Switching from Android to Apple - What made you switch?

[SauRoNZA]

You should try Samsung with the phone app on windows, most of that integration is on most other Android phones as well, they are prett much starting to become equal.

They still need to get swype cloud sync, that was promised years ago.

Yeah like I said it’s been levelling out in recent years.

Can you get auto complete of verification codes sent to your phone in a desktop browser yet?

It’s just annoying how Apple apparently never have any firsts, when it’s all the little things that really make life easier that they get to first.

The magical automatic copy and paste between MacOS and iOS is exactly that sometimes.

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Swype keyboard? What would the benefit of that be sync wise? I thought they sync the dictionary through Google already?

 

[SauRoNZA]

Xiaomi is the perfect alternative between Samsung and Apple. To bad the higher end devices are not sold by MIA Africa.

If I wasn’t team Apple that’s definitely where I’d be.

My house is filled with their devices.

 

[SauRoNZA]

I guess I just don’t understand the concept. I don’t need a watch to tell me if I’ve had a craap sleep and I’m not sure how an app could improve it. Does it tell you it’s too hot you need to open a window or your pillow was at a bad angle?

I’m mostly with you for normal day to day sleep cycles and I’ve tried it and it’s hellishly uncomfortable on my wrist bone making my sleep worse in and of itself.

But if you were maybe unaware of what happens in the night and thought you were getting enough hours but still feel tired I would imagine it can show you a pattern of what is happening in the night.

I don’t believe in scheduling sleep and therefore have no problem doing it.

 

[SauRoNZA]

The apple watch charges in about an hour and a half. After I wake up, I put my watch on charge. Go through my morning routine, then I am ready to go.

Yup best way to go about it, just after you wake up.

Also much easier if you have a wireless bedside dock backed by a Quickcharger for all your things like phone and watch and headphones etc, instead of the finicky on wire crap.

 

[Johnatan56]

Yeah like I said it’s been levelling out in recent years.

Can you get auto complete of verification codes sent to your phone in a desktop browser yet?

As in if from SMS? Not really, you can access SMS from messages.google.com

About to go test the Windows Phone app, I don't have sync set up on new device since usually codes come from e-mail or I can see on watch while typing.

It’s just annoying how Apple apparently never have any firsts, when it’s all the little things that really make life easier that they get to first.
The magical automatic copy and paste between MacOS and iOS is exactly that sometimes.
Swype keyboard? What would the benefit of that be sync wise? I thought they sync the dictionary through Google already?

No, clipboard sync. Copy while having Swype keyboard active and then paste on windows. There is already a cloud/network sync for a while on Windows, just not tied to your phone.

EDIT: Set up phone companion app again, calls are finally passed through via BT, no quick copy option popping up for codes though, but can select in my message. Would rather use messages.google.com as easier, and don't really want the call pass through anymore since I finally got everyone on Telegram, so no use for it. But great for those who do want the sync.

AFAIK you can do remote control of the phone if it's a Samsung device, as in it will cast your screen to Windows.

Yup best way to go about it, just after you wake up.

Also much easier if you have a wireless bedside dock backed by a Quickcharger for all your things like phone and watch and headphones etc, instead of the finicky on wire crap.

Much prefer wires done right tbh, e.g. fitbit's one is pretty nice. Wireless charging is fine though, but waste of power imho. I would rather we had a dock type thing, so a stand you can slide your device on and the bottom pins connect for charging, would be nice on a night stand.

Wires are also nice if you want to use the device while it's charging, so good for phones, watch you don't really want to pick up and make a call so wireless charging is fine. I'd like more headsets to support qi charge, then be able to get a headset stand where I can forget about charging any headset that lasts a full day.

 

[thirstycurve]

Regarding AirPods Pro, Case etc... You do realise that you don’t HAVE TO buy Apple right? The great thing is that pretty much everyone makes their headphones with iOS functions in mind, I don’t have AirPods I went and got Sennheiser over-ear cans and they work beautifully with all my Apple devices as Sennheiser made them with iPhone and iPad in mind.

