Those coming from Android: What do you miss?

[Love Divine]

I'm finally getting my 6 plus this weekend. Long time Android user. Loved my One M7. This will be my first iOS device.

What do you miss from Android? What do you need to get used to? And what helps in making the transition? I don't think the size will be an issue.

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[wbcolon]

I've been on Android for years. I don't miss it one bit. The glitchy interface and force closing was getting out of hand.

 

[bseuivafom]

I've had like two force closes across four handsets in the last three months. I don't nursemaid that much either.

What I primarily miss (which I don't, since I run all three major OS's all the time anyway) when I'm on iOS is the ability to do stuff more granular than IFTTT and also have all my widgets on the home screen. The obvious stuff, in other words. Actual app-wise, very little if anything I miss.

And perhaps, on a hardware level, that the M7 is way more indestructible than a 6 Plus

 

[21stNow]

I'm a multi-platform user, as well, so I'm still using several Android devices along with my 6 Plus.

My real adjustment is coming in navigating the OS, specifically the lack of the back button. I'm struggling with using the Pocketmags app right now; the only way that I know of to get back to having access to each issue of a particular magazine is to close the app and reopen it.

I've noticed that many converts say that apps are more polished in iOS than they are in Android. More polished in aesthetics doesn't equal better function, though. The Swype keyboard on iOS doesn't show the symbols on the letter keys, even though they are still there. One of my game apps doesn't calculate the score properly on my iPhone, but is fine on the Android phones that I can play it on.

Overall, I am enjoying the iPhone more this time around than I did when I had the iPhone 4. The larger screen and the choice of keyboards make the device usable for me now. I'm still missing full NFC functionality on the iPhone, though.

 

[cornettbr]

I miss the.... Can't think of anything... I missed the iPhone the whole time I had my s5 and the only iPhone I ever had was the 5.

 

[Smply_Rcklss]

Nothing, I'm use both.

 

[HAWK]

I have the note 4 and iPhone 6 and honestly thinking about selling my note cause I really don't prefer anything about my note. I may sell the note


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[panjwani]

Me kinda wondering y was i hooked that long to a android device


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[mpl175]

I have a note 4 and a 6 + so I don't miss anything really. I will say that I do prefer having a dedicated back button. Sounds trivial but it's so much easier. I like being able to put widgets on any screen I want. The whole ringtone thing is much easier on android as well. At the same time, I really do enjoy iOS and the phone is an excellent piece of hardware. I couldn't live with just one os though lol. I don't get any force closing on my note 4 or any android phone I've had.

 

[scvette_7]

Had the note 4 Not as smooth as iOS that's my biggest complaint. I hate lag on phones And the note 4 has it. 6 plus seems more polished then the note 4.

 

[Septembersrain]

I think I just miss all the extra RAM my Note 3 had. For web browsing with a lot of tabs, it was ideal really.

Though I still use my Note 3, it was just to enormous to be used as a phone.

 

[mpl175]

The 6+ is actually bigger than my note 4 lol. Smaller screen but the iPhone is actually a little taller.

 

[hydrogen3]

Nothing.

 

[anon9227349]

I've used Android, BlackBerry and iOS. But, in all honesty, there isn't anything I miss about Android. For almost two years straight I used BlackBerry (BB10), and thus used Snap for apps. I'm just happy to be using a device that simply works, and has a plethora of apps and developers, too.

 

[shanghaichica]

No. It's pretty strange considering that I used android for almost 3 years. I thought I'd miss it more because when I got the 5S earlier this year I missed android too much and went back.

 

[mikepolinske]

As others have said, I miss the "Back" button. I also miss the Whoscall app, which was a caller ID and blocking app.

 

[wbeard385]

Myself I don't miss Android. Give iOS a fair chance and I think you'll be satisfied.


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[Biggs91276]

I have the note 4 and iPhone 6 and honestly thinking about selling my note cause I really don't prefer anything about my note. I may sell the note


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I did the same thing previously had a note 4 but couldn't get used to Android and how glitchy it was so I went back to the 6 plus

 

[eyesopen1111]

Right now, the only thing I miss is some of the advanced features of SwiftKey that haven't made it onto the iOS version yet.

 

[Premium1]

I'm finally getting my 6 plus this weekend. Long time Android user. Loved my One M7. This will be my first iOS device.

What do you miss from Android? What do you need to get used to? And what helps in making the transition? I don't think the size will be an issue.

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Choice. I loved having the option to have just about every screen size/finish/storage/camera and the likes. With iPhone you have 1 choice (well 2 now with the 6/6+) but other than that you get what you get.