Why I Switched to iPhone
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- I've been an Android user for 10 years - until now.
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0:00 Introduction
1:13 Why I Had an Android
2:36 Making the Switch
3:19 Messaging Issues
4:18 What I Like More About iPhone
5:34 iPhone 14 Pro Features I'm Excited About
6:43 The Apple Ecosystem
7:42 Shaking the Guilt 
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Thanks so much for watching! A lot of people in the comments have mentioned the iMessage issue is an "American" problem, since most people outside the US use WhatsApp. I used WhatsApp a lot to communicate with friends, but it's not as common here, so being able to use iMessage has been a lot more seamless.
Also, a lot of you are calling my friends bullies, but looking at some of these comments, feels like the pot calling the kettle black! Haha
Good point about the pot and kettle 😁 though I think some of it is people being mad in your behalf. Probably because it resonates for so many of us.
enjoy battery draining issue on iphone. i have both galaxy s22 ultra for business and iphone 12 pro max for personal. it is most frustrating experience for ios
Thank you for sharing the process. I went from Android, to iPhone and back to Android since the Note 4 and I have no regrets. A lot of my friends have iPhones and I refuse to switch just to entertain the bubble colors. I am well aware that I miss some conversations due to this but I can live with it. I believe it shows who is willing to be "inclusive" or not. I do use WhatsApp for most of my communication but I am honestly willing to leave people alone so that they can be bubble happy. I am glad you for found a place you can feel more whole with your particular community but I firmly believe Apple has been very very tactical with this approach for this very reason. Ideally, they could develop iMessage as BlackBerry once did with BBM for all platforms and charge non-Apple users a fee. I think they could make a good profit and even I would consider it. I use a Macbook, an iPad but strictly windows for a desktop. I am willing to be flexible in this sense and i think others would be as well.
That was a great video Abrar. Like you, I have a Samsung device. The Galaxy Z Flip 3. This has been a fun flip phone that I have had for just over a year now. At one point, I was the owner of an iPhone SE and iPhone 6. The iPhone was a fun device but I felt like they eventually became the same. With the release of the iPhone 14 Pro, I might be tempted to go back to the iPhone. They always have a great camera, as does Samsung, but that dynamic island is drawing me in. It's amazing that you can flip between apps that way and also keep track of scores on there. If only the iPhone was a flip phone, then I would definitely make the jump. I may still make that jump, but for now am satisfied with my Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3.
We use messenger here
If a "friend" leaves you out of a conversation because you use a different kind of phone than they do, it's time to find better friends. Maybe having an Android is a good way to make sure you weed out people like that in your life.
100% agreed
Or, you could make an effort to improve the friendship by making it easier to communicate, by getting an iPhone.
@@aaronfenton1818 And make those friends pay for it.
Exactly Jeremy never change your preference of phone to fit in with the group, if a so called friend leaves you for a having different phone than them, they aren't your friends💯
This is the right answer.
It’s crazy because in my country there’s no such thing as green/blue bubble fight. We just use WhatsApp instead 😂
yeah, this feels like an america thing. nobody cares about imessage here in France
Ikr ...i work in media and man even my chief editor who is 60 plus uses whatsapp 🤣
Yes, in my country we rare using sms, because it's expensive, we use whatsapp/telegram instead
Thats why yall cant take advantage of iMessage might as well not own and iPhone if you use whatsapp
@@nss0223 whatsapp stickers make texting unproportionally better , u can make your own memes and gifs
S10+ is a true flagship phone. That phone has features that current Galaxy phones don't have like a headphone jack, heart rate and blood oxygen sensor.
And you forgot the most important thing. Micro SD card slot!
@@GreliBelandres That's a good one! She didn't even mentioned that in her clip...smh.
Yeah the s10s were some of the best, they also had mst. I remember the s10 5g had 3d face unlock which is rare for androids unfortunately, but an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner can make up for it ig
@@GreliBelandres And lets not forget. The phone can also read and write to USB flash drives through the charging port via USB On The Go (OTG). Apple can do the same, but there's so many constraints to make it work with iOS.
1. More people are steadily switching to Bluetooth earphones
2. Barely anyone used those sensors on there phones and they removed it because samsungs smart watches have those sensors and way more so it doesn't make sense to waste money producing those sensors for phones
3. microsd cards can be useful but every company is making the switch to cloud storage and larger physical storage options (up to 1tb)
I switched to an iPhone last year after having an Android for 10+ years and haven’t looked back. I wasn’t pressured into getting one (I always wanted one since 2012) and got one as a gift to myself. I still respect Android and those who use them since not everyone is a fan of Apple. Androids have amazing features on them, especially the new Samsungs.
Same here I switched to iPhone and never planning on switching back to android 👎🏼
Me too. I switched to iPhone a few months and I'm already in love with Apple. Android is cool but let's be honest, Apple products/ecosystem is unmatched. 🍎❤️
Me too…..I honestly don’t know why iphones get so much hate
Title answer: Peer Pressure
It seems to me you were forced into switching to iPhone mainly due to the fact all your friends have it and you feel left out. That doesn't speak too well for your friends, I must say; 70% of my friends have iPhones too (and I have a Samsung), yet whenever we are in a situation where we took pics/vids that we share, for example, they always automatically send me their pics through WhatsApp without me even needing to ask! And I use the same to send them my pics too, obviously. Same with video calls; who needs Facetime when WhatsApp is available? Or Airdrop when Airdroid (and other similar apps) are available for Android? Not to mention the Samsung DeX feature that wirelessly turns your phone into a Desktop that you can interact with as you would any Windows PC, not just to transfer files.
