“Many of my iPhone friends are converting to Android,”
claims Schmidt, before going on to provide detailed step-by-step
instructions for getting your contacts, emails and apps from one
ecosystem to the other.
The post also includes recommendations to use Chrome over
Safari (“it’s safer and better in so many ways”) and to switch on
two-step authentication to keep your Google Account well protected.
Sportingly, Schmidt links to an Apple Support page for those looking to move their photos over from iOS.
The post has attracted several thousand comments, offering
thanks, criticism and all manner of iOS vs Android tips and tricks. “The
other day I tried an iPhone, it was the worst minute of my life” offers
Frank Cuenca, whereas John O’Grady seems less convinced: “Is this some
kind of joke?”
As Schmidt points out, Android phones have an 80 percent share of the global smartphone
market, though many of these users are not running the latest stock
version of the software or high-end handsets like the Nexus 5. The iPad,
meanwhile, claims a 29.6 percent share of the tablet market, a figure that should rise in 2014 after the launch of the new Air and mini models.
For anyone considering switching from iOS to Android,
Schmidt’s guide is mostly accurate and informative, though it doesn’t
cover every scenario, and you’ll have to be prepared to move your entire
digital life over to Google’s services.
Once you’ve made the change, Schmidt promises that “everything will
be in the cloud, backed up, and there are so many choices for you.”
There is some grudging praise for Apple too, as he references “the
people who moved from PCs to Macs and never switched back.”
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