Pixel 2 XL with Android P…from an iPhone user [9to5Mac]

85 Comments on Pixel 2 XL with Android P…from an iPhone user [9to5Mac]

1. Both are cool!

2. Why does everyone keep on about having to pause when swiping up to invoke the app switcher?? You simply swipe up and right and you don’t have to pause at all……

   • Absolutely true!

   • ScowlerJase up and right? Damn, forget Palm, they lifted that from Blackberry 10.

   • makasete30 Android has gestures for years

   • Chris Wright they never listen unless you put the proof down their throats

3. You can switch between the last two apps on the iPhone by simply force swiping in from the left side of the screen. No interaction required.

   • By interaction, I think he meant that you don’t have to interact with the app in order to go back to previous app for not going through all your open apps.

   • What about split screen?

   • Yes it works for me on iPhone X

4. All of these things are nice, but the #1 feature I would want is Siri to be able to control 3rd party music apps (like Google Assistant + Spotify).

   • Darcer’s Tech and to be smart, once in a while…

   • Bigot Detector the integration is not the same

   • Now way Apple would allow that. Remember We are talking about Apple here. They made speakers only works for Apple Music. Siri of course the same too

   • Darcer’s Tech come to Android it always sunny on this side lol

   • Hahaha didnt no apple were that bad……Come on bud come to the darkside.

5. is it just me, or does android’s beta look more intuitive than ios?

   • Yuno Gasai it’s a pity really. Under Jobs iOS was far ahead of the competition. Now in terms of AI, customization an features it seems primitive… Not even basic functions like programmable SMS messages in app camera settings or clipboard, let alone split screen multitasking, picture in picture, connected apps for multitasking on screen widgets or Launchers.

   • It’s just you

   • The 261 likes say it’s not just you. Idk what these comments are talking about.

   • they’ve done it, ios 12. Happy now?

   • You’ve gotta be fucked in the head to think otherwise, I absolutely agree

6. I like the smoother and faster animations on the Pixel

   • this comment was made trigger you guys lol

   • Whoda Kat dude u haven’t operated pixel I have operated both and I felt the pixel to be more smooth and specially more fluid compared to the iPhone x but they were close .
     I also compared the s9 with iPhone x and found the iPhone x was more smoother.

     But I will definitely disagree regarding the part Android is not as smooth as iOS specially the pixel . I felt Android is specially in pixel has surpassed apple when it comes to fludity of the os and I am not being a fan boy here I have compared and held them side by side

   • Farhan Chowdhury dude u dint operate the pixel . I have operated both and felt the picel to be more fluid for the first time in history I felt an Android device which surpasses iOS in terms of fluidity

   • americanv8ss what’s RESLLY cool is after you get your Android phone. You can turn the speed of animations down to completely off. It really makes your device seem so much faster. And it doesn’t look bad at all…

   • There is a difference between faster and smoother. Pixel has faster animation yes absolutely but iPhone like smoother? Nope.

7. Split screen is cool… Apple should bring it to iPhone

   • First lets bring Android to iPhone,

   • Francis Yan then ask tim cook to make iphone with android in it not ios

   • Francis Yan iOS will get it in 2020

   • Not enough RAM for that on iOS devices 😉

   • This is too complicated for iPhone users 😀

8. i think apple must fix the notifications on ios because android notifications is better

   • Wayyyyy better

   • Agree

   • You must write good essays

   • Apple : ios 12 Done ✅

   • It’s happening

9. that moment when you realise android P early beta is more stable than 8 month old stabled ios 11.

   • Big Chole Spoken like a tech illiterate moron if you think that you can simply copy/paste code like that. I’m willing to bet you’ve never coded anything beyond Hello World.

   • Daniel even tho Apple has been copy pasting for 5 years but no it’s cool or w/e

   • Corey Forde no it didn’t. Just swipe from the feed to the apps. You see that major studder? That’s something I don’t even see in Android 9.

10. I’m constantly thinking about moving to Android

    • Michael Adel that’s if you don’t mind the notch. If the pixel 4 ends up getting a notch, (both models) I’m just going to another company like essential if they ever make another phone.