Even if my friends didn't do that, however, I still wouldn't leave the freedom of Android and be held captive in iPhone's walled garden again. I say 'again' because I did try iPhone once back in 2017, when it was clear that the Android flagships were going to get progressively larger, so I got an iPhone SE since I wanted a compact phone with flagship-grade specs and it was the only one available. Well, I realized it was a mistake pretty quickly when I found that the simplest tasks, e.g. getting new ringtones, required a ridiculous amount of steps, not to mention Siri being far inferior to Google Assistant, just to name two issues out of many. With Android, I had full control on every aspect of the phone, which I sorely missed when I had the SE; I could, for example, assign a different ringtone to every contact so that I know who's calling/texting without even looking at the phone in Android, a feature I used all the time. Good luck trying to do that on an iPhone! Long story short, I promptly switched back to Android (Samsung S8) after a few months and have never looked back since. I was briefly tempted to get an iPhone 13 mini, which will probably be the last flagship grade smartphone that's truly compact, but I couldn't bring myself to go back to the iPhone prison after I tasted the Android freedom again.
Well articulated!
All of my friends uses google drive. I upload my pics from my iPhone to google drive and my friends upload their pictures from their phone. In that way everybody just needs to upload once. Its super easy plus we can download a zip file of the whole album on our computer to back them up and for messaging we use what’s app. Problem solved.
I truly believe in cross platform app and not get controlled by one ecosystem. I don’t have a Mac, so there’s no way I can message from my laptop while I am charging my phone but I can always use what’s app on my computer.
@@babor_ Sure, and that's what I also do with large files. The point is that with Android you have plenty of options, as long as your iPhone using friends are willing to use them.
I'm too lazy to download whats app. It is really a hassle to redownload the app then allow permissions to send the picture. I love how easy and how clean the experience is through imessage.
@@babor_ on apple there's a shared photo album that you can add names to and people will automatically get it.
If somebody talks about switching from android to iPhone, and doesn’t talk about file management, I conclude that person didn’t really use an android device
this 👏
What's up with the file management of iPhone, I don't know that much about iPhone
If you’re American you pretty much have to be team IPhone by default due to most of the population of US being team iPhone. Also outside US, iMessage isn’t so popular, it’s WhatsApp so there isn’t that pressure to have blue chat bubbles
Exactly. This video was interesting but very American centric which I guess is fair enough as its her experience. But it's completely different in Europe
I hear the situation inside the US is brutal. I know some people who try the bullying tactic, but it fizzles out when they realize less than half of the group has an iPhone so they have to resort to WhatsApp 😂😂
Yes. My family outside the US (Caribbean, Canada, UK) use WhatsApp mostly then iMessage.
Its not as capable as a samsung!
Sad and stupid situation but like the journalist said, it's only Apple's fault. What surprises me everytime is how so much people in US think that situation is normal.
I went the opposite way. I went from a 12 Pro Max to a Galaxy Z Fold 4 and I'm loving it. Been a iphone user sense day one, but they were starting to get boring. When people TRY to talk down to me about switching over I just ask them can your iphone fold to a bigger screen? Can your iPhone do multi screen? Can your iPhone charge your ear buds? Does iphone have usb-c? They look at me and say no.
Yeah never going back to a slab phone again.
Hit 'em with the facts. 🤣
That's why I always buy the most expensive Samsung device and an expensive case. Talk on that! Ha! 🤷🏻♂️😎
Spot on !!!
What ear buds are you using and what Android phone do you have?
Why would I want to charge my earbuds from my phone making my phone completely useless when they are charging AirPods battery is really good for a reason or just charge it before you go out your house it’s common sense and the argument with the folding screen is so dumb it’s just to try and look cool when if u drop it the phone will be destroyed as it’s so expensive to fix
It’s the ecosystem that has me hooked. Being able to work and get my files across devices no matter where I am is the jam!
Quite, I switched to iphone over 10 years ago and it has made me more productive and saved a lot of wasted time. Windows and Android have collaborated over the last two years to improve the ecosystem, but still not there and why change when Apple does it better?
You can do that with pc and android though so that point is moot unless you have a Mac instead of PC.
But you dont need a mac to do that, you can just as easily do it on windows using apps like Discord.
@@ricepatties3241 he already falled in the apple trap
Yeah, I can share files and get all my messages on all my devices EXCEPT my iPad.
The Apple ecosystem is a beautiful walled garden, but it's just that, it only works within it's own garden.
I just made the switch, too. iOS is weird. Way different than the last time I was on it in 2014. I do enjoy the integration with my MacBook. Been on MacOS sine 2015, but was an ardent Android guy for a long time. Partially because the budget carrier I was on at the time - Republic Wireless - didn't support iPhones until very recently. The customization of Android kept me there for so long. I had things exactly how I liked them and they worked. The learning curve isn't too steep, switching from Android to iOS, but it's noticeable. I still find myself doing Android things...like pushing the power button 2x to access the camera, or my thumb defaulting to the bottom left of the screen to go back. I'm sure I'll enjoy however long I have this iPhone 13. And who knows where the phone market will be in a few years, if it's time to upgrade.
As far as people in the green/blue bubbles thing...such a stupid thing for people to get their feathers ruffled over. As long as someone isn't still rolling with a Windows phone, let people be.
