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Why shouldn't anyone switch to iOS?
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this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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For many years I used Android phones and enjoyed the customization, roms, rooting, and tinkering. Now, I don't have time for messing around and just want something that will text and take pictures. Made the switch to Apple about 4 years ago. For a while I was travelling for work and gone for extended periods of time so Facetime was nice for connecting with people close to me. Yes, I know there are other apps.
Now my home is all Siri'ed up so I feel locked in, and I have a Macbook for work. I sometimes debate going back and running a privacy rom but my current setup is fine for my threat model. The only thing that fucking sucks is the price, other than that everything just seems "fine". I am not too picky though. :)
Thanks for the feedback! The price is a sticking point but I'm not worried about it because I'm buying used and Apple products seem to have very good resell value. My 4 year old note 10 plus is worth about a 4th of what I bought it for. Meanwhile iphone 11 and 12 pro max phones are worth literally double that or more while starting at the same price. It's wild.
Also luckily for me, my partner has a lot of apple tech so I expect I'll be just fine in that regard. Other than the phone, I can mooch of of them lol.
To go along with this, I used my iPhone 6 (2014) until I got my 11 (I wanted the larger screen for work and the upgraded cameras), and handed down my 6 to my daughter who used it until earlier this year when we got her a used SE. the 6 chocked on things like Pokémon Go, where they dropped support because it’s old, but it worked fine for the vast majority of what she did (calls, texts, browsing, drawing with Procreate, games, etc). And most of all, it was STILL getting security patches. (9 years?!)
I’ve had android devices lose support 18-24 months after launch. I ended up rooting them and installed newer android versions, but it was hit and miss and a pain in some regards. With Apple it just worked and didn’t come with bloat.