I use to have an Android as a backup phone to my iPhone, but it’s been a while. One thing that you mentioned that I use to notice is that Android has this animation issue or whatever you want to call it. It was always hard for me to describe as well. It’s like it’s fast and things open quick, but it still feels unpolished or something. I think it’s between the frame rate and transition animations. I could be wrong. Also, I feel like it’s scrolls too fast on web pages. I know that sounds crazy, but when you scroll on a web page on an iPhone, it literally feels like someone actually thought about what is the proper speed to scroll. I don’t know. It’s hard to explain. I know the hate is coming lol!
I know exactly what you are referring to when you talk about the animations and frame rate sometimes feeling unpolished. I find that to be a common theme among Androids, where they give amazing experiences, but also sometimes feel unpolished. I also have an iPhone as main phone, in one pocket, and a Android as a secondary, in the other pocket. Some of Androids nuances definitely keep my primary sim in a flagship iPhone, and a secondary sim in a flagship Android!
Funnily enough, after using Android for a while now, the iOS animations and scrolling just feel unbelievably sluggish and slow. I get what you mean by a lack of polish, but I also think that has become a non-issue at least over the past couple of years. It's probably just something that we each have to get used to when we use the other OS.
Apple's scrolling algorithms on all their operating systems, including macOS, are better than any other I've used. It feels like it knows what you want to do.
I think that Apple's UI team have tightly integrated _hooks_ in the kernel which allow the UI to appear smooth and responsive. Other kernel developers optimize for performance because they want good spec mark scores - but Apple wants a responsive UI and are willing to sacrifice some performance to get it. Even when Apple iPhone displays were only 60 hz, the touch interface ran at 120 hz to help the UI feel smooth and frictionless.
The nice thing about both iOS and Android is that nothing stops someone from opting for both and not being forced to leave either platform or ecosystem.
Oh, I thought it was because dude keeps peeking up Google skirt, He reminds people he is an Apple Sheep. Yet he keeps trying out the Pixel devices. I am starting to think he is getting bored with the iPhone.
I started making apps back in middle school and back then I didn’t have the money to just buy hardware so every 2 years when my cell service allowed an upgrade I would flip platforms cause I always wanted a phone that mostly up to date to develop for. I remember the password migration being awful so I eventually settled on a 3rd party cross platform solution for most of the services I use
That's kind of like saying after a certain point you can never switch phones. The key is not to get too immersed in one Corporation ecosystem where you end up being stuck which is exactly what they want. Ecosystems suck, they are just proprietary limitations. But even to the extent Samsung or Google even have an ecosystem it's much easier to use their devices with non Samsung or Google devices. Really apple is the only major player that places really strict proprietary limitations. Have convinced a lot of people that's a benefit but when in fact it's anti-consumer to the Core
@@michaelcorcoran8768 To my point, when you're too deeply immersed as you said it becomes impractical to switch for reasons like Drew stated. I own a galaxy, my ecosystem consists of only earbuds so a switch wouldn't be too hard. I don't want to switch because in my lifetime people have talked down on my phone and see iPhones as a status symbol and I'll never switch to please them or fit in. I love android because I hate paying for subscriptions so I love having modded apps such as adless youtube, free spotify premium and yt music, free movie and TV apps. I'll never give that up for a few better animations and some ecosystem features
@@danielpita7324 I am the same way my parents do not like iPhones because they think there are pieces of crap which I've proved them wrong so many times and I also like android but I'm more like an iPhone user but the only other Apple product that I own is their AirPods so if I want to make a switch then it won't be that hard don't have an Apple Watch because I don't see a sense of having a smart watch on your wrist how do you say traditional watch I have my G-Shock the most durable Watch the world
You really got me there with the commercial i was ready to skip instinctively. It’s nice to have a break from all the TH-camr ads. Enjoying your content a lot for years.
I'm of the mind that Samsung will be a larger threat to Apple than Google. The former polishes Android and sets up a great skin, does all the things Google is too lazy to finish. Their ecosystem is also a lot better.
This is something I agree. After all, they have been the ones paying Google big money to get Android to be more optimized. An example of it is Android for forldables and tablets. And it shows pretty well.
it’s hard to understand Samsung offers longer OS update than Google and One UI is more polished than stock android given it’s Google that makes Android
I have never tried a non Samsung phone, but with tablets it's night and day. People on youtube tend to praise stock Android, but stock Android is crap, Samsung OneUI is has ten times more functionality than stock Android. I'll never buy a non Samsung tablet again.
I did try to switch this year and by far the hardest thing for me was letting go of my Apple Card and Apple Savings. They are so convenient it almost outweighs everything else. Texting, as you pointed out is a non-issue. For FaceTime using Google Meet, Whats App or anything similar gets a bit of resistance from others but it does work. The strangest thing was the screaming that went up when no one could find me on Find My. I have to admit, I missed using it as well. It seems my friends, family and I are all voyeurs! I am well back in the Apple fold but will probably keep dabbling with Android and ChromeOS here and there. I am typing this on a Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5. 🤣
Definitely a valid viewpoint! I was a huge Pixel user before I moved to iPhone and you need to switch to swipe gestures and it’ll feel more like an iPhone. But I honestly felt the same when switching to iPhone years ago it took a few months for me to fully feel like the phone functioned the way I needed it to and not jarring with the animations.
Meh, I switched after being an iOS user from the 3g to the 12 and after a few days, it felt fine. After a few months, I dont see any real benefit outside of being stuck in the apple ecosystem. Samsung does well enough with watches, ear buds, and tablets.
I find it funny that here in Portugal we don't have such issues from switching from one platform to the other lol for payments its actually easier to use android because nfc is available for 3rd party apps than iOS and everything else is done via apps that are available on both. Also people here don't really care about the ecosystem like the US people seem to care about.
I use a Pixel 6 Pro and an iPhone 13 Pro, on a daily basis. I actually think the Pixel device is so smart and intuitive. It’s the smartest smartphone I ever used. But Apples hardware and software integration is top notch. Can not be denied. Pixel photography, that call screening feature is/are amazing. Voice to text and translate are awesome as well with that Tensor chip. Hard to leave those alone. I love both companies.
