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by andrewingram 3790 days ago
Honestly it bothers me every time I use a Google app on my iPhone. Because it feels like they've willingly sacrificed a uniform platform experience to push their own brand. Now I can't comment on the quality of the app itself, but consider what Apple did with the UI for the Apple Music app for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.andr...
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For years Android users complained, that when apps were originally introduced on iOS and later brought to Android, they were looking like iOS apps. I guess that Google realized in the end, that it works both ways.
I instant uninstall any apps from my Android phone if it looks like an iOS app.
I instantly uninstall the apps don't work.
> they've willingly sacrificed a uniform platform experience to push their own brand.

What if you consider the 'platform' google? They've not 'sacrificed', they kept it consistent. No?

It's not a huge leap compared to a lot of mental gymnastics. But I don't find it to be a particularly compelling argument.