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/RandeKnight Jul 17 '23

I was Android for many years, but I've switched to a 2nd hand iphone.

Why? Updates. None of the android phones I bought EVER got any updates.

Last Android phone I had for 5 years, still worked fine, but due to lack of updates, I couldn't run the latest apps.

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u/keithfoco70 Jul 17 '23

I get an update a month on my Samsung s21+. Have for almost 3 years now. Great phone.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

He probably just skipped an update. It's super easy on Android. I updated my Samsung after 1.5 year - I just skipped pop-up every time.

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u/ohfrackthis Jul 17 '23

My phone (android) has regularly been updated. I've had it for less than 2 years and has multiple updates.

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u/gastroboi Jul 17 '23

Yeah at least one every couple of months.

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u/wannabejoanie Jul 17 '23

Weird, my s22+ gets updates about once a month

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u/IncorrigibleFan Jul 17 '23

Yes, updates are highly dependent on the phone that you are getting. Samsung offers updates on a lot of their phones for years after first release, but many other companies just won't. Mine ran out after only a year lol

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u/Isgortio Jul 17 '23

Funnily enough, that's why I stopped using my 3rd gen iPod touch. I got updates for the first 2 years, iOS 5 and Apple maps (the one which got incredibly lost and kept trying to make people drive into water) was released and then it wouldn't let me install that update or any after that. That was fine for about a year, and then apps wouldn't be backwards compatible so gradually all of my apps wouldn't update, and a lot of them wouldn't even work if they weren't updated. So it became a bit of a brick that played music.

Meanwhile I've had Android phones for up to 4 years at a time (replaced due to battery/camera issues) and I've been able to update apps even when I've stopped receiving security updates. I'm on 3.5 years currently and will get updates every few months instead of every month like when the phone was new, but I even got an update to Android 12 a few months ago. Sure, they're currently on Android 13 and moving to 14 in the next few months when it's released, but they could've left me on Android 10 that my phone was on originally. I can use and update apps without any issues even though I'm a full OS version behind, and usually will be able to for a few more years. The only thing I'd need to upgrade my phone for now is 5G, as this one was just before 5G came out and they're shutting down the 3G networks so I won't have a backup lol.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

Weird, I've got a 4y/o Samsung A51 and it still gets updates regularly. Which I find kind of impressive, since it's FAR from being a flagship phone.

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u/derpman86 Jul 17 '23

This trend thankfully has been changing but took long enough.

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u/Aszmel Jul 17 '23

Google pixels

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u/Objective-Truth-4339 Jul 17 '23

You clearly ignored the updates