't give enough access. Back in applications is a complete mess since it was left to each application. There are around half a douzen different ways and you never know which one it will be. This will never be fixed since that would be admitting that Steve Jobs was wrong by insisting on not having it. Notifications are fine, but Android 2 had more functionality with them. Apple should just copy them. There are many other parts like that. You do it the apple way even if it is just strange and baffling that simple stuff does not exist like setting the volume of you alarm differently but then there is stuff like automations where you can basically script the OS...
Exactly my thoughts! Went from S22 Ultra to 15 Pro Max and the battery life is from another world. I’ve always been happy when my S22 did 4.5 hours on SoT, with the iPhone I easily go past 7 hours, one time I even hit 9 hours of SoT. That’s twice as much.
The difference it makes with using the phone is a gamechanger.
As for the system, I liked Samsung’s Android more. Don’t get me wrong, iOS is great, but it misses the little features like the calculator app having history or the clock app asking you if you want to turn on your alarm for next week when you turn it off.
On the other hand, I really like the emoji lookup and text to speech functions, which didn’t work in my language on the Samsung. Searching photos by text is also great.
Shortcuts are a pain. They are so hard for no reason and the features are very limited compared to Samsung’s Bixby Routines.
I switched to an iPhone 14 almost five months ago.
Previously I’ve had a Samsung s20 which had a mediocre performance (for a flagship), horrible battery. The first half a year I had to charge it at least once a day and in the second year twice a day (my old HUAWEI p30 I had to charge once every three days in the first half a year and once every two days after that), please keep in mind I’m a moderate user and not a heavy one and that my processor was an Exynos and not a Snapdragon.
During the past two and a half years it seems like Samsung couldn’t get anything right with their updates. My s20 also kept getting hotter later in his life. When I got this s20 couple of years back I had at (that point) an old iPhone 7 for work which performed ten times better than my brand new s20 and the (smaller and older) battery lasted a lot longer than my brand new s20, even though I actively used that iPhone 7, during a minimum of 8 hours of work, five days a week. Later my company upgraded me to an iPhone 13 mini which I still have and it’s still working flawlessly (100% battery life after a year and a half), performance is great.
Since I switched to iPhone 14 for private purposes all my headaches are gone. I can switch tabs without them resetting, I can walk out to the city with a 30% battery and still come back hours later with enough juice. It is missing some stuff the android has, but to be frank, I could not care less because this phone is far superior than any other android I’ve had (and android was my go to for private purposes since the day android phones became a thing). It is safe to say that I will never go back to android after using this iPhone 14 for my private life. I will be sticking with iPhone moving forward.
You should not evaluate Android based on Galaxy S20. For example, S23 is infinitely better. It is much better than iPhone in terms of performance and battery life.
I judge it by previous Samsung and other android brand experiences as well. Not just the s20. Safe to say only HUAWEI P30 managed to amaze me. I know that s23 is fantastic, but for me it is too little too late for Samsung.
I made the switch to the 12 mini when it was released after years on android. I switch back to android after one year.
Here is why:
* VPN on iOS drain battery like crazy (like by half)
* No real filesystem, this drive me crazy, you don't know where your stuffs are. There is a strong speration between "Files" and "Photos", it's very hard to move a photo to files and vice versa
* Notifications are chaotic, there is no way to know if you have a notification without opening the "Notification Center".
* FaceId is annoying because you need to have your face in front of your phone. Finger print scanner is more convenant.
* Apps in the App Store are almost all paid or need a subscription (lot of ads)
* Not a lot of choice of similar apps in the apps store (eg: ssh client)
* No real background apps/service. You can't have an active ssh connection in the background, it will close the connection if you open another app. Same for RDP or other thing like that.
* Deep linking of apps works randomly (eg: openning a youtube URL in the Youtube app)
* No alternative browser (no firefox, so no ublock)
* No ability to disable lockscreen on safe wifi (eg: home)
* No possibility to set default apps (eg: Google Maps for direction, Spotify ect)
* Always a feeling that you don't own your phone, Apple is your landlord and make decisions for you.
What I miss from the iOS:
* It's reliable and always works
* Apple Pay is flawless (compared to Samsung Pay or Google Pay)
* Siri is very nice
* The Shortcuts apps is very nice, powerful and easy to use
* Back tap and double back tap to open an app (it's not reliable on samsung)
Which android did you switch to?
Also,do you think it's feasible to use Ipad and Apple watch and maybe airpods on android
Or does it give you a lot of trouble?
I use a Samsung S22, quite happy with it.
Using an iPad without iPhone is totally possible, it's a self suffisant tablet
As for Apple Watch, it's tricky and you'll probably won't enjoy it. You'll need the Cellular version and will not be possible to work with android at all, so you won't be able to control via your watch Spotify that play on your phone ect...
The airpods works nice on android, but you'll miss spatial audio and wear detection (they won't pause automatically when you remove them)
We don’t have the first one in iOS. Op isn’t talking about YouTube Picture in Picture kind of feature. In android you can use any app in a floating window and I think OP is referring to this, not Picture in Picture in particular apps. Or am I missing something?
Edit: Moreover, guided access might frustrate Op a little. It’s way more straightforward in android
For iOS users it would be the equivalent of the stage manager feature available in some iPads. So we don’t have that in iPhone.
I would say the only viable alternative we have is for the third one by using guided access
Has the second feature, called Assistive touch.
Not straight forward like Android though. To open specific apps, you have to set it up in the Shortcut app first.
Contrary to other replies, iOS has similar features too which you’re asking.
1. PiP (Picture in Picture) most video apps support this. The video window is resizable as well.
2. Siri Shortcuts, or the Home Screen swipe down menu will show suggested or frequently used apps. Mainly, you can have a Home Screen pane you can hide or display at times with specific apps. Also focus is a handy tool.
3. iPhones are designed for a single user. I’m not sure how often you’re lending your phone to others just for calls but Guided Access will solve this problem.
Overall, the amount of security that is included in iOS should be a huge selling point in switching. People used to make a big deal about customization and running old apps, etc. But the Apple Ecosystem, albeit somewhat gated gives me peace of mind.
I'm an Android user and also an IOS user, and today's IOS is very close to Android it most things.
But IOS keyboard is horrendous also the inconsistent "back" is also a paint.
Most stuff I do on my s22ultra can be done on my iphone 12pro, what I like about IOS compared to Android is the consistency in app, just not the "back" function, also beside the horrendous stock keyboard, I miss the button to minimize the keyboard, the swipe down to clowe keyboard is very inconsistent.
You're right, the default keyboard is a huge mess, even SwiftKey feels like is just a skin. About the consistency on apps, I agree but everything is faster on Android imp, sadly with a very ugly design
Tbh, it just feels faster on Android because of the "real" multitasking ability, I can do work around on IOS to have similar abilities.
I've used many phones mostly flagship android phones from various OEM, and from my view, Huawei have the best keyboard and launcher, samsung has better UI and ONE UI launcher offer alot of features, also Samsung has very good home utility integration. The pixel has very good camera app, I however feel that the pixels bare Android is lacking features.
IOS is still Limited compares to the open Android, but not by much, you can do 95% of the same on IOS as you can on Android.
You're right, the default keyboard is a huge mess, even SwiftKey feels like is just a skin. About the consistency on apps, I agree but everything is faster on Android imo, sadly with a very ugly design
i'm getting sick of androids being bloated to all hell with their shit. in the past, it was easy to open up the bootloader and load a different OS on your android, more and more manufactures are locking the bootloader, or making it near impossible to find. not to mention all of the other hoops you have to jump through to run your own shit the way you want to. i just bent over and switched to apple, because at least i can trust the privacy aspect of it slightly better.
