dont Need one. There is no known threats for IOS, So trivial at best.
This is simply not true. Both companies are patching security flaws monthly and often times even more frequently than that. There are literal thousands of known and published iOS vulnerabilities.
Never needed an app that wasnt available on the app store, ever. But I do know it can easily be done. without any jailbreak or Rooting.
That is very subjective - there are lots of apps that are not cross platform. Just because you don't use them doesn't make it a non-issue.
Yet, I can go to every web page you can, and not have to worry about Virus's, so it sounds trivial as well.
Simply not true for either device, but the likelihood of getting a virus on either device is virtually zero anyway.
I dont know that I have ever seen an ad. If there is some, they must not be a problem if I cant recall any. Must be your back door browser and add ons that require additional parts?
at least now I know why you need browser add ons now.
I have seen more ads on my iPad than any other platform, that includes Windows/PC and Android. You simply have more options to block ads on Android and you aren't forced to use Safari to do so. Chrome is much more featured than Safari, and on my iPad I cannot use an ad blocker if I want to also use Chrome.
Where is the importance in that? Hardly makes it more desirable device choice. Not many people feel the need to change GUI on anything, unless just to be able to say they did it.
Lots of people do this, it is actually very popular. You can get light themes, dark themes, etc. For example if the device has an OLED, a dark theme gives noticeable battery savings. It's also just personal preference - why not give people the choice? No reason not to let people change the look of the device most of us use more than anything else every single day of our lives. Layouts changes can mean significant productivity increases as well - what the manufacturer chooses for us is not always best for each individual. Again, just because you don't want to, doesn't make it useless - I am sensing a theme here.
Really? Like to move the keys around to random places? or change the font or colors used on the keys? I dont know many people the spray paint their PC keybords, or rearrange the keys.
Again, changing keyboards is
extremely popular. There was a time when the first thing you did when you got a new phone was install Swiftkey because it was exponentially better than any other keyboard with regards to predictive text and swipe to text. Until very recently you could not swipe to text on an iOS device but let me guess - you don't use that either so nobody should want it. Further to this, some people are used to punctuation being in different spots on the keyboard (Like periods, commas, and shortcuts to special keys) - being able to customize all these things to a high degree is huge for some people.
How about a list that proves BETTER, or shows REAL limitations that make any difference in performance. I am not interested in "Its just more fun for for tinkerers"
Apple has no real file system. Apple has no easy drag/drop compatibility with other devices - getting photos/video from my iPad to my PC is a nightmare. $80 of cables were required for me to load drone footage onto my iPad (which are now useless as the new iPad pro is switching connectors). $80 of charger and a special cable is needed if I want my iPad not to lose charge while using it, even if it's plugged in. Apple has a very limited notification system compared to Android. Almost every accessory is unnecessarily proprietary and cables/dongles are absurdly overpriced. Apple does not include quick chargers with any mobile products. Siri is garbage, Apple maps is vastly inferior to Google Maps, and Apple Car Play is more limited than Android Auto. Android has more free apps. Android allows console emulators. Android has much better VR support at the moment. Android's (Google) AI is much better. Android offers
original quality unlimited photo/video storage including 4K to Pixel users (which is the primary iPhone competitor) and unlimited photo/video storage to everyone else if you let google use their "high quality" compression which is very acceptable. Casting video/screens is incredibly limited on iOS unless you have an Apple TV - my Android devices let me cast to thousands of devices natively. You cannot even remove many iOS apps that you don't want or don't use (I have many of them). Let me guess - you don't care about any of that either so why should anyone else?
Apple does a lot of things really well too, which I think is why a lot of people (like myself) are dual users. One thing they have is more tablet-specific apps which is nice. I have used Android/Apple side by side (both phone and tablet) for the last decade across dozens of devices. I will also give Apple credit in SLOWLY becoming more 'open'. Most of Google's core apps are also available for iOS now so people can pick and choose what works best for them. Every year that goes by they become more similar.
Personally and anecdotally, I have had far more problems with Apple/iOS than Android over the years, and that includes both quality issues with hardware and software. A corrupted iOS backup done through iTunes caused a family member to lose thousands of irreplaceable photos that they were unaware hadn't been backed up because they did not pay for iCloud (this would have been free on Android). Both my iphone 4S and iPhone 8's have had reboot loop issues. I had to replace my iPad Pro 3 times due to faulty screens. I have a box full of broken Apple charge cables.
You're happy with your Apple devices and that's great, but what you don't seem to appreciate is that you do not represent everyone. Comments like "why would anyone...." are very shortsighted. You downplay every Android advantage because you personally do not need it - which is fine but not representative of any sort of consensus.
