I understand your frustration having only just escaped the Apple autocracy.
Even to escape it was a nightmare backing up my photos and transfering data off iCloud.
As of December 2021 there is no simple way of transferring WhatsApp chat from iPhone to android.
If it wasn’t for VLC media player I’d have given up with iPhones years ago.
The entire Apple ecosystem is geared up to users buying more iCloud storage. The meagre 5GB offered for free is more or less useless to back up anything like a normal iPhone. The endless reminders about getting booster jabs remind me of the endless reminders about buying more iCloud storage.
Income streams matter most.
It goes without saying that life on Android is infinitely easier.
Yes, the hardware is good, but the software is simply too inflexible. It’s geared up towards those who buy/stream everything online.
Anyway, having escaped the Apple ecosystem the next step would be to escape the Google ecosystem.
It’s bearable, for now at least.