@CliffWade I have always switched between iOS and Android but was using iOS more (and almost non-stop for the last 6 years).
Switched to Android last year and pretty much liking it. I would not say either is better or worse, they are just different (and sometimes similar). I like it more now because it feels kind of new as iOS (and also iPhone) feels the same... The last iPhone that got me excited was the X so it was about time to try something different. At least for now.

@cliffwade I have used all the devices in the past. Currently, and probably for the unforeseeable future, I use iOS because we are heavily invested in the Apple ecosystem.

@CliffWade my primary device is also my test device :-) we take dogfooding very seriously so I'm pretty well stuck with Android!

@CliffWade I was a long time Android user, around the Sony Xperia Z series era and a bit later I’ve had a bunch of phones from Sony, Motorola and on from ZTE but the experience of my last Android phones Xperia Z5 overheating and throttle issues and Bending of the smartphone and the horrid Battery Management of the ZTE phone, killing Apps in the background and even Bluetooth connections constantly without being able to change this without root drove me to iOS and iPadOS

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deGoogled Android for work:
https://e.foundation/
Linux for personal:
https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/

@CliffWade I use IOS/IPhone for my mobile device. I find it better for my work flow. I use a mixture of foss apps on the platform. I also like to tinker but only on my laptop/desktop, and I find it humorous no matter what you choose both communities have a group of cult like fanboy mindset. 🤦🏾‍♂️

@CliffWade ~ Android, but it's old...

@CliffWade I use Android mostly because I worked on it so I'm clearly biased. However, I'm also a big web advocate and Apple's crippling of web browsers on iOS (forcing all browsers to use WebKit) is absolutely keeping me from wanting to switch.

@CliffWade both, mainly iOS for personal use but also Android for work and keeping up with design patterns

@CliffWade "other" but it's an AOSP derivative, so also kind of android? I'm using grapehene on a pixel 6a and loving it. I currently see no reason to go back to a phone full of google.

@CliffWade I use & dislike both. Windows Phone 8.x was the last mobile OS I enjoyed using.

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I can predict it will be iOS. Even although I am Android.

The mastodon demographic based on many of your polls, and others I see, seems to be that the majority are:

American Male, techie, mid-50s, Gamer, Apple devices and echo-system.

(edited: Added 'American')

@CliffWade Unclear how it's beneficial from a security standpoint to identify the operating system of one of my devices, for the benefit of a big public poll.

@CliffWade I simply don't like the iOS design. I was a diehard Windows Phone fan until it went away (the interface was much closer to what I want out of a mobile OS); I don't like Android nearly as much as I liked Windows Phone, but I still find it much easier to use than iOS.

@CliffWade I use a Mac for work and also generally for fun, so iOS has made sense. I've also been in the Mac/i* ecosystem for like 15 years, so there's a lot of inertia there.

I also, just personally, not an attack, have generally not been thrilled by the Android UIs I’ve used. Responses have never felt as "snappy” from the hardware; I don't like Material Design; and I like that there is a more cohesive set of design patterns across *most* iOS apps

@CliffWade Android, originally because the hardware was much more affordable, and I didn't already use a Mac or iPad.

By the time the first iPhones were coming out, I'd already been using smartphones with Windows Mobile for a few years I think? I'm fuzzy on the timeline...

@CliffWade I like using both. Each have their own pros and cons, in my opinion. I used to be an avid fanboy on both sides of the aisle many years ago, but eventually realized it doesn’t matter how people use their products and that it doesn’t affect me in any way. I’m just glad that there are options for everyone (that is until Windows Phone died off which was, I think, equally fantastic.)

@CliffWade iOS, and not a day goes by when I don’t scream at it and regret it. Every day I hope it doesn’t work. But it does. To spite me. ;) But yes, I hate this and so much more worthless rotten technology. And I’m in IT. The Lord of the Flies.

@CliffWade iOS, for two reasons. One, I’m a Mac user, so that makes iOS more consistent. But two, Apple does security patching and device support a fairly long way back through their product line, and I value that.

@CliffWade 57% iPhone. People spend way too much money on phones.

