A couple years ago, I decided to switch phone carriers. While looking at the plans, they offered various models of new phone for new members including an iPhone SE. Up until then, I’ve only owned the flagship Android phones that came “free” with other phone carries upgrade plans, so the fact that I could own an iPhone for around the same price was very enticing to me.

Yes, I’ve heard about Apple charging people a premium for basic things that they removed (adopter to use the headphone jack, charging brick etc) or Apple introducing “revolutionary” features that Android had had for years, but I wanted to try it out for myself and see if I like it. Form my own opinions, ya know?

But now, it’s safe to say that Apple’s exclusivity has been getting on my nerves lately.

I hate not being able to download APKs, I hate the fact that I have a lightning charging cable, with Android, I could use any cable I had lying around because it was either USB-C and micro USB. I hate that I have such little customization! IOS recently came out with “widgets” but they still follow the distinct Apple layout. I could download something off the Playstore and it could change the entire layout of the phone! This leads me to next gripe with iOS; the App Store is so limited. On iOS only approved apps are allowed on the App Store. I know that this is a good thing because it means that every app is less likely to contain malware, but having anyone being able to create and upload app was kinda cool. Don’t like YouTube’s or Spotify’s current layout or ads? There’s a Vanced version of the apps for that. Do you enjoying using browser extensions? Well, Firefox allows you to add them and use them on the mobile app. The list goes on.

Apple gives decent support for their hardware, so I’ll be stuck with this phone for a bit. But I know for sure that my next phone will be Android and I’ll keep it that way.