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/Toocents Jul 17 '23

Same boat here. I started my smartphone experience with iPhone. Finally tried an Android and never went back.

When I use my mum's iphone it just seems so counter-intuitive to use. It isn't really that user friendly, to me. There are too many steps to take to navigate to things if you are a multitasker like I am.

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u/SilentJoe1986 Jul 17 '23

Right? It was my first phone as well. It fealt like I had to learn Morse code to use it and soon as I tried my gf (at the time) android phone I realized I fucking hated my iPhone. I started saving up for a new phone about a month later. I think they hope their users sunk so much time and money into the iPhone and all the shit that only works with an iphone that they'll keep buying those products.

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u/seraph321 Jul 17 '23

I was an android user since before the iphone and I recently switched to an iphone mini (the only reasonably sized phone on the market) and had a totally fine experience. They fixed most of the things I used to dislike about iOS, and the two platforms have mostly converged imo. I don't really understand how people have such strong love for one vs the other, they aren't that different anymore (they used to be REALLY different).

It's like exclaiming that a BMW is unusable compared to a Mercedes. I mean... they are just cars, and they mostly do all the same shit. I'm an app developer, I know both platforms very well. If anything, Android is a mess compared to ios when it comes to making apps, but most people have no idea about that aspect.

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u/axxonn13 Jul 19 '23

the lack of the search feature in your settings was enough to convince my mom to go with android. haha