Of course it’s different from ten years ago lol
Psyche is not strong enough from the grasp of Apple. Every time I watch one of these switching videos, it always makes me realize no matter how old you are, u still care what people think. The reason is always the same... Peer pressure. That's it. Amazing
America is a consumerist society. If you don't consume the right thing, screw you. That's the attitude. We have brain rot.
In the UK this is not really an issue. Far more android users. I would say 70 to 80%. And we all use WhatsApp. Maybe not the most privacy driven solution but gets the job done.
Yep. Same here in Portugal
i don’t know what uk you’re living in tbh
???? What
I live in the UK and this dude definitely lying. The number is the other way around lol
iMessage is powerful yes but it’s not a good reason to leave out some friends in a conversation. If your friends leave you because you’re on green bubbles…leave that kind of a relationship and find better friends.
@Phillip Banes These are the portions of her statements:
"Get hate from people with iPhones when I take photos (with my Samsung)",
"Blamed (so many times) for turning the groupchat green",
"Left out of groupchats for those reasons..."
@Phillip Banes In Tad's comment: "If your friends leave you because you're on green bubbles..." he means 'leave you out' of the groupchat because she's on green bubbles... otherwise, why would Tad suggest to her to 'leave that kind of a relationship' if Tad meant that her friends left her (already)...
You can send high res media across both iOS and Android by just using another of the other chat apps that’s available across all them. WhatsApp, FB Messenger, Telegram and Signal to them just a few.
I genuinely don’t understand the over reliance on iMessage in the United States tbh. It doesn’t seem to be as much as a deal breaker anywhere else in the world.
It's because iMessage were iPhones defualt messaging app. And Apple makes it impossible to port messages and content over to other apps. So no US iPhone user really wants to change or switch.
indeed, american iphone monopoly is just stupid and all the points in the video make no sense
@@Junispro31 it's not Apple's fault on this one. it's actually the users, I mean, y'all still using the default messaging app as an instant messaging app. SMS was not meant or designed as a chat platform with multiple people. It's in the name of the protocol, SHORT Message Service. Not for an enhanced multimedia share service or anything. You are not supposed to use this as chat service in 2022. WhatsApp, Telegram, Line, Viber already exist.
@@korelamerikano Apple understands Human Nature. People are less likely to switch to another platform if 70% of their social circle is already using iMessage. It's like if one day WhatsApp became iOS only, and the country has more iPhone marketshare, same shitshow.
Also, i think Americans are more focused on them and not very open to foreigners. I live in Europe, have family in different African countries, Friends in US and UK, contacts in Asia too and we all use WhatsApp. We don't think, we just want to communicate easy, and WhatsApp is the nicest option for everyone.
Plus, Whatever you own an iPhone or an Android, you can answer with Windows Pc if you received calls/messages on iPhone or Android phone.
Always interesting to hear what users think switching between ecosystems and devices. So many ideas and priorities I’ve never thought about. Thanks
Great video Abrar the video transparent and eye opening. I too intend to get my first iphone pro within a few weeks have been an Android user all my life, surprisingly what won me over is an iPad 4 that was gifted to me, I handed it to my daughter and that thing endured so much abuse and apple kept it updated for years, so this where I learned to appreciate what apple does and be better understanding of their extreme prices.
So... The TLDR is "I switched because of peer pressure and because my 'friends' couldn't tolerate differences"? Clearly if "friends" are leaving you out because of your phone's brand, they're not your friends and you need to branch out...
Same here, after 11 yrs of using Samsung I finally switched to the iPhone 14 Pro Max and after a month I’m enjoying it. Only features that I’m missing is the split-screen option and messenger chat bubbles but it’s not a deal breaker for me. 😊
I really miss the split screen option on my Samsung device but apart from that, nothing else I suppose
iphone doesn't have split screen???? what a fukin robbery🤣🤣,even 200 dollar androids have that feature, keep being an apple sheep and falling for their traps
@@delayedcreator4783 iPhone 14 PM is my 1st iPhone and yet you’re calling me a sheep? God bless you is all I can say 😊
@@wendysanchez13 already paid a 1000 dollars 💀
@@wendysanchez13 I would never buy a android because of how wild their users are lol. Anytime you say anything good about an Apple product, they counter with a third party app that kind of does the same thing but not as good.kinda sickening sometimes
Just switched myself from Android (Note20U) to iOS (14PM). So far I'm loving it, although, like the reviewer, I do miss certain things from my Android device.
I was always an Android user from when I first got a smartphone. A few years ago I decided to switch to Apple to see how it is, and stuck with it for 2 years (iPhone 11 and then 12 Pro Max). I switched back to Android for the Fold 3 and now the S22 Ultra. There's things I like better about Android and things I like better about Apple, but overall I think they're both good and I'd be happy with either. The biggest advantage for Android for me personally is that my family is in the Samsung ecosystem so it make everthing easier.
Samsung ecosystem? What a Zoke ! 😂
@@wildprongs Samsung washing and drying machines, Samsung kitchen, Samsung tv, Samsung fridge
OH right those don’t exist
@@Pea-G dude no point in trying to explain ecosystems to Crapple fans. They live on an island!
