Good night, let's see how llong it takes for my E-Sim to move over to the iPhone.
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Just did, it were less than 10 minutes.
Well then, was a nice experiment, should write a blog post, 1 year Android and what it has actually taught me, or something.Side note, I'm keeping the Pixel of course. But I had to do another soft reset this morning, additionally the back button in the 3 button nav bar just started not actually going back (at least in WhatsApp), and my gosh, just compare TalkBack and voice over speed and you have your answer. Other reasons include but aren't limited to, I basically never use my Google Pixel Watch, will perhaps sell that one and get an apple watch because I see tons of nice apps for it, I actually start to enjoy the speed of Siri again against whatever the heck Gemini is doing there, and yeah. If I'm bored enough might add to this list.
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Side note, I'm keeping the Pixel of course. But I had to do another soft reset this morning, additionally the back button in the 3 button nav bar just started not actually going back (at least in WhatsApp), and my gosh, just compare TalkBack and voice over speed and you have your answer. Other reasons include but aren't limited to, I basically never use my Google Pixel Watch, will perhaps sell that one and get an apple watch because I see tons of nice apps for it, I actually start to enjoy the speed of Siri again against whatever the heck Gemini is doing there, and yeah. If I'm bored enough might add to this list.
@jonathan859 Just wondering, have you ever used a Samsung device? If so what are your thoughts? I ask because I have a Samsung Galaxy S25, and Talkback on that phone is a tad bit slow. Also, how does the assistive touch feature work on the iPhone 16 and up? Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.
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Just did, it were less than 10 minutes.
Well then, was a nice experiment, should write a blog post, 1 year Android and what it has actually taught me, or something.@jonathan859 Yeah i really hate google for not even being as consistent enough that people would use android anymore bro, that's sad.
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@jonathan859 Yeah i really hate google for not even being as consistent enough that people would use android anymore bro, that's sad.
@Aryan 100% agreed. Honestly I'm quite sad that I basically lied to myself, a year ago I'd said I'd basically not switch back, but dude, the quality has just decreased. And at this point, I can't use a phone that gets stuck 10 times a week and needs a soft reset (no overdoing, regardless of TB being enabled or disabled or the TTS used) at the most random places such as the bus stop where I just need it to function properly, or a TalkBack which sometimes just gets stuck with too big WhatsApp messages, loses speech, and doesn't have a proper fall back. I still think Google is a somewhat based company, they make interesting stuff, and I'm grateful for people like @fireborn who develop awesome Android apps. If Google addresses their accessibility issues, gets their shit stable for good and doesn't break it with another update 3 months later, I'm back no questions asked. But for now, I need a stable function operating system that is accessible, quick and reliable. My requirements changed. Things I used to accept to put up with on Android a year ago are now a problem for me.
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@Aryan 100% agreed. Honestly I'm quite sad that I basically lied to myself, a year ago I'd said I'd basically not switch back, but dude, the quality has just decreased. And at this point, I can't use a phone that gets stuck 10 times a week and needs a soft reset (no overdoing, regardless of TB being enabled or disabled or the TTS used) at the most random places such as the bus stop where I just need it to function properly, or a TalkBack which sometimes just gets stuck with too big WhatsApp messages, loses speech, and doesn't have a proper fall back. I still think Google is a somewhat based company, they make interesting stuff, and I'm grateful for people like @fireborn who develop awesome Android apps. If Google addresses their accessibility issues, gets their shit stable for good and doesn't break it with another update 3 months later, I'm back no questions asked. But for now, I need a stable function operating system that is accessible, quick and reliable. My requirements changed. Things I used to accept to put up with on Android a year ago are now a problem for me.
@jonathan859 @fireborn i get it bro, i do. I think they need just better testing before updates on pixels.
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@Aryan 100% agreed. Honestly I'm quite sad that I basically lied to myself, a year ago I'd said I'd basically not switch back, but dude, the quality has just decreased. And at this point, I can't use a phone that gets stuck 10 times a week and needs a soft reset (no overdoing, regardless of TB being enabled or disabled or the TTS used) at the most random places such as the bus stop where I just need it to function properly, or a TalkBack which sometimes just gets stuck with too big WhatsApp messages, loses speech, and doesn't have a proper fall back. I still think Google is a somewhat based company, they make interesting stuff, and I'm grateful for people like @fireborn who develop awesome Android apps. If Google addresses their accessibility issues, gets their shit stable for good and doesn't break it with another update 3 months later, I'm back no questions asked. But for now, I need a stable function operating system that is accessible, quick and reliable. My requirements changed. Things I used to accept to put up with on Android a year ago are now a problem for me.
@jonathan859 @Aryan Fully understandable. I'm in a pretty unique spot where if something breaks for me, I just go make a solution to the problem. I lose more by using iOS than I gain, but iOS has some serious advantages for people who aren't me and I can't deny that.
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@jonathan859 @Aryan Fully understandable. I'm in a pretty unique spot where if something breaks for me, I just go make a solution to the problem. I lose more by using iOS than I gain, but iOS has some serious advantages for people who aren't me and I can't deny that.
@fireborn @jonathan859 probably like me, though i've not used ios much tbh, i am just used enough to android, to the point that i can do shit like flashing roms pritty frequently.
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@fireborn @jonathan859 probably like me, though i've not used ios much tbh, i am just used enough to android, to the point that i can do shit like flashing roms pritty frequently.
@Aryan @jonathan859 I do have an iPhone, so I'm privileged in that wayy. I use it infrequently, and those times get less and less the more I just say fuck it and make tools to improve the android experience for myself.
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@Aryan @jonathan859 I do have an iPhone, so I'm privileged in that wayy. I use it infrequently, and those times get less and less the more I just say fuck it and make tools to improve the android experience for myself.
@fireborn @jonathan859 what do you enjoy using more?
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@Aryan @jonathan859 I do have an iPhone, so I'm privileged in that wayy. I use it infrequently, and those times get less and less the more I just say fuck it and make tools to improve the android experience for myself.
@fireborn @Aryan @jonathan859 Yeah, android is my main anyway so
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@fireborn @jonathan859 what do you enjoy using more?
@Aryan @jonathan859 That really depends what I'm doing,though Android, mostly. Especially with a foldable, where I can do tablet things on the device I'm carrying in my pocket when I need to. That's a huge win for me.
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@fireborn @jonathan859 probably like me, though i've not used ios much tbh, i am just used enough to android, to the point that i can do shit like flashing roms pritty frequently.
@Aryan @fireborn @jonathan859 that sounds fun, flashing roms, but i have a Samsung so can't do that and brick it in the process cause we all know that's what i'd do lol
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Just did, it were less than 10 minutes.
Well then, was a nice experiment, should write a blog post, 1 year Android and what it has actually taught me, or something.@jonathan859 Do it right now!
