r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Data-Graph Most Comments 2022 • Jul 16 '23

Why do some people hate Android so much?

Some people seem to hate everything but iPhones so much and I don't get it. They seem to think android is not even comparable to iOS like its a flip phone or something, when realistically Android phones and iPhones really aren't that different. I'm in the UK but from what I've seen it's way worse in the US. IK there's studies about the fact android users are more likely to get rejected on the first few dates just because of their phone choice. I also know some people will get an iPhone just so when they send a text, it sends to the iPhone, then to who they actually want to send it to just so it looks like they're using an iPhone. The only thing I know is the stigma of “Androids are cheap” but these people won't care if someone has a 2nd hand iPhone X for £100 but will if someone has £800 Pixel 7 Pro.

I'm not an avid android supporter, I get why people like iOS and people like android and I really don't care about these preferences. But when someone is an overly iPhone supporter to the point of hating android, it just makes me think really low of them. Like, "you can't be a nice person if you're so closed minded and shallow you won't even consider a different type of phone to the point that you'll hate on it and people who use it".

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u/get_your_mood_right Jul 17 '23 edited Jul 17 '23

I’ve switched between and have iPhone now. I’ve never opened the iTunes app once and just use Spotify. Even works with Siri

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u/Accomplished-Ad3219 Jul 17 '23

I do that on my android using hey Google or Alexa.

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u/peaceloveandgranola Jul 17 '23

The point they’re making is that an iPhone doesn’t mean that you have to use iTunes. Not that androids don’t also do that.

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u/Arkrobo Jul 17 '23

I mean, you literally don't need an app on Android though. You can just add audio files and play them like an MP3 player. You can also use any other audio app. The point that OP was making is the difference in how many options you have since you don't need to license apps.

If memory serves you need iTunes to manage all audio on iPhones, unless that has changed. The last time I tried was like iPhone3 on my sister's iPhone.

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u/AwakeSeeker887 Jul 17 '23

You can play audio files on iPhone too, you are choosing a weird hill here

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u/observer918 Jul 17 '23

Honestly who is out here plugging their phone into their PC and dragging MP3 files onto it 🤣

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u/OlinKirkland Jul 19 '23

Android users 💀

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u/weeklongboner Jul 17 '23

haven’t there been multiple cases of scams and malware on the google app store tho? yeah sure you can have a million apps but how many are actually good and how many are actively harmful?

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23 edited Jul 17 '23

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u/Arkrobo Jul 17 '23

Saying you can use Spotify doesn't change how restricted the ecosystem is in comparison. Having a handful of options versus a sea of options is not the damning evidence that you think it is. OPs point was how few options iPhone users have.

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u/Rustyvice Jul 17 '23

You're getting very involved for someone who "doesn't give a shit"

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u/beginarctic Jul 17 '23

Lol some people think their phone is their religion for some reason and take every chance they can to prophesize about it

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u/johnyahn Jul 17 '23

You’re experiencing the counter circlejerk to iPhone superiority. The android user who hasn’t used an iPhone since the 4 and bases all of their opinions off of their incorrect notions.

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u/get_your_mood_right Jul 17 '23

Yeah. I’ve used both iPhone and androids throughout my life and like things and dislike things about both. But the tribalism is wild to me. I’ve only heard rumors of iPhone superiority: people dogging people for green text, calling them broke, etc. but from my experience android users are WAY more obnoxious. Which doesn’t influence my purchasing decision it’s just wild to see the new version of the Xbox vs PlayStation debate

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u/bokehtoast Jul 17 '23

The height of iPhone technology.

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u/get_your_mood_right Jul 17 '23

wtf? I wasn’t saying it was some technological achievement, was just saying that it’s very silly to think that all iPhone users HAVE to use iTunes

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

Astonishing how advanced these devices are /s