I bought my wife’s uncle a cheap Android phone after his old flip phone broke. At the time he needed to use Uber for his work commute, so a smartphone was in order. I helped him set up a google account, downloaded some important apps and showed him how to use them.
Fast forward 2 weeks and he’s complaining the battery only lasts a couple hours.
The Lock Screen was littered with gambling ads, there were all kinds of apps installed, and the phone was basically unusable.
He claimed to have no idea how it happened. I assumed he was just clicking on any/every pop up. Maybe he really downloaded 1 bad app which then self installed the rest of this crap?
Anyway, I went back to the store and bought him an iPhone SE. That was years ago now and haven’t heard a single complaint since.
I think android phones aren’t for the tech illiterate. It’s way too easy to screw them up.
Fast forward 2 weeks and he’s complaining the battery only lasts a couple hours.
The Lock Screen was littered with gambling ads, there were all kinds of apps installed, and the phone was basically unusable.
He claimed to have no idea how it happened. I assumed he was just clicking on any/every pop up. Maybe he really downloaded 1 bad app which then self installed the rest of this crap?
Anyway, I went back to the store and bought him an iPhone SE. That was years ago now and haven’t heard a single complaint since.
I think android phones aren’t for the tech illiterate. It’s way too easy to screw them up.