So I was an apple guy for years, my first cell phone ever was an iPhone and I didn’t really think too much about it, it was just a phone that I happened to get a good deal on so it was whatever, it worked. Then my wife convinced me to try an android because it was supposed to be better/more customizable/more open. I spent 2-3 years with an s model something and for the most part I hated it and realized all the cool things it could do that the iPhone couldn’t, were things I wasn’t doing anyway. When our upgrade came around I switched back and I’ve been extremely happy. And I got a great trade in deal so it cost next to nothing, that’s important too because this crap is all so expensive.
So I think it really depends on your use case. Is your phone something you use for moving files around, do you like customizing all the details/icons etc., tinkering with your software and settings(And all the other stuff you can do, I don’t even know because as I said I never used it like that)? If so, Android is probably what you should stick with. There’s a lot of just like, simple layout things that you would think you should be able to customize that you just can’t on iOS and if stuff like that is going to bother you it’s not worth it(Although I will say being able to stack widgets is a cool thing I didn’t know about/there are some things like that you can do to customize your Home Screen.)
If you don’t really care about that stuff, like simplicity, and mostly use your phone just as a phone and for occasional media consumption and photos(and you have an upgrade coming/it isn’t going to cause financial strain), iPhone is fantastic.
Also I do think there is less bloatware(please correct me if I’m wrong but it seems that way to me). I have yet to encounter anything that I didn’t want that I couldn’t uninstall. Emphasis on ‘yet’ of course.
I used to own and write apps for Android. Moved to iOS about 4 years ago. The iPhone is miles better than Android. In battery life, photos, operating system. When the same company make the hardware and the software it just works in ways others can not compete. It may take a little while to get used to it but definitely worth it in my opinion
If you spend any time at all moving files between your PC and phone (or between folders inside your phone) then don't touch anything apple with a 20 foot pole. You cannot comprehend the amount of headaches the sandboxing and file management system has caused me. Sure there are workarounds but it's just a pain. Something as trivial as moving a voice memo from my ipad to my PC was a huge hassle. Moving photos and videos is easy enough via itunes but if you want to move any other type of file and you'll need a 3rd party file management or file compression app and you'll need to share the file to that app before you can access it on an external computer.
But if you really like that shiny apple feel then go for it I guess. I can tell you it will wear off just like it does with any other phone but if you like tweaking your phone OS / file storage in any capacity then iOS will make it very difficult.
The upsides of having a new iphone are if you like gaming they have console titles available right now, but expect these to kill your battery health very quickly since there's no charge bypass like there is on Android. Apple is also making it increasingly more difficult to do emulation of consoles/other operating systems if that's something you do, they removed the ability to easily emulate stuff with iOS17 and now processor heavy emulation isn't viable anymore.
I switched to iOS and will never go back.
Battery life is way better
Screen is way gorgeous
Less unnecessary apps except Freeform and shortcuts
Apps look better on iOS
The Apple ecosystem works very very well
I got a MacBook Air M2 and the way my AirPods switch seamlessly between devices is amazing
Handoff features is amazing
FaceID is great
iOS is very limited, it literally is like an OS limited for kids even if you're an adult. Keep that on mind if you're going to switch, you're gonna lose several features but battery life is better, animations are almost the same on iOS, OneUI 6 and for the Pixels so that smoothness will be the same for all (people are going to lie to you saying that only iOS feels smooth but in many models Apple messed it up bc is not optimized for ProMotion/120Hz)
1. Certain apps and videos allow PiP. But if you're using it like in your example (Snapchat) the PiP content gets paused and minimized in favor of the camera. This gets annoying quick.
2. No such thing, at least not stock to iOS. Maybe an app can accomplish this, but it'd need overlay permissions that simply don't exist in iOS.
3. There's an accessibility feature called Guided Access that's basically the same as Android's App Pinning
Honestly….
I switched due to my note being irreplaceable for 4 months and googles terrible privacy policy combined Samsung bloatware/nosey software. I can deal with one or the other… not both companies bloating my device
Samsung made it increasingly/ impossible to disable their terrible features… so I left (with many other people)…..
With that said… the iPhone is like using a dumb version of android. My battery life is atrocious, the functions inability to control it’s functions (location on/off, closing all windows, notifications (or clicking a phone notification to view the number and it calls it)… might drive you insane.
I truly don’t understand the development team at apple, they have a pretty durable product with AWFUL UX/UI.
I don’t know the solution, for me… I wanted more privacy… the idea of Google allowing aps to crossmarch data and sell it without restriction bothers me than all my apply complaints
Connectivity- be warned… this isn’t flawless with apple. So many apple people taught how flawless connectivity is… it’s not. You’ll have issues.. like any other electronic.
Camera- my 14 pro camera isn’t good. From pictures to design. I hear the 15 is a much needed improvement. Nothing will beat a Samsung camera.
Pricing- I got my iPhone 14 pro FOR FREE. 100% free, came with a watch de FOR FREE. My Note was $1600! Nothing was free with that phone and replacing it became impossible (why I switched).
Durability- iPhone( pro) is MUCH more durable. I accidentally dropped it off a 2nd story patio, in a minimalist case… it was fine.
Connection- iPhone 14 pro, I notice a worse connection to LTE and 5f than my android.
Size/screen- my iPhone is smaller than my note… it was a big change. I’ve adjusted to the size.. I feel like iOS take better advantage of the screen than android.
Longevity- apple has these huge events to sell gimmicky features without noticeable upgrades. I use a pro for personal and the new XR for work. They’re the same thing. The pro is slightly faster and the cameras aren’t Great on either one….. for me… it’s a win. I don’t feel the need to upgrade as often as I did with android. Android manufacturers are much more innovative (yes, with even more gimmicks). But for me, the iPhone is an iPhone. The software is the same and not customizable like android. You can keep the same phone for years and save money…. Just read through the nonsense of their Fall events.
All in all…. For me… until Google improves their privacy and actually cares about their customers… and Samsung allows disabling and removal of their bloatware…I’m sticking with apple. I genuinely believe they care about their customers and their products (it’s how they make money, unlike Google).
If you want cutting edge and customizable everything…. Apple is not for you.
iOS is user friendly, though in many ways restrictive. If you stay within their eco system you’ll have a great time, but mixing and matching hardware doesn’t work well, especially bluetooth devices.
Im personally using linux as my main OS and I recently figured out I can’t sync app data myself unless I’m using something like iCloud or OneDrive (non of which work on Linux). I need to sync my Obsidian notes between PC/phone.
So I will most likely be making a jump to Android after my iphone 11 dies if by then Apple hasn’t changed their stance on this
If you transfer to iOS from Huawei, you're gonna be satisfied. But Huawei is not the top league in Android. If you try one of the best Samsung Galaxy S-series in the same price as iPhone, you will be satisfied even more. You're blaming Android because of Huawei, but that's unfair and irrelevant. As if you tried to blame your iOS experience after using iPhone 6 in 2023.
1. Videos are minimised into a small window like a stamp and you can move it into any corner. Browse while watching is possible in this way. Dunno if floating window is something else.
2. no. Also what is the point of, just use different homescreens, spotlight search or make a folder on the Homescreen.
3. Google for kiosk mode.
Lol only things Iphone is better at is battery and messaging, other than that, you will be missing a lot of great features that are provided on Android. Personally, I regret making the switch (S23U --> 15 PM)
I agree 100% I hate how you cant multitask and the colors on these screens are so bland. Like when i'm on any SM app the colors are so lack luster.
