I'm an iOS developer who switched to Android for 30 days. Here's what happened

I'm an iOS developer who for the first time tried using an android device (Samsung s22) for a whole month. I did this to see first hand what we force feed to people.<br><br>I'll begin by saying that the phone was great. The screen was beautiful, it was snappy and had all the features I needed.<br><br>Here's what I did:<br><br>1. Transferred everything from my iPhone (not did a back-up). It took 6 hours, with a separate screen to select the stuff to be transfered.<br>2. Set up the watch. Did not account for the 30 min video it made me watch on digital citizenship.<br><br>Issues:<br><br>1. Watch set-up: This took the longest out of anything I had to do, and was the most confusing. Apple health and watch connect set up on iPhone takes 3 minutes and is very straightforward. This was not. Also, what's with the digital citizenship video? I'm an adult who has been using the internet for almost 15 years, I believe I have some level of digital literacy. Also, the phone did not account for the length of time this would take and could not do anything else until the watch was paired. Not a great first impression.<br><br>2. Quick settings tile for Wi-Fi was too small and impossible to tap.<br><br>3. You have to hold the battery icon for 3 seconds just to see the battery stats. Why?<br><br>4. When you look at the battery stats, there are so many entries that its hard to see what's draining your battery. On iPhone its very simple.<br><br>5. There's no "Low Power Mode" like on iPhone. It's called "Power Saving Mode". Why can't they use the same name? Especially if this is a standard feature on iPhone, and android phones now also have low power mode, it would make sense to use the same name to avoid confusion.<br><br>6. In power saving mode, the only thing that actually saves power is lowering the screen brightness and turning off always on display. The phone continues to consume 660-670 milliampere hours per day. That's not saving much power.<br><br>7. The screen always on feature is the best! I do wish it could be customised to show more than just the time though.<br><br>8. There's no "Do Not Disturb" feature until you turn it on in the notification settings. This is a standard feature in iOS. You have to proactively turn it on every night before bed, or it will not be on by default.<br><br>9. There's no "Theater Mode" like on the apple watch series 7 and above. You have to turn off everything including emergency services and medical alert features. Why can't this be a customisable option?<br><br>10. Volume controls in the quick settings panel are not big enough and hard to tap.<br><br>11. The keyboard gobbles up way too much screen real-estate. There's so much wasted space on the bottom. This is something that Android has always struggled with, and I wish they would come up with a better answer. <br><br>12. The keyboard is slow to respond. <br><br>13. The keyboard keeps auto correcting words in the middle of a sentence. Very frustrating.<br><br>14. When you type something in the browser's search bar, it auto-completes the phrase with what it thinks you mean. On iPhone it just gives you a list to choose from, but sometimes that isn't what you want to search for. This happens a lot with android.<br><br>15. I didn't have to charge the phone during the day, but it got down to 13% by the time I went to bed, every night. The only thing I had on was the blue tooth connection to the watch. On the iPhone this only goes down to about 45%.<br><br>16. The phone has a very inconsistent pull to refresh. On some apps, it pulls to refresh immediately when you pull down. On other apps it doesn't pull to refresh until you release.<br><br>17. On some apps, pull to refresh only works if you pull down *really* hard. Not a great UX.<br><br>18. You can't set up multiple accounts for an app (for example, multiple gmail accounts, multiple instagram accounts) like you can on iPhone. This is very inconvenient and means that on android you often have to log in and out of apps constantly, especially if you have multiple accounts for an app.<br><br>19. There's no " reach ability" like on iPhone. If you drop the phone, and scratch the screen, the bezels around the screen are not scratch proof and get scratched up as well. The phone does come with a screen protector, but it's a cheap one that can easily peel off. On iPhone, the bezels are scratch proof and there is an option to purchase a thicker, more durable screen protector if needed.<br><br>20. I don't like how you have to set up different "actions" to customise the notifications. On iPhone, you can just tap and drag on a notification and it gives you options. This is much more intuitive.