Thanks so much for watching! A lot of people in the comments have mentioned the iMessage issue is an "American" problem, since most people outside the US use WhatsApp. I used WhatsApp a lot to communicate with friends, but it's not as common here, so being able to use iMessage has been a lot more seamless. Also, a lot of you are calling my friends bullies, but looking at some of these comments, feels like the pot calling the kettle black! Haha
enjoy battery draining issue on iphone. i have both galaxy s22 ultra for business and iphone 12 pro max for personal. it is most frustrating experience for ios
Thank you for sharing the process. I went from Android, to iPhone and back to Android since the Note 4 and I have no regrets. A lot of my friends have iPhones and I refuse to switch just to entertain the bubble colors. I am well aware that I miss some conversations due to this but I can live with it. I believe it shows who is willing to be "inclusive" or not. I do use WhatsApp for most of my communication but I am honestly willing to leave people alone so that they can be bubble happy. I am glad you for found a place you can feel more whole with your particular community but I firmly believe Apple has been very very tactical with this approach for this very reason. Ideally, they could develop iMessage as BlackBerry once did with BBM for all platforms and charge non-Apple users a fee. I think they could make a good profit and even I would consider it. I use a Macbook, an iPad but strictly windows for a desktop. I am willing to be flexible in this sense and i think others would be as well.
That was a great video Abrar. Like you, I have a Samsung device. The Galaxy Z Flip 3. This has been a fun flip phone that I have had for just over a year now. At one point, I was the owner of an iPhone SE and iPhone 6. The iPhone was a fun device but I felt like they eventually became the same. With the release of the iPhone 14 Pro, I might be tempted to go back to the iPhone. They always have a great camera, as does Samsung, but that dynamic island is drawing me in. It's amazing that you can flip between apps that way and also keep track of scores on there. If only the iPhone was a flip phone, then I would definitely make the jump. I may still make that jump, but for now am satisfied with my Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3.
If a "friend" leaves you out of a conversation because you use a different kind of phone than they do, it's time to find better friends. Maybe having an Android is a good way to make sure you weed out people like that in your life.
Exactly Jeremy never change your preference of phone to fit in with the group, if a so called friend leaves you for a having different phone than them, they aren't your friends💯
I switched to an iPhone last year after having an Android for 10+ years and haven’t looked back. I wasn’t pressured into getting one (I always wanted one since 2012) and got one as a gift to myself. I still respect Android and those who use them since not everyone is a fan of Apple. Androids have amazing features on them, especially the new Samsungs.
Me too. I switched to iPhone a few months and I'm already in love with Apple. Android is cool but let's be honest, Apple products/ecosystem is unmatched. 🍎❤️
S10+ is a true flagship phone. That phone has features that current Galaxy phones don't have like a headphone jack, heart rate and blood oxygen sensor.
Yeah the s10s were some of the best, they also had mst. I remember the s10 5g had 3d face unlock which is rare for androids unfortunately, but an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner can make up for it ig
@@GreliBelandres And lets not forget. The phone can also read and write to USB flash drives through the charging port via USB On The Go (OTG). Apple can do the same, but there's so many constraints to make it work with iOS.
1. More people are steadily switching to Bluetooth earphones 2. Barely anyone used those sensors on there phones and they removed it because samsungs smart watches have those sensors and way more so it doesn't make sense to waste money producing those sensors for phones 3. microsd cards can be useful but every company is making the switch to cloud storage and larger physical storage options (up to 1tb)
If somebody talks about switching from android to iPhone, and doesn’t talk about file management, I conclude that person didn’t really use an android device
If you’re American you pretty much have to be team IPhone by default due to most of the population of US being team iPhone. Also outside US, iMessage isn’t so popular, it’s WhatsApp so there isn’t that pressure to have blue chat bubbles
Exactly. This video was interesting but very American centric which I guess is fair enough as its her experience. But it's completely different in Europe
I hear the situation inside the US is brutal. I know some people who try the bullying tactic, but it fizzles out when they realize less than half of the group has an iPhone so they have to resort to WhatsApp 😂😂
Sad and stupid situation but like the journalist said, it's only Apple's fault. What surprises me everytime is how so much people in US think that situation is normal.
So... The TLDR is "I switched because of peer pressure and because my 'friends' couldn't tolerate differences"? Clearly if "friends" are leaving you out because of your phone's brand, they're not your friends and you need to branch out...
