Switch - Android to iPhone - hard to do?

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

12/06/2024 09:28:38 AM · #1

Question. I've always been a Windows PC user and have used Android phones (Samsung). I'm somewhat nervous about switching to an iPhone, is it hard to switch?

All of my family use iPhone's. I'm the only one using an Android phone. The one thing I wish I could do is use Facetime with everyone else on occasion. That's really about the only thing I'm aware of that I feel like I'm missing. However, with the current advice to only use encrypted messaging (hard to do natively between iPhone and Android) I've been thinking about switching. I know it will make my wife happy, so there's that. :-)

I'm not a power user. I'm happy to leave the phone in silent mode or sitting on my desk. Not always staring at it, using it, etc.

Uses:
Texting (a few a day).
Email (frequently).
Social Media browsing (several times a day to check in).
Take photos (every once in awhile - infrequent).
Listen to stored music on the phone. This is one thing I do the most. I have my entire CD library available (1000's of recordings). I listen thru my Bluetooth hearing aids, and I also use a Bluetooth speaker when I'm doing yard work outside or in the woodshop.

So ... if I switch, what hurdles am I likely to be presented with?

TIA
Barry

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

12/06/2024 11:29:28 PM · #2

I have an Android personal phone and an iPhone for work. Some things I haven't figured out yet how to do on the iPhone, like terminate a running application. I guess I can just Google that...

One thing I had to be shown: I was having difficulty with editing emails on the phone screen before sending them. Controlling the cursor accurately for fixing typos. A coworker then showed me you can hold down the space bar and it allows precise cursor control within the text block.

Overall it hasn't been difficult, but Android and Iphone often do things very differently.

The iPhone camera has a default file format of .HEIC. I often receive those HEIC files at work. Older versions of Windows don't know what to do with it. More recent updates can view it. I suggest going into the settings and changing that to JPG for convenience.

The iPhone camera also defaults to images that are similar to animated GIF's in a way. When you open the file it is animated for a second or so. I find that irritating and have it turned off.

Also involving photos and email: When you embed an image, it downsamples it, maintaining the resolution, but not the quality. People have emailed me photos to print poster size on the large format printers at work, and I have sometimes gotten a 20Mp image that is downsampled to where it is too soft and fuzzy for anything bigger than a 5x7. Better to attach images.

Added:One more thing I had to be shown: To rearrange the app icons on the screen, hold down on the screen a couple of seconds until the icons start wiggling, then you can move them about to your liking. Tap once to lock them in place.

Apple is not as intuitive as it's fans would like you to think. No doubt someone will disagree with me on that!

Message edited by author 2024-12-06 23:32:52.

markwiley

Fujifilm X-Pro2

Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS

12/07/2024 04:57:03 PM · #3

You shouldn't have any trouble transitioning. There are definitely things that are not intuitive, but if your family are all iPhone users then you have live-in tutors. Your kids can show you the way. Also, if you are the last hold out in the family they will appreciate your move to iPhone.

12/07/2024 06:12:48 PM · #4

Thanks Steve. I'll probably come back and reread your comments / suggestions once I get there (iPhone in hand - if I for sure do it).

My wife does that when taking photos; it's a multi-capture thing she does I think, and it displays as a mini-video. I could be wrong, but it sounds familiar. I'd be turning that off too probably. :-)
As for HEIC files, yeah, have been introduced to those thanks to SC validation work here at DPC. :-)

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/07/2024 06:16:45 PM · #5

Originally posted by markwiley:

Thanks Mark.
The "live-in" tutor will be my wife. Kids are all grown and out now. :-) ... and she's still learning from the kids also (when they visit, or call, etc.).
My wife has mentioned already, "oh, we can do location sharing then" - likes she's afraid she's going to lose me. :-D I know, I know, it comes in handy sometimes when with family and so on.

A tad nervous about it actually, as I have limited patience when it comes to learning / doing stuff on my phone. Perhaps this old dog can still learn a few new tricks, eh?

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

12/07/2024 10:18:03 PM · #6

Originally posted by glad2badad:

A tad nervous about it actually, as I have limited patience when it comes to learning / doing stuff on my phone. Perhaps this old dog can still learn a few new tricks, eh?

It doesn't seem to be that hard, actually. I'm a Windows/Android guy as long as each has existed, but over the years I've had many occasions where I've used a family/friend phone (they are all iPhoners) and it's been pretty easy to find my way around. I've been told repeatedly I can port over to the iPhone all the stored data etc from the Samsung, but I'm not sure I believe it. Besides, I actually LIKE the Android S24 ultra, one of the best cameras I've ever used :-)