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I would also say that for pre-elderly cohort iPhones are also hard to learn. Gestures are completely baffling for unfamiliar people, and Apple generously removed basic on-screen buttons. Dealing with files is nightmare (yes, people still dare to use files in a year of our lord 2025). Back button being inconsistent and badly placed doesn't help. Native mail app works unpredictably (I couldn't be bothered to debug if it was a user error or not), so I've installed them gmail. Other random minor issues often rise up too. For instance I had to teach them icons in a Safari at least three times on separate occasions.


> Dealing with files is nightmare (yes, people still dare to use files in a year of our lord 2025).

This is one of the largest detriments for iPhones for me, personally.

On Android phones I can just connect via usb and drop ebooks, movies, audio, pictures whatever quickly with no fanfare on Linux/Windows/MacOS (I think? with some android file explorer thing)




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