Stuff like this is why I'm seriously contemplating getting an Apple iPhone next time.
Depending on your telco and/or locality, the pre-installed crap and various other slurping shenanigans might get really insane. I'm not interested in rooting the phone or installing custom ROMs and voiding its warranty.
I have not purchased any apps, bought any microtransactions i.e. I'm not 'invested in the ecosystem'. All I need to do is port over my contacts and chat messages from Android to iOS and I'm done.
I have never used a microSD card despite my phone allowing me to use one, so I won't be missing that on an iPhone. The only thing that I need from Google on an iPhone is Google Maps, and I can get the app from Apple's app store.
With newer Android phones getting notchy and removing the headphone jack, there are fewer and fewer compelling reasons to stay with an Android phone.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
