Ask Lemmy

About 2.5 years ago I left behind Android and went to the Dark Side. Bought an iPhone. It was frustrating to use at first because changing OS is a pain in the ass, but I got used to it and actually really like it now.

But I still have two big complaints:

There ought to be some kind of icon in the toolbar to show me I have unread notifications. I miss this very much from Android, which would show icons for the apps that have notifications. The Apple Watch solves this by having a notification icon, but I shouldn’t need to buy a separate device for that functionality.

I cannot stand that I can only go back by swiping from the left side of the screen. On Android the swipe in gesture from either left or right side could be set up to be the “back” action. I understand why this is, Android developed with a dedicated back button and thus has an OS-level back command, whereas iOS is highly contextual and you flow through apps and menus differently than Android, and it has no dedicated universal “back,” so swiping in from the left is back and swiping in from the right is forward. It makes using a large screen one-handed unnecessarily difficult.

Making me feel like a freak for asking for the freaking sudo.

If you can't do any software change you want, you are not the owner of the device.

Generally: That I can't mount my network samba shares into local folders without rooting the whole damn thing.

That I can't force my device to stay in wifi if no internet connection is available (to access local network only).

Device specific: That sometimes volume control is very buggy while putting in a headphone jack and I have to navigate into sub-sub settings hell to set everything back.

The cost to use it no matter the network no matter how cheap the plans it's still a bill regardless that has to be to use it. Would be better if all we had was intranet via relays so nothing cost to use it not the internet not conversations over it etc.

Battery life is a little short, and the software support ends in about a year. Really wish I could keep this phone going for another 3 or 4.

No headphone jack, and having to deal with Samsung's bullshit. This will be my last phone from them.

How difficult it is to remove Google's bloatware.

It's too darn big. I'd love another Nexus 4-sized phone.

They are slippery. So they require a case. Why not, i dunno, make them easier to hold? The phone design doesn't matter if it's always hidden.

Not being able to install Graphene OS

The shear amount of samsung/Microsoft bloatware on my samsung a55

I don't own it like my computer, i'm forced to use the OS that google put, and i don't even have root access to it

I just want micro SD and removable batteries again.

It's not completely foss

Ever since smartphones exploded the expectation to respond IMMEDIATELY is out of control. Anyone who gets my number I warn them they'll be left on read for days if not weeks at a time. If it's important I'll respond but otherwise it's whenever I get time to decompress and respond. I've got a buddy who I love we respond to each other every other week mostly. We will even have calls in between. People really get entitled to others time and it's insane.

I know someone's gonna say it but no the entitlement wasn't even remotely as bad with the older phones. Smartphones began putting pressure to respond because it was easier and then they introduced the "seen" option followed by the "typing" option.

That it isn't a librem 5 or one of those tinfoil hat phones

Too large! Came with bloatware. No other complaints though, I only use my phone for a few things.

I have a Pixel 6a with GrapheneOS. I would in change a thing. Best combo I've ever had.

Stupid large dimensions, it simply doesn't fit in pockets anymore

Under screen fingerprint sensors. Doesn't matter how old/new your phone is, they all suck. The one on my phone works... whenever it feels like it. That and OneUI sucks, but yk, custom ROMs ftw.

It's not compatible with LinaegeOS or any FOSS operating system, i checked.

A while back i would have complained that the fingerprint scanner was crap, but i actually got that working properly by entering the same fingerprint three times

Receiving calls and texts from people.

Under screen fingerprint reader (pixel 7 pro) . It's a downgrade from reader on the back of the phone (pixel 5). It's slower, less accurate, and worst of all, at night it often results in being flashed with a bright light.

I thought it'd be more convenient having the reader on the front, so i can unlock the phone without lifting it, but most of the time it's a nuisance because i doesn't work as well.

The lack of a fucking headphone jack