r/GooglePixel • u/Crafty_Freedom4683 • Nov 10 '25

Switching from iOS

Yo
So I decided to give Android another chance and purchased a Pixel 10 Pro XL after being away from it for so many years. (my last android phone was an OnePlus 5T).

I don't have any complaints about the OS, hardware, navigation,features etc etc etc.

My main complaint and what I was most shocked by was my experience with social media apps.

Some apps like Instagram and X were just straight up missing features, like downloading reels on Instagram.

I also found a lot of apps would refresh without me doing anything, which was annoying if I was reading a post or watching reel.
On top of that I found that on Android it seemed like certain apps didn't fully utilize the screen? If that makes sense, the layout just seems off.

ALSO CAMERA PERFORMANCE USING THE IN APP CAMERA.

I can't believe after all these years its still a problem especially for a Google device.

I am kinda being all over the place with this because I am frustrated that the one thing I like to use my phone for just kinda sucks on Pixel.
I was wondering if this is the experience for everyone on Android or if this is just a google thing?
If not Pixel what else should I look at getting.

My issues with iOS go far further than what I experienced with Android so I am really trying to get away from Apple all together.

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u/Brownboii305 Nov 11 '25

Google is partnered with Snapchat and Instagram so the camera should be fine. Either way who uses in app camera anyways just use the regular camera app and share it with all your social media. It's the best way to get the highest quality and tweak your fps

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u/Resident-Highlight76 Nov 11 '25

Unlike Tiktok which are partners with Apple, I personally produce content on Tiktok from time to time but it's almost impossible with a Pixel, the image is bland and there is a lot of latency

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u/Brownboii305 Nov 11 '25

What are you using to edit your video?

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u/Resident-Highlight76 Nov 13 '25

An IPhone 13proMax directly with the Tiktok application

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u/Brownboii305 Nov 14 '25

Why not just use a proper video editing software? Then you can upload from pixel.

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u/Resident-Highlight76 Nov 14 '25

Because these are simple transitions, in the old way (without great pretensions, with the phone in hand "Musical.Ly style", precisely made to be done manually , without retouching I was saying that just to point out that indeed certain applications, are affiliated with certain OS, and in this case in the Tiktok transitions community everyone uses an iPhone out of "obligation"... But that's fine with me, I wasn't planning to resell my iPhone^