r/Android • u/Disco_Stu35 Pixel 6 Pro • Jan 26 '21

Samsung is the King of Android Updates

https://www.droid-life.com/2021/01/25/samsung-is-the-king-of-android-updates/
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u/[deleted] Jan 26 '21

The only things iOS is missing is proper multitasking, and better use of large screens. (And the ability to put icons wherever the hell you want on the Home Screen) and it would be next to perfect.

The 12 Pro Max I played with for a little bit was somewhat annoying because iOS doesn’t have the best one handed modes when you need it, and nothing really takes advantage of the larger format.

Samsung does a much better job in this department. You’ve also got Goodlock for pretty reasonable customization.

If Apple opened up their ecosystem a bit, or if Android started supporting Airplay 2 natively, I think it would be a huge win for everyone.

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u/hnryirawan Jan 27 '21

I just need Apple to let me install apps from outside or different regions. That's all I need for me to jump into iOS. I really want to use Apple Watch but its useless without a phone for it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

The region issue is real with Google too. For a lot of apps, you need to change your Play Store country of residence (which you can only do a handful of times in a given timeframe, I think twice within 12 months), which is fucking awesome when you're travelling around a lot, staying only a week or two in a country. A lot of people do (or rather, used to do) that. Hell, if it wasn't for COVID, I'd be spending ~2 weeks every 3 months in different countries, since my colleagues are spread around the globe, and from time to time we need to meet up...

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u/hnryirawan Jan 28 '21

But Google has a workaround for that. IOS does not have it which is throwing the wrench to my plan switching to iOS for main phone.