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I happily give up some customization for optimization. I know all my apps will work and are built for a smaller line of iOS devices than thousands of different android models from tons of companies.
On Apple “it just works” and they worth more to me.
Maybe because this is your first time using an iPhone or even an Apple device. After a couple of days the novelty will wear off and your usage will come back down to normal.
Passed to iPhone (14 promax) some weeks ago from a glorious redmi11
I feel like the user experience is so much more comfy and fluid, addictive if you play games i guess?
Fantastic design and materials.
And iOS is done in good taste.
I wouldn’t call it addictive for me, but I prefer it as I’m comfortable with it and it takes care of my needs/wants.
I use iOS and One UI (Samsung's version of Android) on a daily basis, and don’t really think one OS is better or smoother than the other. they’re completely different, but both really good in my opinion. There are certain features on each that I prefer but not enough so that I have a strong preference between the two. I don’t use a lot of social media apps and prefer web-based Facebook when I have to use Facebook but I do think Instagram is better on iPhone. I prefer the back universal back button on one UI and miss it when I’m using my iPhone. I hadn’t really thought about one being more addictive then the other, perhaps because One UI also has really great features and seems addictive as well,at least for me.😅
Cuz everything is better in iOS, that's an undisputed truth, everything looks better, everything works better, everything feels better, everything sounds better.
Android is catching up lately, and I certainly hope it does, because competition is good for the users.
I wouldn't say the iPhone per se is addictive - it's the smartphone in general.
Probably most of the world owns at least a smartphone these days, and it keeps us connected to stuff we do all day - phone calls (a lot of people don't have landlines anymore), social media, email, running a quick web search for something, etc.
The iPhone / Android is the brand you prefer to use.
For me, I've always been on iPhone, but I've had to assist customers and colleagues with issues on their Androids over the years. Any smartphone is easy enough to figure out the basics, no matter which brand you own; I just don't care for Android's UI that much. I like the way iOS handles things better. Is it perfect? Of course not. Are there features from Android that would be nice to have? Sure. There's also being on an ecosystem and having spent a lot of money buying apps over the years that tends to keep me from switching, even if I wanted to.
“Addicted to use” - this does not make sense. Do you mean ‘addictive’?
Because android is playing catch up with the UI, they didn’t really start honing in until around 2016-17. Apple with iOS was and is UI focused.
Phones are designed to retain your attention and keep you using them, not to mention the apps that also do this as well.
Feel the exact opposite everytime I pick up my partner's iphone (13pm). The keyboards (tried all, incl swiftkey and gboard) are such a repulsive force for me. I just have to throw it back everytime I have to type a bit. How can anyone find ios keyboards anywhere close to intuitive.?
The only thing that kind of holds me in is the Shortcuts app. Kinda like playing around with it.
I think they use more salt and butter than they once did.
Maybe we shouldn’t be licking the phones so much?? 🤷♂️
I find android to more addictive. You have the freedom of customization with just about anything you want. I actually prefer using iPhone because I don’t use it as much because it’s boring lol.
It kind of feels simplistic and easy to use. Its neat visually.
I think it’s cuz of the graphic idk 😂😭
I switched from Android to IPhone last week after 10 years of using Samsung devices. I feel that I was much more addicted to Android as I was constantly tweaking things via launchers, widgets, settings etc.
Since migrating to iOS, I feel that everything is just in place and I’m only really using the phone to text, use social media and watch videos etc. Overall I’m spending LESS time on my iPhone, but the time I’m spending on my new phone is much more focused and useful.
TLDR: Spent more time fucking around tweaking Android than iOS and am much better for it
Because it’s smooth
Android is more fun to try out all the free stuff, plus side loading is super fun.
iPhone i like the quality of the apps better.... but my phone is barely played now.
When I switch to apple I had a blast for the first year trying all the new stuff to me.
Now... it's just a camera, phone and chat machine
It’s an omen of good taste and welcoming into the life of an extraordinary gentlemen, also you may now understand why a small percentage of women show no interest in men that use non iPhones.
It’s simple and user friendly.
It just works.
I disagree. I recently switched to iPhone 15 Pro Max from Samsung S22 Ultra. I thought my Samsung was more addictive. I definitely liked it better. There are endless things to tinker with on Android.
Vice versa for me, I use to have an android and would have screen time of like 12 hours, with iPhone things like safari and keyboard piss me off so I think twice before picking it up, cut my screen time in half pretty much so I’m happy to now be an iPhone user
Many useful apps i use in android cannot be found in ios...so how bro?
Smooth OS, and ecosystem of devices that work seamlessly together. Apple Goated
Absolutely not, while iOS is definitely user friendly nothing has been easier to use than any of my Pixels. In fact I still have my P6P because some apps just work better on that 3 year old device than 14 pro max.
In fact because of the issues I have with alerts I’ve stopped religiously checking and deleting all emails. iPhone has actually cured me of my phone addiction because I can put it down easier than my Android.
