Re: Aggravated with iOS /Android back and forth
As a confessed tech geek and habitual mobile phone junky, I have follwed this thread with great interest. Since 2012 (had every iPhone prior to then back to 2007) have moved from HTC One X to iPhone 5 to Note 2 to Moto X to HTC One M8 to iPhone 6 to iPhone 6 Plus to (currently) iPhone 6s Plus. I have been strongly considering the Note 5 (I had considered the Note 2 to be the best device I owned prior to the iPhone 6 Plus) and even more recently the Nexus 6P. I strongly believe that Android does a few things much better than IOS, specifically notifications and sharing (the share sheets in IOS still leave much to be desired, in my opinion). In past years, I would have switched without a second thought however here's my current quandry- As a father and husband and the Tech Admin for our household, breaking free of the IOS stronghold seems daunting. My children have iPads and iPod touches. My wife has an iPhone 6s and a MacBook. I find great value in being able to monitor all devices (including location of those pre-teens!), supervise purchases and iMessage with my younger kids. Additionally, both sets of grandparents have iPhones and the ability to create shared photo albums has been a terrific way for us to keep the grandparents up to speed on the family activities. And, I bought Apple Watches for my wife and I and we really like them. I'm certainly invested in the Apple ecosystem but would consider switching back if there were usable Android alternatives. Sadly, I don't believe there are.
I'm convinced at this point that the Note 5 or Nexus 6P would be better phones for ME but currently seems like being an iPhone owner is better fit for me within my family dynamic. First world problems- to be sure- but it's almost sad that I can't really switch phones whenever I want to!