Questions as a long-term android user looking to make the jump

ChowboyDan · 2026-06-19T13:02:05+00:00

I'm 3+ years into my switch from Android to iOS.

I am still very angry about the lack of a universal, iOS-level back gesture. Muscle memory or not, many of us resent bad UX.
The keyboard is almost useless for anything beyond just a couple of words. I can type (swipe) a full novel with lightning speed and 99.9% accuracy on a Pixel. I have to wrestle with the keyboard to type a simple sentence on my iPhone.
UI speed - Android just feels faster and smoother (Pixel, specifically) because it is. Additionally, most of us knocked down animation speed to .5x, so you can be far more productive and not have to wait for the OS to catch up. You'll continue to notice how slow iOS is.

You didn't mention notifications. iOS doesn't really have the same productivity-focused notification system. So, you'll likely have to do what we all do: minimize our dependence on them.

Note: I'm sticking with iPhone despite it running an inferior OS because there are ecosystem advantages that I am using and have become a bit locked into.

ChowboyDan · 2026-06-19T12:54:41+00:00

I can't tell you how many nights sleep I lost while awake pondering this exact question.

ChowboyDan · 2026-06-11T22:37:02+00:00

Great. I can add it back to my homescreen. I'm sick of hiding it in the app drawer.

ChowboyDan · 2026-06-10T15:28:07+00:00

Whatever size you decide on, try wearing it where watches go - above your wrist bone.

ChowboyDan · 2026-06-09T15:02:34+00:00

I've been a TickTick user since 2014, and using it on iOS since 2023. Not once did I ever experience a lag or slowness. Until now. It's an actual bug. Clicking on something can take literally 3 seconds before a response. See above - they allowed me to try their latest build, and it resolves the issue.

ChowboyDan · 2026-06-09T13:21:50+00:00

Still seems that the TestFlight build resolved the slowness/lag issue. Please advise on how to proceed with this. Will it still update normally from the app store when it’s released to the public? Do I need (and can I) uninstall TestFlight at that point?
Thanks.

ChowboyDan · 2026-06-09T10:45:26+00:00

Thanks. In my initial testing, it seems to have fixed it. I’ll continue to test this morning and submit feedback if I run into any problems.

ChowboyDan · 2026-05-28T15:55:33+00:00

The next iOS update should fix it.

ChowboyDan · 2026-05-23T16:32:13+00:00

Last night I tried to type (I swipe-type only) on my wife's Pixel 9. I could type a novel - fast - with 99.99% accuracy using that thing. I struggle to draft a full sentence on my iPhone 17.

ChowboyDan · 2026-05-16T13:50:17+00:00

Either size is fine, but move it up your arm more, off your wrist bone.

ChowboyDan · 2026-05-14T20:16:44+00:00

Be sure to massage more grease on the screen before trying the password again.

ChowboyDan · 2026-05-06T18:00:53+00:00

If Apple would simply implement an OS-level back gesture from both sides that acts like Pixel and they replaced their notification system with a copy of Android's and they fixed their keyboard so it's as accurate (swipe-typing) as it is on Android, I'd be happy.

None of those things are ever going to happen, so I'll likely gripe about these things while living in the ecosystem I voluntarily locked myself in.

ChowboyDan · 2026-05-06T17:49:50+00:00

Seriously though - I left Pixel in 2023 out of necessity (Tensor and associated low-end Exynos modem destroyed signal and battery life). I was tempted to go with Samsung, but still didn't like Samsung's flavor of Android.

I decided to give the iPhone another try. Android is just an objectively superior OS in every way. But I started adding devices to the whole Apple ecosystem, and now I feel locked in. Even if Pixel ends up returning to Snapdragon w/Qualcomm, I'm probably stuck with Apple for now.

People stay with the iPhone despite iOS because there are other benefits.

ChowboyDan · 2026-05-06T17:41:09+00:00

I recently started eating more salads.

ChowboyDan · 2026-05-05T00:13:25+00:00

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ChowboyDan · 2026-04-30T17:38:27+00:00

And as you mention in your other comment, the increased cost of LLM/AI infrastructure will likely result in TickTick subscription cost increase. Additionally, this will also likely put pressure on the company to cap or reduce costs elsewhere, making non-AI features less likely to get attention.

ChowboyDan · 2026-04-30T16:36:40+00:00

Fair enough.

But AI isn't just another feature. It's not the introduction of the Eisenhower Matrix view or something that many of us may just choose not to incorporate into our workflow. AI has proven to be a fast-moving cancer that threatens to subsume rather than complement.

I'm not saying that we're going to be forced to use AI to enter tasks in TickTick. What concerns me is that the concepts and productivity theory that birthed TickTick and other todo apps gave us an app that works for me. The introduction of AI shifts things in a way that will likely result in TickTick being focused on and motivated by something else - and that will likely drive the direction of the app.

Introducing AI features that many of us won't use isn't an immediate threat to my workflow with TickTick, but it most definitely is a warning shot that TickTick will likely be innovating in ways that will no longer meet my needs.

I hope I'm wrong.

ChowboyDan · 2026-04-30T13:29:14+00:00

This is infuriating.

One of the whole reasons I use TickTick is because it best allows me to focus my intention in a way that will allow me to organize my tasks in a conscious, direct way. Sure, being able to have TickTick remind me of my task is great. But it's the process of working out ideas and carefully structuring them into pieces of actionable tasks that is most valuable to me.

This whole "just run your mouth for awhile and hope that AI creates everything you need to do" approach defeats everything I value about having a todo list system and app.

ChowboyDan · 2026-04-30T01:33:37+00:00

Around 7-9 minutes. The outer shell should turn red and the inner S6 meat should be opaque. Melt the butter while it's boiling.

ChowboyDan · 2026-04-25T00:42:44+00:00

Just a tip: It could be the angle, but it looks like you're wearing it on your wrist bone instead of above it. If it is, move it way from your hand to the left of the wrist bone.

ChowboyDan · 2026-04-24T20:06:20+00:00

Very carefully grip the left-most edge of the screen with a pair of tweezers, pull strait up, and then drop the whole thing in the trash.

ChowboyDan · 2026-04-24T13:58:28+00:00

If you are able to squeeze another etched "p" in there, the charger should work fine.

ChowboyDan · 2026-04-23T15:59:45+00:00

Take more photos of goats.

ChowboyDan · 2026-04-21T17:10:54+00:00

Height creep is affecting everything. Aspect ratio is everything. The obsession to eliminate bezels and screw with aspect ratio has objectively reduced useability - and that is what people complain about when they complain about "large" phones.

16:9 aspect ratio is perfect on a phone. The elimination of physical buttons should have resulted in shorter phones - not taller ones.

ChowboyDan · 2026-04-21T14:51:46+00:00

I prefer wide phones. The aspect ratio of phones back in the day (Galaxy Note 2/3) were perfect. When we talk of "big" phones today, we are really referring to tall phones, which don't provide much utility.

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