I’ve been a iPhone user for ages and tried lots of different apps to replace the native iOS apps. As a casual user though I keep coming back to the native apps because they just work across all my devices. So I guess I’m curious what everyone uses instead from a casual point of view

  • jwink3101@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago
    • OneDrive instead iCloud Drive
    • Overcast for podcasts
    • AnyList, Scanner Pro, and NotebooksApp over notes
    • Carrot Weather
    • Spotify over Apple Music *Google Maps and Wave over Maps
  • top-c-krets@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Gboard. The haptics are more pronounced than the normal keyboard. Plus when you swipe type for profanities the keyboard doesn’t stop you from doing so lol

    • tofutophu@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Nice to know! I hate the keyboard fighting me on curse words.

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      edit: when swiping, love to swipe!

  • DigitallyInclined@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I enjoy most of Apple’s native apps. The only thing for me is that Apple Maps, although great for navigation, isn’t great for search. So, I use Google Maps for search and then Apple Maps for navigation.

    • Imbahr@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      lol that’s what I do too. Google Maps review database is way better than Yelp

      Yelp freakin sucks, don’t know why Apple partners with them

  • M27TN@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Gmail, Google Maps, Spotify

    TBH I like the Apple Music app better but Spotify works better for me for music discovery, play a track radio etc.

    Google Maps. Maybe ingrained but I have a car with built in Google Maps now and if I search a route on my phone there it is on my car.

  • 0000GKP@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago
    • Marvis Pro in addition to Music
    • Fantastical in addition to Calendar & Reminders
    • MultiTimer instead of the timer function in the Clock app
    • Google Maps in addition to Maps

    Most of Apple’s apps are lacking advanced tools and features. I have to look for those things somewhere else.

    If I was a heavy or even moderate email user, I would be using something other than the Mail app. It handles attachments worse than any other app I have ever seen. It’s a disgrace that it can’t return to the inbox after deleting a message. The only reason I use it is because I can’t scroll the full length of an email from the lock screen notification banner without opening the app. No other mail app can do that. I delete 80% of my mail from the lock screen.

  • SudoAptPurgeBullshit@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Gmail and calendar for work and personal use. Chrome because i have saved passwords there from my previous android phone. Google Translate, maps, keep because they are better imo. Google Photos because i sync photos through my personal gmail account and have lots of photos in the cloud from the past 5 years or so.

  • matiapag@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use very few native apps. Specifically, Mail and Photos and that’s it. I use Chrome, Google Maps, Waze,Google Keep, Google Kalendar, Google Tasks, Google Home,Spotify…I change devices often, I use many different platforms, I can’t imagine being locked in one single ecosystem with all my apps and services.

  • MasochistTtT@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use gmail, google maps and google chrome. I find them much better than what Apple offers.

    I also use whatsapp because people in Europe dont give af about iMessage

  • choppedcheddar@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Accuweather, 2FAS for authentication, I tried switching from Mail, but iCloud has privacy features that far ahead of gmail so I dumped gmail but I have a Google Account. I use Parcel for package tracking and Calzy for calculator which eons ahead of what Apple calls a calculator.