@@wildprongs Having a Samsung device along with Galaxy Buds 2 pro means you can get 24bit audio at 96khz and a max 512 bitrate
@@rahullulay I'd rather be on an "island" then being denied entry to a plane because my samsung phone counts as a bomb 🥰
My addiction to the Android ecosystem since 2012 had always been about customization. I'm a product designer and my Galaxy Note 20 Ultra often serve as a tool for me rather than a toy. It's big, efficient, extremely customizable, powerful battery, blazing-fast processor, lots of storage, crazily-bright display, it's just everything. I hope to try out the iPhone 14 Pro though but as a secondary smartphone.
I am with a S22 Ultra and let me tell, I haven't regretted something so much..
Wow... FOMO. She did not need a new phone, she may need new friends though. This is sad.
I have been going back and forth between android and iOS and it's hard to beat the integration of the apple ecosystem. I wish we had direct alternatives to airdrop, FaceTime , seamless syncs etc...
Android does have direct alternatives to airdrop (nearby share) and facetime (Google meet).....
@@willsmith2930 problem with these is not many people know about it or uses them because majority of their friends don't. A cycle of some sorts.
@@Junispro31 exactly and for exampe, you have to download google meet. Why? Its an extra step contrary to facetime that is already integrated in the system.
@@Junispro31 depends on where you are. In most of Europe WhatsApp is the absolute default to the point where plenty of iPhone users I know will just refuse to use iMessage because it means you have to switch between apps.
@@anonympirate I know. I'm speaking for US. Honestly I really hate the thought of having to consider what OS another person uses just to communicate with them. Kinda defeats the purpose of a phone, which is supposed to be a universal communication device. Where I live, everyone uses WhatsApp.
I've only ever used android. However everyone else around me are Iphone users. I would say I'm a phone enthusiast to a certain degree and I love comparing and see what types of phones are better in certain areas. I just prefer Samsung's. Due to its customisation feature like no other. I love I phones stability and overall polished feel. I think to boil it down. An iPhone is everyone's phone (easy to use, gets the job done), Samsung are your phone (it's customisable to the point of it being an extension of your body)
Really loved this talk-through .... thank you so much. It was a really valuable perspective
Sounds to me you caved to peer pressure, too bad. We need good competition in tech an hopefully other companies beside Apple will continue to innovate. By the way I to have an iPhone & wish Samsung had messaging features, etc., that rivaled or beat the iPhone as I would also happily switch direction!
I absolutely identify with literally EVERY single point you made in this entire video. Just got a 14 Pro Max after having new Android phones every 1-2 years (mostly annually) since the Verizon Droid. My last one was the S21 Ultra. I had been considering switching for the past 3ish years just for several of the conveniences you mentioned (iMsg, Airdrop, FaceTime, etc.) but it didn’t work out when I tried to switch to an iPhone X a few years back. I returned it within the 10 day window at AT&T. I literally had a note in my Google keep app of the pros and cons of iOS vs Android and little by little Apple Watch catching up to my phones (120hz screen, AOD, PIP for RUclips, etc.).
I’ve had it for the last month or so and I’m STILL struggling with figuring out how to tap the screen when I want to highlight a single word, or have the select all button pop up, how to completely rebuild my keyboard vocab library, etc. I had an iPad Pro I’ve been using for grad school since January which eased the transition a minor amount.
The one thing that is still just definitely worse and bothers me every day.. that I’m learning to live with.. is the inferior Notification Center vs the superior Android Notification Shade. The Notification Center on iOS feels like such a neglected afterthought that hasn’t been touched in a long time since the last time they updated it. This in contrast to Android who makes tweaks and quality of life improvements to notifications in basically every update. I used to almost never interact with apps from the app and would do a lot of my text responses in the shade. You can sorta do that with iOS if you catch the banner when it pops up and swipe down fast on it… but it’s not as good and not the same.
Also iOS just restricts you in so many little, petty, but annoying ways. Like the inability to start a new Home Screen and put your apple or widgets in the bottom right so they’re easy to reach, or the ability to increase the grid size of apps on a screen or in a folder. Apple is just like, this is what you get, enjoy.
I’m learning to live with it and truthfully enjoying some of the simplicity like sharing documents with classmates or photos with family. It does feel better using iMsg and not SMS with other Apple users. What are you gonna do. I just finally got to the point where the uniqueness of my phone was less important to me than having the same OS that my entire family and entire wife’s family has.
Is it worth it though? Sometimes the tradeoffs are just too big to let go off.
We use Nearby Share which is the equivalent of AirDrop 🙏🏼 Haven't had to use FaceTime since all my friends have Discord so can't argue with that. I missed imessage when I switched to Android in 2019 but man, the android features helped quell that nostalgia 😅
@@SenseSinSemilla yeah, the downside for me is nearby share only works for other Samsung users.. and when I’m constantly sharing files with my classmates and 95% have Apple products, nearby share I useless. Also entire family on both sides has only iPhones. I have discord too and whatsapp.. but people don’t want to use a different app to message 1 person when 90% of the people they care about have iPhones. I know this isn’t a thing in Europe and everyone uses WhatsApp, but in south Florida it’s like pulling teeth :/
@EM yeah I'm in a different situation cause everyone at home and most of my friends are samsung users
Just hold down the word u want to highlight and press select all .also in notifications just hold down on the msg and you can reply from there as well🤟🏽
I understand that in the US, majority (70%-ish) of young people (20s) and professionals in early 30s use iPhones. But it seems like you need to change your circle of friends more than your phone. 😅 I use iPhone and so do many people in the countries I've lived in (Philippines, Belgium, Switzerland and now Australia). Me and my friends (Android or iPhone user) respect the "live and let live" mantra... And though we have a healthy banter of Android vs iPhone jokes, it never comes close to driving someone to switch to the "cool" group. A remark to the likes of "you're ruining the group chat" is a very highschool-ish thing to say...😅
Yeah like come on, where are we? Kindergarten?
