• 0 Posts
  • 7 Comments
Joined 1 year ago
cake
Cake day: August 29th, 2023

help-circle
  • Apple handles Android phones the same exact way.

    No, it doesn’t. You need a 3rd party app (like Android File Transfer) to access general files and that’s because Apple decided to make it harder for their users to use an android with a Mac. Why? Because they want to sell you an iPhone.

    If you connect an Android device to a linux or windows pc, it simply shows up as an external device. No apps needed.

    Default file browser integration exists, but only for the mobile platform they’ve invested in. MS has it out of the box for Android, Mac OS has it out of the box for iPhone.

    Again, what? Windows did not invest in Android (they even tried to create their own mobile OS) and this has absolutely nothing to do with that. The only reason why you can’t access your files from an iPhone or your Android files from a Mac is because Apple makes it deliberately inconvenient. There are no other reasons.

    Android uses a standard communication protocol. There was no specific android “integration”. It’s like saying that a thumbdrive working on a given OS requires specific integration for each manufacturer.



  • When I was doing that I often had to get screenshots/videos that I needed to report the issues and sharing files in iOS sucks if you’re not using their ecosystem. We’re in 2024 and you can’t just plug your iphone to a usb port and just view the damn files on the thing.

    They’ve been doing scummy stuff since forever. Like when the iPod touch 2nd gen had Bluetooth but you could only use it for the retarded Nike+ features some shoes had back then. It was inaccesible if you wanted to share files for example. Back then it was also a new “feature” when they finally decided to let people use a custom wallpaper.

    Seriously, Apple is a like the capitalist equivalent of a toxic relationship. Maybe this video better illustrates my point.