“Android is now better than iOS”, this social network specialist has decided

Android or iOS, it’s a bit like the remake of Windows against Mac. The debate has surfaced since the introduction of the first iPhone and the first Android devices in 2007 and 2008. For more than a decade, the question of which operating system dominates the debates has stirred the canvas, even if the bellows seemed to have died down. Indeed, Android and iOS are both very popular and mature enough to satisfy users who now have their habits. Nevertheless, the Instagram boss decided to revive the subject by explaining on the Threads social network that Android was “now better” than iOS. Adam Mosseri doesn’t explain why he finds Google’s operating system superior to Apple’s, but his answer leaves no room for doubt.

Adam Mosseri’s short outing blows the embers of the battle between Android fans and iOS fans. It comes in response to a question from youtubeur Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) who asked his community for their “hots takes”, or hot comments, on technology. The output of the boss of Instagram suggests in passing that iOS has already had the advantage over its great rival.

Instagram: from iOS exclusivity to Android crush?

Some may not remember, but Instagram was once an iOS exclusive. In the early 2010s, Instagram was one of the flagship apps on iOS and therefore only compatible with iPhones. It will finally be necessary to wait until 2012 and the takeover by Facebook (now Meta) to discover an Android version. The latter has long suffered from the comparison with the version intended for Apple smartphones.

In recent years, the differences have not been so marked and the fact that Instagram belongs to Meta is no stranger to this change of direction. The American social networking giant does not particularly like Apple and does not seem to be giving its competitor a favor. iPad owners who are still waiting for an Instagram app suitable for the large screens of these tablets know this all too well. Instagram has never seen fit to launch a dedicated variant and users have to settle for the iPhone version.