It seems to me you were forced into switching to iPhone mainly due to the fact all your friends have it and you feel left out. That doesn't speak too well for your friends, I must say; 70% of my friends have iPhones too (and I have a Samsung), yet whenever we are in a situation where we took pics/vids that we share, for example, they always automatically send me their pics through WhatsApp without me even needing to ask! And I use the same to send them my pics too, obviously. Same with video calls; who needs Facetime when WhatsApp is available? Or Airdrop when Airdroid (and other similar apps) are available for Android? Not to mention the Samsung DeX feature that wirelessly turns your phone into a Desktop that you can interact with as you would any Windows PC, not just to transfer files. Even if my friends didn't do that, however, I still wouldn't leave the freedom of Android and be held captive in iPhone's walled garden again. I say 'again' because I did try iPhone once back in 2017, when it was clear that the Android flagships were going to get progressively larger, so I got an iPhone SE since I wanted a compact phone with flagship-grade specs and it was the only one available. Well, I realized it was a mistake pretty quickly when I found that the simplest tasks, e.g. getting new ringtones, required a ridiculous amount of steps, not to mention Siri being far inferior to Google Assistant, just to name two issues out of many. With Android, I had full control on every aspect of the phone, which I sorely missed when I had the SE; I could, for example, assign a different ringtone to every contact so that I know who's calling/texting without even looking at the phone in Android, a feature I used all the time. Good luck trying to do that on an iPhone! Long story short, I promptly switched back to Android (Samsung S8) after a few months and have never looked back since. I was briefly tempted to get an iPhone 13 mini, which will probably be the last flagship grade smartphone that's truly compact, but I couldn't bring myself to go back to the iPhone prison after I tasted the Android freedom again.
All of my friends uses google drive. I upload my pics from my iPhone to google drive and my friends upload their pictures from their phone. In that way everybody just needs to upload once. Its super easy plus we can download a zip file of the whole album on our computer to back them up and for messaging we use what’s app. Problem solved. I truly believe in cross platform app and not get controlled by one ecosystem. I don’t have a Mac, so there’s no way I can message from my laptop while I am charging my phone but I can always use what’s app on my computer.
@@babor_ Sure, and that's what I also do with large files. The point is that with Android you have plenty of options, as long as your iPhone using friends are willing to use them.
I'm too lazy to download whats app. It is really a hassle to redownload the app then allow permissions to send the picture. I love how easy and how clean the experience is through imessage.
I went the opposite way. I went from a 12 Pro Max to a Galaxy Z Fold 4 and I'm loving it. Been a iphone user sense day one, but they were starting to get boring. When people TRY to talk down to me about switching over I just ask them can your iphone fold to a bigger screen? Can your iPhone do multi screen? Can your iPhone charge your ear buds? Does iphone have usb-c? They look at me and say no. Yeah never going back to a slab phone again.
Why would I want to charge my earbuds from my phone making my phone completely useless when they are charging AirPods battery is really good for a reason or just charge it before you go out your house it’s common sense and the argument with the folding screen is so dumb it’s just to try and look cool when if u drop it the phone will be destroyed as it’s so expensive to fix
Quite, I switched to iphone over 10 years ago and it has made me more productive and saved a lot of wasted time. Windows and Android have collaborated over the last two years to improve the ecosystem, but still not there and why change when Apple does it better?
Yeah, I can share files and get all my messages on all my devices EXCEPT my iPad. The Apple ecosystem is a beautiful walled garden, but it's just that, it only works within it's own garden.
Psyche is not strong enough from the grasp of Apple. Every time I watch one of these switching videos, it always makes me realize no matter how old you are, u still care what people think. The reason is always the same... Peer pressure. That's it. Amazing
iMessage is powerful yes but it’s not a good reason to leave out some friends in a conversation. If your friends leave you because you’re on green bubbles…leave that kind of a relationship and find better friends.
@Phillip Banes These are the portions of her statements: "Get hate from people with iPhones when I take photos (with my Samsung)", "Blamed (so many times) for turning the groupchat green", "Left out of groupchats for those reasons..."
@Phillip Banes In Tad's comment: "If your friends leave you because you're on green bubbles..." he means 'leave you out' of the groupchat because she's on green bubbles... otherwise, why would Tad suggest to her to 'leave that kind of a relationship' if Tad meant that her friends left her (already)...
