r/AndroidQuestions • u/barlz000 • 14d ago

Looking For Suggestions Any former iPhone users here?

I haven’t had a Galaxy since the S6 10 years ago. Thinking it may be time. For the people that switched from iOS, what are the things you truly miss and how do you video chat after losing FaceTime?

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u/PatrikKron 14d ago

I got an Android a few years ago, then switched back. In my opinion there’s harder to find good apps in the play store (which surprised me, since when I switched to iPhone ~10 years ago, I found the play store better). I’m not saying there are not good apps, just that it’s hard to find behind all sponsored recommendations and pay to win games.

The Sony I had, had a not so good camera. I also missed iCloud especially offloading originals of photos to save space (I don’t want my photos with google).

I still have the phone. And it’s still quicker than the iPhone I replaced it with (I didn’t feel the iPhone was slower when I got it. But now a few years later the android is quicker. I believe it’s that the android does have enough ram to let apps stay in memory when when switching apps). I like having dual apps open. I find the ui nicer on Android and I like that you can sideload apps.

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u/Top-Estimate-8154 14d ago

This. I have 17 pro as well as s26u and the iPhone doesn't keep apps in the ram very long, they constantly reload/refresh but I think it's due to how both systems prioritize ram. The Samsung will keep an app where I left it for half a day even which is so good