I'm a long time nexus/pixel user also considering switching to iPhone. For me, it's more about wanting a good integrated smart watch, and the pixel watch seems overpriced and has a weird half-baked FitBit integration in typical Google style, and I don't want a Samsung watch or generic fitness tracker.

One thing that's been holding me back, though, is notification management. I love the little app icons at the top and the pull down shade and such. I don't have that much experience with iOS, but it seems notifications work fairly differently. Has that been an issue for you?

notification management on iOS is just different than on Android. It is a bit more hands off. Most recent notifications appear in your face and then they fall into the 'notification drawer' unless you take action on them, in which case they disappear. Once you adjust to it not behaving the same as Android, you get used to it.

On my android device, I never had many notifications as I would manage them and clear them. On iOS, I tend to clear them once a week, and the thought of returning to Android's notification system just seems like a lot of work.

iOS user here. You are correct they work quite differently. I don’t have enough android experience to tell you how, but there is no equivalent of the icons at the top of the screen for various apps.