All I ever need is my USB…

It sounds like you should have just bought a pixel.

Most Google apps used in Android are also available on iOS as Google pays Apple billions every year to push their services on Apple users. So this solves most of your problems right away. Just use WhatsApp or whatever third party messaging app if you want. I don’t get the fascination with all those third party messaging apps. On Android I always used whatever googles stock messaging app was. On iOS I use iMessage. What’s the point or purpose of using a third party messaging app other than social media bullshit? Just download your preferred scrolling app of your choice and dissolve into the digital world lol.

The few and tiny things you think you’re losing on iOS are more than made up with superior software support, top notch hardware and components, and a fully matured and fleshed out operating system.

I used Google devices for over a decade and there’s no way I would ever go back. The play store is a joke compared to apples App Store. The security and privacy are virtually non existent. I have met more people with bugged out malware infected Android phones in a week than I have a messed up iPhone in my entire life.

Better modems, better software, better ecosystem.

Letting social media aspects make your phone purchase choices for you is a mistake. Social media isn’t everything and is a blight on society imo.

I tell people all the time when they ask for my whatever handle to just email, call or text me. It’s really not that hard.

If you want cheap hardware and an ecosystem created by the biggest ad company in the world then grab a pixel. Otherwise the iPhone is the better choice.

I think this will be a good thing even though it seems like apples hand has been forced here.