Im an iOS loyalist heres why Android has never tempted me to switch

Date:
Sun, 01 Jun 2025 08:00:00 +0000

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Android has a lot to offer, but its never tempted me to switch. Heres why Ive always stuck with Apple.

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Theres no doubt about it: Android offers a fantastic ecosystem with some of the best phones and best tablets money can buy. When you opt for products powered by Googles operating system, youll find devices that cover just about every need imaginable, from budget-friendly phones to feature-rich powerhouses. Its also a highly customizable system that lets you tweak it in just about any way you can imagine, unlike Apples locked down offerings.

Yet despite all that, Ive never owned an Android phone .

Sure, I had a slide-up Samsung back in the day, but that was probably before Android was even a consideration inside Google HQ (honestly, it was also a terrible phone). Instead, Ive faithfully stuck with Apple ever since I first got an iPhone 3GS, never since venturing outside the famous walled garden.

So why have I never been tempted to switch over to the Android side and ditch my Apple products for good, despite the open appeal of Google's mobile operating system? Well, theres one thing that has made me an Apple loyalist for many years now: the seamless way Apples devices all work together, and
the incredible features this enables.

Apple controls both the hardware and software that underpins its products,
and this is something that I think a lot of people really underestimate. If Apple knows exactly which devices and operating systems it will be working with, it knows what kind of features it can build, and it knows that those features should work reliably for everyone. (Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd)

With Android, youre talking about a huge range of diverse hardware and software configurations. That has its benefits, but it also makes it
difficult for developers to account for all that variation. This throws up problems with functionality and compatibility, which limits what can be done to a degree that doesnt happen with Apple.

For example, I love how I can place my iPhone on my Macs monitor and it instantly becomes a webcam , no software setup needed. Or how I can use a single mouse and keyboard on both my Mac and my iPad , or drag and drop a
file from my iPhone to my Mac without a hitch.

Sure, some of these features work on Android, more or less, but theyre
nowhere near as slick. Apples features work automatically and intuitively, with no additional software to install and no cumbersome setup process to go through. My Apple devices recognize each other and work together without a hitch.

Thats something that I just cant get on Android not to the same extent, anyway. So, while Android has a huge amount to offer, it falls short compared to Apple when it comes to this impactful area. Smooth integration (Image credit: Apple)

That said, my setup is a little more complicated than I originally made out. As well as my Apple kit, I also have a Windows PC, which doesnt always play nice with my iOS and macOS devices. I certainly cant use Apple exclusives
like Handoff, Universal Control and more across both iOS and Windows, for example. Even though I get to enjoy Apples joined-up ecosystem for the most part, there are still hitches when it comes to my PC.

What I want is something that offers all this functionality across all my devices. I wont get that from Apple with its closed-off walled garden the company doesnt like sharing, after all. Things like Continuity Camera will never come to Windows, at least not in a native form from Apple.

But at the same time, I definitely wont get that functionality from Android either, which is too dispersed and fragmented to offer the same kind of integration as Apple can provide.

Ultimately, Apple still gives me the best way to have all my devices working together near-seamlessly. I absolutely love how using my iPhone, iPad and Mac together unlocks all kinds of neat functions and features that I cant get anywhere else, and I know that if I switched to Android, Id lose out on a lot of that.

I cant say if theres a solution on the horizon that works for both Apple products and the Windows/Android world. But for now, Apple has the upper
hand, at least for me. Hopefully, Android can find a way to catch up in the future. You might also like The best Android phones 2025: top performing and most affordable I love Apples iPhone mirroring feature so much I almost
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