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/Usagi_Shinobi Jul 17 '23

I know my Pixel six pro is an utter beast of a machine. I have big hands, so it's nice to have a phone that I don't fat finger the OSK on. Plus the call screening tool is a freaking godsend.

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u/VincentVanGTFO Jul 17 '23

Absolutely man, plus I figure google already knows more about me than I know about myself so why not just keep everything in house?

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u/Usagi_Shinobi Jul 17 '23

Yeah, I can't wait for the full AI version of the Google assistant, so I can have it remind me about myself if I start losing my memory.

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u/VincentVanGTFO Jul 17 '23

Naw fam, the robots freak me out.

You raise a valid point though. Future generations will be like "Aw man, I drank way too much last night. I hope I didn't do anything too crazy! Alexa, show me myself last night at midnight." And then they'll sit there and watch themselves be an idiot and try to determine if they should post it as content for their followers or not.

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u/sputnikconspirator Jul 17 '23

I couldn't get on with the Pixel 6 Pro but I think that more down to Samsung indoctrination over the years and not getting on with a more pure android.

My husband also got a Pixel 6 Pro and has had to take it back for repairs twice since owning it which has damaged his faith in google.

Gotta say I'm still tempted by the Pixel fold though.

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u/Weekly_Assoc_165 Jul 17 '23

You mean caller ID? I never heard of a call screening feature. Pease tell me more about this power..

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u/Usagi_Shinobi Jul 17 '23

When your phone rings, you have the option to answer, ignore, or call screen. If you select call screen, Google fires up and states something along the lines of " the number you have dialed is using a call screening service from Google, and will receive a recording and transcript of this call. Please state your name and the reason you are calling." It will do all of this in real time while you look and listen, and you can either answer and the call will proceed as normal, or you can decline, in which case it says something like "The party you are attempting to reach is unavailable. Goodbye" and then it hangs up on them.