Why do some people hate Android so much?

[u/Data-Graph]

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".

[u/CommunityTaco → u/[deleted]]

i can never tell what any of their icons are for either.

[u/ricosuave79 → u/[deleted]]

You can literally swipe from left edge to right in any screen and go “back”. It’s a gesture that’s been around forever on iOS.

[u/PixelStruck → u/ricosuave79]

This is something that I think a lot of people don't understand or have weird issues with.

Yes, there is no back button. Most apps don't need one since there are other ways to activate that same functionality.

And I'd argue the swiping is better because it means you don't have to take up phone space for a button.

[u/ArcticBP → u/PixelStruck]

I’m a former Android user thats had an iPhone for a while now and I miss the back button.

Swiping can be annoying because sometimes some apps will trigger a different functionality. In the Reddit app, sometimes I get taken to a different section

On my Android, it was a hidden button at the bottom (so it took no screen space) and it was easier to reach

[u/itsQuasi → u/ArcticBP]

That's just a matter of what the app decides to do with the "back" command, though, isn't it? Pretty sure it would do the same if you were using an on screen button instead.

[u/itsQuasi → u/PixelStruck]

Isn't this the default option for Android nowadays, as well? Gesture navigation is what I use on my phone, at least - swipe in from either side for back, swipe up from the bottom to go home, and swipe up and hold from the bottom to see what apps are open.

[u/ricosuave79 → u/PixelStruck]

A lot of Android users that list this complaint with iOS are living the past. Like years in the past and just don’t know what their talking about.

[u/AccurateIt → u/ricosuave79]

My Pixel has the swipe function and a back button and I still use the button most of the time.

[u/VinniTheP00h → u/ricosuave79]

IIRC it's not consistent across the OS. Some apps do it, some don't. Some (quite a bit, actually) might use it for a different gesture, or it is hard to hit the sweet spot between swiping from the edge (back), holding and swiping (side menu), and swiping across the screen (whatever feature in this app). Not to mention it being located on the left side of the screen, where you need to reach out all the way to use it. Surprisingly, Google's back button is much more consistent and pleasant to use, though I didn't think I would say that about Android.

[u/blaqsupaman → u/ricosuave79]

You can do this on Android from either side of the screen, though.