There’s a new iMessage for Android app — and it actually works
www.theverge.com
The question is how long Apple will let it.

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  • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    7·
    11 months ago

    Yeah, no. I’ll take my Galaxy Fold 5 over an iPhone any day of the week, thanks.

    Ignoramuses who believe Android is technologically falling behind the iPhone are flatly wrong on nearly every count. Android caught up to iOS in about 2008 and has been leading the way in features ever since. The more open app ecosystem has lead to a flourishing open source development community.

    Anything you can do on a computer, you can do on an Android. iPhones are fundamentally limited to what Apple gives permission to exist within their app store, by contrast. Android lets you install an alternative store and therefore anything you want.

    • ItsComplicated@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      11 months ago

      Yeah, no. I’ll take my Galaxy Fold 5 over an iPhone any day of the week, thanks.

      The Spen is a great feature, imo. Iphone has nothing to compare on that front.

    • a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      11 months ago

      Ignoramuses who believe Android is technologically falling behind

      Not sure if that was a general statement of directed at me so I guess I’ll say that I don’t believe Android is falling behind, I just think that if the overwhelming majority of Americans are using iPhones, it will be detrimental to the experience of using an Android phone in America as the years go on. Recent articles have said it’s something like a 50/50 split of between iPhone and android users who are adults but closer to 87/13 for teens. That’s concerning because they are getting locked in and unless Apple makes a major misstep, they’ll likely get iPhone’s for their kids when the time comes. It’s looking like a slow burn

      How do you like your fold 5? I was considering getting one but I’m kind of turned off due to the narrow cover screen; holding out for the fold 6. I haven’t used a Samsung phone since touchwiz and have been switching between Pixel’s and iPhones ever since. How is OneUI after a year or so of use, any slowdown or have they pretty much fixed that?

      • entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        3·
        11 months ago

        I see, it seems I misunderstood the nuance of your comment. You’re thinking ahead to 30-40 years from now.

        That was a general statement because I wasn’t totally sure where you stood, but I thought perhaps you were being misled by those types.

        OneUI is reasonably fast and the hardware is chunky enough that nothing feels slow to me, subjectively. I previously had a Fold 2 and the only downgrade from my perspective is the fingerprint reader, which has gotten smaller and has slightly more failures to read. Everything else is fantastic, IMO. The thing feels like a solid brick of a phone while folded and a sturdy tablet when open.

        If the narrow screen bugs you, it’s worth considering the Pixel Fold IMO (or perhaps next year’s Pixel Fold 2). I would have gone with it for the Graphene OS support if not for the fact that Samsung offered me $800 to trade in my fold 2, whereas Google offered me $160.

        Apple is a big ol’ monopoly with strong cult vibes. I think if we end up with an Apple-dominated culture with that degree of vendor lock-in, we will have collectively failed as a civilization anyhow, so I’m not going to worry about the scenario you’ve described outside of my existing anti-trust, anti-giant-corp politics.

        • a_fancy_kiwi@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          11 months ago

          You’re thinking ahead to 30-40 years from now.

          I think it’ll affect us a little sooner but generally, yeah, that’s exactly it

          If the narrow screen bugs you, it’s worth considering the Pixel Fold IMO

          I had the Pixel 7 Pro and when it was cool outside, it was great. It ran warm though and I’m outside a lot so when it got to summer, it became frustrating to use. Just getting the camera to open took twice as long and navigating the UI would be inconsistently choppy. I’m probably going to wait until the Tensor G4 or G5 (the later being rumored to use TSMC’s foundry) before seriously considering a pixel again.

          Fold 6 it is