The debate over which of the two systems is better has been raging for quite a while now, with fervent supporters on both ends. If you have decided to switch sides and see if the grass really is greener on the other side, it might do you good to have some information on the differences between the two platforms, and what you’ll need to know to adjust to iOS after using Android.
Updates
First of all, Android has a fragmented system with a slew of smaller updates that you can choose to apply or disregard. While this might sound good, there is a danger of an update wreaking havoc on your system due to some incompatibility or imperfection in the update itself. Apple issues updates less frequently, but they are sure to be compatible with your iPhone (provided that it is new enough) and to function flawlessly for all users.....
Flexibility vs Reliability
Being an open system, Android is much more convenient for different tweaks, but again, Apple compensates for its lack of flexibility with its reliability. You are not given nearly as many customization options with iOS, but their default solutions usually don’t require too much adjustment in the first place. If you do insist on having more influence over some of the settings of your iPhone, you can choose to jailbreak it, which can be a risky process, but it will give you some flexibility.
Interface
The differences between the interfaces of the two platforms should be easy to get over. While you might find iPhone’s one hardware button to be limiting, navigating the phone’s options is at least as comfortable as it was on your old Android phone. You can tap the home button twice to get a task menu, and hold it to activate Siri, a digital assistant which gives you a chance to navigate the phone’s menus, or perform a number of different tasks simply through issuing voice commands.
Widgets or not
iPhone won’t allow the use of widgets, but while this might be one of the handy Android features which lets you perform some actions with more ease, not including it in iPhone means that you’ll have a better battery life, which most people find a good tradeoff.
Default App
One of the drawbacks of transferring to iOS is that you are not given as much freedom when choosing the default applications for most of the tasks. You might be able to manipulate your iPhone into allowing you to do some things the way that you want to do them, but in most instances you’ll just have to go with their choice. However, those choices are usually reasonable enough and you should be able to get used to this.
There are numerous other differences, including the way these two platforms handle notifications, the fact that iOS doesn’t support the decreasingly popular Flash, and that you’ll have to find iOS based app alternatives for the ones that you used on your Android phone, as well as a number of other smaller things that you’ll have to get used to, but even if you don’t decide to stick with iOS, at least exploring the platform should be interesting and educational.
E.Zeen is writer and blogger covering various technology and interenet themes.Currently exploring and searching for best applications for her brand new white iPhone.
