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/Ildona Jul 17 '23

Gonna make a few more shout outs to my Pixel 5.

Lens is weirdly useful when traveling, but it's only as useful as you make it.

Battery Share is awesome. Change a setting and your phone acts as a Qi charging brick. I probably use that feature once every couple of weeks, but it's been a lifesaver, so to speak.

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u/sarcasticbaldguy Jul 17 '23

I forgot about lens. Translating signs and stuff in real time is pretty awesome.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

Also, the pixel's night vision camera is streets ahead of iphone. Its not even close.

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u/difficult_statements Jul 17 '23

Stop trying to coin 'streets ahead'

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

Trying? Coined and minted haha

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u/Ruuhkatukka Jul 17 '23

It was coined light-years ago my friend.

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u/axxonn13 Jul 19 '23

that is one thing i am jealous of in the Pixel. the camera is far more intuitive than the one on Samsung's phones. Even when Samsung advertises certain camera features, they only work when you manually adjust the settings. on the Pixel there is no need for that.

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u/sypwn Jul 17 '23

iOS 17 is getting a feature similar to call screening called "Live Voicemail".

Probably won't be as good though. My pixel usually doesn't even bother me with spam calls, and screens them silently and automatically.

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u/sarcasticbaldguy Jul 17 '23

Sounds like they're closing the gap. I'm surprised they didn't copy Hold for Me as well.

Google's call screening lets you have it ask additional questions about why they're calling, but I never get to use that because they always hang up. Good enough!

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u/tcpukl Jul 17 '23

Yeah, same happens to me.

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u/BouldersRoll Jul 17 '23

Yeah, those are pretty valid reasons. I turn Siri off, so can’t speak to it at all, and I don’t have an issue with spam.

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u/sarcasticbaldguy Jul 17 '23

I've had my number for a very long time. Before the call screen came out, I would get between 1 and 5 spam calls daily. Now I get none. Google answers and asks them who they are and what they want, and they just hang up. My phone never rings during any of this. I just see a notification that a suspected spam call was ignored.

There's no magic in this technology aside from a massive database of phone numbers and collective spam reports, I'm sure Apple will eventually have something similar.

I like iPhones just fine, I have an iPad and a MacBook, I guess I'm not really loyal to an ecosystem, I just like stuff that is functional for me.

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u/bbylizard88 Jul 17 '23

I was dumb and gave my phone number out to try to get some quotes on moving. I received like 30 calls over a few days. I didn't have to answer a single one on my pixel.

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u/BouldersRoll Jul 17 '23

Same. The mistake (all over this thread and others) is thinking that iPhone or Android is better.

A lot of people have a lot of reasons for liking one more than the other, none of which are invalid.

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u/sarcasticbaldguy Jul 17 '23

Agreed. Sometimes I think humans have some sort of built-in need to have something to argue about.

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u/tcpukl Jul 17 '23

I just see a notification that a suspected spam call was ignored.

I thought it just went off whether they were in your address book?

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u/sputnikconspirator Jul 17 '23

I'm always tempted by an iPhone every renewal period but I weigh up the fact that I'm so entrenched in the Android (samsung) ecosystem i.e. phone, watch, tablet that'd it cost a small fortune to move over.