Why Can't Things Just Work?

A few months ago, I broke my iPhone. Like a dumbass. When that happened, what I should have done was just buy a used phone on eBay, but what I did instead (with the idea to make the device last for many years) was buy a Galaxy S25 Ultra. It was gloriously and ridiculously expensive.

I, at the time, decided that I wanted to switch back to Android. I almost always switch back and forth when I buy a new phone, which usually happens every three years.

It turns out that this was a mistake. The problem is that Samsung's version of Android is buggy. Really, really buggy. It's not crashy, which is good, but there's this dumb bug where video and audio gets out of sync. And this happens in many apps.

This all leads me to ask: why can't things just work?

I get that bugs are going to exist, but it feels like quality control for many companies has gone by the wayside. It's no longer as important as it once was. And this has led to just a poor user experience on software across the board. iOS isn't immune to this. It also has bugs that seriously affect some parts of the UX.

And it just makes things difficult to get comfortable with. I want things to just work. Can't we get there? Can't we have nice things? Maybe a little less AI, and more QA.

This is just a guy complaining. But, I just want my phone to work well. And bugs bug me.

Short one today. Part of 30 in 30.