My biggest gripe with Android (and I own a Pixel and I've used several others over the years) is lack of consistency with App design. True this is mainly down to third parties, but there are still so many apps that use the older menu navigations and it all just feels incoherent, messy and jarring.
I have an iPhone 11 and I use the TH-cam app. I LOVE that you have the video edited so I can fill the screen and you still have the top of your head! 😂🎉
I recently switched from the iPhone 14 Pro Max to the Pixel 7 Pro, and I ended up just closing my Apple Card account. I have several other credit cards with similar rewards I can use anyway.
Separate comment about switching : if you have all your contacts natively saved in a gmail along with calendar it makes switching back and forth a lot easier.
On Android, if you want to have this impression of fluidity (for me slowness) of iPhone animations, Just set the animation scale of transitions to 1.5 - 2, by default they are on 1.
You started with two items not applicable in many countries other than the US. Where I am, absolutely no-one uses iMessage, everyone (even businesses) use WhatsApp. Wallet is also poorly supported here, and most people rely on StoCard, as it has all the local loyalty cards etc. It also allows you to create cards with their barcode, something that’s missing in Wallet. As for passwords, I use different ones for different sites, none of them remembered by any third party systems. So in terms of your video, this time I have to state that there was no convincing argument for me… sorry!
I’ve switched from android to an iPhone in 2021. I’ve bought back then a 12 Pro and my last android phone was huawei mate 20 pro. The iPhones animations are way better to look at that for sure, but I’ve always noticed that they’re a bit to slow. Like when I’m trying to use the keyboard when it’s still “moving”
I am a iOS user for the last 14 years and I just tried a S23 ultra. I know exactly what you are talking about. The animations don’t feel related to what is happening. Everything feels like a different piece of software and it was all just stitched together. And it also didn’t help that its a gigantic phone that is horrible to hold. Back to the SE2 💪❤
Oh, the animation thing is something I totally relate with. Android's animations feel a lot more "stiff" which looks kind of bad to me compared to the smooth rubber-bandy effect ios has. On the topic of UI, android looks a lot better now than it used to be when I was a nexus 4 user (kitkat and everything before it looked so ugly to me), so android looks a lot more visually appealing to me now that I am tempted to switch over. Not to mention my current iPhone X is in really poor shape and I'm not able to buy a new iPhone at the current moment, so I might have to do with a budget used Android phone 😣
You absolutely nailed this. I switch back and forth all the time and I agree with all these points that you bring up. Especially the fluidity issue with Android. For some reason, iPhones just feel like they're alive when you navigate through the UI. I feel like they've had this down for many, many years too.
I totally get what you mean with how the UI feels. I’ve been saying the same for ages. I can’t pin point it either but your absolutely right. Functionally everything is good but it feels wrong for some reason.
Switching to Android from Apple and back to Apple is a pain mostly because of my passwords to my email accounts on gmail and chrome. Like dear god. Never again. Staying with my iphone 14 pro max.
10:40 I think I might know how to explain this a little. If you compare the scrolling on iPhone and Android, you will notice pretty big differences. If I scroll a little bit on the iPhone, it scrolls longer, but if I scroll a little bit on an Android phone, it doesn't last nearly as long. It's almost like Android scrolling sits on wheels that don't spin for very long when you spin them, whereas iOS scrolling sits on wheels that spin for a very long time. Also, if you attempt to scroll fast on Android, it scrolls way faster than iOS to the point where it feels unnatural, whereas on iOS, it kind of feels like pulling teeth to really scroll fast if you are, say, at the bottom of a very long webpage and want to get back to the top very quickly. This faster scrolling also makes it harder to control the scrolling if you are casually scrolling through a news article. Sometimes Android will scroll too much, or it may scroll too little. On iOS, you don't experience this problem as much because Apple caps the scrolling speed on iPhone. This may be a big reason why you feel like Android is more clunky. Also, many Android phones have a much less responsive touchscreen than iPhones, so if you touch a button, it will take longer for your an Android phone to register that as an input, but your iPhone will do it in a way that feels almost instant. This may be another reason why you feel Android is more clunky. Many Android phones also have a greater wobble when scrolling than iPhones do. The wobble is how far across the screen your finger must move before the page actually starts to scroll. And yes, there is the UI. On Android, you probably won't notice the occasional UI jitters because they are so subtle, but with time, they could lead to annoyance without even realizing it. I feel like iOS has a much more fluid UI than Android. Honestly, there is a lot more to it than that, but those could be some reasons.
Great video! After using iPhone’s since the iPhone 4 I got tired of the same phone every year. I picked up the Samsung Galaxy s23 Ultra. It was actually pretty easy to switch everything over. Samsung’s app Smart Switch lets you transfer everything over using iCloud. My problem is everyone is complaining about the green bubbles 😂
Speaking to that bank thing there would have been a Google type bank it was called Plex and was going to partner with Citi Bank, Stanford credit union and another partner but of course it got cancelled cause you know ADHD. It looked amazing by the way and I had signed up for it. Also you articulated exactly how I feel about android Drew. There’s definitely something that feels bargain bin about Android LOL. It was really apparent to me when I purchased a watch 5 pro with s23 ultra I tried back in early march. I was shocked at the lack of apps on wearOS. There was no pocketcast, no Starbucks, no 1Password, no messenger, no Walgreens etc. if you look at the app selection for wearOS you feel like your at the DollarTree looking at all these off brand names being like what the hell?! LOL.
7:15 Helpful advice there, I think I needed to hear someone else say it. I worked out logically that it didn’t make sense to switch to Android, months ago in fact, but part of me still wanted to. But costs and initial setup aside, I really don’t think I’d be any better off on Android than iPhone.
