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From: Sten deJoode <StendeJood@nospam.net>
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Subject: Re: The 10 Worst Smartphones Of All Time
Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 01:46:14 -0400
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On Wed, 1 May 2024 07:21:38 +0200, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

>>>>
>>>> Nice list.  8 Android phones, 1 Blackberry and 1 Apple.  Looks like
>>>> Apple is doing just fine.
>>>
>>> I tried to avoid iPhones so the Blackberry Storm was my first "smart"
>>> phone.  I will attest to its being on that list.  I finally relented
>>> and switched to the iPhone 4 and have been a user ever since.
>>> Sometimes I think I should switch to a Google Pixel, but I'm too lazy
>>> to learn a new OS, and more importantly I have apps that can't be
>>> replaced in the Android OS.
>>>
>> 
>> It would be easier to get used to Android UI than the other way around. The
>> real problem would be to find the same critical apps on both. If you find
>> something similar enough, transferring the data could be a problem.
> 
> I use an iPhone 14 and a Pixel 7. I never had an issue of the kind you
> described. All critical apps run in both worlds (banking, smartcar,
> communication etc). But it requires mental flexibility.
> 
> If prepared well the switch from one OS to the other is fairly
> straightforward but certainly not done completely in one day.

I use both iOS and Android interchangeably, and except for the limitations
that iOS can't do most of the things Android does, it's easy to use either.

As even Jughead said, most of the big-name apps work on both platforms.