Given all the hype from my friends and the commercials, I expected something outstanding.
Nope, significantly worse than google's assistant.
That was the start of my complete disappointment in apple as I continued to use an iphone and wonder- Why is anyone buying this?
Personal anecdote, I dislike Apple computers, but I like their phones. So I am at least one person who doesn't buy them for brand.
This notion is outdated.
Things that drive me crazy-
>No widgets
>constant reminders to sign-in
>constant reminders to update
>no double tap/settings seem harder to find
>Finger print scanner sucks so bad.
>Little annoyances like the animations to change screen take 0.5 seconds too long.
I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be enjoying on my iphone.
Flick to the left from the homescreen or from the notification screen. They have them.
> constant reminders to sign-in
After an update, sure, but TouchID got rid of most of these.
> constant reminders to update
iPhones actually get updated. Reminding you to install them is good practice.
> no double tap/settings seem harder to find
Please explain this gesture.
> Finger print scanner sucks so bad.
You probably (like me) only scanned part of your fingerprint.
> Little annoyances like the animations to change screen take 0.5 seconds too long.
Dig into the accessibility settings. They let you change a lot more than you think you should be able to.
This is demonstrably false. iPhone's second-gen Touch ID sensor is one of, if not the best in the business. It's fast and ridiculously accurate, and is the reason people were disappointed in Face ID when it was first released.
Having not used Photos on macOS in years beyond ensuring it actually imported my photos, I opened it up and was surprised at the level of analysis it had. It made an album for each city I visited in Mexico. "Puerto Vallarta 2017" and such. Even had a "Furry Friends in Mexico" album that was all the furred beasts I met along the way.
Really well done, and all done locally on my computer.
This is the sort of thing I have no problem voting for with my dollars.
All of those seem like expected features in any OS/phone.
I switched back because of that + Google Assistant's unwillingness to work without Google tracking my location history constantly (assuming that the "off" switch there even actually stops them).
Also, tons of people choose certain companies to buy from because of their status and reputation. That's how most industries work. Some people only buy American made cars, or only Chevy or only Honda. There's nothing wrong with brand loyalty especially when the brand is consistently delivering quality products to it's customers. iPhone isn't an arbitrary status symbol. Apple put years and years of effort into building up the reputation they have.
Also, Siri is a joke. If your priority in a smartphone is to make use of it's virtual assistant, then an iPhone is not for you.