[Our_Benefactors]

> iPhones are in no way “easier to use” than Android phones

Sorry, this is just delusional. Android has no unified standard for how the OS is implemented between devices. Every time you get a new android phone, you need to relearn new UI quirks specific to that device. I honestly don't know how someone could claim with a straight face that Android is easier to use than iPhone.

[littlestymaar]

> Every time you get a new android phone, you need to relearn new UI quirks specific to that device.

“Everytime” is in fact every 3+ years in average! At this rate, even iOS changes its UX in a way you need to learn new stuff, and that's fine.

And while there are undeniable differences from one device to another, it's a completely pointless metric! For the user the only thing that matter is what happens on your device.

Pretty much no-one cares if their neighbors' phone is the same as their own, what matters is how easy it is to use your phone. Also I can tell you, as an Android user, it's orders of magnitude easier to use any other people's Android phone than it is to use an iPhone with its undiscoverable hand snaps to get to the previous screen! Long term iPhone users (and MacOs users for that matter) have internalized the idiosyncrasies of their platform, and forgotten that there's actually an non-trivial learning process. Obviously it's “much simpler” once you've already learned it, it's the kind of statements people make about the command line as well…

[Our_Benefactors]

> Also I can tell you, as an Android user, it's orders of magnitude easier to use any other people's Android phone than it is to use an iPhone with its undiscoverable hand snaps to get to the previous screen! Long term iPhone users (and MacOs users for that matter) have internalized the idiosyncrasies of their platform, and forgotten that there's actually a non-trivial learning process.

Hey, let me try!

Also I can tell you, as an iPhone user, it's orders of magnitude easier to use any other people's iphones than it is to use an Android with its multiple runic symbols crammed together and baked into the OS that always takes up a portion of the screen! Long term Android users (and google users for that matter) have internalized the idiosyncrasies of their platform, and forgotten that there's actually a non-trivial learning process.

[littlestymaar]

Nobody argued that people came to Android because it's easier to use though, that's why the argument works for me but not for you. Nice try though ;).

[ActorNightly]

Why make stuff up?

All android phones have the home screens, the bottom app drawer, the app switcher, and the top drop down menu for quick settings. The only big differences between Android phones are extra features that a phone may have. For example, Pixel has a bunch of interactions you can do with it that you can't do with other phones.

[littlestymaar]

> Why make stuff up?

Because Apple is a religion[1], that's it. Worshipers will say whatever it takes to defend their cult, that's basic human psychology.

[1]: https://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropologist-confirms-apple-...

[Our_Benefactors]

All android phones can implement whatever menu structure, app icons, and other flavors on top of the OS - Samsungs implementations being notoriously hated. That some minor bits are consistent across the platform doesn’t fix this. There’s also the fact that android App Store has a far worse shovelware issue.