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Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy

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  1. fedeb95 · · focus · HN ↗
    I have been a long time Android fan because of the tinkering you could do more easily than Apple. Then I started appreciating some of the design decisions behind especially iPhone, and it's been almost 7 years of iPhone usage.

    Recently I am starting to question some of the design decisions. Most native apps are bloated with functionalities, most of the time useless. Ads pop up everywhere, even before persistence; iCloud and backups are clearly designed to make you pay, the free space is useless.

    I am not that sure my next phone will be an iPhone.

    I have tried a recent Mac, and the system isn't intuitive at all. The first time I used GNOME, it was a breeze. Not the same with the MacBook system.

    1. kayson · · focus · HN ↗
      I'm the opposite. I started as a die hard iPhone fan, eventually switched to Android and never looked back. My wife has an iPhone and every time I use her phone I find myself wondering wtf their UX designers are thinking.
      1. Cider9986 · · focus · HN ↗
        Me too. Android for the most part has much better UI.

        The rotation thingy alone infuriates me on iPhones. The Android implementation is perfect.

        Android keyboards are in a different class from iOS. And I use a source available privacy respecting one.

        VPNs work much better on Android.

        Settings is laid out better.

        Haptics are used much more which I appreciate.

        lack of back button is a crime.

        can't customize home screen launcher.

        clock alarms often doesn't work

        I like Vanadium (Chromium) a lot more than Safari. Everything is so well thought out. For example, on iOS, the open in new tab brings you to that tab so if you want to open a bunch, you have to go back to the tab you're branching off of. On Chromium, it works like on desktop.

        default apps arent as well implemented as android. Can't change a lot of them which seems anti-competitive. I'm talking about picking which apps open and stuff like messaging app, not the default apps that come with the OS's quality. Apple might get a win there. Apple notes is awesome.

        The Android password manager integration is much better at autofilling and detection.

        1. someguyiguess · · focus · HN ↗
          I prefer iOS UX wise but I agree with you on keyboards, settings, alarms

          Edit: and rotation

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