A recent survey revealed that 52% of Android users in the U.S. have been ridiculed by iPhone users, highlighting a divide between the two user bases in a market dominated by Apple devices.
The survey, which gathered responses from 1,000 U.S. adults, found that 36% of respondents felt judged based on their phone, and 26% felt embarrassed for not having an iPhone. Moreover, 30% of Android users have considered switching to an iPhone due to social pressure.
Among iPhone users, 22% admitted to ignoring people whose messages appear in green bubbles in iMessage, which indicates they are using Android. Additionally, 15% of women and 29% of men held negative views of Android users.
The type of phone can also influence romantic relationships, with 23% of iPhone users stating that having an Apple phone is a factor in choosing a partner—16% of women and 31% of men feel this way.
Other notable findings include:
- 38% of Android users struggled to understand iPhone messages due to compatibility issues, and
- 24% felt excluded from groups because of it.
- 21% of iPhone users refused to add Android users to group chats.
- 17% of iPhone users have removed Android users from group chats, and 15% avoid messaging Android users altogether.
- 35% of iPhone users rely solely on built-in messaging apps, while 30% have moved groups to third-party apps like WhatsApp, and 42% switched to such apps to communicate more equally with all contacts.
This compatibility divide may soon improve with iOS 18, which is expected to introduce RCS (Rich Communication Services) support to iMessage, helping bridge the gap between iOS and Android users.
