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Android is now better than iOS, says head of Instagram
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Re: Android is now better than iOS, says head of Instagram
#22Since he didn't list why and how. I don't know what we can learned from the post.
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#23Then why is he still using an iPhone? https://www.threads.net/@mosseri/post/Cu4en-1gb-e
And that feature doesn't work on Android
Re: Android is now better than iOS, says head of Instagram
#24"Better" is subjective. It's drastically better in some aspects (e.g. flexibility in UI - I cannot stand "just plaster all apps on the home screen" "organisation"; but also user control and feedback (errors mean something, and are shown, not vague spinning wheel until the end of time)), worse in others (privacy controls). Depending on what matters to every person, it could be better or worse for their specific needs…
> I cannot stand "just plaster all apps on the home screen" "organisation" https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211345
That's quite nice, it has improved quite a bit! It's still less flexible than Nova Launcher that I've used on my Android phones for like a decade.
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Yet the open source ecosystem is thriving on Android, whereas it's incredibly cumbersome to use open source apps on iOS.
IMHO it’s more expensive than cumbersome. You “just” have to pay 99$/year then hit build and run. Or is there something I missed?
Yes, and you have to build everything yourself, or you have to sign up to testflights.
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#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yet the open source ecosystem is thriving on Android, whereas it's incredibly cumbersome to use open source apps on iOS.
IMHO it’s more expensive than cumbersome. You “just” have to pay 99$/year then hit build and run. Or is there something I missed?
You can develop apps without paying the fee, but you'll need to pay if you want to actually publish. That's been a great move IMO, because it's a gateway to stop spammy apps from appearing on the store. If you put in $99 and have to go through a review process, you'll put the extra effort into making a good app.
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
IMHO it’s more expensive than cumbersome. You “just” have to pay 99$/year then hit build and run. Or is there something I missed?
You can develop apps without paying the fee, but you'll need to pay if you want to actually publish. That's been a great move IMO, because it's a gateway to stop spammy apps from appearing on the store. If you put in $99 and have to go through a review process, you'll put the extra effort into making a good app.
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Re: Android is now better than iOS, says head of Instagram
#28...as long as you don't need to write code for it I guess... Xcode and the iOS system frameworks might be weird, but compared to the mess that is Android development it's like alien technology ;)
I just don't agree, android development environment is pretty easy, what year do you live in?
I need to deal with native code and android-ndk.
Unfortunately the android-ndk is stuck in the 90's, not much I can do about that.
Gradle and Android Studio just amplify those problems instead of helping (the best thing that can be said about AS is that it is the only debugger solution for Android that actually works, but otherwise it feels a lot like Eclipse, just with a modern UI theme bolted on).
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#30I understand that some people find it charming, but I recently owned a flagship Samsung phone, the S23 Ultra, and it was quite frustrating. It had two separate payment apps, Samsung Pay and Google Pay, each with their own issues, and neither worked as seamlessly as Apple Pay. On top of that, there were redundant Google and Samsung applications, making Android a messy experience for regular users. It's definitely not…
I have a Pixel, it has Google Pay. It's extremely seamless, I just wave my unlocked phone towards the terminal and I've paid, I don't know what more can be improved there. I also want to use my phone without constantly tinkering, so I choose to tinker only when I want to. Other times I don't have to. At least I have the option.
Given most people use Android and do so quite happily, I think your post is maybe more a projection of your own preferences.