| > My experience is that on Android I had to have many third-party integrators to get things up and working That you have to buy/install CalDAV AND CardDAV connectors is indeed a weird shortcoming of Android. On the flip-side you had the option to do so. Also, in the age of everything-SaaS, a one time payment of $10 for basic infrastructure isn’t all that bad. > IMAP/SMTP Were less of a problem but it always /felt/ very third party when using tools for that purpose, where google mail was truly first class. What Email app did you use? Gmail (which obviously treats Gmail better) or something else? > But the experience of actually using it is so incredibly poor Different strokes to different folks I guess. I never experienced Android to be that different (or worse) when using my own standards-based providers. That said iOS feels a lot more coherent if you stick to Apple apps all the way. But not being able to set another default browser or email client is just weird. |
in this, we agree.
> What Email app did you use? Gmail (which obviously treats Gmail better) or something else?
Samsung mail, I couldn't find any decent alternatives, maybe this is my shortcoming for not knowing what is available?
>Also, in the age of everything-SaaS, a one time payment of $10 for basic infrastructure isn’t all that bad.
Except I'm paying to use a connector to use /my/ infrastructure. But, I don't mind paying for software, so long as it's good and well integrated. DavDroid was half decent, worth the money if you consider the effort involved, but not "good".