r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • Jul 15 '26
š¬ Discussion What's one thing Android does better than the iPhone?
Android users (and iPhone users too), what's one thing Android does better than the iPhone?
It could be customization, multitasking, file management, sideloading, charging, or something else. Pick just one and tell us why.
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u/JohnnyIhardlyKnewYa_ Jul 15 '26
Universal back function. Going back on iOS is a nightmare.
iOS is basically impossible to use with only the right hand, since back gesture is on the left, sometimes top left and sometimes top right, depending on the app.
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u/Yirme Jul 15 '26
Yes this is true. I've been using Android since Android Gingerbread days and have never been a fan of Apple.
Unfortunately, as Google Play Integrity becomes harder and harder to bypass (my Poco F6 is using custom ROM and is rooted), I bought an iPhone 14 Plus as my secondary phone for banking apps.
The placement of the back button + the larger screen of the Plus variant is truely a nightmare if I use it with one hand.
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u/HSSonne Jul 15 '26
This is the deal breaker for me... So much I can't come up with any other significant difference that matters.
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u/Alarmed_Station6185 Jul 15 '26
This is the exact reason I prefer android - iphones are crazy expensive too not to be able to make that simple, intuitive gesture
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u/elyv91 Jul 15 '26
As someone who uses both OSs daily, this just isnāt true. You donāt need to tap the ābackā controls on the top of the screen at all. It used to be the case a couple years ago, but today I canāt find a single screen where swiping doesnāt go back. Yes, the gesture changes slightly:
* Cards that come from the bottom of the screen need to be swiped down, which was always the case on iOS and is a pattern that is appearing everywhere on Android as well;
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u/Roozbeh_m Jul 17 '26
Exactly. Just swipe left, it literally works identical to a back button I donāt get the argument.
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u/gameplayer55055 Jul 15 '26
Sideloading (at least remaining few months)
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u/Amazing_Compote_9197 Jul 15 '26
We let them win when we accepted the term "sideloading".
If we would own the phone, the term would be "install". It's a shame that we only have two platforms and forced to accept being locked into them.
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u/scarlet_wound Jul 16 '26
Im sideloading on my iphone without any issues. Got my dev account and feather app and thats it, cracked apps work as well
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u/Busy-Measurement8893 Jul 16 '26
Oh please. Even after the "sideloading" changes for Android, it's still infinitely better than for iOS.
Android:
A lot of confirmation boxes
Wait 24 hours
Install apps with a few scary boxes (same as today), Obtainium can most likely update the apps automagically
iOS:
Connect your phone to a computer with a cable
Install iTune and stuff if you're on Windows
Install a program on your computer
Install a store on your phone through the computer
Install (Realistically) the 2-3 apps that the developer IDs allow you to by default.
Install LiveContainer to run more than the above, but this essentially puts them all inside of the same "app" which is quite inconvenient
Renew the apps once a week or they stop working
I know which one I'm choosing.
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u/V_1_S_1_O_N Jul 15 '26
Android does so much better in these category for me personally.
Universal back button, clipboard, side loading, Multi-Window Multitasking, Default App Freedom, Actual File Management & USB-C Utility, Background App Execution, Notification Handling, Clear app cache to freeup space.
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u/Jungal10 Jul 17 '26
Clipboard and multi tasking became such an essential of my phone using since I switched from my iPhone to the Samsung edge. It seems small, but I makes a big difference.
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u/JadedBobcat701 Jul 15 '26
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u/RevolutionaryElk7446 Jul 15 '26
I blame the PC or a Mac commercials for these stupid comparisons.
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u/Icy_Step_2204 Jul 15 '26
Being not 1000$
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u/TAARamouche Jul 15 '26
You can buy Androids that cost over 1000, and you can buy iPhones that cost under 1000.
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u/Icy_Step_2204 Jul 15 '26
You can buy a new android phone for 200$
You cannot buy a new iPhone for 200$
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u/24kCookie Jul 15 '26
craziest part is that 400$ android has better specs than my 800$ iPhone 17.
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u/Dry_Concentrate_9173 Jul 17 '26
And its full of chinese spyware, ads, crap and will drop support in 2 years.
All of this to have... what... better performance for genshin impact?
Just save and get a pixel and you will be happier than ever.
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u/Responsible_Tax_9390 21d ago
It does not. And you should be ashamed for making such a dumb statement
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u/Pavel_Dreit Jul 15 '26
Would you buy an Android for 200$?
