iOS gains ground in recent years, Android still dominates the global market

22 April 2022
Android lost about 8% of its market share in the last four years.

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Anonymous, 23 Apr 2022Apple will never win the race, because of IOS being close s... moreI 💯 agree with you!! Apple releases a top notch processor with a me-me display/battery which is pretty useless

    I believe that this is because of several reasons, and that this trend will continue to grow and accelerate even. I wouldn't be suprised if iOS hit >75% market share in the US by 2030 and >40% global market share in that time.

    1. For non-tech people (I was one once), it is far simpler to go with Apple and you can't seriously go wrong with one. With Android, there is a higher reward, but also a higher risk of a disasterous experience.
    2. iOS is seen as luxury, and everyone wants to own a luxury product.
    3. iOS just works and produces a quality experience for most people, whereas Android can see buggy updates and laggy UIs.
    4. Android manufactures copy all of Apple's anti-consumer practices, giving them no benefit or distinguishing factor over Apple's hardware.
    5. iOS is supported for years and years, giving unbeatable software support for most price categories, though Samsung is stepping up their game on this front.

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      • Anonymous
      • vxL
      • 27 Apr 2022

      If there is a well built os, with decent privacy and security, who would want to use android

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        • Kuba
        • EU0
        • 26 Apr 2022

        -Trix-, 24 Apr 2022” Even a simple back option you can't do it through ni... moreyes i owned iphone13 and tried to switch. Back gesture on iphone is very bad, inconsistent. Some apps yes you can swipe from left side, but some you can't and you're forced to tap on top. Basically my S20 is usable with one hand, iphone is NOT usable with one hand.

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          • EU0
          • 26 Apr 2022

          Tried to switch to iphone 2 times. I simply can't because of 2 reasons: 1. iOS can't freely arrange apps on the home-screen, they must be arranged from top to bottom. 2. iOS must use two hands because on horrible 'back' gesture - this is probably worst. iOS must adopt back gesture like android, then it would be perfect.

            Anonymous, 24 Apr 2022People switched also out of curiosity or boredom, not only ... more” Even a simple back option you can't do it through nice easy swiping like in Android phones, you need to reach out in the top left corner for the back button. Or in the lower left corner if you are in some Safari page”

            And you said you owned iPhone 12? Are you sure you aren’t lying? Because what you just said is not true at all. Back option=Swipe right from any part of left side of the screen. Exact same for safari and also swipe from right side of the screen and you can go forward where that have functions.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 24 Apr 2022

              -Trix-, 24 Apr 2022Nice to hear that you stopped banging your head to the wall... morePeople switched also out of curiosity or boredom, not only disappointment.
              Also, people have switched from IOS to Android too. I am one of those people. Had iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone Xs and iPhone 12. Also Galaxy S9+, S20 and S21. And some Realmes, Xiaomis and OnePluses for short period of time.

              I had iPhones just because of their services (like Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Arcade), which of course don't work on other devices. But IOS is too restricted for me and I always had the feeling I had two left hands when using iPhones. Even a simple back option you can't do it through nice easy swiping like in Android phones, you need to reach out in the top left corner for the back button. Or in the lower left corner if you are in some Safari page. Not to mention the simple copying from PC to iPhone through plug and copy. You need iTunes for Windows or use icloud.com.
              I always have better satisfaction when using Android phones.
              Also iPhones charging is pathetic. From 85-100% it takes longer than from 20-85%, just to save battery in the long run. Samsung does it too, but is much faster from 85-100%. Which lets me to believe Apple is kind of bullsh*ting about this, just to get on people's nerves. I mean 45 minutes from 85% to 100%, no matter the model, no matter the charger used (even with the 27W charger). And the last 2% I think it takes 15 minutes or something like that, lol.

                AnonD-731363, 24 Apr 2022Man what i am trying tp say Apple is brand where addicted p... more No we shouldn’t, it is their free choice. They are obviously content with the experience they are getting, so how about just letting them get on with it. There are way more important things to life than what mobile os people choose to use. You may wish to apply your sympathies to actual issues people have.

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                  • Lfw
                  • 24 Apr 2022

                  Anonymous, 24 Apr 2022Pocophone is a piece of junk , it is the reason I went to A... moreMan that piece of junk was one of top selling phones of the phone history so your expression is wrong.
                  You have apple because you like their restrictions and you used to live with them.
                  If parents send you to your room for several days you will gladly agree if they put your favorite toys into it.
                  But after many days you will realize something is wrong but its usualy too late then.
                  This is the same.
                  Pocophone was everything else but not a failuer.
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                  My company sold plenty of them and we are Slovakia tiny country with 5,5 million of people in central europe.
                  Still we sold more Pocophones at his time and era than Apple phones.

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                    • Lfw
                    • 24 Apr 2022

                    AnonF-1006353, 23 Apr 2022and this! 👍Exactl this every android fan finds their own reasons why the love android over IOS.

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                      • Lfw
                      • 24 Apr 2022

                      DaFink, 23 Apr 2022So first you equate Apple retail to stealing, now it’s havi... moreMan what i am trying tp say Apple is brand where addicted people buy no matter what..
                      Like with the smokers or heavy drinkers.
                      On one hand its really funny on other we should be really sorry for those addicted people.

                        AnonF-1006353, 24 Apr 2022At this point i'm wondering if you work for the fruit ... moreNo it’s just fact which this article also proves

                          Anonymous, 24 Apr 2022do you know a thing about how phones work? If I'm tran... moreTry to keep up with conversation, we were talking about apps which are just open in background without not doing anything extra not any active usage. If you transfer files in background of course that takes battery, why would you want to close that app if you transfer files :D

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                            • 24 Apr 2022

                            -Trix-, 24 Apr 2022Nice to hear that you stopped banging your head to the wall... moreAt this point i'm wondering if you work for the fruit company and just try to influence people with baseless stereotypic claims.

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                              • gD$
                              • 24 Apr 2022

                              Anonymous, 24 Apr 2022Bought an iPhone 12 , now I know what just works means… ama... moreAndroids "just work" aswell, if not, the problem is the user itself, more often than not...

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                                • 24 Apr 2022

                                Anonymous, 24 Apr 2022Pocophone is a piece of junk , it is the reason I went to A... moreComparing $200 budget androids to $800 iphones isn't really smart, specially xiaomi phones that are not the most reliable when it comes to bugs. You should have tried out a sammy or sony, heck, even realme is more reliable imo.

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                                  • 24 Apr 2022

                                  -Trix-, 24 Apr 2022It’s not Android :) leaving iOS apps in background have aro... moreSo you are telling, iOS can't really multitask? ;) And as i said, there are Androids that have very good battery optimization, sony phones for example (needless to say, not the 4k screen models though) You can't generalize. And most of the time it isn't Android, rather lazy app developers if an app chugs battery in the background. It isn't the norm on android too, but sometimes you just don't want silly apps keep running in the background.

                                    Anonymous, 24 Apr 2022Bought an iPhone 12 , now I know what just works means… ama... moreNice to hear that you stopped banging your head to the wall and switched! Many others have done the same recently.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • fD9
                                      • 24 Apr 2022

                                      -Trix-, 24 Apr 2022It’s not Android :) leaving iOS apps in background have aro... moredo you know a thing about how phones work? If I'm transferring some files or smth like that and I leave it in the background, it obv will affect battery life, Android or iOS

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 24 Apr 2022

                                        Bought an iPhone 12 , now I know what just works means… amazing piece of hardware.

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