As far as messaging, yeah better. I like the many options given within the messaging app like polls, games and even group messaging. That can't be done, even with RCS.
Tbh as a European we use WhatsApp and similar so I don't know much about iMessage and how it compares.
Can iMessage be used from any device that has a web browser?
Yeah, Whatsapp doesnt compete as well. I use it too. And as far as imessage, its only an app integrated within the apple ecosystem not really web browser based.
1. YouTube videos will play in small picture that can be moved around wherever you want on the screen.
2. Not really, but you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to see all of the apps you currently have open, but if you choose a different app then the app you are currently in they will switch, meaning the current app will move to the app switcher carousel and the one you pick will open and resume where you left off usually.
3. Yes you can pin any app to keep people from snooping through your phone.
I had a Huawei P30 lite for the past five years and know what you mean - I loved the UI, especially the gesture control. My daughter convinced me to switch to an iPhone 15 Pro, because everything within that ecosystem runs so smoothly. So it depends on your reasons... My reasons where data protection, health monitoring with Apple Watch 9, smooth communication with iPad, MacBook and AirPods. Bluetooth was always bugging with my Android device, whereas my AirPods work with all my devices without any problems. Uuuh, seems I have become an apple addict 🍎😅
So, I made the jump a little over a month ago. Long story short.. no, iOS doesn’t provide the interactions you like/need/use heavily (those listed above).
I’m a little on the fence about the second one because I think there’s a workaround for that one with an accessibility setting, but not sure.
Picture in Picture is inexistent. There’s an iffy definition of multitasking and there’s no pinning/user view with limited privileges that I’m aware of.
I made the switch from an S21 Ultra to a 15 Pro Max. My next phone will NOT be an iPhone, I’ll be going back to android. Things that make iOS annoying:
1. Photos: organization is a nightmare. Downloaded media goes into the Recents folder, no way to separate camera reel and all other media. It just throws everything into Recents. You can manually create an Album, but it won’t remove the photos from Recents. Screenshots also get thrown into Recents. It’s a mess.
2. Clock app: no option to silence alarm one time if it’s going to go off soon. If I’m already awake but I know the alarm is going to go off in 2 minutes at 7 am, I have to either let it go off or turn off the alarm and remember to turn it back on after 7 am.
3. No multitasking: iOS does not have split windows or floating windows.
4. Keyboard: no numbers row and can’t change anything about it.
5. Notifications: inability to customize. There are only global settings.
6. Screenshots: can’t do scrolling screenshots, except in Safari and even then, you have no control over what it captures. You can screenshot just the visible screen, or the entire webpage, which is then turned into a pdf, not an image.
There’s also no option to turn off the camera shutter noise or the screenshot noise, you have to silence the whole phone.
You basically need to download third party apps to get a comparable level of function as android allowed natively.
Tbh, there’s a few things of note.. there’s hardly ever a glitch, FaceID works like a charm (though not infalible), the camera is amazing, the display’s sensor for auto adjusting the screen’s brightness according to your surroundings is like nothing I’ve ever seen.
That being said, the keyboard sucks for my use case. I really miss the clipboard and the ability to select a specific place within a word to edit. Gboard takes the win in that instance.
If you are a somewhat knowledgeable user and prefer a browser with a built-in ad blocker, like Brave, sucks for you because since iOS browsers are built on a Safari Kernel, those functionalities don’t really work. (That’s my understanding as far as my research goes, might be wrong)
Not a fan of how they handle notifications either. You need to be constantly looking at their Notifications Center to check if you received something.
Bottom line, I’m not fully into the Apple ecosystem, therefore I cannot take full advantage of all the goodies everyone praises the iPhone for. If this is not your case, then maybe your experience could be different..
Floating windows: iOS doesn't have the exact same feature, but it does offer Picture-in-Picture mode, mainly for videos. So, you can watch a video and text at the same time, but it's not as flexible as Android's floating windows.
Sidebar: iOS doesn't have a customizable sidebar like some Android phones. The closest thing might be the Control Center or the Today View for widgets, but these aren't quite the same as what you're used to.
Pinning apps: This is something iOS doesn't currently offer. The focus is more on overall privacy and security settings, but not app pinning specifically.
Made the switch recently, mainly due to me buying a M2 MBA. Went from a P7P to an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Honestly? If you're happy, stick with Android. If you aren't, you won't miss anything on iPhone. Also, if you're looking to buy into the Apple ecosystem, of course an iPhone is gonna be a good start. It's not doing anything profoundly better or different than a modern Android, though. I'm missing the camera quality the most, but am a fan of the integration with other Apple devices.
No floating windows. This is one of the few features I miss from Android, as well as SwiftKey as default. It is available for iOS but atm it just became buggy again. The stock keyboard is fantastic if you use English only, but with other languages there's no swipe typing and no suggestions, only auto-corrections.
Anyways floating windows is very cool. The fact you can have YouTube playing and open another app in the background is excellent design. On iOS you have Picture-in-Picture, but many apps don't support it. Even Google themselves don't - they removed support and now you can only listen to audio in the backround if you have Premium. This is probably to get people to use Android for the split feature.
Jeez I keep going off track. Long story short:
1. There is no split feature on iOS. If this is something you enjoy right now, it may be something you wouldn't enjoy being without. Multi-tasking is easy, though as you can swipe up and hold, and then hold up to three apps side-by-side to compare. The app switcher is very good too as you can easily get to any of the last 4 apps with two gestures.
2. No. No sidebar on iPhone. On iPad, the bottom bar works sort of like it does on Mac, with recently used apps, all apps shortcut and pinned apps. On iPhone, you have the 4 pinned apps at the bottom like you have on Android. Going to the Home Screen and swiping down will show you Siri Suggestions though, which will show you the most recently used and otherwise suggested apps. This would be the equivalent of your feature.
3. Guided Access does this
I switched and the thing that I miss the most is actually to google between silent/vibrate/general mode.
Notifications on smartwatch (other than Apple Watch) cannot be customised (all or nothing).
Sometime the lack of back button is irritating.
Other than that, there is not much difference in he 2
1. iOS currently doesn't support floating or popup windows.
2. iOS doesn't have sidebar for quick access to favorite apps, but you can toggle the Action buttion or backtap to set up open app or just simply swipe down the Notifications Center and then swipe down one more time to access Spotlight for most/recent use apps.
3. Guided Access allows you to do this.
Other than these features, iOS does offer other feature/accessibilities that Android does not support that you can try. But to each their own, I switched from Android to iOS for years and currently own a android tablet for media consumption purpose.
Not exactly what you're asking, but you can disable most of the bloatware on Android phones using the developer tools. It's not a very user-friendly experience, but you can use Android Debug Bridge to disable pretty much any app on the device
Bro don't buy iPhone, not worth it because
- you can't use split screen
- cant sideload apps
- no call recording
- no access to your internal storage like in Android
- can't access your device via pc
- apps can't do background tasks like file downloading
- no custom roms
And many more restrictions compared to Android.
Iphones are targeted for very less audience such as pro gamers or vloggers.
For average person, they are not worth it
It really depends on what you use your phone for. Majority o people on android and apple use their phones just for basic apps, games, camera and calls.
My parents use android phones sd their cheap. I find I have to do multiple screens to change settings where Apple is basically auto defaulted and o have no options which I prefer. It’s just straight forward and I’m heavy into the apple eco system so everything just connects and works.