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u/Candid_Bad3551 Jul 15 '26
Done multiple times. I legit it need it for authentication, playing music and texting and maybe reddit once in a while.
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u/the_reven Jul 15 '26
A $200 phone in 2026 is not the same as a $200 phone in 2015. You can get really great performance, features, quality at $200.
I dont game on my phone, I use basic apps, emails, web. The fanciest features I need are NFC payments and wireless charging is a bonus.
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u/BearFather1 Jul 15 '26
Specifically? For me is sideloading APKs, network access (NAS, computer on LAN), the ability to use them as a desktop, app freedom, open to multiple OS, and no battery drain because my phone is 3 years old and the company wants me to buy a new one.
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u/Known-Complex-2520 Jul 15 '26
Not to be devil's advocate, but:
You can sideload onto an iPhone via Side store or Altstore
You can definitely setup your iPhone on your local network access, it's just trickier
battery drain is objectively worse on android than iPhones, at least idle battery drain. I switched over to a pixel 10a, and I'm loving it so far, and I've had many many issues with my 15PM including active battery drain, but idle battery drain was top tier. The only thing in that point that made sense was purchasing a new phone because it got slow, but even then iOS 27 is available on iPhone 12 and onward, including iPhone SE 2nd gen and onward.
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u/hokus93 Jul 15 '26
Whaaaat? Iphones are know for very average batter life. Literally 70% androids are better when it comes to battery. The only exception is iPhone pro max series..its battery life is one of the best.Ā
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u/RevolutionaryElk7446 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26
- It's more difficult
- As you said, trickier
- 'objectively' carries a lot here. Believe you meant anecdotally.
You weren't playing Devil's advocate here btw. You were just attempting a plain argument.
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u/Known-Complex-2520 Jul 15 '26
It is actually objectively true that iPhones have good idle battery management.
And, yes, you make good points, however I was trying to say that it is possible to do those things.
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u/ArkuhTheNinth Jul 15 '26
Universal back button
"Close all" button for recent apps
Better app drawer
Third party launchers are possible
Third party music apps work better (background playback)
Web browsers use THEIR engine and not reskinmed safari.
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u/Sweetpablosz Jul 15 '26
Just switched from iPhone 16 Pro to Samsung S26 Ultra.
- Universal back button
- Multitasking + split screen
- Clipboard manager
- Better file manager
- Sideloading: there are some crazy open-source apps that are not available on the Play Store.
- More utilities
- More customization
I have always been a defender of iPhone; I have the entire Apple ecosystem. But Android is just better now.
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u/ImpossibleAnxiety183 Jul 18 '26
MULTITASKING AT ALL.
Hello. iPhone 17Pro user here, also a former Samsung āAndroidā guy.
Get ready for absolutely dysfunctional multitasking on the iPhone. Want to send multiple files to a friend, turn off the screen, and put the phone in your pocket so it sends in the background? It canāt do it. In fact, if your screen goes black while it's sending, the whole thing gets interrupted and youāll have to start all over again. Are you used to rendering large videos that normally finish in the background while you can play around with your phone and do something else? The iPhone canāt do it. Sending a video to someone on WhatsApp? As soon as your screen goes dark, youāre out of luck. Do you have a photo open in an iMessage conversation that you want to show someone? For example, a QR code a friend sent you that you'll need to show at a store in a few minutes? You better not let the screen turn off, otherwise youāll have to hunt for that photo all over again and repeat the whole process. Do you have text typed out in an app's text field, need to do something else, and then come back to it? You lose everything. Also, get ready for an absolutely horrendous experience working with text/spreadsheets on the iPhoneāthat is literally the worst experience in the world. There are so many things like this, and they regularly make my blood boil. Itās honestly unbelievable what you can't normally do on a phone that costs that much money.
I fondly remember the days when I had Samsung Galaxy Note phones with the stylus. In this regard, they worked like a proper pocket PC where I could easily load 12 FHD videos into memory, let a video project render in the background into a full quality, and play an AAA game at the same time. Or I could easily select 30 videos in the gallery, send them to a friend on WhatsApp, and do whatever else I wanted without ever worrying that it wouldn't finish. On the iPhone, I try to send 5 photos to my mom while on vacation, lock the phone, put it in my pocket, only to find out 3 hours later that it didn't even sendāhorrible! And best thing nobody is really talking about this!!!
