I’ve been a iPhone user for ages and tried lots of different apps to replace the native iOS apps. As a casual user though I keep coming back to the native apps because they just work across all my devices. So I guess I’m curious what everyone uses instead from a casual point of view

  • connurp@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Waze for road trips and proton mail for my personal email because you can’t use the native one for a proton mail account.

  • MyInternetKeepsDying@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Weatherzone (has a better widget than Weather), Firefox as opposed to Safari. Google Maps as opposed to Maps (as Maps suck bigtime unless your in the United States.)

    Guess thats it - most of the other default apps do what they’re supposed to.

  • drdsak@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    WhatsApp as iMessage users are less here and Google Maps for more realtime information which Apple Maps is lacking in India

  • matiapag@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use very few native apps. Specifically, Mail and Photos and that’s it. I use Chrome, Google Maps, Waze,Google Keep, Google Kalendar, Google Tasks, Google Home,Spotify…I change devices often, I use many different platforms, I can’t imagine being locked in one single ecosystem with all my apps and services.

  • Stunning_Gap2580@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use chrome because I hate safari. It also then links with chrome on my computer.

    I also use gmail, this is because when we switched internet providers they cancelled my email address and I lost everything and gmail was good and I still do like it.

    Stocard for my rewards cards instead of wallet.

    Waze for GPS but I have been using Apple Maps because I like the “at the next stop light turn right” which is very helpful when I don’t know the area.

    Spotify for music.

    Libby for books so I can borrow and not buy.

  • MasochistTtT@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I use gmail, google maps and google chrome. I find them much better than what Apple offers.

    I also use whatsapp because people in Europe dont give af about iMessage

  • choppedcheddar@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Accuweather, 2FAS for authentication, I tried switching from Mail, but iCloud has privacy features that far ahead of gmail so I dumped gmail but I have a Google Account. I use Parcel for package tracking and Calzy for calculator which eons ahead of what Apple calls a calculator.