Pretty close to jumping back to iOS after a few years on Android. Had switched over when I found the iPhone 5 to be disappointing and wanted a bigger phone. After a couple of years on Android, ready to go back to iOS and the 6 Plus seems huge but the best option. I'm coming from a LG G3. Got to admit I like the fact that newer big screen Android phones like the Moto X Style or the G4 seem to cram the big screen size into a smaller form factor, but I guess I'm willing to trade that off for the benefits of iOS. At least I hope so.
More importantly, coming back to iOS from Android seems easy enough. My whole family and media collection is on iTunes so Music, Podcasts, TV etc. all should be fine. I'd been using some extra software to sync with iTunes already so it will be nice to go back to crappy but best available tool that iTunes provides.
My question however is what to do about Google. I use Gmail, Contacts, Calendar, Maps and Chrome for everything as we use Windows PCs. No switching to Macs any time soon. Seems like the best option will be to use Gmail, Chrome and Calendar on the iPhone. Am I right? Am I losing much in using an iOS version of these that I had on Android (Gmail, Google Calendar, Chrome for iOS)?
Am I missing much of Apple native apps for these and then linking them to Google for the data? I think I'd like to continue using Gmail and Google overall but am looking for suggestions if iCloud would be a better complete switch. And if I understand right, iOS apps don't sync great with Gmail, Contacts, etc.
Seems like Google Maps is still better and if I'm sticking with Google, seems to integrate better with PC use (remembering what I searched for on PC, etc).
I'm not really a huge fan of iCloud overall - seems like Google PC tools for Gmail, Contacts, etc. while imperfect are better for a Windows user.
Bottom line - any suggestions on whether for a Windows PC user switching back to iOS, on whether it makes more sense to switch completely to iCloud from Google tools?
More importantly, coming back to iOS from Android seems easy enough. My whole family and media collection is on iTunes so Music, Podcasts, TV etc. all should be fine. I'd been using some extra software to sync with iTunes already so it will be nice to go back to crappy but best available tool that iTunes provides.
My question however is what to do about Google. I use Gmail, Contacts, Calendar, Maps and Chrome for everything as we use Windows PCs. No switching to Macs any time soon. Seems like the best option will be to use Gmail, Chrome and Calendar on the iPhone. Am I right? Am I losing much in using an iOS version of these that I had on Android (Gmail, Google Calendar, Chrome for iOS)?
Am I missing much of Apple native apps for these and then linking them to Google for the data? I think I'd like to continue using Gmail and Google overall but am looking for suggestions if iCloud would be a better complete switch. And if I understand right, iOS apps don't sync great with Gmail, Contacts, etc.
Seems like Google Maps is still better and if I'm sticking with Google, seems to integrate better with PC use (remembering what I searched for on PC, etc).
I'm not really a huge fan of iCloud overall - seems like Google PC tools for Gmail, Contacts, etc. while imperfect are better for a Windows user.
Bottom line - any suggestions on whether for a Windows PC user switching back to iOS, on whether it makes more sense to switch completely to iCloud from Google tools?