I just made the switch, too. iOS is weird. Way different than the last time I was on it in 2014. I do enjoy the integration with my MacBook. Been on MacOS sine 2015, but was an ardent Android guy for a long time. Partially because the budget carrier I was on at the time - Republic Wireless - didn't support iPhones until very recently. The customization of Android kept me there for so long. I had things exactly how I liked them and they worked. The learning curve isn't too steep, switching from Android to iOS, but it's noticeable. I still find myself doing Android things...like pushing the power button 2x to access the camera, or my thumb defaulting to the bottom left of the screen to go back. I'm sure I'll enjoy however long I have this iPhone 13. And who knows where the phone market will be in a few years, if it's time to upgrade. As far as people in the green/blue bubbles thing...such a stupid thing for people to get their feathers ruffled over. As long as someone isn't still rolling with a Windows phone, let people be.
In the UK this is not really an issue. Far more android users. I would say 70 to 80%. And we all use WhatsApp. Maybe not the most privacy driven solution but gets the job done.
You can send high res media across both iOS and Android by just using another of the other chat apps that’s available across all them. WhatsApp, FB Messenger, Telegram and Signal to them just a few. I genuinely don’t understand the over reliance on iMessage in the United States tbh. It doesn’t seem to be as much as a deal breaker anywhere else in the world.
It's because iMessage were iPhones defualt messaging app. And Apple makes it impossible to port messages and content over to other apps. So no US iPhone user really wants to change or switch.
@@Junispro31 it's not Apple's fault on this one. it's actually the users, I mean, y'all still using the default messaging app as an instant messaging app. SMS was not meant or designed as a chat platform with multiple people. It's in the name of the protocol, SHORT Message Service. Not for an enhanced multimedia share service or anything. You are not supposed to use this as chat service in 2022. WhatsApp, Telegram, Line, Viber already exist.
@@korelamerikano Apple understands Human Nature. People are less likely to switch to another platform if 70% of their social circle is already using iMessage. It's like if one day WhatsApp became iOS only, and the country has more iPhone marketshare, same shitshow.
Also, i think Americans are more focused on them and not very open to foreigners. I live in Europe, have family in different African countries, Friends in US and UK, contacts in Asia too and we all use WhatsApp. We don't think, we just want to communicate easy, and WhatsApp is the nicest option for everyone. Plus, Whatever you own an iPhone or an Android, you can answer with Windows Pc if you received calls/messages on iPhone or Android phone.
My addiction to the Android ecosystem since 2012 had always been about customization. I'm a product designer and my Galaxy Note 20 Ultra often serve as a tool for me rather than a toy. It's big, efficient, extremely customizable, powerful battery, blazing-fast processor, lots of storage, crazily-bright display, it's just everything. I hope to try out the iPhone 14 Pro though but as a secondary smartphone.
Same here, after 11 yrs of using Samsung I finally switched to the iPhone 14 Pro Max and after a month I’m enjoying it. Only features that I’m missing is the split-screen option and messenger chat bubbles but it’s not a deal breaker for me. 😊
iphone doesn't have split screen???? what a fukin robbery🤣🤣,even 200 dollar androids have that feature, keep being an apple sheep and falling for their traps
@@wendysanchez13 I would never buy a android because of how wild their users are lol. Anytime you say anything good about an Apple product, they counter with a third party app that kind of does the same thing but not as good.kinda sickening sometimes
potato potata .. at this point iOS and Android are basically the same in 90 percent of features just like macOS and Windows 11 are spitting images of each other....
Just switched myself from Android (Note20U) to iOS (14PM). So far I'm loving it, although, like the reviewer, I do miss certain things from my Android device.
I was always an Android user from when I first got a smartphone. A few years ago I decided to switch to Apple to see how it is, and stuck with it for 2 years (iPhone 11 and then 12 Pro Max). I switched back to Android for the Fold 3 and now the S22 Ultra. There's things I like better about Android and things I like better about Apple, but overall I think they're both good and I'd be happy with either. The biggest advantage for Android for me personally is that my family is in the Samsung ecosystem so it make everthing easier.
I've been on Android since the beginning and I'm sticking to android because i don't want to have the same phone that 90% of people in North America have. The fact that you switched to iPhone, mainly, because of the messaging you basically played into apple's handles. Do you really want to have a world were we all use the same phone.
I have been going back and forth between android and iOS and it's hard to beat the integration of the apple ecosystem. I wish we had direct alternatives to airdrop, FaceTime , seamless syncs etc...
@@Junispro31 exactly and for exampe, you have to download google meet. Why? Its an extra step contrary to facetime that is already integrated in the system.
