Android isn’t cool with teenagers, and that’s a big problem::Nearly 9 in 10 US teenagers use an iPhone, spelling disaster for Google’s mobile future

  • filister@lemmy.worldEnglish
    596·
    1 year ago

    You guys are hating on Android, but the reality is that I will pick Android any day.

    At least with Android I have the freedom to install custom OS versions, change the default browser, sideload apps and to be honest I find Apple’s anti-consumer practices appalling, not to mention their very questionable legacy, etc.

    On my Android I have changed the default browser to Firefox nightly and loaded the libredirect and I am enjoying a lot of sideloaded apps, including Newpipe and it is running beautifully. I personally find Android a lot more powerful and customizable.

    • XIIIesq@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      You’re absolutely right, but none of the things you’ve mentioned have any importance to a teenager. The only thing that matter to them is fitting in and if all their friends have iPhones then custom OSs and sideloaded apps really aren’t going to matter at all.

      • Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        As a teenager I did, but I’m definitely in the minority as a tech enthusiast. I also installed and used Linux at 13…

    • paraphrand@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      1 year ago

      You’re a computer enthusiast. Android phones are computers.

      Not everyone needs to be a computer enthusiast. It’s ok that you are though. No shade.