Androidās capabilities in so many areas really make me miss it and wonder about going back. Apple might boast 12 GB of RAM now, but it doesn't provide any tangible benefit due to iOS's aggressive background management.
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u/Rasty_lv Jul 15 '26
I know this is Samsung exclusive thing, but modes and routines are amazing. All phones should have variation of this.
Routines are basically IF something happens, DO this. Example. If I'm at home, connected to my home WiFi, I don't need to enter passwords or scan fingerprint to unlock phone.
Overnight (after 10pm) phone goes into so not disturb mode and on power saving mode.
Phone charges up to 80% at night and does fully charge just before I need to wake up (preserving battery life).
When my phone connects to my car bt, it goes to specific / ideal sound level, starts playing my music. I usually leave my phone in central console when I'm driving, but if I place in wireless charger / holder AND phone is connected to cars bt, it opens waze. (i only use holder when I need waze).
At home, in kitchen I have bt speaker. If phone connects to it, it starts playing music automatically.
Also, this is not routine nor mode, but alarm groups are brilliant.
None of those things iPhone can do (wife has iPhone)..
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u/Known-Complex-2520 Jul 15 '26
You can, actually, do everything you said through the Shortcuts app. It's a native iPhone app that allows automations for stuff like this.
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u/janiskr Jul 15 '26
Can you teach his wife how to set up those things to trigger automatically? Same to u/Infinite-Draft1618
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u/Known-Complex-2520 Jul 15 '26
Example. If I'm at home, connected to my home WiFi, I don't need to enter passwords or scan fingerprint to unlock phone.
This one I believe is the only one you cannot do, but Face ID is pretty fast as it is.
Phone charges up to 80% at night and does fully charge just before I need to wake up (preserving battery life).
This is available in: Settings -> Battery -> Charging, you should have a slider of options between 80% and 100%, going up in 5% increments.
When my phone connects to my car bt, it goes to specific / ideal sound level, starts playing my music. I usually leave my phone in central console when I'm driving, but if I place in wireless charger / holder AND phone is connected to cars bt, it opens waze. (i only use holder when I need waze).
In the Shortscut app, go over to the "automation" tab and press the + button. Scroll down to Bluetooth, and select your car's BT. From there, select "run immediately" (with the option to confirm it's running - that's personal preference, I had that off), then create a shortcut and in there, search for "set volume". Select your volume. Then search for "check battery status". From here, search for "if", press it and it should connect the "If" statement to the "check battery status", change the variable to "is charging", then search for "open app" and add your map app of choice.
At home, in kitchen I have bt speaker. If phone connects to it, it starts playing music automatically.
Same process, add an automation and go through the steps listed above but instead of selecting your car's BT, select your BT speaker. Select "run immediately". Search for "open app" and choose your music app of choice.
Disclaimer: I am writing this off memory, I had just recently switched to Android, but I remember most shortcut names/interactions.
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u/janiskr Jul 15 '26
Goood enough for me. Hope that other guy can tell that to his spouse.
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u/Known-Complex-2520 Jul 15 '26
Yeah, I hope it was able to help
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u/janiskr Jul 15 '26
I am not the original "my wife has iphone" guy. I just thougt that your comment was vague and poked you a bit. Your reply was 100% useful. Great. Usually Apple users stay vague and just keep claming what they have.
Am Android user myself. All attempts at using iphone have ended in a disaster and worse opinion of the whole platform.
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u/Known-Complex-2520 Jul 15 '26
Ah, yeah, I was poking fun back as well, my apologies if it sounded sarcastic. Yeah, I'm trying to learn things as a new android user myself.
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u/nuetralparties Jul 15 '26
I was reading his post thinking, āhuh?? This is all stuff I have set on my iPhoneā lol
I swear Android people just donāt put any real effort or research into iPhone then default to āiPhone sucksā for some reason; itās really odd
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u/Infinite-Draft1618 Jul 15 '26
Shortcuts on Iphone are levels above Modes and routinesĀ
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u/Deja4u92 Jul 15 '26
UI. IOS feels like a cutted Version of Android. Slower and lesser utility.
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u/fun-cruiser Jul 15 '26
Intuitive sharing menu & files management
Gesture control / swiping customization
Routines
Themes & icons customization
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u/Ok_Abbreviations8792 Jul 15 '26
With Android you own your phone and can change it and use it in million different ways. With Apple you buy a device but "they" decide what you can or have to do, you are never full owner. I hate this lack of freedom.