@@Junispro31 depends on where you are. In most of Europe WhatsApp is the absolute default to the point where plenty of iPhone users I know will just refuse to use iMessage because it means you have to switch between apps.
@@anonympirate I know. I'm speaking for US. Honestly I really hate the thought of having to consider what OS another person uses just to communicate with them. Kinda defeats the purpose of a phone, which is supposed to be a universal communication device. Where I live, everyone uses WhatsApp.
I've only ever used android. However everyone else around me are Iphone users. I would say I'm a phone enthusiast to a certain degree and I love comparing and see what types of phones are better in certain areas. I just prefer Samsung's. Due to its customisation feature like no other. I love I phones stability and overall polished feel. I think to boil it down. An iPhone is everyone's phone (easy to use, gets the job done), Samsung are your phone (it's customisable to the point of it being an extension of your body)
I understand that in the US, majority (70%-ish) of young people (20s) and professionals in early 30s use iPhones. But it seems like you need to change your circle of friends more than your phone. 😅 I use iPhone and so do many people in the countries I've lived in (Philippines, Belgium, Switzerland and now Australia). Me and my friends (Android or iPhone user) respect the "live and let live" mantra... And though we have a healthy banter of Android vs iPhone jokes, it never comes close to driving someone to switch to the "cool" group. A remark to the likes of "you're ruining the group chat" is a very highschool-ish thing to say...😅
Really? You were bullied by friends and it traumatized you? So you kept the bad friends and switched your phone. How are those friends who bullied you doing these days?
I had multiple android devices before I got my first iPhone. They lasted 2 years max. Bit the bullet and I'm still rocking my iPhone 7 from 4 years ago and it performs like new.
@@SuzanoSho lolz, most samsung phones will not going to be the same performance in a few years, ive had a samsung and after 2 years of using it it started ti slow down and buffers everytime i play an app so i got an iphone 12 pro and it was the best phone ive ever had
I absolutely identify with literally EVERY single point you made in this entire video. Just got a 14 Pro Max after having new Android phones every 1-2 years (mostly annually) since the Verizon Droid. My last one was the S21 Ultra. I had been considering switching for the past 3ish years just for several of the conveniences you mentioned (iMsg, Airdrop, FaceTime, etc.) but it didn’t work out when I tried to switch to an iPhone X a few years back. I returned it within the 10 day window at AT&T. I literally had a note in my Google keep app of the pros and cons of iOS vs Android and little by little Apple Watch catching up to my phones (120hz screen, AOD, PIP for RU-vid, etc.). I’ve had it for the last month or so and I’m STILL struggling with figuring out how to tap the screen when I want to highlight a single word, or have the select all button pop up, how to completely rebuild my keyboard vocab library, etc. I had an iPad Pro I’ve been using for grad school since January which eased the transition a minor amount. The one thing that is still just definitely worse and bothers me every day.. that I’m learning to live with.. is the inferior Notification Center vs the superior Android Notification Shade. The Notification Center on iOS feels like such a neglected afterthought that hasn’t been touched in a long time since the last time they updated it. This in contrast to Android who makes tweaks and quality of life improvements to notifications in basically every update. I used to almost never interact with apps from the app and would do a lot of my text responses in the shade. You can sorta do that with iOS if you catch the banner when it pops up and swipe down fast on it… but it’s not as good and not the same. Also iOS just restricts you in so many little, petty, but annoying ways. Like the inability to start a new Home Screen and put your apple or widgets in the bottom right so they’re easy to reach, or the ability to increase the grid size of apps on a screen or in a folder. Apple is just like, this is what you get, enjoy. I’m learning to live with it and truthfully enjoying some of the simplicity like sharing documents with classmates or photos with family. It does feel better using iMsg and not SMS with other Apple users. What are you gonna do. I just finally got to the point where the uniqueness of my phone was less important to me than having the same OS that my entire family and entire wife’s family has.
We use Nearby Share which is the equivalent of AirDrop 🙏🏼 Haven't had to use FaceTime since all my friends have Discord so can't argue with that. I missed imessage when I switched to Android in 2019 but man, the android features helped quell that nostalgia 😅
@@SenseiSinSemilla26 yeah, the downside for me is nearby share only works for other Samsung users.. and when I’m constantly sharing files with my classmates and 95% have Apple products, nearby share I useless. Also entire family on both sides has only iPhones. I have discord too and whatsapp.. but people don’t want to use a different app to message 1 person when 90% of the people they care about have iPhones. I know this isn’t a thing in Europe and everyone uses WhatsApp, but in south Florida it’s like pulling teeth :/
Just hold down the word u want to highlight and press select all .also in notifications just hold down on the msg and you can reply from there as well🤟🏽
I switch from android to iOS a lot but I find myself going back iOS because it just feels more refined and immersive. The feel or the ecosystem is what brings me back every time.