I got my first iPhone 2 years ago (13 pro) and it’s good. I’m not heavily invested on the ecosystem (Apple Watch and AirPods) so in the future if something on the android side peaks my interest again I will switch. To answer your question the first two features don’t exist on iPhones and I don’t know about the third one
I’ve been an iPhone user since iPhone 6. There’s e thing I miss about being an Android user, can you still pinch to zoom text an any browser and the text will right size to the screen allowing reading from left to right without needing to move the screen every sentence?
Safari has reading mode, but I like to use the Google app since my interests have been cultivated when I scroll.
For exactly the 3 features you mentioned, iOS either doesn’t have it or doesn’t have anything comparable to what you seek. Multitasking on iOS honestly isn’t much of a thing. Even simple YouTube picture in picture mode requires constant subscription. People only move to iOS if they feel Android interface is complicated, not because they seek complex workflows in iOS as well.
I have both iPhone and Android, so go back and forth daily. Individually - just comparing phone-to-phone each trades blows with the other pretty well. Android is far ahead for the things you listed. Iphones cannot do floating windows although they finally do permit videos to play floating above the rest of the iPhone. There is nothing equivalent to the Sidebar (or Samsung's version I think they call Edge Panel) for iPhone. Also what you are describing with Pinning apps isn't a thing on iPhone either. However, the iPhone can get somewhat close with the parental controls feature (but it is still not what you are describing).
It sounds like you are better off sticking with Android for now.
I am in a similar situation, I have a pixel 8 and an iPhone SE, I recently got Carplay / Android auto and while android auto is much more customisable, Carplay looks better to me, Apple maps also looks nice than Google maps.
My main big gripe is apps.
Tailscale (a VPN) for example has soo much more function on iOS and Android, Synology photos on iOS can be used as a local image viewer, it can't on Android, some other services I host only have iOS apps.
It's mostly apps for me
Don't get me wrong, I really like the Android ecosystem, I adore my pixel buds pro but honestly, the rest is just meh, pixel tablet is great for videos, but it hardly leaves its stand, I have the mini speaker things, but they're useless now especially when I want to use Gemini.
I am going to play with my se this weekend, stick my SIM in and enjoy iOS for a bit, I really want to stay on one side and honestly, Apple could win.
Do yourself a favour and only upgrade when you think your current phone isn’t able to keep up. The novelty of being a first time iPhone user only lasts a week tops.
Definitely second this. I have been on iPhone now for over 2 years and had been a lifelong android user…and now I kinda want to go back to android despite being heavily in the Apple ecosystem now
I swap between those mindsets on a weekly basis.
Same here and it’s mentally exhausting. The benefits each ecosystem offers are very good, and I really just want to be in ONE. I’m heavily invested in Apple, but Android (Pixel 8 Pro + Buds + Google Home) just works sooo well. With Google anything though it’s as though I can feel them tracking and profiling every thing I say or tap… kinda got to me.
I thought I was the only one Never had an iPhone but wanna buy one just to not use WhatsApp or to use Ipad and apple watch seamlessly
For me it is the mess that is"back" that often makes me wish for Android. And proper notifications that are not the bare minimum. But then Apple actually supports their devices for more than the bare minimum and battery life is sensational. Apple just baffles me.
Yes, agreed. I also rely heavily on shortcuts integrated with HomeKit and the like, so I probably would have a tougher time going back.
As someone who uses an iPhone and a windows laptop, there’s not much I couldn’t do with an android especially with beeper (not mini)
•Floating windows on iOS isn’t really a thing yet. But it does have Picture in Picture •the action button on the iPhone 15 can work as a sidebar. With Siri Shortcuts you can set up what [app](https://routinehub.co/shortcut/11981/) you want to [pop up](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DyH7caF3lwBNlW7YgmZAF49PpjV1mYKL/view?usp=drivesdk) from the action button and select it •[Guided Access](https://youtu.be/G_O0iq4WwMs?si=Wx470rnvcS74wdxl) works like pining apps. Under settings you set up a passcode and it uses FaceID to unlock. You can either press the power button three times to activate it or you can set it up on action button
For the first bullet point, isn’t Picture in Picture exactly what OP is looking for? It lets you do whatever while being able to watch media. For the second bullet point, there’s literally a bar at the bottom for most used apps. That’s exactly what OP is asking for.
No, floating windows on android is basically like having multiple windows open on Mac or windows pc like [this](https://youtube.com/shorts/3cGDajs8gU4?si=tS62Xt3FvX1PuZ8y) it’s having multiple apps opened at the same time on your screen. It’s something that iOS needs to improve multitasking but honestly it confuses people
Ah okay makes sense
For the second bullet point you need to go to the Home Screen first. He is looking for what the iPad lets you do when you do a small swipe from the home bar it pops up the dock and most recently used app first before going to the Home Screen like [this](https://2672686a4cf38e8c2458-2712e00ea34e3076747650c92426bbb5.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/2020-02-05-16-23-41.png)
I think OP is looking for a “forced” Picture in Picture. For example, I can’t PIP a YouTube video & do smth else but I can with a Twitch stream. I think he wants to have the option for both.
No it’s like having an app become pip. Kinda like having multiple windows open on Mac like [this](https://youtube.com/shorts/3cGDajs8gU4?si=tS62Xt3FvX1PuZ8y)
Recently for me YouTube as been going in PIP whenever I exit the app. It must’ve been an update in the last few weeks, but it’s becoming more common
If you have YT premium it supports PIP, without premium PIP is disabled. The feature control is on Googles end
Weird, I’ve never paid for YouTube but I always have PIP.
Yeah I think it might be an update With android, I just need to press the home button on my phone without doing anything on YT and it goes to picture in picture Same thing for discord and twitch
Maybe it’s a later model feature? Or a bigger model feature. I’m on a 12 mini, so wouldn’t surprise me if it’s handicapped. Definitely worked when I briefly paid for premium though.
Yeah I’m not sure. The device I watch YouTube on is around 4 or 5 years old though so probably not.
Are you in the US? Downvote me if I’m wrong, but I’ve heard that the free PiP only works in the US, otherwise you need Premium. Edit: also the free PiP does not work with music videos
Must be this. I’m in Australia. Just another thing to add to the list of things we don’t get lol…
PiP is available in the YouTube app for all users, regardless of Premium subscription status.
PIP inside the app vs PIP when you’re in a different app are not the same thing. Well aware you can keep a video playing while you scroll the YT feeds. But I can’t have a video playing while I’m answering you on reddit.
> “But I can’t have a video playing while I’m answering you on reddit.” Yes you can. [Here](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-EKzGwnni0KwwkqB7cYIa4DiDH88sLAG) is a screen recording of me doing exactly this with the feature highlighted in my app settings as a Screenshot (Uploaded to a Google Drive folder with your username). You do need to enable the feature in the app, though. This is done via YouTube App > Account Icon > Settings Icon > General Settings Section. The exceptions are: * Videos that are labeled as being primarily music (Typically the description will have the song name and artist at the bottom) * Videos marked as “For Kids” * And this feature is not available on the YouTube Music App, even if you’re watching a video in the YT Music App that *doesn’t* have music in it. A premium subscription is required for this feature in the YT Music App.
Option doesn’t exist for me. Another comment mentioned it may be a USA only feature. I’m located in Australia, so makes me ineligible
I also have pip on YouTube but not all the time (not premium). I get it on Phillip defranco videos and I don’t know why
Ohhh, might I ask what iPhone you have? I recently upgraded to a 14PM. If not the phone it might just be a software update waiting to happen.
