[General Topics] nixnixnixnix4:
I simply cannot recommend Android to my normie friends and family.

Let me restate this: It is not our job to fix Google's bugs.

This is a US-centric view.

If you can't tell: I am a bit aggravated right now.

I could not get my GMail, GCal, and other notifications to come through properly on Pixel 5's Android 11 OR S21 Ultra's Android 11.

This has apparently been an issue that many an Android user suffers through silently -- and, some don't even know that this is happening to them. I guess they're embarrassed to publicly state that their mobile OS is subpar.

When you get an e-mail or if a calendar event reminder is coming up, and even if your phone's screen is OFF/locked: you should get an \*\*\*instant\*\*\* notification. No delay whatsoever.

Well, if my screen was off/locked, I wouldn't get these notifications or it would take 10+ minutes to show. But, once I unlocked my phone: boom, notifications. And, sometimes even if my screen wasn't locked, there would be a serious delay or no notification.

After spending loads of time trying to fix this problem, me and my friend finally stumbled upon a solution: ./adb shell dumpsys deviceidle disable

A reboot eliminates this setting modification, by the way.

Do not tell me that instant e-mail notifications are not necessary. Many of us work jobs that require them to be instant.

No end user should ever have to go through this. iPhone users certainly don't go through this.

If Google doesn't care about Android users, then, why should I, as an Android user, care about Android too? Just switch to iPhone, I guess.

Google pays Apple $10bn+ every year and makes better software for iOS than it does for Android.

Just look at the damn widgets that iOS users get.

So, $10bn/year plus the cost of the software developed to cater to iOS users.

This makes Google a simp cuck to Apple, nothing else.

Would Apple ever return this favor? No.

Therefore, Google management is a simp cucked by Apple, nothing more.

We are fools to be using this OS.

If Google is willing to subsidize my iOS software updates and experience to the tune of billions of dollars every single year -- then, why not just switch?

Clearly, my experience has shown me that Android can be cheaper -- if I don't value my time.

Statistic after statistic bears it out: iPhone users are wealthier.

I am tired of being an Android luser -- why should I take on such abuse and neglect by the main author of my mobile OS?

Before you start patronizing me: YES, I tried every other bloody trick in the book to fix this issue.

No end user should ever have to go through this! No end user should have to run adb commands to enable basic functionality.

There are some basic things that modern smartphones should just be able to do: instant notifications, 3rd party camera support, functioning RCS or some other form of E2EE messaging built-in, reliable local backups, a nationwide network of repair facilities, etc.

Android fails on all of these.

iPhone ordered. Glad to leave this Android ghetto behind.

Hey Google, if you have some self-respect: then, instead of paying Apple $10bn an year and doing iOS development, how about you actually work on some basic Android functionality instead?