Comment on Why are some people deciding to switch to iOS as Android is putting on more (iOS-like) restrictions?
deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
As soon as most Android boot loaders were locked, I jumped ship. If I’m in a walled garden, I’d rather the garden be as nice as possible. Also, I don’t really want a customizable computer in my pocket, I want a communications appliance. I have a computer at home to tinker with.
Don’t care about file management, files app works just fine for sneakernet trading with coworkers.
Don’t care about deep customization, I think this makes most phones look worse, not better. It also makes troubleshooting harder when my parents or kid have changed everything.
With regards to price, I find Apple phones are cheaper in the long run; I can buy a refurb phone for my mom and it’ll get updates for 5+ years.
Ultimately I just don’t care about phones anymore. They all are boring and I want the easiest family fleet of devices to manage. For me, Apple is easier. I can fuck with phones less and do literally anything else more.
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
For you information, many recent Android phones have started pushing really good software support, even on lower end models! I believe even the lowest tier Samsung gets 6 years of OS updates, with the “S” series getting 7. Pixel has 7 years across the board, OnePlus does 4+6 years of OS updates + security updates, Oppo does 5+6 even on a few of their midrange devices, Xiaomi I believe also has at least a 5 year OS support guarantee for their highest end phones.
And of course, the newest Fairphone 6 (priced at 600 Euros, or around 700 USD) offers 8 years of OS updates, which as far as I know, is the longest of any manufacturer. It’s also very repairable, so when the battery degrades you can easily replace it, which is nice!
sbeak@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
This doesn’t invalidate your point: Older Android devices (aside from Fairphone) have worse update support compared to equally old iPhones