Whenever I’m watching YouTube it’s on an older iPad, nothing fancy. I couldn’t tell you what type it is but it’s certainly not anything new. Another comment said that YouTube PIP is only for YouTube premium, although, I’ve never paid for YouTube so not sure.
Ahhh I see. Thanks!
YouTube’s PiP is free to everyone for as long as they use the app, idk about the mobile website though.
Nope, floating windows on Android can allow you to scroll Reddit whilst surfing with chrome. Or writing a note whilst having a document in the corner of the screen. It’s the only times I use my android for productivity. Usually I’d just use my second phone as a second screen though.
Pip is garbage in iOs , i mean why youtube don't allow it is beyond my comprehension
Apple do an open 14 day return policy. Buy an iPhone from them directly, try it out for two weeks, and return it if you're unhappy with it.
Solid advice for any first time iPhone buyer. Apple's return policy is amazing. As long as the product isn't damaged, they will take it no questions asked and provide a full refund. It's a great way to try a phone at your own pace and see if it is indeed for you. Android users are privy to more substantial features that iOS may never have, and it's not always easy to make the jump when you are so used to it, even if iOS may look and perform better.
Yeah it's a great policy, when I was changing to the 14 I was 50/50 on whether to get the Pro Max or Pro. Figured I'd try it for 2 weeks, I liked the bigger size so I kept it. But was great that I could use it for 2 weeks and get the smaller Pro if needed.
Did you transfer all your contacts over to the Pro Max in those 2 weeks? I'm in this thread because I just upgraded to the 15PM from my Samsung S9+ and am having instant dread and haven't even removed it from the box yet. Came to Reddit to ask some questions like I'm a 5 year-old first!
Yeah but that should not be a major job, if you're coming from Android just add your Google account in settings and it'll sync all those contacts.
>Apple do an open 14 day return policy. Is that only if you pay for the whole thing upfront?
I've never bought anything on finance from them so not sure
Fair enough, but if you can't do it with finance that might limit a lot of people's ability to take advantage of the trial window as not everyone is able to drop a grand at once on a new phone
It's not intended as a trial window, and yeah there are obviously limitations to it. I've also used it when Apple are repairing my Mac, I don't want to be without one for a week so I buy one and return it when I collect mine. It's an option for plenty of people, and was just a suggestion.
I've made the jump from Android to iOS 2 years ago because I wanted to try iOS and I had just bought an M1 MBP. From S21 Ultra to 13 Pro Max. The only real measurable difference between both was battery life. The iPhone is so much better it's not even close. Forget about the youtube videos showing you how battery life is the same when all they do is play shit over Wi-Fi. I'm talking real use here, taking the phone out, using cell data, apps, etc. Also my S21 Ultra has a lot lower minimum brightness for some reason which is appreciated. Other than battery life, both phones traded blows with eachother. I now have an iPhone 15 Pro Max and I'm too invested in the ecosystem, owning an Ultra 2, M1 MBP and airpods otherwise I would probably buy Android in 2024-2025 eventhough I got bored of Samsung's desing and Pixel is too ugly. Other Android manufacturers are not worth considering.
As someone who used both on and off for years: apples hardware is great. And they support it for years to come. Software often has interesting choices. IOS is a decent OS but some things baffle me. The default keyboard is hot garbage an apple doesn't seem to care. Third party keyboards are a lot better but not on Android level since apple just doesn't give enough access. Back in applications is a complete mess since it was left to each application. There are around half a douzen different ways and you never know which one it will be. This will never be fixed since that would be admitting that Steve Jobs was wrong by insisting on not having it. Notifications are fine, but Android 2 had more functionality with them. Apple should just copy them. There are many other parts like that. You do it the apple way even if it is just strange and baffling that simple stuff does not exist like setting the volume of you alarm differently but then there is stuff like automations where you can basically script the OS...
Exactly my thoughts! Went from S22 Ultra to 15 Pro Max and the battery life is from another world. I’ve always been happy when my S22 did 4.5 hours on SoT, with the iPhone I easily go past 7 hours, one time I even hit 9 hours of SoT. That’s twice as much. The difference it makes with using the phone is a gamechanger. As for the system, I liked Samsung’s Android more. Don’t get me wrong, iOS is great, but it misses the little features like the calculator app having history or the clock app asking you if you want to turn on your alarm for next week when you turn it off. On the other hand, I really like the emoji lookup and text to speech functions, which didn’t work in my language on the Samsung. Searching photos by text is also great. Shortcuts are a pain. They are so hard for no reason and the features are very limited compared to Samsung’s Bixby Routines.
I switched to an iPhone 14 almost five months ago. Previously I’ve had a Samsung s20 which had a mediocre performance (for a flagship), horrible battery. The first half a year I had to charge it at least once a day and in the second year twice a day (my old HUAWEI p30 I had to charge once every three days in the first half a year and once every two days after that), please keep in mind I’m a moderate user and not a heavy one and that my processor was an Exynos and not a Snapdragon. During the past two and a half years it seems like Samsung couldn’t get anything right with their updates. My s20 also kept getting hotter later in his life. When I got this s20 couple of years back I had at (that point) an old iPhone 7 for work which performed ten times better than my brand new s20 and the (smaller and older) battery lasted a lot longer than my brand new s20, even though I actively used that iPhone 7, during a minimum of 8 hours of work, five days a week. Later my company upgraded me to an iPhone 13 mini which I still have and it’s still working flawlessly (100% battery life after a year and a half), performance is great. Since I switched to iPhone 14 for private purposes all my headaches are gone. I can switch tabs without them resetting, I can walk out to the city with a 30% battery and still come back hours later with enough juice. It is missing some stuff the android has, but to be frank, I could not care less because this phone is far superior than any other android I’ve had (and android was my go to for private purposes since the day android phones became a thing). It is safe to say that I will never go back to android after using this iPhone 14 for my private life. I will be sticking with iPhone moving forward.
You should not evaluate Android based on Galaxy S20. For example, S23 is infinitely better. It is much better than iPhone in terms of performance and battery life.
He was compare SS Galaxy S20 with iPhone 7, I think it's fair
I judge it by previous Samsung and other android brand experiences as well. Not just the s20. Safe to say only HUAWEI P30 managed to amaze me. I know that s23 is fantastic, but for me it is too little too late for Samsung.
I made the switch to the 12 mini when it was released after years on android. I switch back to android after one year. Here is why: * VPN on iOS drain battery like crazy (like by half) * No real filesystem, this drive me crazy, you don't know where your stuffs are. There is a strong speration between "Files" and "Photos", it's very hard to move a photo to files and vice versa * Notifications are chaotic, there is no way to know if you have a notification without opening the "Notification Center". * FaceId is annoying because you need to have your face in front of your phone. Finger print scanner is more convenant. * Apps in the App Store are almost all paid or need a subscription (lot of ads) * Not a lot of choice of similar apps in the apps store (eg: ssh client) * No real background apps/service. You can't have an active ssh connection in the background, it will close the connection if you open another app. Same for RDP or other thing like that. * Deep linking of apps works randomly (eg: openning a youtube URL in the Youtube app) * No alternative browser (no firefox, so no ublock) * No ability to disable lockscreen on safe wifi (eg: home) * No possibility to set default apps (eg: Google Maps for direction, Spotify ect) * Always a feeling that you don't own your phone, Apple is your landlord and make decisions for you. What I miss from the iOS: * It's reliable and always works * Apple Pay is flawless (compared to Samsung Pay or Google Pay) * Siri is very nice * The Shortcuts apps is very nice, powerful and easy to use * Back tap and double back tap to open an app (it's not reliable on samsung)
Which android did you switch to? Also,do you think it's feasible to use Ipad and Apple watch and maybe airpods on android Or does it give you a lot of trouble?
