Google products work on pretty much every platform, whereas with Apple you’re out of luck if you use any non-Apple platforms.
I moved from an android to iPhone, I was still using a lot of Google apps because that is where all my stuff was. I am changing everything over to proton that I can.
convenience is my guess, since so many ppl are in the google/gmail ecosystem. it just makes sense for most to be part of the same for communication purposes. i mean, it makes sense, but it sucks.
been slowly helping ppl in my circle of influence, which is mostly comprised of ios/mac users, ween off the google teet & helping them dip their toes in the open source world. it’s an uphill battle, but one i’m willing to fight.
Google authenticator is garbage. Authy is much better.
apple has a 2FA app built into icloud keychain
Authy is garbage too. You’re just one small step away from SMS 2FA and your keys are held by Twilio, who has been breached.
Ente Auth is e2e encrypted, zero-knowledge, and cross-platform if you want a secure and convenient authenticator.
Can you elaborate? To me, all of the TOTP authentication apps I have used are nearly identical aside from some minor aesthetics.
How does Authy compare to 2FAS Auth? I switched to that when I replaced my android with an iPhone.
I used both and prefer 2fas
What is bad about Google Authenticator?
we use google stuff for work, that’s the only reason I have them.
as for average people, because they are free and almost no one cares about data monetization.
Because until recently (last few years) Apple’s online (website based) game for things like iCloud Photos was weak as hell.
Familiarity 🤷🏻♂️
I can use Google Maps on my Mac without wanting my OS to be trash. What’s your point?
Damn bro
I understand the purpose of the Google app on Android, but what is the purpose to have the effort of installing it in iOS while you have “the power of Google” in safari or whatever browser you use?
Yeah that’s what I don’t get. Who are all these people installing the Google app on their iPhones?
I can elaborate why I have Google Maps installed on an iPhone, despite that I can use Apple Maps, which is pre-installed:
Google Maps is way better in announcing directions when travelling with a car, because it announces several times ahead: at 4 km before an intersection, at 800 m and finally when to actually drive through an intersection. This is more helpful than Apples announcement, which is just once a few kilometers ahead of the point where to change direction. Also, intersections are depicted more clearly in Google Maps.
Additional to that, I find that the woman from Google sounds way more nicer than that bitch from Apple. Apples voice has a pissed-off undertone, probably because it needs to tell you directions in the first place.
On the other hand, the street-view feature is better on Apple Maps.
I have Maps installed but never use it. I have Chat installed for that one weird friend who only has Google Chat because she says all her friends are there.
If the apps work, the platform is irrelevant, my friend. Also, some of is have Apple products at work that we did not choose, so we just go with it.
