Moving away from iOS? Want some tips?

[The point and shoot pro]

Oh 100%. I don’t mind people switching back and forth, I encourage it if anything. Like I said, if I could, I would trade my 14 PM in for the S23 ultra, but I’m too locked in. Maybe eventually I’ll venture to android, but not now

Break the chains little one!!!! ha ha. Just get ALL the tech. Then you can move back and forth. As soon as sunbird arrives for android I am on a few android deivces as well as my iPhone. They are all good now.

 

[Lee_Bo]

I think everyone should experience all (or maybe both) platforms. That way you’ll know what works for you and what doesn’t work.

While I’m 100% vested in Apple personally, I still use Android daily in the corporate world, specifically with digital signage. Android is the absolute best for this situation. And most of your smart TV’s have some form of Android / Linux OS on them, making it easy to side load apps onto.

Would I ever go back to Android for personal use?

Well, let me just say I do miss Nova Launcher!

 

[Vegastouch]

Everytime i ponder trying a iPhone again, im quickly reminded why i ditched it in the first place. Customization just isnt there. Siri is awful, and Apple isnt share platform apps friendly, and the cost.

Even my Wife doesnt want a iPhone and she uses an iPad(Samsung Phone). I figured she would want one and i offered to get her one and she said no.

 

[petvas]

Well, I have made the switch but still keep using my Macs. There is no way I am going back to Windows any time soon. I am using an S23 Ultra and the only things that I am missing are:

• Things equivalent. I use ToDoist, which is really good, but not on par with Things
• A version of Craft (craft.do) for Android. This is not as important, as I am using Craft mostly on my Macs, but it would be great if I could have it on my Android devices too.
• Automatic syncing between Google Photos and iCloud Photos. Currently, I am just downloading the pics to my Macs and import them to iCloud. Not nice.

Everything else has been very easy and I am enjoying Android a lot. My Galaxy Watch 5 Pro also works very well, but is not as polished as Apple Watch. Overall I am happy, but there are days where I have the urge to go back to iOS. The integration with Mac is just so good, that makes it very difficult to ignore, even if I don't need most of the features. Copy/Paste is no issue, as I am using KDE Connect for that. Sending files is also not a problem, mainly because I use Google Drive and KDE Connect too.

 

[mectojic]

I wonder if anyone else is in a similar boat to me.

I'm sick of the locked-in ecosystem of Apple, but I love the hardware. I've replaced all my iCloud services with alternatives, such as Gmail, google contacts, Telegram, Simplenote etc, but still using an iPhone. The UI and the premium hardware is still worth it to me, even without any Apple services.

I still have to have an AppleID to download apps, but perhaps when sideloading becomes a thing, even that won't be necessary anymore.