Apple to Android

[rocky]

Following massive problems getting GPX files to work on IOS powered products and seeing that androids don’t have problems, I tip toed into a Samsung tablet and the GPX files work perfectly, and it’s so easy to connect all my gmail etc.

It’s got my thinking about doing the iPhone to android phone switch….

Whose done that leap of faith….. what about porting data, pix etc over?

 

[mgreenspan]

I’ve switched between the two several times because I don’t care about the companies or products specifically and just go for the best value at the time. I typically keep phones for 4 years. The only issue I’ve ever run into is having to swap between music apps. When I have had an android I typically used Spotify or dropped all streaming music services and used an older iPhone as an iPod. When I have an iPhone I use Apple Music and my iTunes library and put away the older iPhone being used as an iPod.

File transfer to MacBooks is annoying, but doable. I only use the MacBook for surfing, music, and photo storage/editing.

 

[mitherial]

A lot of it comes down to personal preference, and which OS you are most familiar with. On my desktop/laptop, I want to be able to customize and optimize everything in the exact way that works best for me. When I pick up my smartphone, I just want the damn thing to "work" without my having to think about it. In my usage (as a former IT pro), there was never anything I was not able to do with an Android phone, but I always had to stop and "fiddle" with it, while the Apple IOS is generally much more straightforward.

One option is to use your Samsung Tablet as a dedicated "GPS" device (especially if you get one with a cellular modem built in), and keep the phone that you are used to.

 

[rocky]

I`m still learning the Samsung, but see it's attraction already. It bugs me no end that the iphone and iPad are so unnecessarily different Yet I can grab this tablet , walk from my PC and it's really like no barriers between the two.

Next road trip is Winter Romp related. Always a good test of gps.

 

[hillstrubl]

Just a tip, don't think of Android as a standard platform. Samsung's UX (and end user features) is very specific to Samsung, vs something like a pixel or Nokia that is more "pure" android. Having said that, I still cannot understand how people use iOS on a daily basis, its level of "simplicity" has made it ironically difficult to use because there is only 1 standard operating procedure for most functions.
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I'm currently using a Google pixel 6 (personal phone) and Samsung Galaxy S20 (work phone). I like the pixel much more.