<br><br>21. On iPhone, you can set up an "Emergency SOS" on the control centre where if you tap two buttons quickly, it texts your emergency contacts and calls them. You have to set up the emergency services and medical alert features as a separate "action" on the android. This is not as accessible and convenient to set up.<br><br>22. The emergency services feature on android sends an "emergency message" to your emergency contacts, which is very limiting. On iPhone it sends a text, or a call, or an "SOS" message.<br><br>23. The medical alert feature is called "Mobility" on android. Why can't this be called "Medical Alert"? This is a standard feature on iPhone and it would make sense to use the same name to avoid confusion. You have to set it up as a separate "action".<br><br>24. The medical alert feature does not send a message to emergency services that you need help. On iPhone it does.<br><br>25. The notification shade is slow to open, and when you open it, the notifications take a second or two to load up.<br><br>26. I had to download the Google wallet app just to make payments with my apple card. On iPhone, you can do this natively.<br><br>27. There is no native "Health" app like on iPhone. You have to download the Google fit app.<br><br>28. I downloaded the Google Fit app. The set up process was long and tedious, and asked me to create a ton of profiles of my daily habits that I don't care about.<br><br>29. The app keeps asking you to fill in missing data. It does not account for days when you don't do anything, and then makes assumptions about your weight, water intake, steps etc. based on the day before. This is frustrating.<br><br>30. There is no native "Healthcare" app like on the apple watch. You have to download the Google fit app.<br><br>31. The sleep tracking feature on the Google Fit app is a joke. You have to tell it when you go to bed every night, and when you wake up, which is annoying if you're a heavy sleeper or keep waking up in the middle of the night. On iPhone it automatically tracks your sleep.<br><br>32. You have to download the Google Fit app to see your daily step count.<br><br>33. The steps don't auto update if you use a fitness tracker or smartwatch. On iPhone, your steps update automatically whether you use an apple watch or not.<br><br>34. I have to remember to open the Google Fit app every day to see my step count. On iPhone, your steps automatically update on the lock screen and home screen every day.<br><br>35. The Google Fit app does not sync with the Samsung health app.<br><br>36. I downloaded the Samsung health app and had to create another profile, which took another 15 minutes.<br><br>37. The sleep tracking feature on the Samsung health app is a joke. You have to tell it when you go to bed every night, and when you wake up, which is annoying if you're a heavy sleeper or keep waking up in the middle of the night. On iPhone it automatically tracks your sleep.<br><br>38. You have to download the Samsung health app to see your daily step count.<br><br>39. The steps don't auto update if you use a fitness tracker or smartwatch. On iPhone, your steps update automatically whether you use an apple watch or not.<br><br>40. I have to remember to open the Samsung health app every day to see my step count. On iPhone, your steps automatically update on the lock screen and home screen every day.<br><br>41. The Samsung health app does not sync with the Google Fit app.<br><br>42. The volume on the radio app is too quiet, even at 100%.<br><br>43. The radio app keeps pausing when you're listening to music.<br><br>44. There is no "bedtime" feature like on iPhone. This is a standard feature that reminds you to do your bedtime routine and winds you down before bed.<br><br>45. When you download an app on android, the play store doesn't always give you an option to download the app on your favourite storage drive. For example, I only have 3.5 GB of internal storage left and prefer to download apps on my 256 GB sd card. On iPhone, you always have the option to download the app on your "iPhone storage". This would be a nice addition to the play store.<br><br>46. Sometimes when you click on an app, it takes you straight through to the app instead of opening up the play store first. On iPhone, this never happens. <br><br>47. When you download an app on android, the play store often doesn't ask you if you want to make the app available on your watch. On iPhone this is always a mandatory option. This should also be an option on android.<br><br>48. There is no "reading mode" like on iPhone. This is a nice feature that makes text larger when reading certain apps