Android bugs vs iOS bugs

[Joshua Luther1]

I have a theory about bugs that people experience on smart phones.

We know that neither Android nor iOS is perfect or bug free. Some devices that are older will definitely or most likely experience more than newer flagships running the latest updates. Although some apps are slower to update to the newest version of Android, One UI, or iOS.

Most of us here have used both operating systems and can attest to this that no os is perfect.

But here's my theory. I think if you had two flagships, one Android and one Apple, and they both had the same identical bugs and you gave one phone to two different people to try out and then they swapped phones, you'd probably hear more complaints about how smooth iOS is and how buggy Android is.

I think there's just this preconceived notion or idea that Android just isn't as polished as iOS. So people go into android already having this thought or expectation that it's just going to be a more buggy experience. So they look for them so they stand out more. Whereas, people have the preconceived notion that iOS is just more polished so they tend to overlook any bugs they might experience. They'll say that the phone is just so smooth and I just prefer using iOS or apple devices because of the ecosystem. Obviously for some people, that's a valid reason to use iOS. But I personally have experienced bugs on iOS and have watched others experience them as well. Or it takes them twice as long to do something on an iPhone. But those same people will be quick to point out bugs on Android when they happen to us but write them off when they happen to them on their iPhone.

I'm really not trying to cause a division between iOS and Android users. For the most part, it comes down to preference and what you need and want your phone to do.

From my experience, to the get the most out of an iPhone, you really have to adopt all apple software and not use any third party apps or services. So using Safari over Chrome. iCloud over Google Drive and Photos.

Apple is not about choice or making using anything but apple software easy or smooth.

So probably to get the smoothest and most efficient experience on iOS, you need to use all apple products and software.

But do you agree or disagree with me about how each os is perceived? Any other reasons you can think of as to why this is? Maybe people just like what they like and will do anything to defend it, regardless of how it actually performs.

 

[notforhire]

My grown kids and their spouses are all iPhone. I remind them that iPhone is stupid proof. As to the perception you asked about, I'll leave others to answer. My comment is on using first-party apps. About 10 years ago, I saw a comment from a user (Android Forums, I think) who said that if he buys an LG phone, he uses their email client along with all other LG apps, precisely because the OEM will focus on their operability with it's device. If he purchased HTC, same thing. There was something about that comment that made sense to me. In the unlikely event I crossed over to Apple, I'd look for every iPhone app that was the equivalent of the Samsung apps I use and dive in. To the degree that I can eliminate variables, I'll do it. Why use a 3rd party app (degrees of separation) when I can use one with no degree of separation? (as always, YMMV)

 

[Joshua Luther1]

My grown kids and their spouses are all iPhone. I remind them that iPhone is stupid proof. As to the perception you asked about, I'll leave others to answer. My comment is on using first-party apps. About 10 years ago, I saw a comment from a user (Android Forums, I think) who said that if he buys an LG phone, he uses their email client along with all other LG apps, precisely because the OEM will focus on their operability with it's device. If he purchased HTC, same thing. There was something about that comment that made sense to me. In the unlikely event I crossed over to Apple, I'd look for every iPhone app that was the equivalent of the Samsung apps I use and dive in. To the degree that I can eliminate variables, I'll do it. Why use a 3rd party app (degrees of separation) when I can use one with no degree of separation? (as always, YMMV)

I have too much stuff backed up with Google and I couldn't abandon it all for Apple. Google apps seem to be universally accepted across both platforms as far as Gmail as well as their suite of Web apps like Docs. Android phones also communicate better and easier with Windows computers than iOS devices.

I wasn't willing to switch over to all Apple apps when I tried iOS. So I suppose I experienced more bugs and issues. But I don't think one necessarily has to adopt all Samsung apps and services when they're using a Samsung device. They can just use Google apps and be just fine. I've wanted to try Samsung browser but Chrome works just fine for me. And it's what I use on my computer.