By the way, you mentioned the problem of transferring your passwords from Apple Keychain to Google On your MacBook, go to the Settings App, open Passwords. There is a button with ... to the right of the search box, click on that, and "Export all passwords" Select where you want to save it, authenticate with touch-id Then open Chrome, sign into your Google Account Click on your profile icon, second to the right on the toolbar Click on the key button under your gmail address To the right of "Saved passwords", there are buttons for "Add" and three dots arranged vertically. Clock on the dots, and Import passwords Select file, and browse to where you saved the export file above Give it a few minutes for the import to sync with Google, and a few more for it to sync from Google to your phone. You now have all your iPhone passwords in Android. Delete the password file you exported and empty the trash bin. If you are moving from Android to iPhone, you can do the same in the reverse direction. Export from Chrome and import into Keychain.
It's actually possible to switch to "simple animations" on an Android device, which would probably be the solution to your issue with the "squash and stretch" effect of the UI.
Yes, android feeling clunky is a problem the way I will explain is that the animations have 0 acceleration. One point there is 0 pixel/s movement then 50px/s then back to 0, with no intermediate transition between them, giving it the cheap clunky feel.
If you use "Sign in with Apple ID" for any apps/services, you have to create a new account on Android. I have an old Amazon Fire tablet and cannot log in to TikTok because I set up the account on my iPhone.
I feel the exact same way about switching to Apple. I like videos like this because its good to get different viewpoints, but I have tried ro make the iphone my main device MANY times (2G, 4, 5S, 6, 6Plus, 7, 7Plus, X, 11 Pro Max, 13) but i just can't get behind Apple's way of doing things. I keep one around for my work phone, and my wife and kids all have iPhones. I guess my brain just works differently.
Two issues I noticed: There is no Weather App Syncing photos from the phone to Google Photos is fine but getting them from there to another device is nothing like as seamless as iCloud.
I like both for different reasons. I started in the iPod world, so I still like iTunes. Never bought an iPhone until 2020, though. Androids were cheaper to use as bare-bone tablets and phones go. They both play nice with my Linux and Mac desktops. I simply don't need much from a phone, really.
One major eek I have seen and felt using any Android is the ripple effect thing when tapping an app, an option or anything. That thing makes it feel clunky and not seamless.
Third party password manager are generally far safer than storing it on your device, especially if you use Chrome as it stores passwords in plain text. LastPass is terrible but the other passwords are really secure. Don’t let this tie you into one of the ecosystems
I carry an iPhone Xs and a Samsung midranger. The iPhone works with my Apple Watch and has iMessage and Facetime. The Samsung has a lovely big screen. Having the two gives me 2 batteries, 2 networks, 2 OS, and some apps are better on one or the other.
i used to be Super techy so ive use both android and ios. and, honestly ios just feels smooth, and the ui is much more consistent leaning more to natural feel. thats why ive got an iphone now, it just feels smooth.
I tried android for a year or two at a certain point and I had to switch back because android was too buggy. I couldn’t trust my phone to save calendar events or take photos. At least you know an iPhone will work.
@jonny_laguna ?? Nope this is literally my experience. I had the note 9 and I loved it. But it was deleting appointments I had and I just couldn’t live with bugs like that
I ordered the Pixel Fold... Had a new iPhone every year since 2007. I'm excited and nervous. Just sick of all the glitching on the iPhone... Plus, I use all Google apps, so why not give it a try!
I was an android phone user for 13 years, I bought an iphone in 2019 (iphone 11) but I still had an android as my main phone. Well, I bought the 14 pro max when it released and about 6 months later I sold my android (s22 ultra) and now I am fully ios and I am happy with them.
It's hard to talk about ecosystems since Google hasn't been in the hardware game for a long time. Even now I think they still work with other manufacturers to make their phones. Probably the most comparable ecosystem is the Samsung one. I haven't found it that hard to use Samsung Pay and Samsung has partnered with SoFi to offer a high-yield savings account as well. I use both iOS and Android so get the best of both worlds. Apple does have a clean interface for the credit card. I guess I haven't paid too much attention to the animation so both feel pretty similar.
yes clunky is how i describe trying to go from iphone to the z flip, nice hardware kinda liked a foldable but had major doubts about its durability but the whole OS felt very clunky, scrolling felt off, navigation just didn’t feel as polished, apps each had a different feel when it comes to scrolling and interacting, it just felt like a jumbled mess with no unity
The animations and scrolling on Android are too fast so when they stop to an end they need to break faster too and that feels choppy or unpolished in your eyes.
Nice video but you overlooked nearby share (android's version of airdrop which is just as fast if not faster), Google's first party password manager and the fact that the iMessage stuff could be solved by apple supporting RCS
I used to love Android but after switching to iOS I will never go back to an Android device. iOS tends to work fairly well and iOS devices tend to be supported for a longer period of time and you get value from your device. I’m glad I switched.
FRecently switched from iOS to Android - ProMax to S23 Ultra. If you take the time to look past the hype, iOS is too restrictive. For your examples, 1. I don’t use an Apple card. The Wallet is lame and only use Apple Pay for online. Google Pay and Samsing Pay work just as well. 2. Passwords, I dropped keychain a while back as it is an open sore - access code allows to much access. Especially in the event of theft. 3. For the User interface, there are so many launchers. Just find one thqat works for you. iOS is too restrictive. My biggest iOS complaint - the bugs that never get fixed and the inability to choose MY defauolt apps.
Because it’s good, everything is very integrated and works as expected most of the time. 🤣 after trying out OnePlus for a couple of weeks, I was reminded about why I switched to iPhone.
I've been a life long android user and always noticed how animations feel like they stutter whenever you put the phone on 60hz. Idk what is causing it and still can't put my finger on it either
It still baffles me that in 2023, US tech reviewers still don't get why android works the way it works. For example, the animation thing, u can change that in developer options, transition, window and animation scale. Also androids have quick share, or nearby share, Bluetooth share etc. Samsung has an extensive ecosystem that includes washer and dryers, fridge, vacuums, etc. Heck u don't need airdrop if u use Google services which many use. Works across all platforms. Save everything on google drive and just open it up on any platform. Apple has really done a number on the psyche of most Americans. Apple = conspicuous consumption
I switched from Android to Apple about 5 years ago and it was really clean. I imagine Apple to Android would be much more difficult. High end Android phones cost the same as Apple phones, and the Androids feel cheaper and corners cut.
