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I want to switch to android (self.android)

submitted 11 months ago by Jumper775 to c/android

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I am currently an IOS user, however, as the title suggests, I wish to switch to android. This is because I would prefer to use free software and not be locked into the apple ecosystem. That being said I am already locked into apple and would like to know how anyone else here has managed the switch.

I for one know I will face problems regarding group chats with friends and family on IOS, I will lose out on iCloud+ features, I will have to buy a replacement for my HomePod, I will need to replace apple home, etc.

How did anyone else here who has made such a switch replace or solve these issues?

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[–] [email protected] 52 points 11 months ago (16 children)

Apple's Messages app is a total dumpster fire. Literally every other chat platform out there has figured it out. Snapchat, Telegram, FB Messenger, WhatsApp, Line, etc., all work just fine across platforms. Only Apple wants it to suck for their users whenever a non-Apple device enters the conversation. I can't understand why people willingly subject themselves to that misery and still somehow feel smug about their iOS echo chamber. Pathetic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (9 children)

pretty sure Snapchat is still not very cross platform, can't use it on pc

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You can use it on pc though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I didn't know, since when?

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