[can16358p]

Interesting, I have the exact opposite: I'm also a React Native developer and it's _always_ Android that creates all sorts of problems when developing where iOS is just fine. And it's not me: many devs in my team (and all the teams that I've also worked in the past) think the same way.

Though I'd agree with provisioning+codesigning can be a mess with iOS.

[telgareith]

I think that this boils down to people wanting a handheld computer that sometimes can make phone calls (android), or a phone that can do other stuff (apple).

Just compare how android and iOS handle backgrounding.

[acdha]

I think that comparison would need some support. It is exceedingly rare that I hear any normal person mention doing something on Android that they couldn’t do on iOS, and the number of enthusiasts isn’t enough to drive a market that large.

[Aerroon]

Can I easily put a compiler on either platform? My understanding is that you can't, which makes both platforms kind of bad.

[viraptor]

You can easily put compilers on Android. Put the whole system on it if you want https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tech.ula

[Aerroon]

Huh! I really was under the impression that you couldn't. It's been many years since I last checked though.

Thank you very much for correcting me!

[can16358p]

It depends on the intended use case: compiling source code isn't the intended use case of neither of those platforms. It doesn't make them "bad".