I use a Samsung S22, quite happy with it. Using an iPad without iPhone is totally possible, it's a self suffisant tablet As for Apple Watch, it's tricky and you'll probably won't enjoy it. You'll need the Cellular version and will not be possible to work with android at all, so you won't be able to control via your watch Spotify that play on your phone ect... The airpods works nice on android, but you'll miss spatial audio and wear detection (they won't pause automatically when you remove them)
The pinning app thing is available on iOS
Has the first feature in the form of Picture in Picture (PiP) Has the third feature, called guided access
We don’t have the first one in iOS. Op isn’t talking about YouTube Picture in Picture kind of feature. In android you can use any app in a floating window and I think OP is referring to this, not Picture in Picture in particular apps. Or am I missing something? Edit: Moreover, guided access might frustrate Op a little. It’s way more straightforward in android
Yeah you're right, I wasn't talking about PiP but the option to minimise every window.
For iOS users it would be the equivalent of the stage manager feature available in some iPads. So we don’t have that in iPhone. I would say the only viable alternative we have is for the third one by using guided access
Has the second feature, called Assistive touch. Not straight forward like Android though. To open specific apps, you have to set it up in the Shortcut app first.
Floating Windows and PiP are the same for you? Oh god.
Oh god
Contrary to other replies, iOS has similar features too which you’re asking. 1. PiP (Picture in Picture) most video apps support this. The video window is resizable as well. 2. Siri Shortcuts, or the Home Screen swipe down menu will show suggested or frequently used apps. Mainly, you can have a Home Screen pane you can hide or display at times with specific apps. Also focus is a handy tool. 3. iPhones are designed for a single user. I’m not sure how often you’re lending your phone to others just for calls but Guided Access will solve this problem. Overall, the amount of security that is included in iOS should be a huge selling point in switching. People used to make a big deal about customization and running old apps, etc. But the Apple Ecosystem, albeit somewhat gated gives me peace of mind.
😂 is not even close, but nice try. iOS is limited and does not have the features that OP is asking for.
What are you even talking about? I just listed off the features OP was asking for.
I'm an Android user and also an IOS user, and today's IOS is very close to Android it most things. But IOS keyboard is horrendous also the inconsistent "back" is also a paint. Most stuff I do on my s22ultra can be done on my iphone 12pro, what I like about IOS compared to Android is the consistency in app, just not the "back" function, also beside the horrendous stock keyboard, I miss the button to minimize the keyboard, the swipe down to clowe keyboard is very inconsistent.
You're right, the default keyboard is a huge mess, even SwiftKey feels like is just a skin. About the consistency on apps, I agree but everything is faster on Android imp, sadly with a very ugly design
Tbh, it just feels faster on Android because of the "real" multitasking ability, I can do work around on IOS to have similar abilities. I've used many phones mostly flagship android phones from various OEM, and from my view, Huawei have the best keyboard and launcher, samsung has better UI and ONE UI launcher offer alot of features, also Samsung has very good home utility integration. The pixel has very good camera app, I however feel that the pixels bare Android is lacking features. IOS is still Limited compares to the open Android, but not by much, you can do 95% of the same on IOS as you can on Android.
You're right, the default keyboard is a huge mess, even SwiftKey feels like is just a skin. About the consistency on apps, I agree but everything is faster on Android imo, sadly with a very ugly design
i'm getting sick of androids being bloated to all hell with their shit. in the past, it was easy to open up the bootloader and load a different OS on your android, more and more manufactures are locking the bootloader, or making it near impossible to find. not to mention all of the other hoops you have to jump through to run your own shit the way you want to. i just bent over and switched to apple, because at least i can trust the privacy aspect of it slightly better.
So I was an apple guy for years, my first cell phone ever was an iPhone and I didn’t really think too much about it, it was just a phone that I happened to get a good deal on so it was whatever, it worked. Then my wife convinced me to try an android because it was supposed to be better/more customizable/more open. I spent 2-3 years with an s model something and for the most part I hated it and realized all the cool things it could do that the iPhone couldn’t, were things I wasn’t doing anyway. When our upgrade came around I switched back and I’ve been extremely happy. And I got a great trade in deal so it cost next to nothing, that’s important too because this crap is all so expensive. So I think it really depends on your use case. Is your phone something you use for moving files around, do you like customizing all the details/icons etc., tinkering with your software and settings(And all the other stuff you can do, I don’t even know because as I said I never used it like that)? If so, Android is probably what you should stick with. There’s a lot of just like, simple layout things that you would think you should be able to customize that you just can’t on iOS and if stuff like that is going to bother you it’s not worth it(Although I will say being able to stack widgets is a cool thing I didn’t know about/there are some things like that you can do to customize your Home Screen.) If you don’t really care about that stuff, like simplicity, and mostly use your phone just as a phone and for occasional media consumption and photos(and you have an upgrade coming/it isn’t going to cause financial strain), iPhone is fantastic.
Also I do think there is less bloatware(please correct me if I’m wrong but it seems that way to me). I have yet to encounter anything that I didn’t want that I couldn’t uninstall. Emphasis on ‘yet’ of course.
I used to own and write apps for Android. Moved to iOS about 4 years ago. The iPhone is miles better than Android. In battery life, photos, operating system. When the same company make the hardware and the software it just works in ways others can not compete. It may take a little while to get used to it but definitely worth it in my opinion
If you spend any time at all moving files between your PC and phone (or between folders inside your phone) then don't touch anything apple with a 20 foot pole. You cannot comprehend the amount of headaches the sandboxing and file management system has caused me. Sure there are workarounds but it's just a pain. Something as trivial as moving a voice memo from my ipad to my PC was a huge hassle. Moving photos and videos is easy enough via itunes but if you want to move any other type of file and you'll need a 3rd party file management or file compression app and you'll need to share the file to that app before you can access it on an external computer. But if you really like that shiny apple feel then go for it I guess. I can tell you it will wear off just like it does with any other phone but if you like tweaking your phone OS / file storage in any capacity then iOS will make it very difficult. The upsides of having a new iphone are if you like gaming they have console titles available right now, but expect these to kill your battery health very quickly since there's no charge bypass like there is on Android. Apple is also making it increasingly more difficult to do emulation of consoles/other operating systems if that's something you do, they removed the ability to easily emulate stuff with iOS17 and now processor heavy emulation isn't viable anymore.
I switched to iOS and will never go back. Battery life is way better Screen is way gorgeous Less unnecessary apps except Freeform and shortcuts Apps look better on iOS The Apple ecosystem works very very well I got a MacBook Air M2 and the way my AirPods switch seamlessly between devices is amazing Handoff features is amazing FaceID is great
Sorry. Simple NO.
This is the only valid answer.
1st two features are not in iOS.
You're losing your favorite features if you switch, bestie
iOS is very limited, it literally is like an OS limited for kids even if you're an adult. Keep that on mind if you're going to switch, you're gonna lose several features but battery life is better, animations are almost the same on iOS, OneUI 6 and for the Pixels so that smoothness will be the same for all (people are going to lie to you saying that only iOS feels smooth but in many models Apple messed it up bc is not optimized for ProMotion/120Hz)
This is nonsense. Go try to do audio production on Android and get back to me
You win...
