I’ve used both, still use a rather ancient Android mainly for podcasts. Some apps are more accessible with Android and of course, some with iOS.
I used Android phones for a couple of years as my main phones when the accessibility of Android itself was nowhere as good as now. The only reason I switched back is that I simply missed my iPhone. I just love the ring tones for instance and also at the time there were a few things I felt were more accessible. I have no desire at present to have Android as my main thing but like to have one around. All the best Angie > On 28 Nov 2017, at 23:30, goshawk on horseback > <goshawk_on_horseb...@fastmail.co.uk> wrote: > > given the time to get the hang of it, I wouldn't mind betting I could come > up with features that android does better than iPhone, as when it arrives, > will be running an android phone along side the iPhone, so will be able to > hopefully do a good comparison. > > Simon > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "M. Taylor" <mk...@ucla.edu> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2017 5:10 AM > Subject: Five reasons you'll regret ditching your Apple iPhone for an > Android > > > Five reasons you'll regret ditching your Apple iPhone for an Android > Apple knows how to retain its customers. > By James Hetherington > November 27, 2017 16:55 GMT > > It's official, the switch to Android is complete. Nearly three weeks on, > Google's mobile platform has more than lived up to the hype. > > But we'd be lying if we said we didn't miss the iPhone. There are still > features you just cannot enjoy as much on Android. Here are the five we miss > the most: > > 1. iMessage > iMessage uses a notably blue speech bubble. Apple > It's hard to believe iMessage didn't appear on iOS until 2011, four years > after the iPhone launched. Now, those blue message bubbles are all anyone on > the platform can talk about it. And yes, they are bloody fantastic. > Easy picture messaging, group chats, games, gifs... Apple has really kicked > the platform into overdrive in the past few years. And it should, it's a big > reason a lot of people don't want to leave iPhones or iOS. > Remember worrying about MMS and picture messaging charges? You can probably > thank Apple for making that redundant. > > 2. Live photos > Live Photos can bring stills to life > Getting a photo sent to you is great, but when Apple unveiled live photos > for the iPhone 6S it added a whole extra dimension to snaps. Force touch the > picture and it would become "alive", with about 1.5 seconds of footage > recorded before and after you hit the shutter button. > It was easy for Apple to market: kids laughing and smiling, fireworks > exploding... You get the idea. As more and more people upgraded beyond the > iPhone 6s, it almost became the norm. > And although other companies offer alternatives, such as the Pixel 2's > motion photos, it's just not the same since you have to share with > software-compatible friends. There's a theme emerging here: Apple is very > good at locking you in. > > 3. Apple Pay > So here's the problem with Android Pay, not all banks need to buy in. > Barclays, for example, does not support Android Pay, choosing instead to > push its own app. This is such a major shortcoming. > Apple's "our way or the highway" mentality actually pays off in this > situation. My Apple Pay had accounts from three different banks set up and > it was easy to decide which one to use when purchasing something. > Sorry, no one wants to use two or three different apps to do the same thing. > Know anybody with three different Facebook apps? Didn't think so. > > 4. The connectivity > Apple's rather talented at locking you into its eco-system. Apple > Boy oh boy Apple are good at locking you in. When you've got an iPhone, > buying a Macbook eventually becomes routine. You like how your iPhone works, > so it should be smooth for an Apple computer as well. And it is. But then > fast forward to a switch and now you've got a completely different setup to > tackle. > The Macbook doesn't matter too much, the real killer is the Apple Watch. Say > goodbye to notifications on your wrist, Apple Watch categorically does not > work with an Android phone. Ironically, it's still attached snugly to my > wrist. What for you ask? It's still a great fitness tracker without an > iPhone nearby. Plus, I can use Apple Pay. > One last thing: Apple TV. Go and buy yourself a Chromecast because that > little black box won't pick up a thing from your Android device (at least > not for free). > > 5. Accessories > Apple's Lightning headphones. Photo by Jessica Lewis from Pexels > So many wasted cords, so many useless headphone adapters. Thanks to the rise > of Bluetooth, this issue is not nearly as bad as it once would have been. > Headphones, speakers and car connections are mostly wireless now anyway. > But that doesn't mean it's not an absolute pain to have countless lightning > cables sitting around for nothing. Come on, everyone has more than one, > don't they. > Then there's those little headphone to lightning adapters, they're all > useless now as well. Bringing back the theme, once you're in, Apple make > every effort to keep you locked down. > > Original Article at: > http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/five-reasons-youll-regret-ditching-your-apple-iphon > e-android-1649102 > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > mk...@ucla.edu. 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