I can tell you as a lifelong android user who switched to iPhone about a year and a half ago, that your last point about it feeling more natrual and fluid on ios, applies to me too, it just, i dont know, feels nicer?
On the topic of passwords, I cannot recommend Bitwarden enough! Fully open source, and I use it for myself, my family, and my company. It's about as good as it gets!
The one problem with the Google Pixel 6 Pro was that it was not clear if the model sold at the Google Store supported MMWAVE or not so they lost a customer to Apple with their iPhone 13 Pro Max since Apple is upfront with their tech and since I live within 80 miles of Chicago I can make use of MMWAVE if going on a trip to Chicago.
I am not sure. I had no issues when I switched from my iPhone 13 Pro to a Google Pixel 7 Pro. Personally, I think everyone's experience is different. I am one to switch SIM cards often just because, but my KeyChain and everything worked fine. I guess I just got lucky.
I tried to switch to a Pixel 7 Pro in october, I couldn’t. It’s just too annoying to switch everything, it would take hours. I used to switch every year between iOS and Android, but now that I have accumulated so much stuff, it’s just too hard. And I agree I missed the smoothness, it felt « harsh » and made the experience not as enjoyable
in early 2013 i decided to rip all my mp3 tracks i had on cd-r. that i had collected from around 2002-2012 using p2p software such as napster, and limewire. I was ripping thousands of tracks and this was gonna take some time because I was entering the meta data as i was ripping (song name artist name album name album art) using nothing but my memory and google. I came across a software that would autofill the meta data using song recognition tech, this was a huge help. However this particular software only worked with itunes so itunes is what i used to manage my media. itunes as a media player was great for me i can create folders, sub folders that playlists can go into, which was great for organization. Somewhere along the way I learned about itunes match which used song recognition tech to replace your version of a track with the itunes version and saved to your icloud library along with your folders, subfolders and playlists. From there I started using apple music and never went back to downloading mp3's so not only is my personal collection of music trapped in itunes library so is my streaming music collection since 2015 or so. but this is not a bad thing, my personal collection and streaming collection live together in one cohesive unit.
I’ve tried switching to android twice this year and in both occasions I returned the phones. I’m an iPhone user for 5 years now and i just cannot leave the garden anymore. I love my watch, my Apple TV and AirPods too much. Plus I just don’t like the way Samsung does they’re software.
I have both and always have. I switch every other year to which one is my primary. Unless your a power user half of the features on either ecosystem you really never use. Plus I use Samsung over pixel.
For some reason with i switch back and forth every couple years and really its optimazation. For example tensor has been a very rough ride this past 2 years google owns android and they cant make their hardware work better or just as well as the snapdragon phones it ridiculous
the irony when there are just the two operating systems, yet people who have only been on android accuse the others of only being on iOS. and a couple of years ago some convinced themselves that people only used or stayed with iPhones because of iMessage.
I left for a couple months had a pixel 7 but im back baby lol i missed face ID with my banking apps. I had issues with the fingerprint not working consistently. I know people say android's notification center is superior but i didn't like it.
The only thing that i am into apple is the apple watch and iPad. It just works seamlessly. But i have a main driver aka personal phone on android. And reserve ios on work purpose😉
As you'll probably do a switch again, could you go to the Samsung side and try the S23 series also up to you which one you would use, personally I just have the regular S23 as I don't like big phones these days
I have been debating on getting a s23 ultra for days. My family says NO. I love their camera zoom. Can’t lose iMessage everyone says. Ugh. Love your videos. Always great. Wish you nothing but success.
My entire family/friend group (and I do mean Everyone) has iPhone and is deeply integrated with iMessage and groups. I tried a Google Pixel phone one time and it was extremely painful, everyone complained I ruined group message. I went back to iPhone. It's hared to leave blue bubble gang.
Uh.. if you’re family/friend group bashed you for using another device, that is not real family or friends. No real person would bash you for using another devicd
I really wanted to try a fold 4 so I traded in my 13 proa. The only iphone feature I miss is the rocker mute switch and the stability of the os. Ios apps never stuttered or crashed and inherently android as an os will never have that bc every app has to work on a thousand different types of roms and hardware.
How about using the Samsung S23, preferably standard size (256 gb since it has a faster 4.0 speed vs 3.1 on 128 gb) or one of their foldables coming out later this year? It will have some of the shortcomings you mentioned here but despite that I am sure that it will be a smoother experience.
I use to have an Android as a backup phone to my iPhone, but it’s been a while. One thing that you mentioned that I use to notice is that Android has this animation issue or whatever you want to call it. It was always hard for me to describe as well. It’s like it’s fast and things open quick, but it still feels unpolished or something. I think it’s between the frame rate and transition animations. I could be wrong. Also, I feel like it’s scrolls too fast on web pages. I know that sounds crazy, but when you scroll on a web page on an iPhone, it literally feels like someone actually thought about what is the proper speed to scroll. I don’t know. It’s hard to explain. I know the hate is coming lol!
it's possible they hired psychologists to determine the speed of your thumb moving down the iphone screen
I know exactly what you are referring to when you talk about the animations and frame rate sometimes feeling unpolished. I find that to be a common theme among Androids, where they give amazing experiences, but also sometimes feel unpolished. I also have an iPhone as main phone, in one pocket, and a Android as a secondary, in the other pocket. Some of Androids nuances definitely keep my primary sim in a flagship iPhone, and a secondary sim in a flagship Android!
Funnily enough, after using Android for a while now, the iOS animations and scrolling just feel unbelievably sluggish and slow. I get what you mean by a lack of polish, but I also think that has become a non-issue at least over the past couple of years. It's probably just something that we each have to get used to when we use the other OS.
Apple's scrolling algorithms on all their operating systems, including macOS, are better than any other I've used. It feels like it knows what you want to do.
I think that Apple's UI team have tightly integrated _hooks_ in the kernel which allow the UI to appear smooth and responsive.
Other kernel developers optimize for performance because they want good spec mark scores - but Apple wants a responsive UI and are willing to sacrifice some performance to get it.
Even when Apple iPhone displays were only 60 hz, the touch interface ran at 120 hz to help the UI feel smooth and frictionless.
