Switching from Android to Apple - What made you switch?

HassenC said:
One more thing, does iOS have “Smart Dial” like Android

When you in the diaper app, instead of enter the number you type a name eg. If you called home, you’d just press 4663
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Called T9 dialing.
 
HassenC said:
I’ve had a similar issue with the signal loss, but mainly happens after I’m no longer in range of WiFi
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Yes, mainly noticed that to start but then moved to whilst driving as well which I would hazard a bet it's when it is changing from one station to another so an issue with registering a new signal.

KungfuKenny said:
The 6s is quite an old phone now so you can't really use it as a reference. I have an 11 Pro now and it is worlds apart.
Since this upgrade my 6S has been relegated to backup phone. I can't say that I've experienced any of those issue you listed. It's still works as smooth as the day I bought it except for one fatal flaw, the battery / even after being replaced by an official reseller, it struggles to even last a day on standby.
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I get that it's old in generation but my current one is not even 2 yrs from original purchase. That said I can understand that software updates may be bad for older generations but then it shouldn't get pushed to those devices. Other things like lightning cable failure is just due to a bad design to begin with imho.
 
I was always on Android, mostly Samsung. There was always a problem, had to reboot the phones once or twice a week. Since switching 4years ago to Iphone, I maybe had to reboot the phone 3 times in 4 years.
Yes I think Apple products are a bit overpriced, but man they just work, smooth, no problems and last a lifetime.
 
Crumbl0x said:
I switched after a lifelong time due to the state of modern OEM Android devices. It's not the case anymore that you can pick up virtually any device and have or make it relatively clean as a software stack, especially in South Africa with our limited selection of official imports. I also grew tired of the processes of cleaning said devices to run what I want, and noticed many times how devs optimise or have a superior version of their apps on iOS. A large factor for me personally is also Apple's lean to smaller devices with great specs which is awesome for my hands, and I could never go back alone on the optimised nature and smoothness of the OS.

That said, there is a lot to detest about Apple and the ecosystem, but my device will tide me over until viable Linux mobiles take shape in the far future, that's the plan anyway.
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I've used iOS for a couple of months at a time before switching back to android, but the part in bold is very true. iOS versions of apps are usually just better. Or it was the last time I flirted with iOS.
 
Been on an Android diet since around around late 2016, went from a iPhone 6s to a Oneplus 3T. Have not missed or regretted the decision whatsoever. What compelled me to move was price and the lack of a consistent Jailbreak. If a Jailbreak was readily available, at all times, I'd probably still be on an iDevice. I love being able to customize and tinker...

So although I haven't switched what would motivate me to go back to an iDevice (I still own and love the iPad btw):-
1.) Lower prices - iPhone SE range is compelling as is the iPhone 12 mini. Ridiculous pricing is a deal breaker for me. The older I get, the poorer I get. I'm yet to spend more than R10k on a Oneplus device and they're about as close an experience as you'll get on an iPhone.
2.) Consistent and predictable performance. This irks me somewhat on Android. I can open a 100 different apps, a 100 times on 10 different devices running iOS and it will almost always behave in exactly the same manner. Not so on Android. Not for me anyway. Behaviour changes randomly and for no apparent reason. Devs optimize for Apple first and then Android. Apple is where the market is with far less hassle as they developing for one OS on only a handful of devices.
3.) Carrying on from point 2, battery drain is so consistent on my iPad's while it can fluctuate on my Oneplus. The battery drain stats usually point to google services which will just out of the blue chow 15%. On the very next charging cycle it will normalize. I tried troubleshooting this behaviour in the past, without finding a definitive solution.
4.) Accessories - Just about every brand manufactures their latest and greatest accessories with Apple in mind. Possibly similar for the likes of Samsung but try get accessories for a Oneplus phone in SA?
5.) Resale value - Apple products seem to retain their value better than most. Interestingly enough though, Oneplus has quite a strong niche following in SA and I have never battled to sell any of my 2nd hand OP's.
6.) Bloat - again this is an area Oneplus excels over competing Android brands. But on iOS bloat simply doesn't exist and on more recent versions of iOS you can permanently uninstall certain system apps you don't want. Seems exceedingly difficult to do on a Samsung for example... All android phones by definition/default will contain bloat in the form of the manufacturers skinned UI which accompanies whatever version of android the device is running. iOS is iOS, end of... Oneplus Oxygen is a bare bone skin and one with features that make so much sense, they add value, rather than a distraction.

