Not really helpful here, but I have only ever used Mac's and have never used an iPhone and I have 0 problems. If you have a Mac or an iPad, you should be able to access everything that's Apple that use you use on your phone. I can easily put items in my Google calendar from my Mac or my Pixel. I can access files on my Google drive on all devices just the same. The Apple weather widget is less accurate than the Google One which is less accurate than just about every 3rd party app. I use Firefox which syncs between all devices. Pretty much everyone I know has an iPhone and not a single person complains about my green texts. I read the other comments about group chats, and I'm in those too and no one complains. Either my friends don't use any of these features, or it's gotten better. I felt that Android phones just work more easily than iOS (which is weird because I feel that Mac's work more easily than Windows, and this is kind of the same argument). You are going to run into a lot of issues, but maybe they really won't be all that bad in the long run. You probably won't get your texts to port over, but you can start new threads and in a couple of months you might not notice. Hopefully it goes well!

The thing about the android side is that you're pretty much locked into the Pixel and Google Fi if you want to avoid manufacturer bloatware or cell carrier bloatware. I did Metro PCS for a solid decade to provide service, but at the end, I was paying for unlimited and if I wasn't on WiFi, the service over cellular was complete fucking garbage.

Google at least provides decent rates and their service is good when I need it Yes, all of the eggs are in the same basket, but at the same time, maybe it's not a bad thing with the frequency of beaches these days. The Pixel? Best phone I've ever had (I only buy the "a" versions because I'm a cheap ass). It's fast and has great battery life.

Good luck!

Welcome to the world of Sd cards and downloading what ya want. There's google drive. Idk what apple home is cause i despise Macintosh, but there's Chromecast and that stupid Alexa thing.