I’d rather buy a phone from a company where the phone is the product and not one where the OS is from an advertising company (Yes I know Apple are an advertiser too)
I originally used Android but got fed up with the lack of updates. I know Google have fixed this somewhat but they have a history of abandoning things
* Device support
* OS security
* Compatibility with existing Apple devices (Mac, etc)
* Quality of apps
* Ease of use
I'll break these down, but before I do... I used to be an Android user from basically day one (Android Dev Phone), I switched away after the Pixel and never looked back.
* Device support
What Android phone do I buy? Will it be filled with crap I can't remove when I buy it? If I buy a phone, and I have an issue with it where can I go and get a replacement quickly? How long will my phone receive updates?
I feel like Android devices are a choice of Samsung Galaxy S-series phones or Google Pixel phones. Samsung ones have the crapware, Google ones don't get updates for very long. Samsung not much longer it seems.
* OS Security
I don't trust that an Android phone isn't phoning home all the time. Also, updates don't last very long on the OS so after a few years my phone is vulnerable.
* Compatibility with other Apple devices
I like the seamless nature of the Apple ecosystem. My photos/apps/messages/files are on all my devices. Android would break that.
* Quality of apps
I feel like the quality of apps on the iPhone is higher and that cross platform apps on the iPhone tend to be worse.
* Ease of use
I think Android finally got rid of the extra buttons for back and menu on every device but whenever (rarely) I use an Android device for something I don't find it easy to use. This has gotten worse, IMO. Earlier Android devices made more sense to me.
I also don't want anything to do with google.
- Software quality: last time I opened the Play store, it felt like I needed to use protection
- Lack of iMessage is a big one
- No long term support and no Apple Store equivalent where I can easily go if something is broken or missing.
- I straight up don’t like Google
There is. Sent from my Librem 5.
They also offer differential privacy or are using random identifiers in most of their services. I know they're a for profit company, but for now, I really like what they're doing on the privacy front.
Besides that, I like Shortcuts. While Tasker might be more powerfull, it's losing features for every generation of Android because Google is locking Android down. Shortcuts is relatively stable, has good OS integration and third party integration.
