I store a lot of terabytes of data in a NAS, so being able to copy files back and forth over my local network is important for me. I can do that pretty easily with file explorer apps on Android.
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Slowly but surely, I am being converted to Apple...
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I store a lot of terabytes of data in a NAS, so being able to copy files back and forth over my local network is important for me. I can do that pretty easily with file explorer apps on Android.
in my experience this is such an ambiguous statement with little effort of actually identifying "what" the desired needs, benefits, effects, etc. are. This is more "this is how I do it and don't want to change" than it is "these are the things I need"
I mean I have "terabytes of data" also.. most of us probably do. but how much of it is used primarily through cloud services, how much of it is effectively stagnant data (or essentially archived data), how much of it is fluid and constant use, etc.
if I were to look at my terabytes of data I can already say with certainty that it consists of:
hundreds (thousands?) of episodes of anime that are probably available on a dozen different streaming services
songs that are all on Spotify/Apple Music
movie rips that, likely at any given time, are largely represented on one or more streaming services.
a photo library of 19 years that has all been imported to iCloud Photos for the last two years
a home video library that similarly has all been imported into iCloud Photos for the last two years
once you remove all of those things.. and all of the downloads I've never cleaned up.. we are probably talking less than 500GB of files that I care about. and of the stuff I mentioned above, photos and home movies are the only thing taking up space on my iCloud storage. Which according to my phone right now is 350GB used for photos.
worst case scenario, I dump the files I care about onto my desktop or my documents folder and they get synced to iCloud Files available instantly to all of my devices and Macs.
Are proposing that I spend many hours combing through my data so I can migrate it to a system that will offer me much slower transfers and cost me $10 / month?
If so, I'm not sure you get the power user mindset.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
LOL spot on.
Goes for all things in life, too! If you don't have first-hand experience, you don't actually have an opinion on using/having something.
TheContact
Member
Apple is the best for phones.
TacoMasters
Member
iTunes killed Apple products for me. I will never touch that disease ever again; even with a 10-foot pole.
I haven't used iTunes since the first shuffle, and I am almost exclusively on Macs.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
I feel you, but this is straight out of 2012.
Can't remember the last time I opened iTunes for any reason. It's legacy software unless you're into Apple Music on a computer.
Giolon
Member
Or if you want to load music files onto your iPhone's native music player that wasn't purchased from Apple and you don't pay for Apple Music.
Or Spotify, Google Play, Tidal, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, Groove, Soundcloud etc...
Damn there are a lot of music services out there.
You can now? Then how can I copy PDFs to my iPad without using iTunes (or any dedicated software for that matter). I just want to drag and drop like a file system.
Just drag them into your iCloud folder.
PlayALLtheGames
Banned
Which device are you comparing it to? Ive used a lot of androids and iPhones and never experienced this.
But glad you like it. Ive got a 6S Plus now and waiting to check out the X before I decide on 8 Plus or X.
Froxenblade
Neo Member
I mean, yeah. Nothing wrong with that. Use what you like. If I didn't love PC gaming, I'd be all Apple for sure. It makes more sense for work, and for my day to day use to use iPhone/iPad/Mac, and that's what I end up spending most of my time using. It's crisper, cleaner, and I can get stuff done quicker in iOS/OS X so that's what I gravitate towards. The inter-connectivity between Apple products can't be overstated enough for those who want/need it. My PC is used exclusively for gaming, and I also have my media server running on a PC.
Never really understood the hype for apple products. Picked up an iphone 3 years ago and besides better battery life I haven't noticed any positives over the android phones I had prior. Airpods are 5x+ as expensive as my earbuds with the added risk of being lost. Still don't know what advantage an apple watch provides over a phone for someone with pockets.
AstroNut325
Member
Slightly off topic : Does Amazon not sell iPhones? I see listings from 3rd party vendors, but nothing "shipped and sold by Amazon".
I feel ya. IE6 really ruined my Windows experience. Ill never update to Windows 10 if I have to use that crap.
The watch needs an iPhone to function, no?
highrider
Banned
This has been my experience, although it is nice if your entire social group has iPhones to be able to enjoy the connectivity. On a 7 plus, first Apple phone, really happy with it.
There are 20 different ways to do this without using iTunes, or connecting your iPad to a computer for that matter.
Uno Venova
Banned
God you guys talk about companies in such a weird fucking way.
Poimandres
Member
Their products are too expensive, with key functionality (for me) missing. Proprietary ports etc also really bug me. But, if you're happy go for it!
Figured they could leave their phone in the car or whatever. If you have to have it on you what's the point to having the watch then? lol
iOS integrates Dropbox and OneDrive well enough that I almost never have issues accessing content. If I have something locally on my computer I can transfer by dragging to either of my local Dropbox/onedrive folders and then getting it on GoodReader or other apps on iPad
@borghe - how do you sync your home movies to iCloud? Probably the only missing thing for me - think I have my photos all there now
Watch works fine without the phone as long as youre in range of wifi that the phone has connected to before. Ive left my phone at home by accident and used just my watch at work
I do think that there isnt really any walled garden any more. Its so relatively easy to flip between services and android/iOS, or even mix and match. You sync contacts via google to to either platform, you should be syncing files and photos probably to at least two places for security.
Staying within one ecosystem provides some nice benefits but nothing you cant live without. I like how I can receive and reply to text messages on my iPad because at home my phone is usually not on me. Especially useful for things like 2FA codes sent by SMS. And of course Apple Watch requires an iPhone - but I liked android wear when I had an android phone
Funyarinpa
Member
Wait, iOS 11 finally introduced a fucking file explorer?!
Does it allow installation of third-party apps?
Does it allow you to import/download your own music?
Gee, if the headphone jack comes back and if they add an SD card slot, I might get an iPhone 9S or an iPhone 10 in the future.
Possumowner
Member
Its super basic, and it doesnt show the file system at all. Its more like a collation of your file sharing apps like Dropbox, iCloud Drive, etc in one place. Much better than before but its not exactly finder or windows explorer.
This! Don't be overly attached to materials.
Funyarinpa
Member
If it doesn't let me access/download stuff what even is the point. Sigh.
soxinthebox
Member
You can access files and store things in there though?
Only really in the same way you could before with iCloud Drive, only now you can also see your other file sharing apps in there. I assume Funyarinpa wants to actually access the file system at some level rather than the abstract iCloud Drive/Dropbox/whatever files, which is probably never going to happen in iOS without a jailbreak
Funyarinpa
Member
Yes, pretty much this. I'd also like to be able to use my phone's memory as a USB (possible on Android), and play the music I download to my phone on the phone's native music player.
entremet
Member
You could use the Google Music App, which has digital locker functions. Same with Amazon's Music App if you don't care for iClould Matching via Apple Music.