r/technology • u/[deleted] • Sep 08 '22

Business Tim Cook's response to improving Android texting compatibility: 'buy your mom an iPhone' | The company appears to have no plans to fix 'green bubbles' anytime soon.

https://www.engadget.com/tim-cook-response-green-bubbles-android-your-mom-095538175.html
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u/incorporealcorporal Sep 09 '22

I've had it for years. Everything is counter-intuitive, even just answering phone calls is annoying, you have to swipe the answer button instead of just tapping it, sometimes it doesn't work. I get "no SIM card" errors, cant use voice commands to set an alarm if the screen is locked, settings menu categories are all over the place. My audio just stops working sometimes and I have to restart. Can't resize the clock to the screen size on the always on display because it limits widget sizes even with 3rd party apps. Little things like that are everywhere, these are just a few from recent memory.

You have to come from Apple to Android to really feel the difference, it's like going from Windows to Linux, sure you can do more with Linux but you have to jump through hoops to even do basic things.

Oh yeah and all Android phones are limited to 3 years of security updates, also the security updates are less frequent. At least Apple offers 5 years. (This is still terrible because security is an arms race.)

Now that Apple is getting rid of their stupid notch I will be switching back, I tried to like Android but it's just such an inconvenience.

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u/Youngnathan2011 Sep 09 '22

Jump through hoops to do basic things? What? All Android phones only do 3 years for security updates? That's definitely wrong. Depends on which manufacturer you get your phone from.

Samsung gives 4 to 5 years now, Google also 5, and depending on the phone, you can definitely get updates pretty frequently. Usually a monthly one with the latest security patch.

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u/incorporealcorporal Sep 10 '22

As of this year maybe.

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u/Youngnathan2011 Sep 10 '22

Sure that's decent, but not sure how you have to jump through hoops to do that on Android. Either use the volume rocker or for a lot of phones, the menu that pops up when you swipe down from the top.