Sorry if iPhone now supports any of these. It didn't when I switched over from a 4.
>System settings are more customizable
I don’t know exactly what you mean by system settings, but iOS has a decent settings system. Android’s settings page UI is better, but iOS has a really impressive range of settings especially if you go into the accessibility menu. It has all sorts of detailed changes you can make to the UI and control scheme for the phone.
>Keyboard can be replaced by 3rd party app.
iOS has this now.
There are some things I miss from Android - one is the notification LED. Accessibility sets will let you use the flash as a notification light, but it’s a little bit more than I need.
Face ID is fantastic. I love how it sensors my message notifications until I look directly at the screen (this is configurable).
You say that like it's a good thing.
Just few examples from my use of a mac:
You open xCode, nothing appears, it just changed top menu. You click on any other app in the meantime, and you need to go back to dock to do same action that opened it in first place.
You try to maximize window? For some reason it will move to other desktop.
You try to drag a window to the side, like in every other OS, to have it on half on screen? Nooo, users prefer long clicking on little maximize icon. (and there's a ton of other hidden actions like this, looks like new users should just right click every control possible to discover them)
Mouse support is completely broken, looks like acceleration is optimized for touchpad, and you cannot fix it in settings.
And worst of all, I have to deal with this 'perfect UX' because, no you won't be able to develop an iPhone app on your Linux PC.
> People are used to how their phones work
hating on iPhone? It's explaining why both parent comments don't share the same opinion. Everything else I said was very explicitly subjective, am I not allowed to express that I don't like using something?
> whole world copies Apple's UI
That is absolutely false, outside of the Apple marketing machine. Everyone copied Xerox and UI subsequently evolved byways of everybody copying everyone else in one way or another. I've also yet to see an integrated menu on Windows or Linux (although I am sure there exists some exotic window manager that does it) - so there's one concept that hasn't been copied and is entirely invented. There's also the Office ribbon. The modern iteration of flat UIs was born of the Metro interface language, a Microsoft invention - this now features strongly on both macOS and iOS.
If you have used Windows since Win95, CTRL+Left/Right is most-likely muscle memory. This hotkey also works in most Linux programs, including Vim and the terminal. It's practically as universal as ALT+F4. macOS does its own special thing. This is by and far the largest issue I have with macOS. It might sound silly, but keep in mind that I get thrown to a different desktop multiple times a minute, completely losing mental context each time, because I am using something that has the same effect everywhere else.
Assuming I could change the hotkeys to something less inane, I still wouldn't go near the ecosystem. I flat out refuse to spend $1700 on these specs[1] (i5 with Intel graphics), when I can spend $1899 on one of these[2] (i7 with GTX1060).
The iPhone is a different story and I might try it.
[1]: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro [2]: https://www.gigabyte.com/Laptop/AERO-15#kf
No personal files - music, ebooks, videos
Slavishly tied to Apple appstore.
ITunes requirement in the past
Useless Apple iCloud which cannot be trusted in the event of disaster (no retention policy)
Proprietary chargers
Many Android apps are more mature and have more features than iPhone equivalents.
Pricing Of handsets.
Slow handsets after 1.5 years, due to amongst others planned obsolence.
> Many Android apps are more mature and have more features than iPhone equivalents.
Lol. Ok. Even the most ardent Android supporters don't claim that Android's app ecosystem is nearly as mature as Apple's.
> Slow handsets after 1.5 years
Slower handsets after your battery has degraded enough that your phone risks shutdown, thereby prolonging the life of your device and ensuring it's available when you need it. Easily resolved by getting a new battery.
> planned obsolence.
That's blatant lie, and you know it.
The difference for that 1% is quite big in favor of android though.
>That's blatant lie, and you know it.
So you want to say the recent battery fuck up by Apple was totally unintentional? Of course software updates are designed to slow down your device after some years and it doesn’t matter if you use Apple/Microsoft/Google.
I've noticed a couple annoyances in iOS 11, but nothing at all that would make me consider switching. It's by no means ridiculous.
