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hkbuildsyesterday at 9:33 PM1 replyview on HN

The worst part is that it keeps getting harder, not easier. Every new phone setup asks you to connect more accounts, enable more permissions, and configure more services.

I recently helped a family member set up a new phone and it took over 2 hours. Between 2FA migrations, app re-authentication, and trying to figure out which backup actually had their data, it was miserable.

Phone manufacturers have zero incentive to make cross-platform migration easy. Apple wants you to stay on iPhone. Google wants you to stay on Android. The user suffers.


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suzzer99yesterday at 9:36 PM

> I recently helped a family member set up a new phone and it took over 2 hours

I give a silent thanks every day that my dad still has a flip phone and no desire to upgrade.