Same thing with cases, you don’t have to buy an Apple case, there are hundreds of other case manufacturers that do Apple cases, some of them exclusively do Apple devices.

Really up to you how you go about it, when you buy an iPhone you don’t have to stick with Apple accessories, the world of iPhone accessories is huge for each model, the 11 Pro Max for example is going to be 2 years old this year and I am still finding new accessories for it, lol.

If software is what was bugging you then I would fully understand, but if it’s just accessories and repairs, this really is flexible, I just insure my devices, if it breaks or gets stolen then insurance will deal with it.

I know I don't have to use Airpods I would just prefer it if I did go the Apple route.

I get what you mean with the accessories.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts I appreciate it.

 

[Spizz]

I’m mostly with you for normal day to day sleep cycles and I’ve tried it and it’s hellishly uncomfortable on my wrist bone making my sleep worse in and of itself.

But if you were maybe unaware of what happens in the night and thought you were getting enough hours but still feel tired I would imagine it can show you a pattern of what is happening in the night.

I don’t believe in scheduling sleep and therefore have no problem doing it.

As I said somewhere else, I imagine me taking my watch off at night is the same feeling of freedom that a woman feels when taking her bra off at bedtime.

But sure, it can tell you if you are not sleeping properly and show a pattern, but that’s like needing an app to tell me it’s raining when I’m standing in the rain getting wet

 

[thirstycurve]

That is all fine and well. If it doesn't fit with you then it doesn't.

Just a note on the repairs - it cost about the same as Android at Wefix. And there are cheaper accessories as well on takealot etc

The only real iPhone 12 equavalent phones we have available in SA generally cost more. You only need to buy a charger if you don't have any usb C charger. You don't need to use the Apple one. You also don't need to buy the Airpods Pro, you can use your Galaxy Buds etc just fine.

Here is the Samsung Galaxy S21 on pre order with extra goodies
649 PM x 36
Samsung Galaxy S21 5G| Vodacom Specials
Seems a bit cheaper than the iphone 12 contracts that you can get. But still significantly more than the SE
Samsung Galaxy S21 Impressions: New Year, New Price! - YouTube

Or

R949 PM x 36
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G| Vodacom Specials

MKBHD impressions
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The pre-orders does include a charger and wireless buds for free. But it won't have those normally.

Thanks I appreciate your thoughts

 

[thirstycurve]

What do you guys think about the Samsung S21?

Impressed with what I've seen thus far, definitely an improvement on the S20 and cheaper release price.

 

[Capt Haddock]

I've used Samsung since my first S4. My son in law gave me an iPhone 8 to try a few months ago. The charging cable problem (now just use wireless charging) is negated by the superior link to my hearing aids. Now I can hear phone conversations, hear the TV and audio from my PC. I don't know what I'll do when the iPhone 8 stops working.

 

[hashbrown99]

I love my iPad to bits but the deal breaker for me with the iPhone is the lack of expandable storage

 

[AfricanTech]

I've used Samsung since my first S4. My son in law gave me an iPhone 8 to try a few months ago. The charging cable problem (now just use wireless charging) is negated by the superior link to my hearing aids. Now I can hear phone conversations, hear the TV and audio from my PC. I don't know what I'll do when the iPhone 8 stops working.

One of my sight impaired friends says the same - he's tried both and the Apple implementation of Assistive Aid is, in his experience, light years ahead of Android (and on the computer front, Windows 10).

When he factored in the cost of the specialised screen reader s/w for Windows 10 vs the builtin MacOS capability, he was able to motivate for a Macbook over a Windows PC since the difference in the total cost was negligible (couple of hundred ZAR).

On his phone (7+) he reckons there's no comparison at all.

