Hello, folks,
This is LOOOONNNGGG... you've been warned.
I'm curious as to why folks have picked the ecosystem, (Android, iOS, Windows... am I missing any?), that they did.
This is NOT meant as a which is better, because none are better or worse than the other... but some are better for YOU.
From my reasons below you'll see the tenor of the thread I hope this will be; not argumentative, not whose e-@$@^ is bigger, but INFORMATIVE.
Mods, if you think this thread will become, or does become, too inflammatory, feel free to delete it... like you need my permission, LOL
One thing I will say about iOS... I recommend it to anyone, (including my parents and In laws), who doesn't care about customizing and just wants to "use their phone," and not worry about it.
I read an article once where the author hit the nail on the head. He said: "When you have a device that both my 8 yr old daughter and my 80 yr old Grandmother can use with ease and no explanation... you have a winner on your hands."
So... how I came to land on Android.
My first smartphone was the iPhone 3G, or was it 3GS? Anyway, back in the, if not infancy of smartphones, surely the KG - 2nd grade era of smartphones.
I honestly don't know if Android was a thing then, I just knew about iPhones and loved my experience with them.
However, at some point along the road, when I did learn about Android, I was hankering of more screen real estate... that's it, nothing more, nothing less... I just wanted a bigger screen and Jobs was adamant that the iPhone would never get bigger than 3.5"
So, despite reading about what a boondoggle Android was back then... and I don't think anyone would argue that it WAS a boondoggle back in its early days, I gave Android a shot.
As I said, I simply wanted more screen. So, I bought the Galaxy S2 skyrocket I'm pretty sure it was called.
Boy oh BOY did I learn to HATE Android. I couldn't find anything. I couldn't do the things I could do with my iPhone... everything was just such a mess !! Nowadays I'd probably say the same thing if I moved to iOS after all these years on Android, LOL.
Back to my iPhone I went, convinced all the bad press I'd read about Android was true.
Then some new iOS update came out... I honestly don't remember the number, but it KILLED WiFi usage. My phone, and my iPad 2, both of which had updated, could not stay connected to WiFi for more than a few minutes. My son's iPad 1, (he inherits my hand me down tech), which had NOT updated, was just fine.
Tons of research on the web, and tons and TONS of people complaining about this... and not a single word from Apple. I was so ticked off.
I then grabbed my Android Skyrocket out of the drawer, hooked it up to WiFi... which worked unlike my newly updated iPhone... and researched Android, watched YouTube videos, and learned how to do everything that I wanted to do.
This transition took place over about a two month period of time from when the update came out, to when I got fed up enough to learn about Android, to when I got the hang of using Android... and still no fix for the iPhone WiFi issue.
So, I switched SIM cards and never looked back. Frankly, if that update hand't killed WiFi, or if they'd fixed it during the time I was learning how to use my Samsung Skyrocket, I might still be on iOS since they did ultimately produce larger screens.
As I learned more and more about Android, and how I could customize it; the keyboard I want, the messaging app I want, the launcher I want, the placement of icons where I want, etc etc... and let's face it... Android also got better and better as it went along, (as did iOS too), I fell in love with both the OS and the larger and larger screens that were coming out.
Now, iPhone did, (as we all know), start getting bigger screens too. I'm pretty sure they allow some customization for keyboards and such now? I might be wrong there though.
So, BOTH platforms have made tremendous strides over the years. Frankly I'm not a fan of Samsung, Google or Apple as a COMPANY... but I can, and do, appreciate their OS and devices they offer.
For ME... for what *I* want in a phone/device... the Samsung Galaxy Note series scratches my itch, and *I* prefer Android for its greater customization it affords me. It's NOT a better OS... it's better for ME and that's the main reason I made the switch to, and have stuck with, Android... greater control over how my phones looks and how I use it.
As mentioned above, my parents and In Laws got an iPhone, based on my recommendation, and always squawk when I talk about how much I can, and do, change on my phone regularly. They say it's too complicated, and love their iPhones... and I'm glad they do. However, they have to rely on others for "tech support," LOL.
So... what drew you to whichever ecosystem you use?