Anyway, as much as I love my Android running Oneplus 7T Pro, if someone offered me a iPhone 12 Pro tomorrow for R10k, I'd probably jump on it... no one is going to offer though and I don't think I'll find a close to new iPhone for R10k that is going to give me as much satisfaction as the 7T Pro does...
 
iPhone 3s, 2 weeks out of warrantee, update came through, directly after update phone started losing signal, giving 'No Signal..' message.
Lots of others on google with same issue, determined that re-loading the OS resolves problem - for a while at least - so was reloading software about 3 times a week.
Took it to iStore (was working at Vodacom next to Vodaworld) the geniuses there had the phone for 3 days & couldn't even get the software to load once.

When they quoted me full price for a new phone as a fix, I left the shop, went next door to Vodacom and got myself a Samsung Galaxy s2 & a tab on special.
Liked the freedom so much (kids had been bringing their iPhones to me to load stuff, my hate for iTunes is a thing in our family to this day) that same week I switched my 2 daughters to S2's as well.

Vowed never to support Apple's greed with my money again.
Walled garden my ass when it leaves you with a broken phone & no help.
 
Thirstycurve said:
Good evening

As a lifelong Android user I'm interested to know who here switch from Android to Apple and what was the reasons behind the switch?
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I was the same as you - switched a couple of years ago because my Sony Z3C crapped out after two years - there was nothing else in the Android space that looked compelling at that time (actually wanted a Pixel but wasn't available here) so I thought 'what the hell' and switched to iPhone 7 (the flagship Apple device at the time) - right at the beginning I missed the customisablity but I haven't looked back since. I jumped from the 7 to X eventually and still very happy in the Apple ecosystem.
 
I have a Huawei P30 pro personal phone and an I Phone 11 pro work phone.

I was hoping to flog the P30 and use the I phone for all calls but I just couldn't. I like installing what I want on my phone not what X company wants me to install on my phone which an Iphone doesn't offer. I also stream onto my android box, etc

if you only want to do the basics on a phone then go with the I phone, I'm told its more secure but I have no way of actually checking that because both have been just as secure. I'm also not a fan of the bulky Iphone especially when I barley use it.

if you want to install other apks not related to the google store and have that freedom stay with Andriod. Plus far cheaper.
 
Everyone has experience with an iPhone because they were forced to use one for work.... :ROFL: Who is the genius handing out iPhone 11 Pros as a fleet phone?
Thirstycurve said:
Which iPhone would you recommend that is "budget conscious"?
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The new SE is pretty good, goes on sale for R9k every now and then.
 
I started as an original Android fanboy with the G1, after that I went through a few flagship Android phones up to the Galaxy S3.
Android had the issue that it started getting slow over time, kinda like an older Windows machine that felt like it needed a clean install. The only issue was that you had to root and rom to get that right because the manufacturers/networks sucked at updates.
I then moved over to Apple and it was pretty awesome getting updates as they launched and a phone that worked the same on day one as it did 3 years later.

Now Im looking for an Android phone for my next upgrade, I dont like where Apple is going and I dont want to support them anymore. That and their pricing is just stupid.

The problem in SA is that you are limited to either Samsung(vomit) or Huawei(no GMS) there are a few others but nothing that really grabs me. So Im going to hold off for a bit and see what happens, but I doubt I will get getting another iPhone anytime soon.
 
My biggest reason for moving was Apple Car Play and to get the Apple Watch. Apple Watch is so much better than any other type of watch for Training I have had before.

Do enjoy the Backups and moving to a new Phone being so painless.
 
acidrain said:
On a side of Apple being "better" I would say don't be fooled.

I've been using the iPhone 6S and there are so many gripes I have with it, and the brand:
1. Lightning cable malfunctions after a while and you need to buy a new cable ( something I've never experienced with anything using micro-usb)
2. Some wifi connections just don't work.
3. Signal loss for no reason. Turn on/off flight mode and signal comes back.
4. Something not lakka with the battery. Drains quickly, and, some days it can run on 1% for 30minutes and other times it will shutdown at around 7% and won't turn on until charged.
5. Phone gets insanely hot when being used whilst charging.

Conspiracy would be there is purposeful software causing this since the phone is 5 generations behind or it's just a kak phone.
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Can't really compare if you're 6 Generations behind.

Like me saying how crappy the Note 2 Camera was against today's standard.
 
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