Android to iOS Switches

Users share personal stories of switching from Android to iOS (or vice versa), highlighting frustrations with Android like lagging, privacy issues, updates, and performance, while praising iOS for reliability, longevity, and features like CarPlay.

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Sample Comments

xtrimsky1234 May 18, 2022 View on HN

I agree, it's the reason this year I switched to iPhone even if I clearly prefer Android :(

SmellyGeekBoy Jan 25, 2019 View on HN

I've been seriously considering switching from Android to iOS and this is one of the reasons.

antr Sep 21, 2013 View on HN

This is the reason why I changed my Android for an iPhone.

flanked-evergl Nov 11, 2025 View on HN

I switched to Android from iPhone because the sync options for iPhone are garbage.

technothrasher Apr 23, 2022 View on HN

I switched recently from years of Android usage simply because the car I wanted to buy only supported CarPlay. I could either give up Android or give up the car. I chose to keep the car. Now that I’ve had the iPhone a while, there seem to be about the same number of annoyances in iOS as there were with Android, they’re just different. I think I’d give the edge to Android, iOS is slightly more annoying, but not enough to worry about switching back.

auggierose Dec 30, 2016 View on HN

I switched back from Android to iOS because the only decent Android phone (Pixel) is in the same price range as an iPhone. I got a jet black iPhone 7 and I love it, it just feels great in my hand. The only thing I am a little disappointed about is the notifications system, which is still sub par compared to Android (like, 2 touches instead of 1 to clear a notification, and I cannot properly configure Gmail to show only certain messages as notifications; why Apple Mail can pull Gmail only every 1

eitland Aug 2, 2021 View on HN

I finally got an iPad two years ago and then half a year later I got a midrange iPhone.Reason is I'm fed up with all my Android phones after Samsung SII either lagging from day one or starting to lag after a few months. I think I have lost a few nice photos because the phone was busy doing something else when you picked it up to shoot a funny moment. It also compounds: I think I reached less often for my camera phone when I know it will fail me.I'm also tired of Samsung stalling

toomuchtodo Jan 5, 2015 View on HN

Long time Android user here! (G2, Nexus One, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4).After several years of hoping Android would get its shit together, I switched to a 5S and got my wife an iPhone 6.I have minor quibbles: No Google Calendar App. Google service push notifications seem a tad slower on the iPhone. But the experience is just so much better.I am by no means a fan boi. I am a fan (as an infrastructure engineer with real problems to solve) of my phone just working, without factor

mdellavo Mar 15, 2022 View on HN

It's pretty much BS like that that had me switch to IOS after years on Android.

clarky07 Nov 21, 2013 View on HN

Interesting, I just tried Android for the last week as well. None of his complaints bothered me though. I actually almost switched, but ended up going back to iPhone as well. I will miss some things (widgets) but in the end the iPhone is better at being a phone IMO.https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6777363