This is LOOOONNNGGG... you've been warned.
I'm curious as to why folks have picked the ecosystem, (Android, iOS, Windows... am I missing any?), that they did.
This is NOT meant as a which is better, because none are better or worse than the other... but some are better for YOU.
From my reasons below you'll see the tenor of the thread I hope this will be; not argumentative, not whose e-@$@^ is bigger, but INFORMATIVE.
Mods, if you think this thread will become, or does become, too inflammatory, feel free to delete it... like you need my permission, LOL
One thing I will say about iOS... I recommend it to anyone, (including my parents and In laws), who doesn't care about customizing and just wants to "use their phone," and not worry about it.
I read an article once where the author hit the nail on the head. He said: "When you have a device that both my 8 yr old daughter and my 80 yr old Grandmother can use with ease and no explanation... you have a winner on your hands."
So... how I came to land on Android.
My first smartphone was the iPhone 3G, or was it 3GS? Anyway, back in the, if not infancy of smartphones, surely the KG - 2nd grade era of smartphones.
I honestly don't know if Android was a thing then, I just knew about iPhones and loved my experience with them.
However, at some point along the road, when I did learn about Android, I was hankering of more screen real estate... that's it, nothing more, nothing less... I just wanted a bigger screen and Jobs was adamant that the iPhone would never get bigger than 3.5"
So, despite reading about what a boondoggle Android was back then... and I don't think anyone would argue that it WAS a boondoggle back in its early days, I gave Android a shot.
As I said, I simply wanted more screen. So, I bought the Galaxy S2 skyrocket I'm pretty sure it was called.
Boy oh BOY did I learn to HATE Android. I couldn't find anything. I couldn't do the things I could do with my iPhone... everything was just such a mess !! Nowadays I'd probably say the same thing if I moved to iOS after all these years on Android, LOL.
Back to my iPhone I went, convinced all the bad press I'd read about Android was true.
Then some new iOS update came out... I honestly don't remember the number, but it KILLED WiFi usage. My phone, and my iPad 2, both of which had updated, could not stay connected to WiFi for more than a few minutes. My son's iPad 1, (he inherits my hand me down tech), which had NOT updated, was just fine.
Tons of research on the web, and tons and TONS of people complaining about this... and not a single word from Apple. I was so ticked off.
I then grabbed my Android Skyrocket out of the drawer, hooked it up to WiFi... which worked unlike my newly updated iPhone... and researched Android, watched YouTube videos, and learned how to do everything that I wanted to do.
This transition took place over about a two month period of time from when the update came out, to when I got fed up enough to learn about Android, to when I got the hang of using Android... and still no fix for the iPhone WiFi issue.
So, I switched SIM cards and never looked back. Frankly, if that update hand't killed WiFi, or if they'd fixed it during the time I was learning how to use my Samsung Skyrocket, I might still be on iOS since they did ultimately produce larger screens.
As I learned more and more about Android, and how I could customize it; the keyboard I want, the messaging app I want, the launcher I want, the placement of icons where I want, etc etc... and let's face it... Android also got better and better as it went along, (as did iOS too), I fell in love with both the OS and the larger and larger screens that were coming out.
Now, iPhone did, (as we all know), start getting bigger screens too. I'm pretty sure they allow some customization for keyboards and such now? I might be wrong there though.
So, BOTH platforms have made tremendous strides over the years. Frankly I'm not a fan of Samsung, Google or Apple as a COMPANY... but I can, and do, appreciate their OS and devices they offer.
For ME... for what *I* want in a phone/device... the Samsung Galaxy Note series scratches my itch, and *I* prefer Android for its greater customization it affords me. It's NOT a better OS... it's better for ME and that's the main reason I made the switch to, and have stuck with, Android... greater control over how my phones looks and how I use it.
As mentioned above, my parents and In Laws got an iPhone, based on my recommendation, and always squawk when I talk about how much I can, and do, change on my phone regularly. They say it's too complicated, and love their iPhones... and I'm glad they do. However, they have to rely on others for "tech support," LOL.
So... what drew you to whichever ecosystem you use?