The most honest video I've every seen, people love iPhones for how they make them feel and not because they might be better than an android (which they're not in most cases)
That bullying thing must be a younger generational thing, that I thought was mostly limited to the United States. Most people that are around my age just use third party applications for group chats.
I have an iPhone and it’s entire ecosystem and I’ve had four Android phones this year alone and the entire Samsung ecosystem, iPhones take the cake. Yeah the Android phones are more customizable but when I want something done correctly, I always rely on my iPhone. Apps are more optimized and the battery on my iPhone makes it hard to go to my Samsung. I do switch up for a couple of weeks then back to iPhone. I can’t do foldables anymore, they need more work.
Uff I switched from S10 to S22, s10's camera was not good anymore imo, everyones iphone 11/12 would take much better photos and I was salty af, super pleased with S22 🥰
Sounds to me you caved to peer pressure, too bad. We need good competition in tech an hopefully other companies beside Apple will continue to innovate. By the way I to have an iPhone & wish Samsung had messaging features, etc., that rivaled or beat the iPhone as I would also happily switch direction!
Great video Abrar the video transparent and eye opening. I too intend to get my first iphone pro within a few weeks have been an Android user all my life, surprisingly what won me over is an iPad 4 that was gifted to me, I handed it to my daughter and that thing endured so much abuse and apple kept it updated for years, so this where I learned to appreciate what apple does and be better understanding of their extreme prices.
Got my iPhone SE (2022) in like new condition a couple nights ago. No flaws and for only $150 on OfferUp. I'm getting the same A15 chip as the 13 series and non-Pro 14s. It's for T-Mobile which I already use but called them last night to unlock it and it took less than 5 minutes. If you can deal with the outdated design, getting an SE3 for under $200 is the best deal you can find today. I personally hate Face ID as I use my phone a lot in the dark. I drive at night for work. And the notch can get in the way when watching movies or TV shows. I'm not a big iPhone fan. I only got it because I nearly threw away my Razr 5G by accident. It slipped into a garbage bag after I was cleaning my car's interior and I had to retrieve it from the bin I threw it in. I'll keep my Razr 5G mostly at home for a year since it isn't fully paid off. SE3 will be my main phone for a year or until House of the Dragon airs in 2024. SE3 will be the last to offer a home button and perhaps Touch ID, LCD, and a sim tray for the U.S. market. The SE4 will look more like the XR with likely the same A15 chip. I had a 12 mini and just HATED Face ID. And games like Forgotton Anne don't play properly on phones with Face ID. The swipe up gesture can ruin the experience as that also is the same gesture for volume or brightness for Netflix. It's weird that my $150 SE3 has become my most powerful phone I own when I'm only using it temporarily as a main phone for a year. Offers better value than a Duo 1 at the same price. Even though I'm no iOS fan, if you can spend only $150 on an SE3 with 100% battery health, that's a good investment knowing you will get software support for a minimum of 5 to 6 years. You only need to upgrade twice per decade. A15 will be a beast for years to come if two generations of iPhones used it. SE3 might be the most underrated iPhone ever made and more people will appreciate it once they realize they hate Face ID and the notch like I do or miss the home button. SE3 will be the last of the mid-2010s classic iPhone design. The SE4 looking like a XR will make us miss Touch ID and appreciate the SE3 once SE4 is released next year. Will the SE3 be the last iPhone of its kind? - Touch ID - Home button - Notch-less - LCD - Under 140 mm in height - Sim tray The 13 series and SE3 owners may get an extra year of software updates by default since the non-14s have the same A15 chip. So we'll probably reach iOS21 minimum.
I've been an Apple user since the mid 90s so I got an iPhone before there was Android phones. There are some great Android phones but I prefer iPhones on the whole. Also, I don't really like the tracking and data mining of companies like Google. Apple are far from perfect but I prefer their way of doing things more often than the other way around.