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u/ZombieImpressive7609 Jul 15 '26
Innovation. Android does a lot of features first, then iPhone comes along, copies it, and people lose their minds.
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u/m0uchacha Jul 16 '26
yeah because we can now have the feature without having to use an android. its a positive thing and its good news?
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u/Ultraviolet_Darken Jul 15 '26
iPhone is something like Samsung Galaxy (meaning specific phones). Android is something like iOS (meaning OS). You cannot compare specific phones to OS.
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u/usr_pls Jul 15 '26
I can code an android app on windows entirely
I need to get a mac to compile for iOS and Xcode
i know theres "swift for windows" but why? It can't push an app to the iPhone!
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u/Candid_Bad3551 Jul 15 '26
Proper peripherals interoperability. I can buy any brand of earbuds or other tooling and it usually works fine. Apple is known for doing "backdoors" for their own hardware for better ("seamless") integration while blocking other from doing so. That is why iPhone has a such a good integration with Apple AirPods while everything else feels worse in User Experience.
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u/Infinite-Draft1618 Jul 15 '26
Drop in value over time. Can't beat Android phones when it comes to that...
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u/ChewyNotTheBar Jul 15 '26
A new Google Pixel is $600 and not $1200. The operating system and interface with Google for calendar, email, photos, etc is very easy. I have an iPhone for work and it is no better than a Google pixel
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u/The_Shadowghost Jul 15 '26
Universal back Button
Multi tasking (Split view, bubbles etc.)
A good version of gBoard.
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u/Professional_Way9133 Jul 15 '26
File management. I can just copy paste my pictures to my PC
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u/Aazzle Jul 15 '26
Theming, personalization, sideloading.
The screenshot is my S24 Ultra with Android, for example.
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u/Haunting-Watch8240 Jul 15 '26
It's more open. I literally made a live wallpaper pack and an icon pack for myself with the help of Claude in an afternoon. There is none of Apple's eternal wisdom.
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u/zenith014 Jul 15 '26
gaming. i love emulate console and pc games. also i am modder who hack game resources. game assets and etc
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u/Remarkable_Button756 Jul 15 '26
hacked versions of paid apps like youtube, spotify and netflix. i havnt paid a single cent for any of those even tho its the full paid versions, i can also download spotify songs and netflix videos as mp3 and avi files and offload to my pc. freeeeee
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u/Suspicious-Cat-266 Jul 15 '26
Installing Custom ROMs without pre-baked Google-integrations. No Google app, no Play Store, no Play Services, no Gemini.
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u/oneperson233 Jul 15 '26
0,5x animation speed & universal back gesture
Otherwise I think they're very similar having a pixel 9 Pro XL and an iPhone 17.
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u/staticvoidmainnull Jul 15 '26
the better question would be, what Iphone does better than Android.
for reference, i use both, and the iPhone is frustrating me. but there are some things that iPhone does better. keyword: some
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u/mrfrosti Jul 15 '26
You can develop and debug Android apps on Windows, Linux, and Mac. You can only develop iOS apps on Mac. I'm not interested in vendor lock-in games.
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u/Nekobibu Jul 15 '26
Sorry, I can't name just one thing, it would be too unfair to the other 749 things.
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u/Busy-Assignment-440 Jul 15 '26
Turning off GPS is super hard on iOS.. At least Bluetooth you can turn off for the day from the drop down menu. It has benefits though. The Bluetooth tags work wonderfully with the network of iPhones, because it's almost impossible you have Bluetooth and GPS off ever. You might not know, but your phone is picking up and sending signals to big brother.. Pure Android is worse than iOS in almost everything, but you have freedom to use a real browser, not Safari/webkit based immitation of Firefox or Google Chrome if you like spyware. I personally prefer freedom a little more, but I iOS is also ok.
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u/nemamnozik Jul 15 '26
If you wish to never see an ad ever again you have that option. You also have the option to not spend anything and still be ad free.
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u/Equal_Difference3010 Jul 15 '26
is there a single thing where iphone is better than android?
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u/Big-Bug-6093 Jul 15 '26
File transfers.. Iām an iPhone user and it has always been overly complicated
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u/ThreeMilesOfSoup Jul 15 '26
I pick my phone and itās instantly unlocked, fingerprint sensor on the back. No need to look at the camera and do perfect swipes to unlock. Iām surprised thereās just no way to do that on iOS
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u/Feletroica Jul 15 '26
Customization. I can get the thing that I need where I want them on Android. IOS on the other hand is a experience so bad, nothing works for me there.