The nice thing about both iOS and Android is that nothing stops someone from opting for both and not being forced to leave either platform or ecosystem.
“You are NOT my brother” 💀💀💀
Why would you say he is not your brother? Just curious!
@@stanleyhuston9416 I literally quoting the video l o l
Oh, I thought it was because dude keeps peeking up Google skirt, He reminds people he is an Apple Sheep. Yet he keeps trying out the Pixel devices. I am starting to think he is getting bored with the iPhone.
@@stanleyhuston9416 I mean I’m bored of my own iPhone at this point
I started making apps back in middle school and back then I didn’t have the money to just buy hardware so every 2 years when my cell service allowed an upgrade I would flip platforms cause I always wanted a phone that mostly up to date to develop for. I remember the password migration being awful so I eventually settled on a 3rd party cross platform solution for most of the services I use
until it gets hacked like so many have then you're mega screwed.
Had Android for 14 years. Switched to iOS last year and I’ll probably never leave. Love the beta program, community, & Card
In my opinion, what should determine whether you should switch or not is how deep you are into each ecosystem, everything else is personal preference
As another Daniel I agree lol
That's kind of like saying after a certain point you can never switch phones. The key is not to get too immersed in one Corporation ecosystem where you end up being stuck which is exactly what they want. Ecosystems suck, they are just proprietary limitations. But even to the extent Samsung or Google even have an ecosystem it's much easier to use their devices with non Samsung or Google devices.
Really apple is the only major player that places really strict proprietary limitations. Have convinced a lot of people that's a benefit but when in fact it's anti-consumer to the Core
@@michaelcorcoran8768 To my point, when you're too deeply immersed as you said it becomes impractical to switch for reasons like Drew stated. I own a galaxy, my ecosystem consists of only earbuds so a switch wouldn't be too hard. I don't want to switch because in my lifetime people have talked down on my phone and see iPhones as a status symbol and I'll never switch to please them or fit in. I love android because I hate paying for subscriptions so I love having modded apps such as adless youtube, free spotify premium and yt music, free movie and TV apps. I'll never give that up for a few better animations and some ecosystem features
@@danielpita7324 I am the same way my parents do not like iPhones because they think there are pieces of crap which I've proved them wrong so many times and I also like android but I'm more like an iPhone user but the only other Apple product that I own is their AirPods so if I want to make a switch then it won't be that hard don't have an Apple Watch because I don't see a sense of having a smart watch on your wrist how do you say traditional watch I have my G-Shock the most durable Watch the world
wow, Daniel, that is a ground breaking opinion! you should let everyone know about it!
You really got me there with the commercial i was ready to skip instinctively. It’s nice to have a break from all the TH-camr ads. Enjoying your content a lot for years.
(No spoiler) Let’s take a moment to applaud Drew for the sponsor moment. 🤣 Well played sir. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
It's only on TH-cam that people complain about animations on Android. Never heard any dissatisfaction regarding that irl
You’re kidding right? Reddit is full of posts complaining about android animations.
I'm of the mind that Samsung will be a larger threat to Apple than Google. The former polishes Android and sets up a great skin, does all the things Google is too lazy to finish. Their ecosystem is also a lot better.
This is something I agree. After all, they have been the ones paying Google big money to get Android to be more optimized. An example of it is Android for forldables and tablets. And it shows pretty well.
it’s hard to understand Samsung offers longer OS update than Google and One UI is more polished than stock android given it’s Google that makes Android
I have never tried a non Samsung phone, but with tablets it's night and day. People on youtube tend to praise stock Android, but stock Android is crap, Samsung OneUI is has ten times more functionality than stock Android. I'll never buy a non Samsung tablet again.
I did try to switch this year and by far the hardest thing for me was letting go of my Apple Card and Apple Savings. They are so convenient it almost outweighs everything else. Texting, as you pointed out is a non-issue. For FaceTime using Google Meet, Whats App or anything similar gets a bit of resistance from others but it does work. The strangest thing was the screaming that went up when no one could find me on Find My. I have to admit, I missed using it as well. It seems my friends, family and I are all voyeurs! I am well back in the Apple fold but will probably keep dabbling with Android and ChromeOS here and there. I am typing this on a Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5. 🤣
Definitely a valid viewpoint! I was a huge Pixel user before I moved to iPhone and you need to switch to swipe gestures and it’ll feel more like an iPhone. But I honestly felt the same when switching to iPhone years ago it took a few months for me to fully feel like the phone functioned the way I needed it to and not jarring with the animations.
Absolutely how I felt when I tried to switch to Android a few years ago….extremely frustrating….STAY WHERE YOU ARE AND NO ONE GETS HURT
Meh, I switched after being an iOS user from the 3g to the 12 and after a few days, it felt fine. After a few months, I dont see any real benefit outside of being stuck in the apple ecosystem. Samsung does well enough with watches, ear buds, and tablets.
I find it funny that here in Portugal we don't have such issues from switching from one platform to the other lol for payments its actually easier to use android because nfc is available for 3rd party apps than iOS and everything else is done via apps that are available on both. Also people here don't really care about the ecosystem like the US people seem to care about.
I use a Pixel 6 Pro and an iPhone 13 Pro, on a daily basis. I actually think the Pixel device is so smart and intuitive. It’s the smartest smartphone I ever used. But Apples hardware and software integration is top notch. Can not be denied. Pixel photography, that call screening feature is/are amazing. Voice to text and translate are awesome as well with that Tensor chip. Hard to leave those alone. I love both companies.
My biggest gripe with Android (and I own a Pixel and I've used several others over the years) is lack of consistency with App design. True this is mainly down to third parties, but there are still so many apps that use the older menu navigations and it all just feels incoherent, messy and jarring.
I have an iPhone 11 and I use the TH-cam app. I LOVE that you have the video edited so I can fill the screen and you still have the top of your head! 😂🎉
I recently switched from the iPhone 14 Pro Max to the Pixel 7 Pro, and I ended up just closing my Apple Card account. I have several other credit cards with similar rewards I can use anyway.
