I've owned a number of different Android phones over the years as well. Most recently a Galaxy S8, for a few months. Could never stand the inconsistency between different manufacturers versions of Android and the subsequent battle to figure out which app or config menu to change the exact same setting. Owning tablets AND phones, this gets to be quite annoying, especially when you switch both out on different cycles close to every year. On that note, swapping an old device with a new one is very clunky and the importing of data can be very hit or miss. On iPhones and iPads it's simply a non-event. I do have a MacBook, though also a ThinkPad, HP ProBook, Microsoft Surface and about 5-6 other desktops, so that really isn't a factor. Also, I can't really think of any ways I even interface my mobile devices with my laptop, outside of Outlook/Exchange.
As someone who is quite tech-savvy, having owned smart phone's since the iPaq and old Blackberry days and having owned literally 40+ smart phones(No exaggeration), I am fully capable of figuring out how to use them. I just decided five or six years ago that I no longer wanted to HAVE to learn a new device every time I buy one. I'll save that tinkering for my trucks, computers and guns. I just want my phone to work.
Really nothing against Android though, but I've been down that road and simply prefer the iPhone/iPad life.
Wireless CarPlay/AndroidAuto NEED to get figured out though. No excuses. I think wireless CarPlay was actually implemented in a recent BMW as well, so it DOES work. Probably just a cost-saving measure by GM. On that note, has anyone used one of these? https://carplay2air.com/?sca_ref=93288.fQQ4Wbgfh0
Want to buy one, but afraid that a simple phone update could make this a paperweight, since I'm assuming it's just cloning the USB connection. Seems as though that could be misinterpreted by the device as a security threat.