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long time ago i had my samsung galaxy stolen

ive not reported as stolen because my carrier said i needed proof of the receipt (which i lost years ago)

its such a crappy experience i dont wish it on anyone. Samsung has been next to useless in finding it.

having said that this article makes me glad I bought an Apple

just wish they'd kept the hardware touch button on the non-SE phones and back button.

this is the first iPhone for me but i keep searching for the "alt+tab" and back button. it was ridiculously hard to switch between apps (have to physically press the touch button twice which makes me lose grip on teh phone).

honestly its so close to being perfect but the iPhone has some obvious interface flaws coming from Android

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If I am understanding you correctly, you are having trouble with the "double tap" of the Touch ID models right? This operation was much easier on the smaller iphone SE. They probably designed it for that design(iphone 4-5S) due to its smaller size that allowed one handed operation and then carrying it over to the current SE design(iphone 6-11) is probably not ideal for that form factor(thinner and rounder).

I believe the FaceID models solve this by having you slide the app up slightly to then select between it and any other open apps or go back to the home screen. Maybe that would work better for you?

Also, this is just my opinion but like I mentioned, the iPhone SE Gen 2+ uses the last gen design language which started back in 2014(iphone 6) and has been gone from the main line for years now. It always felt super slippery and prone to dropping(too thin and those rounded edges are difficult to grip) which is why I held onto my iPhone SE Gen 1 until the new iPhone 12 came out.

This is just my opinion but maybe you should go to a store and check out their other models.

You're just used to Android. It's hard to put buttons on a phone that's nearly all screen.

on the iphone SE there is ample space where the speaker is and at the bottom

I don't see why they couldn't have added a back button its so ridiculous that I have to tap twice in the back and three times to activate "alt+tab"

it doesn't even work consistently when you have a case. I know this is based off the old phone but geez I had no idea it was this bad.

on the bright side im very pleased with the software experience. just ties everything nicely together right out of the gate. Apple is definitely for a different crowd.

I'm not sure if I will buy another iPhone after this I just realized as a long time Android user, I didn't miss much, in fact I would've given it up long time ago.

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