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I don't like having an iPhone

A couple years ago, I decided to switch phone carriers. While looking at the plans, they offered various models of new phone for new members including an iPhone SE. Up until then, I've only owned the flagship Android phones that came "free" with other phone carries upgrade plans, so the fact that I could own an iPhone for around the same price was very enticing to me.

Yes, I've heard about Apple charging people a premium for basic things that they removed (adopter to use the headphone jack, charging brick etc) or Apple introducing "revolutionary" features that Android had had for years, but I wanted to try it out for myself and see if I like it. Form my own opinions, ya know?

But now, it's safe to say that Apple's exclusivity has been getting on my nerves lately.

I hate not being able to download APKs, I hate the fact that I have a lightning charging cable, with Android, I could use any cable I had lying around because it was either USB-C and micro USB. I hate that I have such little customization! IOS recently came out with "widgets" but they still follow the distinct Apple layout. I could download something off the Playstore and it could change the entire layout of the phone! This leads me to next gripe with iOS; the App Store is so limited. On iOS only approved apps are allowed on the App Store. I know that this is a good thing because it means that every app is less likely to contain malware, but having anyone being able to create and upload app was kinda cool. Don't like YouTube's or Spotify's current layout or ads? There's a Vanced version of the apps for that. Do you enjoying using browser extensions? Well, Firefox allows you to add them and use them on the mobile app. The list goes on.

Apple gives decent support for their hardware, so I'll be stuck with this phone for a bit. But I know for sure that my next phone will be Android and I'll keep it that way.

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  • While I agree with the sentiment (fuck Apple) and understand your basic concerns, many of these gripes are just discomfort based on lack of knowledge, or old ios, or particular to your situation.

    • cables: most people have this issue in different ways with different devices anyway
    • the tradeoff is security (not privacy) vs convenience; but in the end 'no random APK' is a huge convenience as someone who has to worry about security all the time
    • you can mess with home screen layout now in ios, and just make sure you go to the right screen before installing a new app to conserve layout (or change settings)
    • App store sucks as bad as Lotus Notes ever did, but even worse, how sleazy is it that all of the in-app costs are obfuscated deep in the app description--it's so so so unethical from a retail design perspective
    • unless you're embedded in apple tech with multiple devices that need to sync core apps, there's generally no requirement to sign into an apple account device-wide, which means an updated iphone is probably as private as a basic graphene install without much effort, and probably more secure
    • if I didn't have to use apple products, I would probably just run GrapheneOS, but with the full knowledge that it will take more effort and money to maintain where an iphone would just be easier to get a similar level of security
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