Separate comment about switching : if you have all your contacts natively saved in a gmail along with calendar it makes switching back and forth a lot easier.
On Android, if you want to have this impression of fluidity (for me slowness) of iPhone animations, Just set the animation scale of transitions to 1.5 - 2, by default they are on 1.
You started with two items not applicable in many countries other than the US.
Where I am, absolutely no-one uses iMessage, everyone (even businesses) use WhatsApp.
Wallet is also poorly supported here, and most people rely on StoCard, as it has all the local loyalty cards etc. It also allows you to create cards with their barcode, something that’s missing in Wallet.
As for passwords, I use different ones for different sites, none of them remembered by any third party systems.
So in terms of your video, this time I have to state that there was no convincing argument for me… sorry!
I’ve switched from android to an iPhone in 2021. I’ve bought back then a 12 Pro and my last android phone was huawei mate 20 pro. The iPhones animations are way better to look at that for sure, but I’ve always noticed that they’re a bit to slow. Like when I’m trying to use the keyboard when it’s still “moving”
I am a iOS user for the last 14 years and I just tried a S23 ultra. I know exactly what you are talking about. The animations don’t feel related to what is happening. Everything feels like a different piece of software and it was all just stitched together. And it also didn’t help that its a gigantic phone that is horrible to hold. Back to the SE2 💪❤
Oh, the animation thing is something I totally relate with. Android's animations feel a lot more "stiff" which looks kind of bad to me compared to the smooth rubber-bandy effect ios has. On the topic of UI, android looks a lot better now than it used to be when I was a nexus 4 user (kitkat and everything before it looked so ugly to me), so android looks a lot more visually appealing to me now that I am tempted to switch over. Not to mention my current iPhone X is in really poor shape and I'm not able to buy a new iPhone at the current moment, so I might have to do with a budget used Android phone 😣
You absolutely nailed this. I switch back and forth all the time and I agree with all these points that you bring up. Especially the fluidity issue with Android. For some reason, iPhones just feel like they're alive when you navigate through the UI. I feel like they've had this down for many, many years too.
I totally get what you mean with how the UI feels. I’ve been saying the same for ages. I can’t pin point it either but your absolutely right. Functionally everything is good but it feels wrong for some reason.
Switching to Android from Apple and back to Apple is a pain mostly because of my passwords to my email accounts on gmail and chrome. Like dear god. Never again. Staying with my iphone 14 pro max.
100% agree on the fluidity and natural feel not being the same on Android. Always feels off to me.
10:40 I think I might know how to explain this a little. If you compare the scrolling on iPhone and Android, you will notice pretty big differences. If I scroll a little bit on the iPhone, it scrolls longer, but if I scroll a little bit on an Android phone, it doesn't last nearly as long. It's almost like Android scrolling sits on wheels that don't spin for very long when you spin them, whereas iOS scrolling sits on wheels that spin for a very long time. Also, if you attempt to scroll fast on Android, it scrolls way faster than iOS to the point where it feels unnatural, whereas on iOS, it kind of feels like pulling teeth to really scroll fast if you are, say, at the bottom of a very long webpage and want to get back to the top very quickly. This faster scrolling also makes it harder to control the scrolling if you are casually scrolling through a news article. Sometimes Android will scroll too much, or it may scroll too little. On iOS, you don't experience this problem as much because Apple caps the scrolling speed on iPhone. This may be a big reason why you feel like Android is more clunky.
Also, many Android phones have a much less responsive touchscreen than iPhones, so if you touch a button, it will take longer for your an Android phone to register that as an input, but your iPhone will do it in a way that feels almost instant. This may be another reason why you feel Android is more clunky. Many Android phones also have a greater wobble when scrolling than iPhones do. The wobble is how far across the screen your finger must move before the page actually starts to scroll.
And yes, there is the UI. On Android, you probably won't notice the occasional UI jitters because they are so subtle, but with time, they could lead to annoyance without even realizing it. I feel like iOS has a much more fluid UI than Android.
Honestly, there is a lot more to it than that, but those could be some reasons.
Hey man, you know what?! I had typed in Apple Sheep on TH-cam and your TH-cam channel was the first one that had popped up 😂😂😂
Great video! After using iPhone’s since the iPhone 4 I got tired of the same phone every year. I picked up the Samsung Galaxy s23 Ultra. It was actually pretty easy to switch everything over. Samsung’s app Smart Switch lets you transfer everything over using iCloud. My problem is everyone is complaining about the green bubbles 😂
Speaking to that bank thing there would have been a Google type bank it was called Plex and was going to partner with Citi Bank, Stanford credit union and another partner but of course it got cancelled cause you know ADHD. It looked amazing by the way and I had signed up for it.
Also you articulated exactly how I feel about android Drew. There’s definitely something that feels bargain bin about Android LOL. It was really apparent to me when I purchased a watch 5 pro with s23 ultra I tried back in early march. I was shocked at the lack of apps on wearOS. There was no pocketcast, no Starbucks, no 1Password, no messenger, no Walgreens etc. if you look at the app selection for wearOS you feel like your at the DollarTree looking at all these off brand names being like what the hell?! LOL.
7:15 Helpful advice there, I think I needed to hear someone else say it. I worked out logically that it didn’t make sense to switch to Android, months ago in fact, but part of me still wanted to. But costs and initial setup aside, I really don’t think I’d be any better off on Android than iPhone.
By the way, you mentioned the problem of transferring your passwords from Apple Keychain to Google
On your MacBook, go to the Settings App, open Passwords.
There is a button with ... to the right of the search box, click on that, and "Export all passwords"
Select where you want to save it, authenticate with touch-id
Then open Chrome, sign into your Google Account
Click on your profile icon, second to the right on the toolbar
Click on the key button under your gmail address
To the right of "Saved passwords", there are buttons for "Add" and three dots arranged vertically.
Clock on the dots, and Import passwords
Select file, and browse to where you saved the export file above
Give it a few minutes for the import to sync with Google, and a few more for it to sync from Google to your phone.
You now have all your iPhone passwords in Android.
Delete the password file you exported and empty the trash bin.