 

[Tsepz_GP]

I love my iPad to bits but the deal breaker for me with the iPhone is the lack of expandable storage

This is fast becoming a unicorn feature now, the entire Galaxy S21 series including the Ultra no longer have it, I get the feeling the Note21 Ultra will also not have it.

This is one of the features I also like in Android.

 

[SauRoNZA]

As in if from SMS? Not really, you can access SMS from messages.google.com

So the end to end integration of iOS with MacOS and the phone relay functions means that any of this type of thing gets dropped in with auto complete on any device and you never need to lift a finger.

I suspect it’s only in Safari but may be wrong.

Makes it especially great when you register for things the first time with your phone number like WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal etc.

Much prefer wires done right tbh, e.g. fitbit's one is pretty nice. Wireless charging is fine though, but waste of power imho. I would rather we had a dock type thing, so a stand you can slide your device on and the bottom pins connect for charging, would be nice on a night stand.

Problem is they all use sockets and they are weightless so they bugger off by themselves or need to be held in place.

Whether a wired dock or wireless my point was rather a multi device setup that sits in place and uses one socket with one wire and stays in place.

Wires are also nice if you want to use the device while it's charging, so good for phones, watch you don't really want to pick up and make a call so wireless charging is fine. I'd like more headsets to support qi charge, then be able to get a headset stand where I can forget about charging any headset that lasts a full day.

I don’t remember the last time I’ve needed to use something while it charges. All my devices last full days or more so they charge when I go to bed.

The wireless dock is specifically great with the AirPods Pro and the Apple Watch and iPhone all charging on one thing in one place.

 

[SauRoNZA]

As I said somewhere else, I imagine me taking my watch off at night is the same feeling of freedom that a woman feels when taking her bra off at bedtime.

But sure, it can tell you if you are not sleeping properly and show a pattern, but that’s like needing an app to tell me it’s raining when I’m standing in the rain getting wet

Not at all. You have no idea what your heart or your breathing is doing in the night.

You wake up thinking you had a good night sleep because you didn’t wake up and meanwhile you didn’t even enter REM.

It can be quite useful.

But it’s definitely not required day to day. People are way too concerned with being in bed by X and awake by X and stressing themselves out because they have “insomnia” over their own damn schedule.

No two days will ever play out the same, it’s ridiculous to think your body will sleep in the same pattern accordingly.

 

[SauRoNZA]

I love my iPad to bits but the deal breaker for me with the iPhone is the lack of expandable storage

Such an ancient concern in my view.

We have the cloud, there is hardly a need for local storage at all.

 

[Spizz]

Not at all. You have no idea what your heart or your breathing is doing in the night.

You wake up thinking you had a good night sleep because you didn’t wake up and meanwhile you didn’t even enter REM.

It can be quite useful.

But it’s definitely not required day to day. People are way too concerned with being in bed by X and awake by X and stressing themselves out because they have “insomnia” over their own damn schedule.

No two days will ever play out the same, it’s ridiculous to think your body will sleep in the same pattern accordingly.

I think my point is that okay, you have an analysis of your sleep pattern, but what can you do about it?

 

[hashbrown99]

This is fast becoming a unicorn feature now, the entire Galaxy S21 series including the Ultra no longer have it, I get the feeling the Note21 Ultra will also not have it.

This is one of the features I also like in Android.

True but at least Samsung doesn't think that 64gb is a decent amount of storage space

Such an ancient concern in my view.

We have the cloud, there is hardly a need for local storage at all.

All good and well if you have access to endless data or unlimited wi-fi at work. Unfortunately I don't. My phone is a tool for work

 

[SauRoNZA]

I think my point is that okay, you have an analysis of your sleep pattern, but what can you do about it?

Well then you have some indication to take it further and go to a sleep clinic or something I guess.

Many an underlying condition to be found I’m sure.

 

[maumau]

I think my point is that okay, you have an analysis of your sleep pattern, but what can you do about it?

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Which is why I don't wear my watch at night.