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The primary reason why I haven't bought a Pixel and switched to GrapheneOS is because Samsung's OneUI is just so far ahead of the curve. They innovate new software features years before anyone else does.



I mean, Samsung and Xiaomi at this point pretty much just copy Apple, sometimes shamelessly.


First Sam/Xiam create something new. Then it does not catch on. So they kill it. Then when Apple launches it, they recreate it and launch it again.

sideloading apps was a feature that did not catch on. Now they kill it. Then when Apple launches it, watch them tout it again as a feature.


Apple already did. But Europe only!


True but not as a feature.


You mean like Android widgets has been around since the start and then Apple released their own subpar version after 10 years.


> just copy Apple, sometimes shamelessly

Right.

And something that Apple has been doing generally from Android (while trying really hard to catch up) - feature after feature and shamelessly releasing it as the next biggest revolutionary thing since the moon landing, or an invention shadowed only that of the wheel and fire.

In fact last few years of Apple's phone advancement has been nothing along with some features which has been Android for years. Or maybe that's not "copying", that's bringing "at par" which is of course different?




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