I feel a lot of the same issues here. It’s not FOMO, I really just want the texting abilities. I am NOT trying to be confined the Apple eco system. Got my wife an iPhone after moving half a country away and the communication aspect is undeniable. I am holding on to my Android for as long as I can hold out. Haha!!
The "Android users can't afford iPhones" narrative is by far the most frustrating. My Sony Xperia is MORE EXPENSIVE than an iPhone but some iPhone users think I have it because I can't afford an iPhone.
Regardless of how you feel, considering more people use iPhone, it does have a lot of merit to stick with iPhone for everyday communication among peers, friends and family members.
People who use android to even half of it's potential could never switch to iphones. There is just no way. These videos are for typical users who use functions normally available in both ios and android but iphone does it better.
I’ve had iPhone since the 4s. I definitely hate green bubbles but most of my family and friends have iPhones so we communicate easily. Also I definitely think the Galaxies are great phones and if that’s what you like then cool. I wish I would have tried one before I got too into the Apple ecosystem.
Yeah...the whole in-group/out-group cult aspect that Apple deliberately maintains is exactly why I will never own an Apple product. It's a phone, not your identity, if it is your identity than poor you.
From an Android user for years. The one thing I can say that always brings me back to iPhone is iMessage. I can’t say that Samsung and Google haven’t made changes like starting to implement RCS, as a standard app now pre installed on most Samsung devices now. But I was always an android user for years, as well. Took a lot of convincing to go into the IOS ecosystem. But once I got used to it.. I couldn’t go back to my android phone. But of course when it comes to freedom on your phone, definitely Android has the win!!!
I switch to IPhone from Samsung after 7 years and IPhone feels like my Samsung phone so don’t really miss it. But if a Samsung phones in the future catches my eye I wouldn’t mind going back to android. I never got the brand loyalty thing. I follow what I like not what people tell me I should like. 😊
This is so depressing! Just because you don't have a particular piece of tech you are excluded, judged and stereotyped. Speaks volumes on humanity or culture rather than tech. I am a tech person myself, have both, IOS and Android but have never seen anything like this!
One of the main reasons I stay with Android is the unnecessary, sometimes childish behaviors around the green bubble and the lack of inclusiveness. I don't hate a lot of things, but criticism ,or for some teenagers a point of near bullying, for being different. I still use iOS on my iPad but have completely de-Apple'ed otherwise and love the freedom of it all. It's sad that these behaviors are almost seemingly promoted by Apple's plan to people to move over to them. Not all there products are fantastic and I owned multiple Airs, MBPs, iPads, iPods, and one iPhone for a short while. I literally had multiple failed hard drives (back in the day v. flash memory now), a faulty motherboard, two failing touch screens and more. OK, OK, said my peace. Otherwise, this reviewer is one of my official favorites at CNET. She is balanced, well spoken, and honest. Great job!
I think the change is valid but the thing that annoys me the most is the way you and your friends paint this as a black and white thing. The last chapter is "shaking the guilt". It's not like you're cheating on your boyfriend or something, why word it that way? Also, your friends are super mean and superficial if they get mad over you using an android. I understand that airdrop and imessage makes things easier but wow, to just make fun of you just for using a different type of phone... yikes. Having to defend your phone, lmao. Americans truly are "special".
Yes there are other alternatives, but the point with apple is that everything is "baked" into the OS. You don't have to download another app and get your friend's/ family to download and use that app.
@@JJs_playground isn't it more hassle though to buy a new phone on a new operating system, set everything up etc rather than take the few minutes it takes to download whatsapp?
@@cpaps8500 well, it depends. Here in north America, i'd guess, 90% of people have iPhones. So you've already got a critical mass of users using iMessage. It would be hard to convince everybody to download Whatsapp, register your number to use it. Versus just using iMessage which is "baked" into iOS.
I had never used an iPhone. I made the switch to iPhone from Android a few months ago and i must say, so for it's been the best smartphone experience I've ever had. The more i learned about Apple, the more i fell in love with their team and products. Apple is one of those companies that actually cares about security, privacy, quality and more unlike other companies. I wish i switched sooner lol Apple is the richest company in the world for a reason, they actually make products that work - their ecosystem is unmatched 👑🍎❤️
I am honestly surprised that you were bullied like this by your friends! I genuinely think you should reconsider them as friends if they're treating you like that. There are tons of people that use Android phones bc they choose to (like myself), but there are also an inconsequential number of people that use Android phones bc they're cheaper. If a group of people would exclude them **solely** bc they're using the wrong type of phone, they're not good people. These people are classist and they're bullies.