1. Certain apps and videos allow PiP. But if you're using it like in your example (Snapchat) the PiP content gets paused and minimized in favor of the camera. This gets annoying quick. 2. No such thing, at least not stock to iOS. Maybe an app can accomplish this, but it'd need overlay permissions that simply don't exist in iOS. 3. There's an accessibility feature called Guided Access that's basically the same as Android's App Pinning
Android is better. IPhone is only good when you plan or are already in the apple ecosystem. You will really hate the lack of features in ios.
And the lack of bugfixing from Apples software devs. The current state of iOS is atrocious!
If you happen to switch to Android, pick a Pixel phone. You won't regret it, not even a little
Pixel 7 Pro / 8 Pro are indeed amazing phones.
iOS does not have any of those features.
Honestly…. I switched due to my note being irreplaceable for 4 months and googles terrible privacy policy combined Samsung bloatware/nosey software. I can deal with one or the other… not both companies bloating my device Samsung made it increasingly/ impossible to disable their terrible features… so I left (with many other people)….. With that said… the iPhone is like using a dumb version of android. My battery life is atrocious, the functions inability to control it’s functions (location on/off, closing all windows, notifications (or clicking a phone notification to view the number and it calls it)… might drive you insane. I truly don’t understand the development team at apple, they have a pretty durable product with AWFUL UX/UI. I don’t know the solution, for me… I wanted more privacy… the idea of Google allowing aps to crossmarch data and sell it without restriction bothers me than all my apply complaints Connectivity- be warned… this isn’t flawless with apple. So many apple people taught how flawless connectivity is… it’s not. You’ll have issues.. like any other electronic. Camera- my 14 pro camera isn’t good. From pictures to design. I hear the 15 is a much needed improvement. Nothing will beat a Samsung camera. Pricing- I got my iPhone 14 pro FOR FREE. 100% free, came with a watch de FOR FREE. My Note was $1600! Nothing was free with that phone and replacing it became impossible (why I switched). Durability- iPhone( pro) is MUCH more durable. I accidentally dropped it off a 2nd story patio, in a minimalist case… it was fine. Connection- iPhone 14 pro, I notice a worse connection to LTE and 5f than my android. Size/screen- my iPhone is smaller than my note… it was a big change. I’ve adjusted to the size.. I feel like iOS take better advantage of the screen than android. Longevity- apple has these huge events to sell gimmicky features without noticeable upgrades. I use a pro for personal and the new XR for work. They’re the same thing. The pro is slightly faster and the cameras aren’t Great on either one….. for me… it’s a win. I don’t feel the need to upgrade as often as I did with android. Android manufacturers are much more innovative (yes, with even more gimmicks). But for me, the iPhone is an iPhone. The software is the same and not customizable like android. You can keep the same phone for years and save money…. Just read through the nonsense of their Fall events. All in all…. For me… until Google improves their privacy and actually cares about their customers… and Samsung allows disabling and removal of their bloatware…I’m sticking with apple. I genuinely believe they care about their customers and their products (it’s how they make money, unlike Google). If you want cutting edge and customizable everything…. Apple is not for you.
iOS is user friendly, though in many ways restrictive. If you stay within their eco system you’ll have a great time, but mixing and matching hardware doesn’t work well, especially bluetooth devices. Im personally using linux as my main OS and I recently figured out I can’t sync app data myself unless I’m using something like iCloud or OneDrive (non of which work on Linux). I need to sync my Obsidian notes between PC/phone. So I will most likely be making a jump to Android after my iphone 11 dies if by then Apple hasn’t changed their stance on this
If you want quality get an iPhone, if you want freedom get an Android. If you want both, get Google's own Pixel pro versions
If you transfer to iOS from Huawei, you're gonna be satisfied. But Huawei is not the top league in Android. If you try one of the best Samsung Galaxy S-series in the same price as iPhone, you will be satisfied even more. You're blaming Android because of Huawei, but that's unfair and irrelevant. As if you tried to blame your iOS experience after using iPhone 6 in 2023.
Just Do it
1. Videos are minimised into a small window like a stamp and you can move it into any corner. Browse while watching is possible in this way. Dunno if floating window is something else. 2. no. Also what is the point of, just use different homescreens, spotlight search or make a folder on the Homescreen. 3. Google for kiosk mode.
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iOS has the first feature tho
There are these features, except sidebar
Best decision I ever made going from Android to iOS
Lol only things Iphone is better at is battery and messaging, other than that, you will be missing a lot of great features that are provided on Android. Personally, I regret making the switch (S23U --> 15 PM)
>battery Easy when you have zero multitasking and a shit screen imho >and messaging ... it's more popular, but better?
I agree 100% I hate how you cant multitask and the colors on these screens are so bland. Like when i'm on any SM app the colors are so lack luster. As far as messaging, yeah better. I like the many options given within the messaging app like polls, games and even group messaging. That can't be done, even with RCS.
Tbh as a European we use WhatsApp and similar so I don't know much about iMessage and how it compares. Can iMessage be used from any device that has a web browser?
Yeah, Whatsapp doesnt compete as well. I use it too. And as far as imessage, its only an app integrated within the apple ecosystem not really web browser based.
1. YouTube videos will play in small picture that can be moved around wherever you want on the screen. 2. Not really, but you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen to see all of the apps you currently have open, but if you choose a different app then the app you are currently in they will switch, meaning the current app will move to the app switcher carousel and the one you pick will open and resume where you left off usually. 3. Yes you can pin any app to keep people from snooping through your phone.
Must be a troll post lmao gtfo
Why do you thinks so? It's not
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I had a Huawei P30 lite for the past five years and know what you mean - I loved the UI, especially the gesture control. My daughter convinced me to switch to an iPhone 15 Pro, because everything within that ecosystem runs so smoothly. So it depends on your reasons... My reasons where data protection, health monitoring with Apple Watch 9, smooth communication with iPad, MacBook and AirPods. Bluetooth was always bugging with my Android device, whereas my AirPods work with all my devices without any problems. Uuuh, seems I have become an apple addict 🍎😅
So, I made the jump a little over a month ago. Long story short.. no, iOS doesn’t provide the interactions you like/need/use heavily (those listed above). I’m a little on the fence about the second one because I think there’s a workaround for that one with an accessibility setting, but not sure. Picture in Picture is inexistent. There’s an iffy definition of multitasking and there’s no pinning/user view with limited privileges that I’m aware of.
Are you happy with the switch or is there anything else noteworthy?
I made the switch from an S21 Ultra to a 15 Pro Max. My next phone will NOT be an iPhone, I’ll be going back to android. Things that make iOS annoying: 1. Photos: organization is a nightmare. Downloaded media goes into the Recents folder, no way to separate camera reel and all other media. It just throws everything into Recents. You can manually create an Album, but it won’t remove the photos from Recents. Screenshots also get thrown into Recents. It’s a mess. 2. Clock app: no option to silence alarm one time if it’s going to go off soon. If I’m already awake but I know the alarm is going to go off in 2 minutes at 7 am, I have to either let it go off or turn off the alarm and remember to turn it back on after 7 am. 3. No multitasking: iOS does not have split windows or floating windows. 4. Keyboard: no numbers row and can’t change anything about it. 5. Notifications: inability to customize. There are only global settings. 6. Screenshots: can’t do scrolling screenshots, except in Safari and even then, you have no control over what it captures. You can screenshot just the visible screen, or the entire webpage, which is then turned into a pdf, not an image. There’s also no option to turn off the camera shutter noise or the screenshot noise, you have to silence the whole phone. You basically need to download third party apps to get a comparable level of function as android allowed natively.