User experience. It’s well designed and more importantly app developers have to adapt their apps to only a few iOS phones and respect strict Apple guidelines. Hence more polished apps
more polished apps? I have both samsung 23ultra and iPhone 14pm. I can do real work on samsung, while on iphone I just take pictures and internet browsing, becase to do the same amount of work it would take me bazillion swipes to even come close to Android's efficiency. what ypu call polished apps are just wrappers of the apple apps, like mail or safari. apps for ios don't even have many useful features same android apps have. I mean identical apps from the same developer.
BINGO.
People buy Apple products because they:
User experience is something that must be experienced to be truly appreciated and is not something that can be easily quantified with a number on a spec sheet. Specifications alone don’t tell the whole story and don’t indicate what truly matters the most: how good the overall user experience is. This is something that people who are hopelessly fixated on specifications have a really hard time understanding.
Superior user experience is subjective.
I actually find apple products to be very irritating to use.
I recently started using Linux about 6 months ago and I didn't rage at all. Where as apple phones and macs made me want to throw that shit against the wall.
If the transition from windows to linux can be so smooth but windows to Mac is dogshit-- it doesn't speak well to the superior experience.
Having originally owning an iPhone 3gs up to an iPhone 5 then getting sick of that walled garden apple has-- the switch to Android wasn't bad. But trying to use an iphone-- nope.
As someone who has used and developed software for all of the above mainstream (and some not-so-mainstream) operating systems since the 1980s, and uses each of them without issue on a daily basis, I can confidently tell you that's a you problem.
What does programming having to do with anything... Dude I hate apple products in general. But I know swift. I don't like java at all... But I know it.
Wtf are you talking about...
It's a me problem? It isn't. Because I don't use it.
The claim is that it's superior... It being superior is subjective meaning that it actually may not be superior to everyone.
If we're being honest... Linux is probably the most efficient OS over Windows and whatever OS Mac uses.
A lot of commenters here are missing the point. "Addictive to use" is a bad thing. It's not the same as "user friendly" or "nice to use". Tech companies are widely criticized for designing apps and products that subconsciously glue you to the screen. You get small doses of serotonin from clicking on shiny buttons and switching playful toggles.
Ideally, you want a device that gets the job done efficiently and intuitively, so that you can then put the device away and get on with your daily life. With the amount of eye candy that Apple products have, with all the badges, and toggles, and pretty icons, you are subconsciously encouraged to keep playing with your device even after you've completed the task for which you took your phone out of your pocket.
Stock Android devices are better in this regard, because their design language is much simpler. Material UI design is flat and doesn't feel as "nice" as Apple design language, but it's efficient and doesn't contribute to your addiction.
I think Tim Apple mentioned something on the lines of 'you want to look at someone's eyes more than your phone'.
If only Apple could monetize "looking at someone's eyes", I'm sure they would make it happen
they kinda do throught battery replacements
Plus developers prioritize Apple over Android because they get more $$$ from Apple users.
But one of the things I like so much in iOS that I get annoyed it’s not on Android is the swipe from left to go back. Most apps implement this and I use it all the time.
That's been on android for years and it's actually way better imo. I switched to iPhone with the 15 and love it but a big gripe is how inconsistently the swipe left gesture works
Yeah, I switched to the 13 mini and it took me a while to get used to all the various ways devs implement a back function. I really wish you could always swipe in from the left to go back on iOS. Leaving stuff like that up to devs instead of being OS wide is a bad idea. Same with dismissing a stack of DM notifications from one place instead of just the one you click on.
This is one of my gripes with iOS. It's annoying that the swipe gesture for back doesn't always do the same thing everywhere. In some apps it will reveal a menu, in others it will go back.
I love the back gesture on Android that just does the same thing globally.
Must be device specific? I had Xiaomi, while the people I know have Samsung, Oppo, Realme and the only way to go back is to tap the back button at the bottom left corner of the screen which is why I get annoyed having to twist my thumb all the way to that corner.
Pixel has it on by dafult. The rest of them it's the buttons by default and has to be turned on
After years as a dedicated Android user, my perspective has shifted significantly. I was using a Pixel 7 Pro for my daily needs and an iPhone 12 as a secondary device, mainly at home and during travels. However, I’ve found myself increasingly drawn to the iPhone experience. It’s not just about the device itself, but the entire Apple ecosystem that comes with it.
The transition was seamless – the iPhone’s smooth performance won me over, prompting me to integrate more Apple products like AirPods and AirTags into my daily life. What really stands out is Apple’s customer support, which has been exceptional in my experience.
So, I’ve made the switch: my iPhone 12 is now my primary device. I’m so impressed that I’m already looking forward to upgrading to the latest model post-iPhone 15. As a former Android fanboy, I never thought I’d say this, but I’m genuinely excited about my journey with Apple products.