Apple has released iOS 14 with some amazing new features out of which most of the features are very similar to those of Android.
We all know that Google always adds some amazing features in its operating system. In the beginning, its just a new feature but as time passes, the features becomes an essential feature. Thus Apple will always borrow such features from Google. It is an eternal cycle of operating systems.
IOS 14 Features borrowed from Android:
Home Screen Widgets
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Until now Apple has kept its home screen very static. But finally a vibrant changes has been occurred, apple is now allowing there users to add widgets to their home screen. Home screen widgets are among the most important features that separated features iOS from Android.
Apple has also captured various other features like custom sizes, third-party support, and a gallery with widget previews that Google has already provided in Android Phone.
The App Library
Google’s app drawer shows a list of all the apps on the android phone, regardless of whether they are on the home screen or not. Apple has copied this feature of Android and has named it ‘The App Library’. In iOS 14, Apple users can also hide apps so that they will only be visible in the App Library that is similar with Android Phone.
In Android, the apps are listed in vertical format, but in the App Library of iOS 14, the apps are automatically sorted in different categories.
Third Party Default Email and Browser apps
This feature isn’t completely borrowed from Android but Apple had the idea to do this, but it didn’t as they wanted to go apart but finally in iOS 14, you will be able to choose your default email app and browser instead of using Mail and Safari.
But still the third party apps will have to use Apple’s rendering engine. So it’s not a big change. So the apps must be updated to support this feature. But users will still have to use Apple Music and Apple Maps as default apps.
Discreet View of Siri
In iOS 14, Siri will have a discreet view. By discreet view, it means that Siri will appear with a small icon at the bottom of the screen instead of the whole screen. Results of your query will be shown at the top of the screen. All this is very similar to Google Assistant with a difference that the results appear at the top of the screen with Siri.
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Directions for Cycling
In 2010 Google announced that it will be providing directions for cycling by factoring things like elevation, stairs, and bike routes. And now Apple is providing this feature in Apple Maps. For now this feature is only available in a few cities including NYC, LA, San Fransisco’s Bay Area, Shanghai, and Beijing, but soon the number of cities will be increased.
Translate
Apple is providing similar service like google translate. Apple users can translate typed and spoken phases in the Translate app. User can also translate whole web page on Safari. Currently the feature only supports 11 languages.
Picture-in-Picture
This feature was added by Apple in iPad iOS 11 and Android 8 and now for the first time this feature is made available in iPhone. With this feature, you can play videos on top of whatever other apps you’re using.
Password Monitoring
In iOS 14, Safari will notify you when your password is compromised in a data breach just like chrome does in Android.
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