Moving to android when have ipad/apple tags/apple watch etc

oldernonethewiser

Emmia said:

d123 said:

Emmia said:

oldernonethewiser said:

Have you considered a refurbished iphone?

I haven't bought a new one for years. 

Given the issues with secondhand phones (i.e. the previous owner reports them as stolen having sold them to make an insurance claim, rendering the phone "bricked"), I wouldn't buy anything other than a brand new phone. 

Bit of a wildly generalised statement, the networks themselves sell refurbished handsets at times.

Just highlighting a risk of buying secondhand.

Wont be a risk if you buy it from a reputable company.   Some people prefer refurbished to second hand

d123

Emmia said:

d123 said:

Emmia said:

oldernonethewiser said:

Have you considered a refurbished iphone?

I haven't bought a new one for years. 

Given the issues with secondhand phones (i.e. the previous owner reports them as stolen having sold them to make an insurance claim, rendering the phone "bricked"), I wouldn't buy anything other than a brand new phone. 

Bit of a wildly generalised statement, the networks themselves sell refurbished handsets at times.

Just highlighting a risk of buying secondhand.

Just highlighting there are many different avenues for buying secondhand.

DullGreyGuy

Apple does a very good job of locking you into their ecosystem through the relatively painless integration of many different devices. 

You could start the migration by replacing AirTags with the likes of Tile as they work on both platforms however dont expect it to work a 10% as well as an AirTag if an item is lost outside the home... every apple device in the world will be looking for a lost AirTag item where its only other Tile users that have turned on the app running in the background looking for your Tile tagged item. 

We had some success with Tile but that was before the AirTags and Galaxy Smart Tag came about and I'm sure many have migrated to their phone manufacturer since then.

Emmia

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6535765/mobile-phone-blocked

This relates to a phone from Music magpie 

MoneyDany

oldernonethewiser said:

I've never had an issue with refurbished phones from reputable dealers.  

I've had good experiences with refurbished phones from trustworthy retailers as well.

liggerz87

beckstar1975 said:

The last few phones I've bought for me abed the kids have been second hand from CEX with a warranty of at least a year. 

I think I am stuck with Apple for now though

Cex offer 2 year warranty now

Murmansk

Re trackers/tags, the Find My Device network on Google has recently started and you can get devices like the Chipolo One Point which use it and one from Pebblebee I believe - suspect it's early days and not as good as Apple's but you could do some research.