    • Мир М wait for pixel 3xl

    • My pixel 2xl is the best phone I’ve ever owned full stop

    • DO IT

    • I went iPhone 6+, 7+ and 8+..Then when I got the Pixel 2XL, I can imagine this being a phone I keep for a few years w/o upgrading. It’s not perfect, but it’s damned enjoyable to use and Google’s homegrown apps are great. The only thing missing is something as good as iMessage but Messages for Android just came out on web so I can access from any PC.

11. I Use a mac but I can never get myself to use ios ever again. It is like walking with a huge splinter in your leg, very annoying.

12. Thanks Jeff. Its always good to see what other manufacturers are doing. I’m a diehard iPhoneX and Mac user but I am becoming increasingly annoyed at Apple’s closed ecosystem. And Apple products are also becoming increasingly non-intuitive and downright difficult to use in some respects and the quality is not what it used to be. I want to keep my options open so this video helps.

    • Roger F Lol, after the 6s, apple has not tried anything new. Instead of making useful features like multitasking and stuff, they decide to make the Iris scanner which is jus nonsense to me. Also everyone that has a iPhone is paying for the brand which in this case is sad. If the priced the X at 800$ buck it would be fine.

13. Apple, please. First thing to do: Fix your messed up notification!

    • Tyler Wyman ‘nonschool account’ Oreo 8.0

    • Pandu Pratama IOS 12 coming this fall will bring android-like notifications

    • Done

    • Uhhh… It’s a start, but it’s still nowhere near as good as android notifications, and I say this as an iphone user.

14. Android is SO refine nowadays that makes iOS 11 look like Android 2.0 back in the days. OS wise Android is far superior than iOS and the only thing keeping Apple fans happy is iMessage, let’s be honest everything else is a lot better on Android.

    • Dr. Superblazer my animations were always smooth and 3D touch has no real world usage for me

    • Harvey Franklin only the budget X coming out in Sept. won’t have 3D touch.

    • Blade Mastr but we all know why Apple can achieve that easier than Android…Apple is closed source and exclusive, Android isnt

    • Daniel what

    • Duplex39 true, the rest of the world doesn’t care about iMassage.

15. Damn!! Pixel 2 is drop dead gorgeous.Planning on switching to android from ios.Hope i’m making the right call.:)

    • Lord of the Jungle they fixed the blue shift in newer models

    • @pain akatsuki: how was it now that you switched? just curious

    • sin #1 in smartphone world: don’t buy a phone from june to october. wait for the remainder of flagships to be released (note 9, new iphone’s, pixel 3/3xl, new motorola Z, huawei mate 20/20 pro) unless it’s an emergency.

    • Yeah I am waiting for the new iPhone lineup, would be really tough choice between pixel 3and that budget iPhone.Sometimes waiting seems to a be a intelligent choice.

    • Pain Akatsuki good call. Good thing comes to those who wait.

16. there is another gesture in iPhone X: if you hold the power button you can switch to Android

    • Michele Giuliani apple’s new invention ??

17. Only thing Android should learn from iPhone is iMessage. Other than that, nothing else

    • Navi – airdrop

    • rohan perekh True

    • rcs

    • Just saying, the Messages app on android (well, the google one) is becoming more like iMessage in the near future. there are a few articles about it, they are already working on a solution, which is – well, not so easy to do since they don’t have the “advantage” of having a fully closed ecosystem.

    • Navi – Google can’t do that , because Android open source platform and manufacturers have their own default apps, so it’s difficult for Google to add a default messaging app only thing it can do is another “Google” app
      (Not Google app , but app made by Google)

18. Android is much better than IOS thats interesting

    • Jimmy Teran It basically been like that since the 6s…

19. Android p early beta is so stable!! Damn !
    Google is really killing it !! Dope af

    • Chris Wright itll never be that stable everrrr

    • And it will be one year later until like 5% of Android phones will officially have the public release of it.

    • Fabio Mota 5% of how many Android phones?

    • Fabio Mota well, old flagships and budget phones are what people buy the most. They don’t really need android p features, they barely know what operating system they are using. Peolle that do care and have an old phone will just root and install a custom rom.