Oh, interesting, thanks for explaining!

Luckily ecosystem issues are less of a consideration now, with Apple thankfully supporting passwords from Chrome.

I hear ya, but in the U.S. at least, I don't think the 'Samsung network' is equivalent to the Apple one. Do Samsung phones even serve as finder hubs by default (like iPhones do), or do the users have to install an app first?

I'm loving the the P7P and -- though I was initially skeptical about trading in my P6P for it -- the deals with the Google Store and Best Buy were too good to pass up.

My only minor frustration so far is that even though the fingerprint unlock is pretty good, it's still not as great as the system-wide face unlock on the iPhone 14.

Oh, wait, one more minor frustration: while I hate the sharp-brick form factor of the bare iPhone 14... with a case it does fit a lot better in my pocket, and I really wish Google would make their best-camera flagship phones in a smaller form factor.

I largely agree with you, but I think some of the differences are kinda major.

• Only iOS has Airtags. For people who travel, or who have wandering pets, that feels like a pretty major thing.
• When I switched my primary SIM to my iPhone, I couldn't believe both how many spam calls I was suddenly getting and, clearly, how many my Pixel had been blocking.
• Some aspects of a genuine "it just works" with iOS (like what I understand is the case with airpods, for instance)... if it involves something you do multiple times a day, that's really gotta add up.
• And Support. I've been tempted to get my parents iPhones because knowing they can literally walk into a local friendly Apple store and get help anytime is... really something. Not possible with Pixel.

To your larger point about... not knowing what you're missing if you haven't tried it. Heh, I often think the same way about people who've never left their home country. Like... of course you won't realize how awesome public transit can be or how great it feels knowing your waiter is getting a fair, consistent wage and you not having to worry about tipping ... until you actually go to a country where those things exist.

So here's something I don't get. It seems even overall Apple fans (like in this subreddit) generally don't like how notifications work in iOS. Why hasn't Apple made more strides in this area? Is it just that those of us upset with iOS notifications are a vocal minority (which I concede could very well be the case)?

I'll also add to the "love on iOS" list:
- Seemingly signs me into apps (with Chrome passwords) far, far more often/reliably than on my Pixel

Agree with your note overall, and I also made the same decision (had Pixel 6 Pro, bought an iPhone 14 Pro & Pixel 7 Pro and carried both around for a couple weeks, decided to make the Pixel my daily driver).

Re app drawer, though... iOS has one, just not as convenient:

- swipe all the way to the right-most screen
- swipe down, or tap in the "App Library" search box

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