I have a Note 20 Ultra, Z Flip 3, and recently bought a used IPhone SE 2020. I am currently using the IPhone and exploring the new IOS system after a while for not being able to use my iPod touch. I love the convenience of iMessage and airdrop which made sooo much difference for me when communicating with my friends at school and student groups and clubs and student government. Now after using it, I am contemplating of switching my number back to either of my android phones since my iPhone experiences random signal cuts. Anyways let me know if y’all have experienced random signal cuts on your iPhone and how did you deal with that? How have you fixed it?? Thanks
I really like this video, Abrar im waiting for more video from you 🙏
Really well done video! You covered everything very accurately, I can relate.
Thanks so much!
The photo app in Macs have a “retouch” feature like the Magic Eraser, as does SnapSeed, so I am not sure that would keep me in the Android ecosystem. That is probably why Apple has not implemented this yet, as it can be done easily on a Mac or a third party app (Retouch is another app).
is there resolution imrpove thingy?
@@printhallo yes, apple is king 🤴🏼 for a reason!
Imho the one thing I enjoy the most about the Apple ecosystem is the seamless integration with all my other apple products, (which a lot of other companies are doing now even tho it’s not to the same standard) as well as being able to make group chat names see the links the same way as everyone else in the chat as well as occasionally play pool and chess in the chats, the moment someone with green bubbles pops up the entire immersion/immersive Ness comes crashing down, chat looses name and most of the chats common functionality becomes a non factor, I do hope in the next 5YRS apple can introduce something on the backend to help alleviate that issue like proper functioning communication between iMessage and rcs, but until then it’ll definitely feel like this towards an iMessage user
what's crazy is when I was with Android I was under the impression that seamless integration between devices was just not possible lol. I got an apple then an ipad and iwatch and I admitted to myself that there was no going back.
what the name of your case that you used on the iphone 14? is it otterbox?
I had multiple android devices before I got my first iPhone. They lasted 2 years max.
Bit the bullet and I'm still rocking my iPhone 7 from 4 years ago and it performs like new.
Basically, you don't know how to take care of a phone.
@@SuzanoSho lolz, most samsung phones will not going to be the same performance in a few years, ive had a samsung and after 2 years of using it it started ti slow down and buffers everytime i play an app so i got an iphone 12 pro and it was the best phone ive ever had
My S10 still works after 3+ years. Infact my Nexus 5 from 2013 worked till 2019 as daily driver, now kept it as a backup phone
This entire video was basically, “My friends guilt tripped me/bullied me into getting a device with iMessage” lol
Have you ever tried the pixel?
Check out focus modes, different layout on work vs free time etc
I was a die hard iPhone/Apple user since the 4 and now I use the 13 as my second line. My main phone is now the Pixel 7 Pro and I really do love android now (Pixel 4a, S21 +, Pixel 6) and will stay with it as my primary phone. I'm not knocking Apple because I do have a Mac Book Pro, and an old iPad Air which now has been replaced by the S Tab 8 so it sits around. But your right Air Drop is a great feature, but you have more customization features with android. Thank you, salam.
Do you find the Samsung tab to be better than iPad air? Why or why not?
I get the phone that’s fair enough but Samsung and android tablets really are nowhere near as good as ipads
Well i tried iphone 12.... It took me just a week to go back to the free world of Android.... Ios is so restrictive...
I use an app called TouchRetouch as an object remover, been using it for years (long before Google and Samsung added it as a feature), works really well
i absolutely loved the lg chocolate that phone was cool. i keep seeing people talk about texting vs imessage and i use an android and iphone and i guess there is a difference and one might be more "seamless" if your sending videos and images but otherwise its not a big deal to me and doesn't keep me on one platform over another. I stay with the iphone because there are better apps and ones that just aren't on android that i use and the longterm software support plus having apple care and apple stores to get your device fixed in an hour or so no other manufacturer can say they have a seamless way of doing that and IOS has just truly grown on me and i like the way apple does software especially compared to samsung.
I’ve had iPhone since the 4s. I definitely hate green bubbles but most of my family and friends have iPhones so we communicate easily. Also I definitely think the Galaxies are great phones and if that’s what you like then cool. I wish I would have tried one before I got too into the Apple ecosystem.
My family calls them SamShit 💩
Why do you hate green bubbles?
Nobody leaves people out of group chats because of the type of phone they have lol. And if they do, you have the wrong friends.
Greetings and salutations from NYC 🗽
Thanks for sharing your switch to iPhone experience! It was very insightful & interesting!
I use an iPhone pro13 , pixel 6 & S22 Ultra ! The iPhone is my daily driver & favorite!
can you follow up on, if you feel like your battery is running out all the time, compared to when you had an android?!
I've been on Android since the beginning and I'm sticking to android because i don't want to have the same phone that 90% of people in North America have.
The fact that you switched to iPhone, mainly, because of the messaging you basically played into apple's handles. Do you really want to have a world were we all use the same phone.
leave her alone 😂
As someone who’s always been with apple the moment I looked over the apple fence I saw how very cool android was and bought my first galaxy this year
potato potata .. at this point iOS and Android are basically the same in 90 percent of features just like macOS and Windows 11 are spitting images of each other....