If you are moving from Android to iPhone, you can do the same in the reverse direction. Export from Chrome and import into Keychain.
It's actually possible to switch to "simple animations" on an Android device, which would probably be the solution to your issue with the "squash and stretch" effect of the UI.
I’m still waiting for you to “come home” 😤 Heisenberg’s purest product was also blue 🟦
Wonder if the Apple Card will ever go international.
Yes, android feeling clunky is a problem the way I will explain is that the animations have 0 acceleration. One point there is 0 pixel/s movement then 50px/s then back to 0, with no intermediate transition between them, giving it the cheap clunky feel.
I tried switching 2 years ago. The passwords was the biggest problem I had
I’m convinced that Drew has a brother named Frank. Lol😂
the not-sponsor moment would be a pretty smooth segueway tho !
I keep some passwords on my notes app in a note that’s locked with FaceID. It works great. And I switch between iOS and Android all the time.
If you use "Sign in with Apple ID" for any apps/services, you have to create a new account on Android. I have an old Amazon Fire tablet and cannot log in to TikTok because I set up the account on my iPhone.
That sponsor skit was classic. Thanks Drew for staying true
I feel the exact same way about switching to Apple. I like videos like this because its good to get different viewpoints, but I have tried ro make the iphone my main device MANY times (2G, 4, 5S, 6, 6Plus, 7, 7Plus, X, 11 Pro Max, 13) but i just can't get behind Apple's way of doing things. I keep one around for my work phone, and my wife and kids all have iPhones. I guess my brain just works differently.
Messenger is a really big thing in Norway to. I switched to Samsung Galaxy s23 and I'm heavenly debating about switching back when iphone 15 comes out
Two issues I noticed:
There is no Weather App
Syncing photos from the phone to Google Photos is fine but getting them from there to another device is nothing like as seamless as iCloud.
I like both for different reasons. I started in the iPod world, so I still like iTunes. Never bought an iPhone until 2020, though. Androids were cheaper to use as bare-bone tablets and phones go. They both play nice with my Linux and Mac desktops. I simply don't need much from a phone, really.
One major eek I have seen and felt using any Android is the ripple effect thing when tapping an app, an option or anything. That thing makes it feel clunky and not seamless.
Third party password manager are generally far safer than storing it on your device, especially if you use Chrome as it stores passwords in plain text. LastPass is terrible but the other passwords are really secure. Don’t let this tie you into one of the ecosystems
I carry an iPhone Xs and a Samsung midranger. The iPhone works with my Apple Watch and has iMessage and Facetime. The Samsung has a lovely big screen. Having the two gives me 2 batteries, 2 networks, 2 OS, and some apps are better on one or the other.
haha loved that joke about the sponsor..was about to comment on that one.
i used to be Super techy so ive use both android and ios. and, honestly ios just feels smooth, and the ui is much more consistent leaning more to natural feel. thats why ive got an iphone now, it just feels smooth.
I tried android for a year or two at a certain point and I had to switch back because android was too buggy. I couldn’t trust my phone to save calendar events or take photos. At least you know an iPhone will work.
@jonny_laguna ?? Nope this is literally my experience. I had the note 9 and I loved it. But it was deleting appointments I had and I just couldn’t live with bugs like that
Perfect way of explaining it. 100% bang on.!!
I ordered the Pixel Fold... Had a new iPhone every year since 2007. I'm excited and nervous. Just sick of all the glitching on the iPhone... Plus, I use all Google apps, so why not give it a try!
Where are you been in 5 DAYS???????!!!!!!
I was an android phone user for 13 years, I bought an iphone in 2019 (iphone 11) but I still had an android as my main phone. Well, I bought the 14 pro max when it released and about 6 months later I sold my android (s22 ultra) and now I am fully ios and I am happy with them.
It's hard to talk about ecosystems since Google hasn't been in the hardware game for a long time. Even now I think they still work with other manufacturers to make their phones. Probably the most comparable ecosystem is the Samsung one. I haven't found it that hard to use Samsung Pay and Samsung has partnered with SoFi to offer a high-yield savings account as well. I use both iOS and Android so get the best of both worlds. Apple does have a clean interface for the credit card. I guess I haven't paid too much attention to the animation so both feel pretty similar.
yes clunky is how i describe trying to go from iphone to the z flip, nice hardware kinda liked a foldable but had major doubts about its durability but the whole OS felt very clunky, scrolling felt off, navigation just didn’t feel as polished, apps each had a different feel when it comes to scrolling and interacting, it just felt like a jumbled mess with no unity
The animations and scrolling on Android are too fast so when they stop to an end they need to break faster too and that feels choppy or unpolished in your eyes.
Sure, there are always different ways to communicate other than iMessage but WhatsApp doesn’t seem to be as popular in the US than it is in Europe
Nice video but you overlooked nearby share (android's version of airdrop which is just as fast if not faster), Google's first party password manager and the fact that the iMessage stuff could be solved by apple supporting RCS
I never thought about Apple Card not being usable on Android.
@jonny_laguna Yep.
I used to love Android but after switching to iOS I will never go back to an Android device. iOS tends to work fairly well and iOS devices tend to be supported for a longer period of time and you get value from your device. I’m glad I switched.
FRecently switched from iOS to Android - ProMax to S23 Ultra. If you take the time to look past the hype, iOS is too restrictive. For your examples, 1. I don’t use an Apple card. The Wallet is lame and only use Apple Pay for online. Google Pay and Samsing Pay work just as well. 2. Passwords, I dropped keychain a while back as it is an open sore - access code allows to much access. Especially in the event of theft. 3. For the User interface, there are so many launchers. Just find one thqat works for you. iOS is too restrictive. My biggest iOS complaint - the bugs that never get fixed and the inability to choose MY defauolt apps.
Because it’s good, everything is very integrated and works as expected most of the time.
🤣 after trying out OnePlus for a couple of weeks, I was reminded about why I switched to iPhone.
