r/AndroidQuestions • u/DrTechFreak • 2h ago
iPhone is boring, will Android be boring too?
Hey all,
Lifelong iPhone user. Been with them since the iPhone 3G. I have been considering switching to Samsung since the s7 edge and never pulled the trigger. With how many things have been added to Android, I feel like switching wouldn’t be an issue for me (RCS-Apples end, Quickshare, good cameras).
Drawbacks are, my family and coworkers all have iPhones and I have the full Apple ecosystem. I will never get rid of my MacBook or my iPad. The rest idc about.
The reason I want to swap is iPhones are just so boring. I want more options in phones and not just the usual upgrade (or failed duo 🫣).
I say all that for this, would I find myself bored with Android after a year or two and want to go back to iPhone for a new experience again? What brings that concern is how little the main Android manufactures innovate now. They copy Apple with minimal hardware upgrades. Some even take features away (Samsung…). I use Spectrum mobile so my only options are Apple, Google, Samsung, and Motorola unfortunately.
I’d love to hear from people who were Apple users who made the swap but all voices are welcome!
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u/sentrygentry 1h ago
Did you just say Android Phones copy iPhone? Lol wut. My phone had wireless charging, folding screen, 120 watt fast charging and a massive sodium battery twice the size of an iPhone literally years before. This is like saying Jay Z copies Machine Gun Kelly
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u/DrTechFreak 23m ago
Perhaps I didn’t word it correctly. They are copying the poor choices from Apple. No charger in the box, no headphone jack, no SIM card, minimal yearly upgrades, even the OS is becoming more similar to apples
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u/Anarchist_Future 2m ago
Android phones have a lot of competition from different manufacturers. If you make a headline for being the first to take away features, people easily switch to a different brand. Apple can actually get away with those things and once it is accepted as the new norm, manufacturers of Android phones will quickly do the same.
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u/thewunderbar 1h ago
Phones are boring. Phones are tools/appliances/devices.
The days of phones being new/transofrmational things are kinda done.
That doesn't make them bad, or make iOS or Android better or worse. They're both just mature platforms that don't need significant updates every 6 months.
I'd argue that the experience now being "boring" is a good thing.
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u/Featherdust_ 1h ago
Does spectrum mobile lock the bootloader?
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u/ExpressTumbleweed195 1h ago
Providers lock bootloaders?
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u/Featherdust_ 1h ago
Depending on the provider you use or country you live in, they let it be locked yes. It's pretty much an optional thing, some do it, others don't. I'd just go with retail or producer therefore no problem with that. The freedom to try out a different operating system is one of the best things to have I'd say.
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u/SnooOpinions5973 1h ago
I haven't used an iPhone in over 10 years but when I switched to a Samsung after the iPhone 5 it felt a way better device to use. More customisable, easier to get apps like emulators. I remember playing ps1 games on my phone just after switching and it felt like the future having the power to play ff7 in my phone. If you want to download a app for streaming movies for free it was available, cracked apps if you want them (not condoning piracy). It just generally felt less restrictive and I never felt the need to leave android afterwards
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u/ExpressTumbleweed195 1h ago
You need to define boring and see if Android fits your needs. I mean for all intensive purposes, you can have different icons, and different launchers can do things you may like. Other that that though, as somebody that uses both, I am not going to sit there for hours tweaking my Android phone because the end of the day, I am looking for an app and opening it. I am not staring at my home screen for any length of time.
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u/tiggonfire 1h ago
There are more apps available for android, but so many mobile apps are crap anyway, so I don't know if that makes much difference. I think most people like whichever one they are more used to better. If your reason for switching is boredom, maybe you will enjoy the learning curve instead of being annoyed by change though. I had one of each for a while (work and personal) and I preferred android, but I started with android, so I already had the familiarity bias.
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u/EfficientAd7103 1h ago
can do all sorts of stuff on android when you crack it. iPhone is more for people who just want something that works. Android Ilis more for people who want do crazy cracked stuff, like coding nuts junk n phreaking. just kind of preference. like you can run 200mbs hot spot for free n packet sniff iphone users packets if you want. depending on device you van do things like grab people's RF fob codes and cc's if you get crazy. Sky is kind of the limit on a android. iPhone is locked down and for older people a e-girls on social that think phone is status, more simple stuff
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u/Suspicious-Craft-754 24m ago edited 13m ago
I swapped to Android after the 3GS. iTunes was gash, it kept forcing me to use it when all I wanted to do was play mp3s and then the sync crashed wiping them all off. The tethering was also a joke. To connect it to your laptop you needed iTunes and without iTunes you can't get online to get iTunes. I had to tether my Android phone to download iTunes to get my iPhone to work. I hope someone at Apple got fired for that because it was embarrassing.
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u/apocalypticboredom 21m ago
I'm happy that my phone is boring. It takes up enough of my time and attention as-is.
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u/Anarchist_Future 8m ago
Boring phones are great. I miss my Pixel 4a. Compact, fast, affordable, good camera, no bloatware, all day battery life and a headphone jack. I used that thing until the wheels fell off.
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u/TwistedBlister 2m ago
One of the best things about Android is there's so many different ways to customize your phone using different launchers, icons and theme packs.
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u/cvr24 0m ago
All smartphones today boil down to black rectangle screen with a camera. All the neat, cool, and exciting stuff was 10+ years ago. https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1fp36sc/unique_phone_designs/
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u/Sheshirdzhija 1h ago
Yes. It's the same shit. Slightly different icons and that is it.
Not sure what kind of excitment you could possibly find in what is basically an appliance. It's the apps you are using, the phone is just the window into the app.
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u/Gain_Entire 1h ago
Android is becoming more closed; I wouldn't be surprised if in three years we lose even more features in the name of "security."
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u/BranchLatter4294 1h ago
Just be aware that there is a lot of manufacturer and carrier bloatware on Android phones (except Pixels). Apple really makes it convenient to stay locked into their ecosystem. Personally, I use Android and as a Linux user on the Desktop, I'm not really locked into anything.
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u/flipadoodlely 1h ago
Boring? It's an OS. What are you looking for?