Meanwhile, I'm getting pushed away from iOS when I can't customise basic things and the Phone app (you know, the main use of a phone) takes 30s to open, even after restores.
I like how just in this thread you can see the way marketing leaves a permanent mark on its customers.
Your comment is one of few where people report unrelated problems with their Google Phone. Different versions, different problems, no problems, all kinds of things. Open talk.
You've however brought up an Apple device and the comments under your comment are all Apple customers telling you that you either don't use your device properly since using your phone as a phone is "no longer the primary means of communication" or that it might be your fault (perhaps you have too many contacts in your phone book).
So while problems with the Google device are something normal, problems with the Apple device seem to be something extraordinary.
I don't even know where my phone icon is(don't even remember the last time I used it), but I just searched for phone tapped the phone app and it launched instantly. So it's probably something unique to your phone. I suggest you wander it into Apple and see if they can fix it.
As for customization, that's sort of Apple's main feature set: It will always work the same everywhere on every device.
As much as I want to agree with you, saying the main purpose of a smartphone is to make calls is like saying the main purpose of amazon is to sell books. Only in the beginning was it so
While the phone app remains important for some, it’s no longer the primary means of communication for most folks, especially with the rise of messaging apps and social media.
that seems like a hardware failure or perhaps you have too many contacts in your phone book? For 'fun' I created 50k iCloud contacts and it broke my account / phone. I had to call apple support to delete them.
Your comment is one of few where people report unrelated problems with their Google Phone. Different versions, different problems, no problems, all kinds of things. Open talk.
You've however brought up an Apple device and the comments under your comment are all Apple customers telling you that you either don't use your device properly since using your phone as a phone is "no longer the primary means of communication" or that it might be your fault (perhaps you have too many contacts in your phone book).
So while problems with the Google device are something normal, problems with the Apple device seem to be something extraordinary.