Javier P
Ambassador
Exactly. I prefer using the word personalisation instead of customisation. It's all subjective and there's not such a thing as a "best phone" (or at least I don't care), the most important thing is which phone or platform better suit your taste and needs.I guess I just want to clarify that for Android users, customization isn't only about making the screen pretty. It's about making it useful. For one, obviously there are widgets right there if you want. But a huge thing for me are Nova gestures. On my screen for example, I can get,
Phone
Text,
Text only my wife
Waze
Podcasts
YouTube
Settings
Shopping list
Simply based on how I touch my screen.
And that doesn't include the apps o can get to simply by swiping up on my text app which is actually a folder nor does it include the options you get when long pressing apps which are both features Apple readily has.
My point is not: therefore Apple is better. My point is simply that customization for many is more than just making it look nice (without having to do ingenious hack solutions).
Anyway. Not a big deal. It's not for everyone. But I really enjoy barely touching my phone without even thinking or looking at it and getting what I want.
Just an example, I would never use an iPhone as my daily driver even if it was a gift, the lack of real dual SIM capability is a deal breaker. The same applies for the Pixels but not for Android as a whole, and this is for me the big difference between both platforms, choice. Choices in price, specs, features, universality, personalisation tools and availablity. This is the main reason why I consider Android a better platform than iOS. Choice.
The same thoughts apply to iMessage. For many people this is the best texting app ever and one of the main reasons to use an iPhone. I think differently. For me, there are many things to consider when you rank an app that you use to communicate with other people. High up on that list, if not the first one, should be how universal this app is and how many features you miss depending on the device you have.
About customisation ... erm ... I mean ... personalisation. I couldn't cope with a phone that looks practically the same than the next one, due to aesthetical and practical reasons (that iGrid!). You mentioned gestures, swipe up actions, hand made widgets ... man, I couldn't use a phone without such tools