Owned iPhone since 2008. Owned Android since 2011. For years, I used both together. I still prefer Android for torrents and emulators. Easier to side load apps. Better for multimedia with apps like MX Player Pro which plays all kinds of video formats. My favorite device remains my Flip 3 followed by my Razr 5G. I'm just using my iPhone SE 2016 and 2022 together to give my foldable flip phones a break until S2 of House of the Dragon airs in 2024. Then I can go back to my Razr 5G and start downloading episodes from a torrent app like Flud. I also own a Pixel 3 and Essential Phone which both retired over a year ago but they still work flawlessly while still on Android 9. For fluidity and camera, I prefer Pixel. For hardware and features, Samsung. I think iPhones are fine but I do get bored with them very quickly. I prefer typing on my Android. SwiftKey works much better on it. Copy and paste seems easier. With iOS, the option to select all won't show up. Both platforms have flaws but I prefer Android because it's open enough to correct them. 1. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 2. Motorola Razr 5G 3. Google Pixel 3 4. Essential Phone 5. Apple iPhone SE 2022 6. Apple iPhone SE 2016 7. LG G5 8. Xiaomi Mi 3 9. Google Nexus 5 10. BlackBerry Bold 9900 Owned about 50 phones since Christmas 1999, used 20 different brands, and 6 different OSes. My favorites remain phones that uses Android. I'm thinking of getting old phones because I do miss headphone jack and have a bunch of microSD cards lying around since getting a Switch Lite. But a lot of my phones are stored in my laptop bag in the side pockets. Enjoy your iPhone. Not sure you'll enjoy e-sim only iPhones. Not my favs but we do get the longest software support, most accessories, and so many places will fix it and replace batteries. That green or bubble crap doesn't bother me. Apple used to say to think different. This was for their Macs. Now they want all their fans to think the same. I hate expensive, overrated walled gardens from Apple and Nintendo which makes me more of an Android and Sony guy.
A similar situation is also happening in my Vietnam. Many people in my circle gradually switched from Galaxy to newer iPhones when they upgraded. Beside those handy features (iMess, AirDrop), the long-term financial value of iPhones is top notch with great resell price after years. So for Vietnamese people, buying iPhones is also having a little-lost asset.
"I didn't switch to fit in and have the same device as everyone else." Spends the entire video pointing out how they now fit in and can be part of an exclusive club.
Thank you for this video, Abrar. I am also a former Galaxy user. I traded in my S20 Ultra for an iPhone 14 Pro Max a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it! I’ve liked all the Galaxys that I’ve had and had no reason to switch, until Apple came out with the super customizable IOS 16 software. I love the Dynamic Island, Always On Display, and the camera on the 14 Pro Max is another great selling feature. I’m glad that we both waited to make the switch when it was right for each of us, and not just because we were jumping on the bandwagon! 😊
I just ordered a 14 Pro Max as well. Coming from the Galaxy S20 Ultra. Been with Sammy since the Galaxy S5 so I've always loved their phones. I just wanted to try something different. Here's hoping the dark side treats me well. Lol
So you change phones because of the iMessage bullying? We live in a society 🙂 But honestly, if apple adopted rcs messaging, it'd end this unnecessary iOS vs Android argument
I was a die hard iPhone/Apple user since the 4 and now I use the 13 as my second line. My main phone is now the Pixel 7 Pro and I really do love android now (Pixel 4a, S21 +, Pixel 6) and will stay with it as my primary phone. I'm not knocking Apple because I do have a Mac Book Pro, and an old iPad Air which now has been replaced by the S Tab 8 so it sits around. But your right Air Drop is a great feature, but you have more customization features with android. Thank you, salam.
I’m using the iPhone 13 ❤❤❤❤ And I’m only not switching over to the iPhone. I always wanted an iPhone but I couldn’t afford it, so now I can afford it I will never regret switching over from an android to an apple device.
It’s amazing how many people misunderstood this video. > Every person in these comments has had a friend “force” them into something simply because your entire squad was using it. Don’t lie. > she chose to switch. Could have just as easily chose not to and live with not being in some of those convos. > getting 20 or 30 close friends and family to all switch to WhatsApp or Signal or whatever is not as easy as it sounds. Plus expect to do free tech support if you start this > they already used other Apple products > it made sense for her specifically since they were legit surrounded by Apple users; a more 50/50 split or 60/40 would likely make a big difference to her thought process
Watching this video made me decide to switch to Android and I am an 🇺🇸 user after 5 years on iPhone. With the Pixel 7 being so good, using Google messages, nearby share and the Google store experience here in nyc its such an improvement. No matter what there will always be someone who doesn't use the platform of your choosing. Lets find a way where we can all coexist. Apple forcing users to go esim, Apple refusing to adopt rcs, and Apple still using lightning is a turn off for me. It's funny how beats use usb-c now.
