👋 Hello, Android Central Folks!

[violet_teloiv]

Hey Folks,

I’m Violet. New to the forums and semi-new to Android. Had Android phones previously, but jumped ship to Apple for a few years. I’ve come back over to Android. Lately I’ve been unimpressed with Apple and their mobile phone offerings, and after two separate disappointing phone experiences (iPhone 11 & iPhone SE 2) it was time for a change. I’m not loyal to any one brand, but if something isn’t working for me I’m going to find something else that does.

Purchased a Samsung Galaxy S21+ yesterday and I’m very impatiently awaiting its arrival.

Glad to have found this forum and looking forward to meeting folks here & brushing up on my Android knowledge.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

Hello Violet. Nice to meet you and welcome back to Android. We have a lot of users who are current or former Apple users and you are most welcome here. Good luck with your new S21+. They look like really nice phones.

 

[violet_teloiv]

Thanks very much, Kizzy. Happy to be here and excited to be back in the Android ecosystem.

 

[belodion]

Welcome and enjoy.

There are very few phones, Apple or Android, that please me now. I'm waiting for sensible designs to return.

 

[violet_teloiv]

Thanks for the welcome, belodion. What are you most looking for, design wise, to return?

 

[Javier P]

Hello Violet! Welcome to the forums.

 

[belodion]

Thanks for the welcome, belodion. What are you most looking for, design wise, to return?

Small, high-spec, no notches or similar. Currently, that excludes almost everything; but it wasn’t always so.

 

[mustang7757]

Welcome to AC!

 

[Morty2264]

Welcome to Android Central, Violet! So glad you found us and are excitedly awaiting your brand-new Samsung Galaxy S21+ phone! Let us know how you like it!

That's too bad that you didn't like the SE 2 - I knew I myself had high hopes for it, as its predecessor was nothing short of magnicifent. However, you gotta use what works for you - being loyal to a brand doesn't mean much in the end, if you're not satisfied!

Glad you are back on the green side - enjoy yourself around the forums!

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central!

 

[violet_teloiv]

Welcome to AC!

Thanks Mustang!

 

[violet_teloiv]

Welcome to Android Central, Violet! So glad you found us and are excitedly awaiting your brand-new Samsung Galaxy S21+ phone! Let us know how you like it!

That's too bad that you didn't like the SE 2

Hi Morty. Thanks for the welcome.
The issue with the iPhone SE 2 was twofold - I found it too small for my needs & it just hasn’t performed on par with what I’m used to from Apple in terms of their previous phones. Another reason that helped me decide to jump ship was having a disappointing experience with AppleCare. I purchased the SE 2 last September and in late November it started having faults with the screen and Siri. When I contacted Apple about it, they said that even though I had AppleCare on the phone, they were not going to send me a new boxed product. The only thing they could offer me was a refurb, which I believe was unreasonable considering it was an eight week old smartphone. Because I needed a phone for work, they had me over a barrel and I had to go with the “like new” replacement. To say it left a bad taste in my mouth is a wee bit of an understatement. I know things happen and sometimes new phones are faulty, but to have them come back and straight up decline to offer me a truly new unit was a dealbreaker for me. I’m heavily in the Apple ecosystem and I will hold on to the SE until it dies, but it will make me think twice about having Apple be my default primary phone from here on out.

 

[violet_teloiv]

Welcome to Android Central!

Thanks very much. Love the avatar!