Transitioning from Android to iOS — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

This year I have switched from an Android smartphone (Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)) to an iPhone (SE 2020).

When switching, these things stood out to me:

There is no really usable calendar app.
- I was using Business Calendar before and I still miss the month widget.
- I have settled with Google Calendar for now.
The swipe gestures from all possible sides of the screen instead of the 1-dimensional top drawer menu are really interesting, and I have grown very fond of them.
The emergency contact feature is well thought out.
Migrating WhatsApp chats is only possible via paid 3rd party apps.
- I paid 30 USD for Dr. Fone, connecting both devices to a Desktop/Laptop computer, and it worked flawlessly (missing only the read/unread markers).
The mobile internet usage from the stock system is higher than on Android and I have no way reducing it. It used up 17 out of my precious 100 MB monthly quota for system “software updates” although I deactivated that on the App Store.
Privacy is probably a lot better than on Android. See this article. Makes sense as Apple is a hardware company and Google is a data company.
I have a lot more space on my phone now and I don’t have to worry about deleting apps for space.
Many of the default apps and settings work really well for me - just I expected also from the MacOS experience.
- But I deactivated all Office-ish apps
I am extremely disappointed and shocked that there is no solution (not even a paid one) to activate Do Not Disturb (DND) during calendar events.
- I used a small Android app called Polite before and there is no equivalent for it, not even by a long shot!
Automatic dark/light mode depending on daytime is very nice.

And some iPhone SE-specific things I appreciate:

Fingerprint/TouchID was a very good choice. It’s kind of sad though that you can add only up to 3 fingerprints (just like on MacOS).
The size is a great relief as it’s smaller than most gigantic smartphones from basically all brands nowadays.
The camera is really good even though it’s just one lens.