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On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 07:31:44 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

> As far as consistency between Android devices... it's not that much
> different than different versions of Apple devices. My wife's iPhone
> works differently than my old iPhone. The biggest issue for me,
> concerning Android devices, is the add-on crap several makers "provide."
> Crap you can't get rid of unless you root your device.

My current experience is with Fire OS, an Android derivative, on tablets 
and Android One on the phone. Android One attempts to be Android without 
the customization some vendors throw in.

Switching between the two is not a problem. The biggest difference is the 
Fire devices don't have the Google app store but I haven't found that to 
be a limitation.

My ex has an iPhone and seems to have her fair share of problems with it 
and has had to get help to sort them out. She's non-technical and just 
wants something that works.

She has a hitech insulin monitoring system which only has apps for Android 
so she needs a separate interface. I wouldn't be surprised if the 
manufacturer found the Apple hoops to be too much of a hassle for a 
limited audience.