this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2024
72 points (74.3% liked)

Apple

17602 readers
111 users here now

Welcome

to the largest Apple community on Lemmy. This is the place where we talk about everything Apple, from iOS to the exciting upcoming Apple Vision Pro. Feel free to join the discussion!

Rules:
  1. No NSFW Content
  2. No Hate Speech or Personal Attacks
  3. No Ads / Spamming
    Self promotion is only allowed in the pinned monthly thread

Lemmy Code of Conduct

Communities of Interest:

Apple Hardware
Apple TV
Apple Watch
iPad
iPhone
Mac
Vintage Apple

Apple Software
iOS
iPadOS
macOS
tvOS
watchOS
Shortcuts
Xcode

Community banner courtesy of u/Antsomnia.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
MichelleG
RoyalEngineering
thisisdee
72
Meta: Can we talk about non "Apple Enthusiasts" dominating the threads on c/apple_enthusiasts? (self.apple_enthusiast)
submitted 9 months ago by Ghostalmedia to c/apple_enthusiast
59 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Since a lot of folks sort by “all” on Lemmy, popular posts get overwhelmed by people who don’t daily drive operating systems like iOS or MacOS.

I like outside perspectives and all, but when the majority of the “community” discussion is coming from people who aren’t even using these products, it is pretty hard to have informed conversations.

Moreover, I feel like this type of engagement creates a lot of threads that get pretty combative and catty. They’re often started by people who are trying to argue and convince iOS / MacOS users that they’ve picked the wrong side of the fence.

Anyone else feel me on this? I imagine this is a problem for other communities on Lemmy as well.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

exactly, I'm not an apple enthusiast so I literally don't care or even know enough to troll.

[–] avater 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

that's actually a good point.

My wife recently started using an iPhone mini because she likes the size and on android there is nothing in that area, but she sometimes criticizes things that really make me believe she's trolling me.

But then I realize that she's just used to a, at least for her, better function or interaction done in her old android phone. And if she explains it to me I actually have to agree and wonder why apple's solution is so strange.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What kinds of thing, as a matter of interest

[–] avater 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

What kinds of thing, as a matter of interest

Homescreen customization, volume controls, easy accessible settings, how to get rid of notifications and it's stacking, the weather app, the whole keyboard and spell checker, which is really just awful on iOS and lot of other smaller things.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Thanks for a good answer. My opinion of the weather app is it’s pretty awesome, however

[–] avater 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Does it show you the actual weather, because here in Germany it's wrong most of the time.

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

Interesting. I’ve used it in UK, Australia and France and have found it by far the most accurate compared with BBC Weather or the Met Office app. If I’m camping and it tells me it’s going to rain in 10 minutes it’s worth listening to

[–] avater 1 points 9 months ago

Nah here in Germany it's awful.

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

Being unable to clear app data is a major pain daily. Requires uninstalling/reinstalling.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

True. On the plus side, at least you can delete apps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Unless it's one you can't, looking at you iCloud.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I think I’d argue that the iCloud app is an OS component, but yes I understand that’s debatable