hilarious. after installing the app, the content blockers have to be enabled in the safari settings. vast majority of people miss this last step
Downside of android
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hilarious. after installing the app, the content blockers have to be enabled in the safari settings. vast majority of people miss this last step
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I work in Healthcare (IT), our organization only has 3x Android users, lol. Everyone else is on iPhone. On the flip side, we only have 3x Mac users (myself being one), the rest of the computers are PC's.
Sorry iOS. When looking at the chart below, remember this is not corrected for prevalence. There are several times more Android users than iOS users.
https://www.droid-life.com/2023/06/...s-android-to-be-much-more-intuitive-than-ios/
https://www.droid-life.com/2023/06/...s-android-to-be-much-more-intuitive-than-ios/
This is accurate.
Let me help you out here. I posted the market share data of the platforms on previous pages of this thread and others.
Apple is one company against all the other cell companies in the world and hold a 50% + market share in the USA. Pretty impressive for a premium phone. When many android phones sell at 1/5th the price.
Your interpretation of using a search engine to determine that there are several times more Android users is irrcorrect and I am wondering how you came up with it. Heck the story even tells you based on their data that it's almost even.
Think about that. A company that makes a premium phone at a cost at a much higher price than many others, sells the same amount of phones than all other companies combined in the USA.
Here is a quote taken from the article that you posted that is written on an Android site no less. Sounds very scientific too.
"A few things to note: The numbers below are based on US users, not global. For context, US has roughly 144 million Android users and iOS has around 136 million. More importantly, my mother recently switched from Android to iOS, so these numbers are greatly skewed in favor of Android now. Thanks, mom."
Thanks for the numbers! The ratio of Android to iOS devices I mentioned were indeed global stats not in the USA and are probably thrown off by India, SE Asia, etc.
This is the new “Chevy vs Ford”, I just find it hilarious that most of the arguing is done by the generation that was apparently “raised correctly” unlike the lazy millennials.
Yes and for the record, I truly dont care what phone someone has. It may not sound like in my posts but its just I am passionate about the products I buy so my posts sound like to some I am defending a company and I am not, Just accurate data and the reasons for it.
Here is an awesome sounding Android phone I would love to own if I wasnt in Apples world, however it's not supported in the USA and not sure I could bring myself to spend the money but wow. I mean, I would say this is far better for people into photography than an Apple phone or a Samsung Phone. Choices are good.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/xiaomi-14-ultra-review/
@Riptide I wanted to let you know I added the above ^^
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I'm not so passionate about tech devices. I do, though, find iOS phones irritating to use as I am not accustomed to them and have have to deal with them from time to time for projects at work for testing purposes. I never found them to be all that "user friendly" and it seems to me that it takes more clicking around to do the same task as on Android.Yes and for the record, I truly dont care what phone someone has. It may not sound like in my posts but its just I am passionate about the products I buy so my posts sound like to some I am defending a company and I am not, Just accurate data and the reasons for it.
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My company is strict with IT security - constant training - mock phishing attacks etc … In the last decade - nothing but iPhones - no Androids. Only approved apps. You have to install OS updates when you get the message - or service is cut … thousands of employees ~ take it or leave it.
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4WD
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I have been trained in phishing for many years - why would I need that comment ?
Funny that you mention that. When I moved south I did a 10ish year stint with a security systems company. Everything from residential, to commercial (and some large corporations/companies) from alarm systems/detection to camera systems.
Now that I think about it, the entire company system was Apple, phones computers etc.
Yes, those darn emails they would send out to us, open the wrong one and you had to go back and take online courses all over again *LOL* Boy was that annoying because just clicking to open the email was a violation. It had nothing to do with downloading anything!
We were taught to look for certain things in an email and darn it if you overlooked something in the subject title or elsewhere and clicked. I laugh because every once in a while you would go "oh cr_" I clicked on it and bong, instant email back to class.
After that stint, I took a semi retirement job at Wells Fargo, OMG, yeah, they took all that to the next level with security. Truly amazing the way they would try to trip you up. (not apple systems though) and if you did, back to class.
Anyway, yes, I received a lot of training too.At one time, maybe still? I dont think so but opening a rouge email was an offense.
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Was not directed AT you. I was replying to the crowd here. People are OS battling and I'm just pointing out to the crowd apple or android or MS or Gaggle, matters not. It is lame or invalids or blind who fall for that stuff - but some are getting more tricky
Imagine, for example getting a letter in the mail that your health care records/info was subject to a hack
Go HERE for protection, give us the info and WE will protect you.............THAT one is VERY SLICK. No misspellings, 100% believable.
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Yes, they get pretty creative - but attachments are still a big door for hackers - they killed our USB ports years ago …
I and others agree with you. It's not as intuitive to what we are used to. It took me a while after leaving the Windows and Android world for home use, although my workplace at the time provided a work iPhone and iPad but still at that time I had my personal android and windows computers and at that time I actually preferred them. Now that is all changed and everything I own is in Apples world.
Being I am kind of into this stuff I got sick of bloatware and other annoying stuff on Android and Windows.
When I went all in with Apple nothing was where it used to be, some things I still have to search where to find them, after all I used Windows for roughly 20+ years before switching.
The phones the same as well, took me a while and even a young family member who is a doctor now, agrees iPhones are not intuitive at first.
With that said, after that, things become second nature, I really got fed up with Windows and loved the switch to Apple. The phone, Android or Apple. Personal choice but I cant even see wanting to go back to either Windows or Android.
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Recently I was “lectured” by my dad, who has near zero computer knowledge, how computers and smartphones can be hacked.
This thread reminds me of that conversation
Yes, I’m fully aware some boomers know IT and computer security.
That's only because he's YOUR dad. hahahahaahahhaRecently I was “lectured” by my dad, who has near zero computer knowledge, how computers and smartphones can be hacked.
This thread reminds me of that conversation
Yes, I’m fully aware some boomers know IT and computer security.
Be grateful he can communicate and basically say "Thanks Dad!"
Funny though. "Luke, this thread is not your father"
They sure do! The boomers invented it, implemented it and streamline it!
The rest was easy stuff for the next generations to improve what was invented and built for them.
4WD
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Knew that was coming - but honestly I don’t plan to follow Gen this or Gen that - too many numbers to remember nowThey sure do! The boomers invented it, implemented it and streamline it!
The rest was easy stuff for the next generations to improve what was invented and built for them.
