New update feels more like an iPhone

[Seadragon]

Do not care for the last 2 updates. My phone is starting to feel like an iPhone. I dont want an iPhone. I want a Samsung phone. 

[CEParsons]

What specifically makes you feel that your Galaxy phone feels like an iOS device? As someone who regularly uses both, (frequently interacting with iOS for Work) I can assure you that the two platforms are still very different.

If you are referring to the Split Notification/Quick Settings Panel, you can reuinify them by opening the Quick Panel > tapping the pencil icon > Panel Settings > Together.

You can change virtually any aspect of your phone to be the way you want it using Samsung's Good Lock app: https://apps.samsung.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=com.samsung.android.goodlock

[realaud]

I think sometimes some of the posters see other comments about the "iPhonization" of the Galaxy phones, and just parrot the remarks.  The only experience I have with iPhones is temporarily having to look at one for someone who's hands were greasy and needed to have access to the phone (navigation was a nightmare).  However, I see nothing in the Samsung updates that look, feel or act in any way like an iPhone, so I don't know what they are all on about.

[CEParsons]

I'm fairly certain that most of time, when users feel "Samsung is copying iPhone," what they really mean is "There have been changes to my device and I don't like change."

[user0K1jyqy3VC]

Well, when the changes are negative and clearly copy the more shallow aspects of iphones, then yes they will have reason to complain. It's obviously not an iPhone, but saying complaints are primarily just a dislike of change is juvenile. Samsung is pursuing the market leader in form and function, generally consolidating features akd concepts into their own ecosystem instead of pursuing freedom and expression. The creation of these additional apps needed to fix the problems Samsung creates in their updates does not help the feeling that it keeps following the iPhone's philosophies, as far as I can see. But also yes, I hate unecessary change. (And having to use friends/families iPhones)

[CEParsons]

Whether or not the changes are negative is subjective. I quite like the changes introduced in One UI 7/8, personally, as do many others. If you don't, that's okay too.

Thankfully, Samsung has made most of the changes reversible.

Android and iOS have been borrowing from one another for quite some time. I'm old enough to remember what a stink it was when iOS "stole" the notification panel in iOS 5. I'm also old enough to remember what a stink it was when Samsung Experience gave way to One UI 1.0, and the accusations of "Copying iPhone" at that time. If you believe that noticing and acknowledging this particular cycle of reactions to software changes is juvenile, you are certainly entitled to that opinion.

At any rate, I hope you can adjust your phone to function in a way that meets your wants and needs, and I hope you have a great day! 🙂

[meself]

What update did you get ui7 or the monthly

[NoLuvJavi]

You're not wrong though. Samsung was at it's peak with S7-S10. Then the rounded edges, the dynamic island, the battery icon, the glass ios came into play. It does start to feel like an Iphone. Especially if you compare then side by side. It's alright though. I know the performance of my S24+

[MsVirgo87]

It may look and feel like an iPhone but u can still customize it unlike iphones u can't customize anything at all