@CliffWade I initially switched from Android because iOS had massively better support for hearing aids, but two other things I appreciate are length of software support and the understanding that I'm a customer as opposed to primarily an ad target

@CliffWade at the moment my mobile phone is a basic nokia phone running symbian. I don't know how long I could keep on using a basic phone, so I'm planning to install LineageOS (which counts as android, I guess)

@CliffWade my daughters made me move from Android to iOS for the family chat

@CliffWade I'm currently using Android but that's about to change for the following reasons:
My son is a teenager and going into high school and my wife is a high school teacher. According to her the vast majority of students are on iOS so it will be a better experience for my son if he's on iOS.

I've used Android now for over a decade and have been just beat down by always feeling like I'm a beta tester.

@CliffWade I use CalyxOS, so I voted Android, but should give it a shout-out since it's a user-friendly, privacy-oriented, degoogled Android.

@CliffWade I never know how to answer these things. I've been using LineageOS (without Google services), which is Android sorta. I ran into compatibility issues recently over the move to VoLTE on T-mobile (nothing to do with LineageOS), so I'm currently rocking a KaiOS device because I'm tired of waste, both electronic and money.

I dislike all modern phones and try to limit my use of them, but I understand some people find them very valuable.

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I only use #android because there isn't really a good mobile #linux phone at the moment.

@CliffWade /e/OS (murena) which is an amazing de-googled android variant compatible with all android apps I need (and a bunch more) and with optional cloud-storage

You can check out their mastodon account @murena

@CliffWade Android because iOS is too expensive for me. It is more open and has more alternatives to look for. I would really use a Linux phone but has less support nowadays.

@CliffWade I like using both because each platform has their advantages and disadvantages.

I do think people should weigh those options before making a decision and allow others to live their lives if they go with the opposing platform.

(This is not to say that you are doing the above :) )

@cliffwade in case you said Android as stock I said other for @GrapheneOS

@CliffWade I like FreeBSD in theory, but I always end up using Linux.

But QNX? No thank you. 😄

@CliffWade apple has made some steps in the right direction with regard to "right to repair", but their stance towards it still makes me wary of using their products. also, android is open source.

@CliffWade Linux, Manjaro on PinePhone by @PINE64

@CliffWade I’m an Apple guy since the 80s, so I’ll admit I’m hardly objective, but iOS just fits me well. I like Linux well enough, but Android just doesn’t gel for me when I try it.

I also like the family management features now my kids are getting old enough to have their own devices. Android equivalents are weaker and less user-friendly.

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LineageOS, because is not google.

Nor apple.

@CliffWade #KaiOS! There's a level of smartness beyond which I'd rather my phones not venture 😉

@CliffWade Android anyday, though i love apple as a company, Android in general is open source and you have much more freedom.

@CliffWade I switched from Android to iOS a few years ago and still use my Android occasionally but iOS is perfect for me

@CliffWade i use Android, primarily because once you start with one it's harder to switch. But I have to say I've never been an iPhone fan anyway

@CliffWade I've been a iPhone user since the beginning.

@CliffWade linux and android

@CliffWade I find it funny that right now it's almost 50/50 for iphone and android and I can only think this is such an american centric poll since iphone dominating like that doesn't happen at all on other places. Androids are used around here almost 10x more.

@CliffWade I'm entirely in the Apple world, so of course I use an iPhone. I'm glad Apple still makes one small enough to fit into my women's jeans pockets.

@cliffwade /e/OS. I just love it.

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Android because is what is installed on the cheapest mass phones

@CliffWade KaiOS on a Nokia 2720. I do have an iPad for the modern stuff.

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I use iOS for security.

@CliffWade Android, but not the Google one. I am on /e/ OS, a degoogled ROM created by Murena in France. The project is lead by the creator of Mandrake, and the foundation also developes an entire ecosystem based on nextckoud so the project is very cool.

@CliffWade e-OS

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Always android and since my Xperia Z3 time i'm using AOSP Custom Roms without Gapps.
Currently i have a Pixel 7 with GrapheneOS. It's a Custom Rom with focus on security and privacy and i like it very much. It is stable as stock and gets very fast updates.

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Laut Statista müsste der Android Anteil bei 71% und iOS bei 27% zu liegen kommen.
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