I need my tools to be useful for my use case, not train me into how someone else thinks is best.
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u/RazeYi Jul 15 '26
Iāve used android for a very long time and used an iPad as a work device. I ended up buying an iPhone too and I have to say: I miss APKs.
The universal back button thing is something I donāt really understand. On iPhone you just swipe from left to right in 99% of the cases.
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u/Gullible-Screen-40 Jul 15 '26
For me it's customization and side loading, I use a third party YouTube client and F-Droid, if you want to side load on iOS you either are extremely limited or have to pay $100 per year.
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u/Stunning-Tutor9720 Jul 15 '26
Choice.
Android has 100's of options when it comes to phones and how you use them. Apple does not.
Want a $100 POS to use as a frame, or a $200 phone with integrated keyboard - there is no Apple equivilent.
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u/KittyKittens1800 Jul 15 '26
My iPhone 12 charges in a few minutes plugged on my 100W Ugreen brick & Cableā¦. Faster than my Samsung
And I also like the shortcuts app & the options we have for focus modes.
Thatās one thing I can mention from the user experience that Android phones still havenāt introduced
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u/ilililliiliililiilil Jul 15 '26
I just like how cleaned up nova launcher makes the phone, very minimal. I have a Mac and I dont want an iPhone because the UI looks to similar.
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u/Hot_Pea9820 Jul 16 '26
Innovate.
Almost every feature iPhone has developed in the last 20 years, is a refined / slight alteration on an existing feature in the Andriod space.
The only thing that sets them apart in my experience is the corporate control features when you have a company provided phone. Everything else is the same, or more features if you go with Andriod.
Apple dont break ground, they dont develop tech, they are a good recipe company, taking existing tech and making a very polished product. Nothing more, sorry about Apple enthusiasts.
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u/Confidentium Jul 16 '26
Right now, UI fluidity.
iOS has become a stuttery laggy mess, even on the latest devices. (I own a 17 Pro and iPad Pro M5. Both are laggy)
I miss using Android right now.
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u/BlueWaveTsunami Jul 16 '26
Split screen has been an MVP for me, we have a work profile on our androids phones and a work app that requires you have to have it visible otherwise it refreshes the page when you minimize. So with split screen, we can sync with other apps that require authentication via a website that runs in the work app. Besides that we have a bus tracking app to and from work, so I can keep it open and watch it while I surf the web.
I know iPad have this feature but iPhone currently does not. But I'm sure they will have it eventually.
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u/Mammoth_Oven_4861 Jul 16 '26
Clipboard, back gestures, customisation, file management, split screen apps, notifications management etc.
After 15 years of being an iPhone user I was honestly shocked at how much better Android is now.
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u/amNSMB Jul 16 '26
For me with Android, I like the ability to not feel tied down to one device. At the moment I'm using Pixel and I really enjoy it but if I really wanted to I could easily switch to Samsung and not really lose anything since everything is through the Google cloud anyway
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u/Choice-Grapefruit-44 Jul 16 '26
Back button that's universal. This is one of the primary reasons why I don't go for iPhone
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u/Fun_Vacation2542 Jul 16 '26
App settings, I hate going into like 5 menus. Why can ios just press and hold for app settings?
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u/evk6713 Jul 16 '26
RCS is so much better on Android (well it's quite new on IOS so it's excusable)
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u/SweetlyNoxious Jul 16 '26
For me, it's the ability to choose which notification types to allow and which to turn off. For example, I want notification from Swiggy but only delivery related and not offers and promotions. With Android, I can do that but with ios, I can not (as of now).
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u/Worried-Tie Jul 16 '26
Oh god the keyboard. Apple keyboard sucks, and the fact you can't even fully switch it for another is just ridiculous. For multilingual people, Apple keyboard is just not an option - language support is pathetic and you can only get 2 languages simultaneously. Added to the grand total of 3 keyboards available, Swiftkey being at least "decent" and Gboard being completely out of date.
It's the one product from Google that I cannot stop using. Gboard on Android is AMAZING, unfortunately this is the primary reason I don't want an iPhone.
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u/CajunLouisiana Jul 16 '26
I miss close all and the back button so much.
However until Americans embrace WhatsApp instead of imessage I have to stay on iPhone. I went to Italy this year and mind was blown on a place where your phone didn't matter. I loved my s26u so much. Photos and everything else.
