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I try to stay current with both platforms and there are more similarities than differences.

A mobile OS that dynamically runs apps and and an App Store, takes photos and video, and has both cell and WiFi connectivity.

They both also borrow heavily from each other and you’ll notice functionality missing and functionality gained when you switch.

> People say iOS is difficult to operate when you’re familiar with Android

Yes it is for the first few days. On top of this, there are many features missing, which you may or may not have used a lot.

Personally I don't find it difficult to alternate between the two so long as you can accept they are two different operating systems so you may have to do things a little differently or a particular customisation feature may be missing.

For the general user 99% of the core functionality required is there with only major omission being an open file system, Android you can plug into most devices and access all your files, iOS is a little more locked down.

I found it very difficult to change having been on android since 2009.

The lack of a back gesture is the number one annoyance for me as there are times you are not really sure how to go back one page or UI element. Every app does it slightly differently and it impacts one handed usefulness and accessibility.

Secondly, the notifications are much better on Android as they are more logically grouped and easier to manage and see at a glance. It's more like a notification pile on iOS with badges to show what's come in.

Third, media storage and the player do not feel user friendly. It's hard to access files between a computer and iPhone and the photos app does not have some basic features like playback speed or auto loop.

However, iOS definitely wins in terms of ecosystem and app quality. Basic apps feel better optimized and smoother. It's different but you'll get used to doing things "the Apple way". I hope they finally upgrade some quality of life features in iOS 17 but I wouldn't have my hopes too far up.

Everyone's personal experience will be different on this one I suppose. I had been using Android phones since the Note 2 was a thing and I switched to a 14 Pro back in December. I had no issues transitioning from Android. Yeah there are differences like knowing where to find settings and such, but if you can operate one you can operate the other. They aren't that much different.

You will have to get used to things that just don't exist in the iOS world, such as web based messaging and bluetooth file transfer (unless you use a Mac). That was probably the biggest struggle for me, but as far as using the phone ... it just isn't that much different than using an Andoid phone.

> The lack of a back gesture is the number one annoyance for me as there are times you are not really sure how to go back one page or UI element. Every app does it slightly differently and it impacts one handed usefulness and accessibility.

Any well-programmed app follows Apple’s system guidelines and has a swipe gesture from the left screen edge to go back, or rather, a gesture that pushes the View back to the direction it animated in from.