Thinking about getting an iPhone after having only Androids (mainly Samsung) for all my life

Submitted by Zabbidou t3_10mk3r7 in iphone

After some research, I saw that Iphones have soo many quality of life features, everything is integrated and works like expected. Don't even get me started on third party apps using your phone's camera (hello Android? You need this) and security

The one thing that I don't know if I'll get used to is the menu... On all my Androids, I always organised my menu: one single page, all apps in folders and on the home screen, shortcuts for my most used apps and widgets

Does IOS have something similar to an app menu? Not home pages, I don't want more pages, just a menu with all my organised apps and a search bar

Sorry if this is the wrong sub to ask this, I hope someone can help me decide to switch to an iPhone :D

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lolz_lmaos t1_j63j92a wrote

I too recently moved to iphone after being on Samsung moet of my life, but i disagree with you - android has far more quality of life stuff. Best example would be the gallery - the iphone saves everything to the recent album, even the photos taken by the camera.

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lolz_lmaos t1_j64fkwm wrote

I'll add that this thing, in conjunction with other rather small qol stuff and the abysmal notifications, caused me to move back to my Samsung.

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CylonBunny t1_j63odmt wrote

Having come from Android recently myself, I use my iPhone almost like you say. I don’t have any apps on my Home Screen. I just the use the App Library and Spotlight search and it works well. I disagree with people who the App Library is terrible, you just have to willing to let the algorithm have control. It’s nice to having to obsess about where everything goes myself.

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cactuschili t1_j63qlyz wrote

back in the day i very briefly had an iphone 4s, but otherwise i’ve always used android. i just picked up a 14 pm since i’m unsatisfied with the current android lineup. anyway, i’ve had my phone for a little over 2 months now and the apps all over the screen and folders just drives me nuts. i’m not keep on the app library and while spotlight search works great, it’s annoying to have to always use. i still haven’t found an arrangement i’m comfortable with, and that’s with using widgets and such to achieve the arrangement and look i’m going for. i really miss the app drawer and custom placement. but if all you’re looking for is a single home screen with your fav apps and some widgets, it is achievable. everything else will just be in the app library, or you can make a folder.

i will also say, i’m irritated with the photo albums - how every photo ends up in the recents album, and while you can create custom albums, the photo is retained in recents always. makes it hard to separate them into albums.

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drCrankoPhone t1_j63edps wrote

iPhone definitely has search. I don’t have many apps on my screens. I just search for them. There is also the app gallery which has them all in apple categories.

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Olschinger t1_j63lkzv wrote

If you want to do more customization then setting a background and some widgets on the homescreen dont switch to iPhones. The App Library is a mess compared to the App Drawer Samsung has. I switched my work phone to apple recently and my frustration started with setting up the keyboard the way i used to on android. Im currently experiencing software issues like freezes and crashes to a point where my phone feels like its running a nightly build of some obscure android rom. If you are in any way keen on customizing any part of your phone, dont switch to iphone.

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Zabbidou OP t1_j67kv33 wrote

I think SwiftKey is also on iPhone? It's my default one on Android, so at least on that part I'm not too worried

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ollieseven t1_j64rv7w wrote

iOS has an App Library screen that you can access from the rightmost home screen, and it organizes the apps automatically. The App Library groups similar apps into one folder, which it also names for you, and you can’t drag apps into other groups to rearrange. I pretty quickly found it unusable and just use the Search feature.

In a way, I got used to it by ignoring it.

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s3ntin3l99 t1_j678o9t wrote

See if a friend has an old iPhone or ipad they have in a drawer somewhere.. ask if you can borrow it . You can put it on Wi-Fi and play with it. Factory wipe it and create and an Apple ID and just start fiddling with it.. it’s not that bad once you get to know it. Most annoying thing is the shade to pull down for menu… nope gotta find the setting icon… not in the shade menu like android

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Zabbidou OP t1_j67kqps wrote

I tried this route, not a friend has an old iPhone haha I'm ordering a refurbished one (prices in our country are almost 1.5x compared to America) and have one month to return it if I change my mind

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