5 Big Reasons You Shouldn’t Switch From iPhone To Android – SlashGear

iPhones have an intuitive user interface, with easy access to apps right from the home screen. Android phones, in contrast, traditionally come with an app drawer where you find all the apps installed on the phone, while a few app icons (or shortcuts) can be placed on the home screen.

Over the years, Android manufacturers have added the option to automatically add newly installed apps to the home screen or (temporarily) remove the app drawer to make it easier for iPhone users to transition. Simultaneously, Apple has included an App Library to arrange app icons into automatically organized folders based on their category and free up space on the home screen. Although visual preferences are subjective, iOS does more to automatically clean up the interface, while Android remains at the user’s disposal or using a unique launcher with sorting features.

Additionally, while the user experience remains uniform on every iPhone, it varies considerably from one Android maker to another. Android manufacturers use customized interfaces, called “skins,” alongside Google’s open-source solution, leading to significant visual and functional differences between phones from different brands.

Moreover, the first thing you may notice as you switch from an iPhone to an Android smartphone is the larger number of buttons and excessively comprehensive menus or Settings. While seasoned Android users may see this as the means to customize their phone’s interface, it may seem overwhelming and unnecessary to new users.