Relevant details that might make this a headache.

  • Most my passwords are saved on the safari password manager and I use the “sign in with apple” on a bunch of websites
  • My photo library is currently backed with an icloud subscription
  • rustydomino@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    My BIL is a Google engineer and he gave me (an iPhone user) a pixel 8 pro to test drive for feedback. The hardware is pretty darn solid and felt good in my hands and to my eyes. I really liked that it had both a fingerprint sensor and a facial recognition system to unlock. This made contactless payment a lot easier to use than an iPhone in my opinion. In general, the software is not as polished as iOS, but is more customizable and you can side load apps from alternate app stores like f droid, which is great. The killer feature as far as I am concerned is Firefox with uBlock.

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      12 days ago

      I’m a linux, sometimes windows, and android user. I own an iPad, because of the Affinity apps, not available on android.

      The browser fuckery, and other restrictions, like no torrenting, for example, that Apple imposes makes me continuously consider selling the iPad. Only Affinity saves the iPad. I could not accept these limitations in my primary communications device. the Android experience may be less polished, but it’s because freedom creates inconsistencies. I’d much rather have the inconsistencies, along with freedom.

      Goggle things you can’t do with iPhone.