I've been a life long android user and always noticed how animations feel like they stutter whenever you put the phone on 60hz. Idk what is causing it and still can't put my finger on it either
It still baffles me that in 2023, US tech reviewers still don't get why android works the way it works. For example, the animation thing, u can change that in developer options, transition, window and animation scale. Also androids have quick share, or nearby share, Bluetooth share etc. Samsung has an extensive ecosystem that includes washer and dryers, fridge, vacuums, etc. Heck u don't need airdrop if u use Google services which many use. Works across all platforms. Save everything on google drive and just open it up on any platform. Apple has really done a number on the psyche of most Americans. Apple = conspicuous consumption
iSheep
I am an android user but i agree..its more tough if you have already everything with a brand, in my case samsung.
I’m never going back to Android, no matter how much you pay me.
I switched from Android to Apple about 5 years ago and it was really clean. I imagine Apple to Android would be much more difficult. High end Android phones cost the same as Apple phones, and the Androids feel cheaper and corners cut.
I can tell you as a lifelong android user who switched to iPhone about a year and a half ago, that your last point about it feeling more natrual and fluid on ios, applies to me too, it just, i dont know, feels nicer?
Same
That today video sponsor part 🥶
What I love about android is no more refreshing sideloaded apps frequently
On the topic of passwords, I cannot recommend Bitwarden enough! Fully open source, and I use it for myself, my family, and my company. It's about as good as it gets!
switched from android to iphone. only problem i had was the password manager. but i just copied it one time. and i got them all
The one problem with the Google Pixel 6 Pro was that it was not clear if the model sold at the Google Store supported MMWAVE or not so they lost a customer to Apple with their iPhone 13 Pro Max since Apple is upfront with their tech and since I live within 80 miles of Chicago I can make use of MMWAVE if going on a trip to Chicago.
That is not the only problem with the pixel 6 at launch
@@kazumak.1542 It was why a technophile will stay to hell with Android and go with iPhone
I am not sure. I had no issues when I switched from my iPhone 13 Pro to a Google Pixel 7 Pro. Personally, I think everyone's experience is different. I am one to switch SIM cards often just because, but my KeyChain and everything worked fine. I guess I just got lucky.
Nice video! I would love to be able to print my passwords from keychain
Why would you want to switch to android from iOS for when iOS 17 Beta 1 is 12 days away?
Because it's 12 days away
Also some people don't wanna use a beta on their phone
10:15 the fact iPhone ram management is better with more animations is pretty crazy…
I tried to switch to a Pixel 7 Pro in october, I couldn’t. It’s just too annoying to switch everything, it would take hours. I used to switch every year between iOS and Android, but now that I have accumulated so much stuff, it’s just too hard.
And I agree I missed the smoothness, it felt « harsh » and made the experience not as enjoyable
iPhone 13 is a beast
in early 2013 i decided to rip all my mp3 tracks i had on cd-r. that i had collected from around 2002-2012 using p2p software such as napster, and limewire. I was ripping thousands of tracks and this was gonna take some time because I was entering the meta data as i was ripping (song name artist name album name album art) using nothing but my memory and google. I came across a software that would autofill the meta data using song recognition tech, this was a huge help. However this particular software only worked with itunes so itunes is what i used to manage my media. itunes as a media player was great for me i can create folders, sub folders that playlists can go into, which was great for organization. Somewhere along the way I learned about itunes match which used song recognition tech to replace your version of a track with the itunes version and saved to your icloud library along with your folders, subfolders and playlists. From there I started using apple music and never went back to downloading mp3's so not only is my personal collection of music trapped in itunes library so is my streaming music collection since 2015 or so.
but this is not a bad thing, my personal collection and streaming collection live together in one cohesive unit.
I’ve tried switching to android twice this year and in both occasions I returned the phones. I’m an iPhone user for 5 years now and i just cannot leave the garden anymore. I love my watch, my Apple TV and AirPods too much. Plus I just don’t like the way Samsung does they’re software.
I have both and always have. I switch every other year to which one is my primary. Unless your a power user half of the features on either ecosystem you really never use. Plus I use Samsung over pixel.
For some reason with i switch back and forth every couple years and really its optimazation. For example tensor has been a very rough ride this past 2 years google owns android and they cant make their hardware work better or just as well as the snapdragon phones it ridiculous
the irony when there are just the two operating systems, yet people who have only been on android accuse the others of only being on iOS.
and a couple of years ago some convinced themselves that people only used or stayed with iPhones because of iMessage.
I left for a couple months had a pixel 7 but im back baby lol i missed face ID with my banking apps. I had issues with the fingerprint not working consistently. I know people say android's notification center is superior but i didn't like it.
6:26 Aw man! I was looking forward to hearing about “Llolloworpshhhgpshaaaah”
The only thing that i am into apple is the apple watch and iPad. It just works seamlessly. But i have a main driver aka personal phone on android. And reserve ios on work purpose😉
This guy is interesting. Didn’t even know I am a subscriber
“Drew you convinced me to switch to an iPhone” … I don’t buy it, they were probably already i curious
As you'll probably do a switch again, could you go to the Samsung side and try the S23 series also up to you which one you would use, personally I just have the regular S23 as I don't like big phones these days
Samsung has password backup too!!
I have been debating on getting a s23 ultra for days. My family says NO. I love their camera zoom. Can’t lose iMessage everyone says. Ugh. Love your videos. Always great. Wish you nothing but success.
Thank you David 🙏🏼
My entire family/friend group (and I do mean Everyone) has iPhone and is deeply integrated with iMessage and groups. I tried a Google Pixel phone one time and it was extremely painful, everyone complained I ruined group message. I went back to iPhone. It's hared to leave blue bubble gang.
Uh.. if you’re family/friend group bashed you for using another device, that is not real family or friends. No real person would bash you for using another devicd
I really wanted to try a fold 4 so I traded in my 13 proa. The only iphone feature I miss is the rocker mute switch and the stability of the os.
Ios apps never stuttered or crashed and inherently android as an os will never have that bc every app has to work on a thousand different types of roms and hardware.
How about using the Samsung S23, preferably standard size (256 gb since it has a faster 4.0 speed vs 3.1 on 128 gb) or one of their foldables coming out later this year?
It will have some of the shortcomings you mentioned here but despite that I am sure that it will be a smoother experience.