@@MistyMountainMedia tru
Couldn't agree more. I myself am a life-long android user. I always loved the pricing options of android and also love the "simplicity" of android. I mostly used Samsung but i also uses htc, huawei, lg and Motorola. I currently have a samsung but I'm considering making the switch. I'm the only one in my immediate family that has android. Not only do I fell the pressure but I also feel its time for a change.
I have android specifically a Samsung device. I switched from LG v60 to a s21 ultra due having a tab s7 and surface book 3. I soon got auck into Samsung ecosystem adding the galaxy watch 3 and buds pro at the time. I thought switching to iPhone before but it would be too hard to leave Samsung version of andriod. Most my here in the states have iphones but my family aboard have andriods so we just all use WhatsApp or Facebook messenger. I am still open to try an iPhone.
I have an iPhone and it’s entire ecosystem and I’ve had four Android phones this year alone and the entire Samsung ecosystem, iPhones take the cake. Yeah the Android phones are more customizable but when I want something done correctly, I always rely on my iPhone. Apps are more optimized and the battery on my iPhone makes it hard to go to my Samsung. I do switch up for a couple of weeks then back to iPhone. I can’t do foldables anymore, they need more work.
A similar situation is also happening in my Vietnam. Many people in my circle gradually switched from Galaxy to newer iPhones when they upgraded. Beside those handy features (iMess, AirDrop), the long-term financial value of iPhones is top notch with great resell price after years. So for Vietnamese people, buying iPhones is also having a little-lost asset.
it's more mattered in the aspect of social status icon rather than using phone for daily communication and doing workloads.
iPhone in communist contry. I can see that
I made the switch in april 2022 after years with Android (Samsung) i tried some of the other brands but never found a decent experience like my Samsung I switched my note 20 ultra to the new s22 ultra and it got slow and the software was poorly optimized and so on so I decided to try an iPhone 13 Pro Max I instantly fell in love with the smoother UI which I was already used to from my work phone (iPhone SE 2nd gen) so after that I decided during the months between April and November to change my ecosystem from Samsung to apple investing in AirPods Pro and max Apple Watch MagSafe MacBook Air m1 and a iPad Pro 12.9 I love the new eco system and will not be using anything else for some time
Hi ! First time seeing this channel and l just wanna say amazing job girl👍🏻
The most honest video I've every seen, people love iPhones for how they make them feel and not because they might be better than an android (which they're not in most cases)
Lol bullying and advertising is all apple have, no real innovation etc. hehe.
I like both and use both. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max for work and a OnePlus 10 Pro for personal use. I was always an avid Samsung Note user for many years, even during the battery issues many years ago. Once I tried the OnePlus, I traded in my Note and never looked back. I have used the iPhone for work for many years because of how it connects with other Apple products, great for work. I enjoy the combination, good like with the switch, you will enjoy your iPhone.
my biggest gripe with Android is the manufacturer skin on top of their OS. If its not the bloatware feel of it its also the non synergetic feel of two voices sort of arguing with one another. With apple it feels like a seamless experience that you can even feel with third party apps.
@cheese the pixels are a pure android experience with lackluster hardware imo. For me the perfect marriage would be Samsung hardware with pure android and no bloatware. Even further than that, though the core of the android operating experience is user creativity in organizing the look of the phone how they see fit. I would love for android to compete with the user and third party apps to deliver its own stellar os design, with partial integration into third party apps like Apple does. Because the stock android skin is very very boring for obvious reasons(they brand user customization and don’t go hard on the design). Third party customization apps don’t have the amount of resources that Google does and I’d love for them to throw their wallet at better looking apps, transitions, homescreen etc. If they spent time in that area I think I’d give them another try.
@@VonJay Samsung and pixel are the only android's that would actually be worth it.
I had used and iPhone before and was always frustrated afterwards. I stayed on android for a long time. I still prefer android but switched to apple in 2020 more for the specialized apps in music and video that just weren’t there on android. I still get frustrated at times but the benefits outweigh the cons. I understand the ecosystem now that I have several apple devices and products. It’s just easier to keep up with family, kids, and most other things when on the same platform. As they say things just work rather than spending a lot of time trying to get things to work as I did with more mixed platforms. I still wobble on the fence at times until I start talking about things like this and realize it’s better for me to stick to a few platforms.
What is that cover being used to cover the webcam on the computer at 4:17?
I decided to go the other way. I switched from the 13 Pro Max to the Z Fold4 and used BlueBubbles to fill the messaging void.
Bluewhatnow?
@@rick-deckard BlueBubbles. It's an app you can use to get iMessage on Android using a Mac to route the messages.
@@davidempire4874 damn. I didn't knew someone figured out a workaround lol
@@Junispro31 It works really well.
Uff I switched from S10 to S22, s10's camera was not good anymore imo, everyones iphone 11/12 would take much better photos and I was salty af, super pleased with S22 🥰
i was an avid ios user when i was under 18 and have been using android since 2017.
one general gripe that i have with android is that in order to view the contents of e.g. a pdf file, you HAVE to download and store it onto the device BEFORE viewing the contents whereas on ios you can view the contents first then optionally download it for later in case you need it
Really? You were bullied by friends and it traumatized you? So you kept the bad friends and switched your phone. How are those friends who bullied you doing these days?
