Author Sticks With Android for 4 Features After 17 Months Away From iPhone

2 articles · Updated · MUO - MakeUseOf · Aug 11

After 17 months back on Android, the author says a return to iPhone now feels like a downgrade rather than an upgrade.
Four Android features drove that decision: unrestricted app sideloading, deeper home-screen customization, granular notifications and multitasking, and direct access to the phone’s file system.
Android’s flexibility lets the author install apps outside the Play Store, swap launchers and file managers, fine-tune per-app notification channels, and use split-screen or floating windows—options described as limited or absent on iPhone.
The author still credits iPhone with stronger update support, resale value, and tighter ecosystem features such as AirDrop and Handoff, but says Android’s productivity advantages now outweigh those benefits.