Yeah I have also been a long time Apple user but got an Android phone a year ago, and now bought a Samsung tablet. Both due to the cheaper price. I am not paying a grand for the basic iPhone 14.
It does sound like she was slightly pressured Lol. Her main points were about how it feels nice to be included. With all that said you can switch anytime you want. But the android hate needs to stop. I have felt that before and I own a S21 Ultra.
The photo app in Macs have a “retouch” feature like the Magic Eraser, as does SnapSeed, so I am not sure that would keep me in the Android ecosystem. That is probably why Apple has not implemented this yet, as it can be done easily on a Mac or a third party app (Retouch is another app).
I've been a long time iPhone user and the only time I get annoyed with green bubbles is when I'm in a group chat and somebody reacts to a message and you get a whole separate text saying "So and So laughed at X". I have a friend with an android that I will intentionally antagonize with this feature, but I digress... I've never really encountered anybody that was petty enough to leave people out of chats due to SMS vs. iMessage. Also...You don't have to form a circle to Airdrop..lol.
Definitely can relate to this 💕I'm a former Galaxy girl and I switched to the iPhone 13 Pro Max instead of the S22 line up due to the Apple ecosystem and iPhone camera quality. I had a MacBook at first because I love the video editing software but then I became annoyed with transferring files using cords. I love the relationship between my phone and computer now but I feel like there is so much I don't know about my phone lol
Frankly I am back on my iPhone from Pixel. I am feeling not comfortable in leaving pixel, but very happy with iPhone. Thanks for this video which made me feel less guilt.
Me personally, I'm staying over here on team Android, but I can really appreciate this video and your very non biased and informed approach. In a weird way, I actually enjoy debating and defending my Samsung to iPhone users because I actually believe my Samsung is a better phone. But I definitely understand some of your reasoning behind switching over. Looking forward to more videos from you, I like your perspective.
I like both and use both. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max for work and a OnePlus 10 Pro for personal use. I was always an avid Samsung Note user for many years, even during the battery issues many years ago. Once I tried the OnePlus, I traded in my Note and never looked back. I have used the iPhone for work for many years because of how it connects with other Apple products, great for work. I enjoy the combination, good like with the switch, you will enjoy your iPhone.
my biggest gripe with Android is the manufacturer skin on top of their OS. If its not the bloatware feel of it its also the non synergetic feel of two voices sort of arguing with one another. With apple it feels like a seamless experience that you can even feel with third party apps.
@cheese the pixels are a pure android experience with lackluster hardware imo. For me the perfect marriage would be Samsung hardware with pure android and no bloatware. Even further than that, though the core of the android operating experience is user creativity in organizing the look of the phone how they see fit. I would love for android to compete with the user and third party apps to deliver its own stellar os design, with partial integration into third party apps like Apple does. Because the stock android skin is very very boring for obvious reasons(they brand user customization and don’t go hard on the design). Third party customization apps don’t have the amount of resources that Google does and I’d love for them to throw their wallet at better looking apps, transitions, homescreen etc. If they spent time in that area I think I’d give them another try.
The integration is everything…. Ecosystem is soooooooo good! I like android and planning on having both, mainly for the bigger zoom and fold….. but if i have to have only 1…. The ecosystem wins every time. Nice video
I'm using note 20 and we mostly use whatapp to communicate so no issue on i message. One thing I hate about iphone is the lightning port but thanks to EU, they will move forward to USB C. 😊
This blue / green message thing is just in USA, rest of world use Whatapps etc. It is really hard to understand why Apple iPhones are so dominant in the USA.
The perception of quality. Also, the rest of the world can't afford $1300 to $1800 iphones, but most of the world can afford $200 / $300 for an Android phone.
@@JJs_playground nah bruh. Thats cuz bullying is rampant in the US phone market. Thars the whol point of this blue/green bubble thing. Exclusion for other brands so people are caged in to their eco system. Thats apples promotion plan. Plus the new android phones are more expensive and have better tech.