I feel a lot of the same issues here. It’s not FOMO, I really just want the texting abilities. I am NOT trying to be confined the Apple eco system. Got my wife an iPhone after moving half a country away and the communication aspect is undeniable. I am holding on to my Android for as long as I can hold out. Haha!!
why did you reverse natural scrolling on your Mac. it doesn't make sense to scroll down to go up lol, the things we notice, eh?
Yeah I'm not switching from my Android. Airdrop is a really nice feature bit I rarely use it with people. Instead I use it a lot more when sharing between people I don't know or sharing files between my computer and my Android phone. I guess for large files it works well too but I use it more when I don't want to email files over to my computer fromm my Android phone. Plus quick share is a thing. And I still have a mac so if someone wants to iMessage me or airdrop something, they can still iMessage me
Thank you for this video, Abrar. I am also a former Galaxy user. I traded in my S20 Ultra for an iPhone 14 Pro Max a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it! I’ve liked all the Galaxys that I’ve had and had no reason to switch, until Apple came out with the super customizable IOS 16 software. I love the Dynamic Island, Always On Display, and the camera on the 14 Pro Max is another great selling feature. I’m glad that we both waited to make the switch when it was right for each of us, and not just because we were jumping on the bandwagon! 😊
I just ordered a 14 Pro Max as well. Coming from the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Been with Sammy since the Galaxy S5 so I've always loved their phones. I just wanted to try something different. Here's hoping the dark side treats me well. Lol
Watching this video made me decide to switch to Android and I am an 🇺🇸 user after 5 years on iPhone. With the Pixel 7 being so good, using Google messages, nearby share and the Google store experience here in nyc its such an improvement. No matter what there will always be someone who doesn't use the platform of your choosing. Lets find a way where we can all coexist. Apple forcing users to go esim, Apple refusing to adopt rcs, and Apple still using lightning is a turn off for me. It's funny how beats use usb-c now.
Yeah I have also been a long time Apple user but got an Android phone a year ago, and now bought a Samsung tablet. Both due to the cheaper price. I am not paying a grand for the basic iPhone 14.
Pixels are awesome! I have a 4XL and I wanna get a 7 Pro soon
Seems like peer pressure made you switch. Hopefully you're happy with the iPhone though, it is a really good product, same as the pixel and galaxy devices, i love my s22 and i don't think I'll switch anytime soon
Then envy was my first smart phone!!! It was amazing.
Did you say you can erase objects on a picture with Samsung???? How you do that
This is an American only problem. In my country even iphone to iphone users uses Whatsapp
nope, in Denmark over 50% of people use iPhone and WhatsApp is not really a thing here.
@@BlenderGamerFreaq So do you guys use iMessage?
@@kflowers8276 indeed, iMessage is the preferred way.
The integration is everything…. Ecosystem is soooooooo good! I like android and planning on having both, mainly for the bigger zoom and fold….. but if i have to have only 1…. The ecosystem wins every time. Nice video
I’ve had an iPhone since 2018, I first iPhone with an iPhone 8 Plus and ever since then I’ve had iPhone I love iMessage and FaceTime cool integrations with iPhone like AirDrop.
I'm 29 and never owned an iphone and don't think i ever will i just prefer open source and actually feeling like i own my device.
I don't understand the facetime issue. There are loads of ways to easily video call someone with android eg via WhatsApp. Am I missing something?
Being part of the high class society.
@@jaughnekow the air drop thing is also just bullying. Good friends with iPhone should just happily whatsapp things through. Surely?
Yes there are other alternatives, but the point with apple is that everything is "baked" into the OS. You don't have to download another app and get your friend's/ family to download and use that app.
@@JJs_playground isn't it more hassle though to buy a new phone on a new operating system, set everything up etc rather than take the few minutes it takes to download whatsapp?
@@cpaps8500 well, it depends. Here in north America, i'd guess, 90% of people have iPhones. So you've already got a critical mass of users using iMessage. It would be hard to convince everybody to download Whatsapp, register your number to use it. Versus just using iMessage which is "baked" into iOS.
I agree with you on most of what you said
But i still like Android more than i miss these features
I've been an Apple user since the mid 90s so I got an iPhone before there was Android phones. There are some great Android phones but I prefer iPhones on the whole. Also, I don't really like the tracking and data mining of companies like Google. Apple are far from perfect but I prefer their way of doing things more often than the other way around.
Please keep up updated
I'm using note 20 and we mostly use whatapp to communicate so no issue on i message.
One thing I hate about iphone is the lightning port but thanks to EU, they will move forward to USB C. 😊
And thanks to the EU from 2024 onwards iMessage will have to be interoperable with other messaging services.....so goodbye green Bubbles
well, i use both, iphone for personal use and s22 for work, to be honest i can use samsung for both but not iphone
Got my iPhone SE (2022) in like new condition a couple nights ago. No flaws and for only $150 on OfferUp. I'm getting the same A15 chip as the 13 series and non-Pro 14s. It's for T-Mobile which I already use but called them last night to unlock it and it took less than 5 minutes. If you can deal with the outdated design, getting an SE3 for under $200 is the best deal you can find today. I personally hate Face ID as I use my phone a lot in the dark. I drive at night for work. And the notch can get in the way when watching movies or TV shows. I'm not a big iPhone fan. I only got it because I nearly threw away my Razr 5G by accident. It slipped into a garbage bag after I was cleaning my car's interior and I had to retrieve it from the bin I threw it in. I'll keep my Razr 5G mostly at home for a year since it isn't fully paid off. SE3 will be my main phone for a year or until House of the Dragon airs in 2024. SE3 will be the last to offer a home button and perhaps Touch ID, LCD, and a sim tray for the U.S. market. The SE4 will look more like the XR with likely the same A15 chip. I had a 12 mini and just HATED Face ID. And games like Forgotton Anne don't play properly on phones with Face ID. The swipe up gesture can ruin the experience as that also is the same gesture for volume or brightness for Netflix. It's weird that my $150 SE3 has become my most powerful phone I own when I'm only using it temporarily as a main phone for a year. Offers better value than a Duo 1 at the same price.