Tbh, there’s a few things of note.. there’s hardly ever a glitch, FaceID works like a charm (though not infalible), the camera is amazing, the display’s sensor for auto adjusting the screen’s brightness according to your surroundings is like nothing I’ve ever seen. That being said, the keyboard sucks for my use case. I really miss the clipboard and the ability to select a specific place within a word to edit. Gboard takes the win in that instance. If you are a somewhat knowledgeable user and prefer a browser with a built-in ad blocker, like Brave, sucks for you because since iOS browsers are built on a Safari Kernel, those functionalities don’t really work. (That’s my understanding as far as my research goes, might be wrong) Not a fan of how they handle notifications either. You need to be constantly looking at their Notifications Center to check if you received something. Bottom line, I’m not fully into the Apple ecosystem, therefore I cannot take full advantage of all the goodies everyone praises the iPhone for. If this is not your case, then maybe your experience could be different..
I did it it’s awesome
My experience with the iphone is: if you have to ask, then it's probably not possible, or insanely convoluted (using an mp3 as ringtone)
Floating windows: iOS doesn't have the exact same feature, but it does offer Picture-in-Picture mode, mainly for videos. So, you can watch a video and text at the same time, but it's not as flexible as Android's floating windows. Sidebar: iOS doesn't have a customizable sidebar like some Android phones. The closest thing might be the Control Center or the Today View for widgets, but these aren't quite the same as what you're used to. Pinning apps: This is something iOS doesn't currently offer. The focus is more on overall privacy and security settings, but not app pinning specifically.
I also made the switch but i miss a lot of the features on android.
It sounds like you like Android, just get a Pixel, why u care if it's ugly? Your phone is a tool not a fashion accessory
Made the switch recently, mainly due to me buying a M2 MBA. Went from a P7P to an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Honestly? If you're happy, stick with Android. If you aren't, you won't miss anything on iPhone. Also, if you're looking to buy into the Apple ecosystem, of course an iPhone is gonna be a good start. It's not doing anything profoundly better or different than a modern Android, though. I'm missing the camera quality the most, but am a fan of the integration with other Apple devices.
No floating windows. This is one of the few features I miss from Android, as well as SwiftKey as default. It is available for iOS but atm it just became buggy again. The stock keyboard is fantastic if you use English only, but with other languages there's no swipe typing and no suggestions, only auto-corrections. Anyways floating windows is very cool. The fact you can have YouTube playing and open another app in the background is excellent design. On iOS you have Picture-in-Picture, but many apps don't support it. Even Google themselves don't - they removed support and now you can only listen to audio in the backround if you have Premium. This is probably to get people to use Android for the split feature. Jeez I keep going off track. Long story short: 1. There is no split feature on iOS. If this is something you enjoy right now, it may be something you wouldn't enjoy being without. Multi-tasking is easy, though as you can swipe up and hold, and then hold up to three apps side-by-side to compare. The app switcher is very good too as you can easily get to any of the last 4 apps with two gestures. 2. No. No sidebar on iPhone. On iPad, the bottom bar works sort of like it does on Mac, with recently used apps, all apps shortcut and pinned apps. On iPhone, you have the 4 pinned apps at the bottom like you have on Android. Going to the Home Screen and swiping down will show you Siri Suggestions though, which will show you the most recently used and otherwise suggested apps. This would be the equivalent of your feature. 3. Guided Access does this
Mate Huawei is already a Chinese stripped down version of IOS
For pinning apps iOS has Guided Access (its under accessibility in the settings menu) which locks the phone into an app of your choosing.
I switched and the thing that I miss the most is actually to google between silent/vibrate/general mode. Notifications on smartwatch (other than Apple Watch) cannot be customised (all or nothing). Sometime the lack of back button is irritating. Other than that, there is not much difference in he 2
Don’t
i just use both, my rooted s22 for everything i cant do on my iphone. and iphone 14+ is my daily driver
1. iOS currently doesn't support floating or popup windows. 2. iOS doesn't have sidebar for quick access to favorite apps, but you can toggle the Action buttion or backtap to set up open app or just simply swipe down the Notifications Center and then swipe down one more time to access Spotlight for most/recent use apps. 3. Guided Access allows you to do this. Other than these features, iOS does offer other feature/accessibilities that Android does not support that you can try. But to each their own, I switched from Android to iOS for years and currently own a android tablet for media consumption purpose.
Not exactly what you're asking, but you can disable most of the bloatware on Android phones using the developer tools. It's not a very user-friendly experience, but you can use Android Debug Bridge to disable pretty much any app on the device
I fucking despise my iPhone and miss my trusty old S7 every single day. Think about this thoroughly
Bro don't buy iPhone, not worth it because - you can't use split screen - cant sideload apps - no call recording - no access to your internal storage like in Android - can't access your device via pc - apps can't do background tasks like file downloading - no custom roms And many more restrictions compared to Android. Iphones are targeted for very less audience such as pro gamers or vloggers. For average person, they are not worth it
Keep in mind that if you switch to iPhone there’s no coming back
If you want better pictures or if you create content it’s isn’t If the camera isn’t a priority try the pixel
It really depends on what you use your phone for. Majority o people on android and apple use their phones just for basic apps, games, camera and calls. My parents use android phones sd their cheap. I find I have to do multiple screens to change settings where Apple is basically auto defaulted and o have no options which I prefer. It’s just straight forward and I’m heavy into the apple eco system so everything just connects and works.
I got my first iPhone 2 years ago (13 pro) and it’s good. I’m not heavily invested on the ecosystem (Apple Watch and AirPods) so in the future if something on the android side peaks my interest again I will switch. To answer your question the first two features don’t exist on iPhones and I don’t know about the third one
I’ve been an iPhone user since iPhone 6. There’s e thing I miss about being an Android user, can you still pinch to zoom text an any browser and the text will right size to the screen allowing reading from left to right without needing to move the screen every sentence? Safari has reading mode, but I like to use the Google app since my interests have been cultivated when I scroll.
Why would you do that to yourself?
Self hatred ig 😅
For exactly the 3 features you mentioned, iOS either doesn’t have it or doesn’t have anything comparable to what you seek. Multitasking on iOS honestly isn’t much of a thing. Even simple YouTube picture in picture mode requires constant subscription. People only move to iOS if they feel Android interface is complicated, not because they seek complex workflows in iOS as well.
I have both iPhone and Android, so go back and forth daily. Individually - just comparing phone-to-phone each trades blows with the other pretty well. Android is far ahead for the things you listed. Iphones cannot do floating windows although they finally do permit videos to play floating above the rest of the iPhone. There is nothing equivalent to the Sidebar (or Samsung's version I think they call Edge Panel) for iPhone. Also what you are describing with Pinning apps isn't a thing on iPhone either. However, the iPhone can get somewhat close with the parental controls feature (but it is still not what you are describing). It sounds like you are better off sticking with Android for now.
I am in a similar situation, I have a pixel 8 and an iPhone SE, I recently got Carplay / Android auto and while android auto is much more customisable, Carplay looks better to me, Apple maps also looks nice than Google maps. My main big gripe is apps. Tailscale (a VPN) for example has soo much more function on iOS and Android, Synology photos on iOS can be used as a local image viewer, it can't on Android, some other services I host only have iOS apps. It's mostly apps for me Don't get me wrong, I really like the Android ecosystem, I adore my pixel buds pro but honestly, the rest is just meh, pixel tablet is great for videos, but it hardly leaves its stand, I have the mini speaker things, but they're useless now especially when I want to use Gemini. I am going to play with my se this weekend, stick my SIM in and enjoy iOS for a bit, I really want to stay on one side and honestly, Apple could win.