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I'm actually thinking of switching back to Android because of this bullshit. There are a lot of niche web apps I use, particularly for local things, that just won't be developed into an iOS app because it's not viable.

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Android user since ~2010 (before that, Symbian).. I tried one of Apple's "Pro" phones with IOS 2021, last year I went back to Android and back to freedom even if it is Google's walled garden. Still, being able to control many aspects of the phone (choice of browser, do I need to mention different volume controls, can compile own stuff, automation) is unbeatable. To me using iPhone left me with the same crippled feeling that I would have if someone forced me to use Windows on a computer. On the plus side, my screen time was actually lower during those two years..

> ..even if it is Google's walled garden.

But it isn't.

As an owner of the device, you can install anything you want on it, from any source you'd like.

I just moved to a second hand iPhone. My next mobile won't certainly be an Apple one.

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