Even though I'm no iOS fan, if you can spend only $150 on an SE3 with 100% battery health, that's a good investment knowing you will get software support for a minimum of 5 to 6 years. You only need to upgrade twice per decade. A15 will be a beast for years to come if two generations of iPhones used it.
SE3 might be the most underrated iPhone ever made and more people will appreciate it once they realize they hate Face ID and the notch like I do or miss the home button. SE3 will be the last of the mid-2010s classic iPhone design. The SE4 looking like a XR will make us miss Touch ID and appreciate the SE3 once SE4 is released next year.
Will the SE3 be the last iPhone of its kind?
- Touch ID
- Home button
- Notch-less
- LCD
- Under 140 mm in height
- Sim tray
The 13 series and SE3 owners may get an extra year of software updates by default since the non-14s have the same A15 chip. So we'll probably reach iOS21 minimum.
I thought about switching but I will miss a lot of things on Android. It's like leaving a family member.
"just kidding, i am not a bully"......Loved that statement.
Haha, gotta break the cycle!
I feel you sister.. the peer pressure is real
I've been a long time iPhone user and the only time I get annoyed with green bubbles is when I'm in a group chat and somebody reacts to a message and you get a whole separate text saying "So and So laughed at X". I have a friend with an android that I will intentionally antagonize with this feature, but I digress... I've never really encountered anybody that was petty enough to leave people out of chats due to SMS vs. iMessage. Also...You don't have to form a circle to Airdrop..lol.
I switch from android to iOS a lot but I find myself going back iOS because it just feels more refined and immersive. The feel or the ecosystem is what brings me back every time.
From an Android user for years. The one thing I can say that always brings me back to iPhone is iMessage. I can’t say that Samsung and Google haven’t made changes like starting to implement RCS, as a standard app now pre installed on most Samsung devices now. But I was always an android user for years, as well. Took a lot of convincing to go into the IOS ecosystem. But once I got used to it.. I couldn’t go back to my android phone. But of course when it comes to freedom on your phone, definitely Android has the win!!!
airdrop? what about nearby share or quick share?
Looking forward to making a similar video like this soon!
Definitely can relate to this 💕I'm a former Galaxy girl and I switched to the iPhone 13 Pro Max instead of the S22 line up due to the Apple ecosystem and iPhone camera quality. I had a MacBook at first because I love the video editing software but then I became annoyed with transferring files using cords. I love the relationship between my phone and computer now but I feel like there is so much I don't know about my phone lol
I switch to IPhone from Samsung after 7 years and IPhone feels like my Samsung phone so don’t really miss it. But if a Samsung phones in the future catches my eye I wouldn’t mind going back to android. I never got the brand loyalty thing. I follow what I like not what people tell me I should like. 😊
"I got bullied into an iphone and now I'm trying to justify it"
New name for the title of this video.
I am currently using the iPhone but I have switched on several occasions to try something new in the see you how far along android has advanced but I always steered towards the iPhone I’ve had one since the 3GS in fact is still on it cannot activate it because carriers do not have analog signal anymore maybe in a couple years I’ll try android again and see if I like it in the future
That bullying thing must be a younger generational thing, that I thought was mostly limited to the United States.
Most people that are around my age just use third party applications for group chats.
For the record, salty messages means annoying or irritating messages. Good punch line to end the video. Until now I was able to associate salty with taste so yes thank you for the new info and hope you will like your new phone.
Try the iPhone camera with your Mac for video calls. And purify app to remove the ads in safari
thats such an american issue 😂
One of the main reasons I stay with Android is the unnecessary, sometimes childish behaviors around the green bubble and the lack of inclusiveness. I don't hate a lot of things, but criticism ,or for some teenagers a point of near bullying, for being different. I still use iOS on my iPad but have completely de-Apple'ed otherwise and love the freedom of it all. It's sad that these behaviors are almost seemingly promoted by Apple's plan to people to move over to them. Not all there products are fantastic and I owned multiple Airs, MBPs, iPads, iPods, and one iPhone for a short while. I literally had multiple failed hard drives (back in the day v. flash memory now), a faulty motherboard, two failing touch screens and more. OK, OK, said my peace.
Otherwise, this reviewer is one of my official favorites at CNET. She is balanced, well spoken, and honest. Great job!
Well said for me android is a lot easier to connect to windows want to share a photo to windows it's easy
Hi, my name is Muhammad Bello from Nigeria. Thank you for your video, as for I am presently using an android phone (Redmi 9a) but am a fan of iPhone and it was what I was using in the past. I used iPhone in the last 15years until in the year 2020 when the pandemic hit my country and I was force to sell my I phone to survive and since then I couldn't buy another one.
I wish I can afford one at the moment.
Cheers