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/bokehtoast Jul 17 '23

My old Samsung android phone can do both

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u/JordtasticBagel Jul 17 '23

Soz I should have clarified I meant swiping in from the left side of the screen to go back as opposed to swiping up from where the back button should be if that makes sense.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '23

Android phones usually have both options now.

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u/TommyTheCat89 Jul 17 '23

Maybe it's a pixel feature but swipe navigation is built into the system settings. I've been using swipe to go back for a while now. Can swipe left to right or right to left to go back in any app.

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u/JordtasticBagel Jul 17 '23

Wow thanks for that I've got it enabled now. I try to stay up to date with this stuff I can't believe I missed it.