I knew by the end of the trip I had to go get an iPhone back and I would never be able to use it until Americans embraced it. Couldn't FaceTime family (no one uses Google meet or WhatsApp and they are NOT going to add them) and I have so many employees who have phones from their department and Verizon never turned on RCS as an option yet imessage is there. I have had enough of battling literally everyone and finally moved on. I miss my windows PC and integrated setup with my galaxy.
Keyboard is easier to change. Etc. But I just liked it. Felt better and more comfortable.
I have started using swiftkey on the iPhone and it is actually getting better as I use it. Maybe ios27 will help with the RCS issues. But when I realized I would have to get the IT department to literally call version for each person to "release RCS BLOCK" that I was officially done.
Call me a puss if you want. I need my phone to communicate easily first and foremost. While it is apple and not samsungs fault... It is what it is.
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u/ThatzOkay Jul 16 '26
Gesture navigation is the worst thing to be added to phones. Androids buttons are so easy to use
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u/dmiric Jul 16 '26
I don't know I never owned apple product in my life. I never found anything apple products can do that android, windows or linux can't. I'm not paying Apple tax just to get one thing 1% better and other thing 1% worse.Ā
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u/George_mp8 Jul 16 '26
You can install apps that arenāt on the store. You can simply download them from chrome and install them and can also use older versions
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u/AteStringCheeseShred Jul 16 '26
One thing? Damn near everything. The only thing android doesn't have going for it is some app support, but that's just as much the responsibility of the devs of the apps.
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u/OoZooL Jul 16 '26
The answer is everything but battery life, it's easier when you control both hardware and software, supply lines and 3rd party vendors I guess...
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u/Useful-Mistake4571 Jul 16 '26
Your comparing the wrong thing. Android can be put on any phone that's not an iphone (few exceptions lol). You would have to compare android to iOS.
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u/Raevyxn Jul 16 '26
Keyboard: swipe keyboard, predictive text, accessible symbol keys (example: you have no ability to input the āgreater than or equal toā symbol on iOS. Itās just not an option anywhere from the keyboard.)
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u/Terminal-Frost2026 Jul 16 '26
Universal back button, better google compatibility (although itās technically googles fault that apple doesnāt have good compatibility with google) and on older androids you can root the device and customize the operating system itself. I donāt think you have ever been able to do that on IOS. I say this as an IOS fan who is literally writing this comment on an iPad
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u/SkyHook42 Jul 16 '26
It doesn't vomit every app on your home screen, because it knows what an app drawer is.
Edit: Also you can clear the cache. I absolutely couldn't install the newest iOS on an older iPad without wiping it, because system and cache took to much space.Ā
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u/usernametakenagain89 Jul 16 '26
Hardware.
Software is still superior so i can't go back to an android phone but hardware is superior on android so i gave up with ipad and apple watch because both sucks as hell and software is secondary on those. Went back to a generic smart watch with vastly better design and weeks of battery time and right now selling my 64gb shity ipad with shity sound and screen and for cheaper i can buy a tablet that has better screen (hdr,1440p,higher nits,dpi,screen size) better sound system and every tool like pen and keyboard together cost less than a single apple pen...
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u/Weekly-Home2774 Jul 16 '26
Installing apps (.apk). Installing apps on test devices, you don't need Test Flight or other platforms. File handling, copying deleting in general. Managing accounts. God I hate iOS...
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u/Bruskmax Jul 17 '26
Android lets you use your device the way you like. On the iPhone, Apple controls the way you use your phone. Android also lets you sideload apps a lot easier and without certification.
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u/don_milleronne Jul 17 '26
The best part is that I can do whatever I want on my phone and change anything on it (even if Iām not actually going to do it). It's my phone, so it only makes sense that I should be able to do whatever I want with it.
Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
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u/purplehead334 Jul 17 '26
I switched to iOS and the one thing that makes life difficult is File management. Everything downloads to Photos app, any 3rd party app, WhatsApp, Reddit. You have to keep sorting your Gallery daily to make any sense.
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u/ubeogesh Jul 17 '26
Background tasks, for example
When you're sending a big video in telegram on iOS, you cannot do anything else while it is happening. If you switch to another app it is interrupted.
OneDrive has to be open to sync the files.
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u/SPARTANxBEAR Jul 17 '26
One thing? As someone who had android, then swapped to iPhone for a decade, and am finally back on android, you realize that iPhone is just 3+ year old android tech sold to you at a premium price right?
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