iOS 14 and CellPhone Features

[Deleted member 7467]

Apple’s latest iOS brings a slew of new features (many have existed on Android for quite a while.). As an Apple user, I’m glad they’ve made their way here. I think my favorite feature is that incoming phone calls no longer take over the full screen.

If you are an Apple user, do you plan to move to iOS14? If not, what has you waiting? What features is Apple missing for you? If you are an Android user, what features would Apple have to have in order for you to switch over to an Apple device?

 

[Excommunicado]

Love the new features, especially the back tap - it's so cool and useful!

 

[Twisted Fairytale]

I'm glad you mentioned that Android has had these features for awhile. As a droid user myself, I'm always blown away when people are flabbergasted that these features are coming out like they've never thought of it before. Things like the minimized calls, home-screen widgets, etc. I really think Apple peaked with their phones many years ago and are losing their corner in the tablet market.

 

[KnownSyntax]

I've been using it since the first public beta, and I wish that they kept more of the privacy settings that they had before Facebook cried and make them change some aspects of it. Overall, it's a nice update that brings more Android like features over (widgets/calling without taking up the full screen/etc.).

 

[Deleted member 7467]

I'm glad you mentioned that Android has had these features for awhile. As a droid user myself, I'm always blown away when people are flabbergasted that these features are coming out like they've never thought of it before. Things like the minimized calls, home-screen widgets, etc. I really think Apple peaked with their phones many years ago and are losing their corner in the tablet market.

Features definitely aren’t innovative considering they’ve been around but are nice to finally have. I utilize Apple for the sheer convenience of the connectivity. It suits my purposes both personally and professionally (my school district has moved to all Apple). I’m also an Apple user who will keep the same XR until it is no longer supported or I have a to good to pass offer pop up through Verizon.

The only major problem I have with Apple currently is that they don’t support emulators on their phones so I can’t play my old game boy games lol

 

[Twisted Fairytale]

Features definitely aren’t innovative considering they’ve been around but are nice to finally have. I utilize Apple for the sheer convenience of the connectivity. It suits my purposes both personally and professionally (my school district has moved to all Apple). I’m also an Apple user who will keep the same XR until it is no longer supported or I have a to good to pass offer pop up through Verizon.

The only major problem I have with Apple currently is that they don’t support emulators on their phones so I can’t play my old game boy games lol

Don't get me wrong, I see the appeal some users have for Apple. They created a very strong following in the early years and have kept it up as the "boutique" phone company. Also, the flawless sync between devices is impressive, especially if you use an iPhone and Mac. My barrier to entry is gaming - I could never use a Mac for all of the games I enjoy on PC, thus the biggest perk is broken for me.

 

[Deleted member 7467]

Don't get me wrong, I see the appeal some users have for Apple. They created a very strong following in the early years and have kept it up as the "boutique" phone company. Also, the flawless sync between devices is impressive, especially if you use an iPhone and Mac. My barrier to entry is gaming - I could never use a Mac for all of the games I enjoy on PC, thus the biggest perk is broken for me.

This is why I have maintained my Windows Gaming Laptop specifically for games. I was playing RS on my MacBook but an overlay I use isn’t available on Mac so I pulled the windows out. Any other purpose, I use my MacBook.
I think the stability helps Apple as well. I love Android devices too but always experience greater device slow down and general bugginess the longer I use a device.

 

[Twisted Fairytale]

This is why I have maintained my Windows Gaming Laptop specifically for games. I was playing RS on my MacBook but an overlay I use isn’t available on Mac so I pulled the windows out. Any other purpose, I use my MacBook.
I think the stability helps Apple as well. I love Android devices too but always experience greater device slow down and general bugginess the longer I use a device.

I hear this a lot about the device slow down of androids versus Apple. I've never experienced any device slowdown (except for my camera) on my Galaxy phone. However Apple has come out and actually admitted to slowing their devices down. Bugs are prevalent on both devices. The most severe bug I've ever encountered on my droid only made me shut down the app and reboot it. Honestly, that's a small price to pay for the much more abundant features and 3rd party integration.

And since we're chatting about sync and such: Android has opened up to so much 3rd party software it's possible now to sync data across your devices two or three different ways. Shoot, I even still have desktop texting on Android, a feature that Apple flaunted with iMessage.

 

[Deleted member 7467]

I hear this a lot about the device slow down of androids versus Apple. I've never experienced any device slowdown (except for my camera) on my Galaxy phone. However Apple has come out and actually admitted to slowing their devices down. Bugs are prevalent on both devices. The most severe bug I've ever encountered on my droid only made me shut down the app and reboot it. Honestly, that's a small price to pay for the much more abundant features and 3rd party integration.

And since we're chatting about sync and such: Android has opened up to so much 3rd party software it's possible now to sync data across your devices two or three different ways. Shoot, I even still have desktop texting on Android, a feature that Apple flaunted with iMessage.

I’ve used multiple galaxies over the years and my experience has been different. The latest was a Note 9. Definitely was still still usable but I’ve enjoyed the stability from Apple. This might change as my device gets older but the XR is still doing well considering it’s now an older generation.

As for device syncing, Apple has it beat (for me) with how easy it is to get going without relying on outside services. It may be that as I get older, I am beginning to care less about upgraded technology as long as it fits my needs. I just want it to do what I need it too without extra headache. Apple has Android in that aspect for me. There’s also the fact that my school district uses solely Apple (teachers/high schoolers are given MacBooks, elementary and middle schoolers are given iPads.). This paired with how few of my family use Android devices make having Apple products myself much more practical.

All this aside, I’m not hating on Android. I quite like Android and have used it extensively in the past. The last iPhone I had was a 5. Every other device including tablets prior to my current iPad has been a Samsung. I wouldn’t rule out Android in the future either but Apple is more convenient for me personally. With that in mind, I’m also not one who needs the latest and greatest so I won’t be upgrading every year lol.

As for slowing devices down, I get why Apple made that decision (at least, the technical reasoning they gave). They were very shady about it though and shouldn’t have forced devices to slow even with the battery issue. I could see it being an opt in scenario for those wanting to prolong their devices. I don’t think prolonging usage was Apple’s primary concern though lol.