Apple is getting on my nerves (lemmy.today)

submitted 2 days ago by npdean@lemmy.today to c/saltycaramelapple@sh.itjust.works

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I use a lot of programming and sef hosting things at home. I have to enter passwords and write basic text files which have to be accurately read by all devices.

I, for the life of me, could not manage to solve a problem about a password. I tried many forums and what not and eventually a person on one of the forum said that my syntax is incorrect. I was so confused because I have done the exact same thing hundreds of times and it never caused an issue.

What I wanted to write was (quotes are a part of it) 'xyz'. This is what my PC writes. iOS decides that it should be ‘xyz’. There is a subtle difference in the quotes if you look carefully.

I wanted to trash by iPhone and buy an Android so bad at that moment.

Anyways that setting can be changed by turning off smart punctuation in keyboard settings. But the point is trashy defaults with no clear communication about it.

This whole post might be stupid and petty but it is pushing me to stop using everything Apple.

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[-] npdean@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day ago

If I am the problem, the solution is not using iOS.

What is swiping?

[-] zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Dragging your finger across the keyboard instead of typing. It's a lot faster.

It was popularized by third-party Android keyboards like Swype and SwiftKey about a decade ago, and has been integrated into the default keyboards for many years now.

[-] npdean@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

It has been around on iOS for quite some time

[-] zqps@sh.itjust.works 2 points 20 hours ago

Ah, good to know. Anyway, such simple qol improvements take years to arrive on iOS, and the core issue is that you're not given any choice in Apple's walled garden until they bequeath them upon you in exactly the way they see fit.

[-] npdean@lemmy.today 1 points 20 hours ago

It is improving and android is degrading. I don't know where we are heading, hopefully to linux phones.

[-] zqps@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

If Android is degrading, it's mostly in ways that Google is trying to become Apple. Walled garden philosophy, closed source base image, pushing subscriptions, removing niche but critical options, prioritizing sleek design over customization and functionality...

[-] npdean@lemmy.today 1 points 7 hours ago

iOS and Android are moving towards a similar target, even copying each other's features.

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