iOS 14 is literally Android

[Pangalactic]

I'm sorry, but as someone who has both an iPhone and Android, I found the presentation hilarious, especially when Craig was talking about the exciting new features that have existed on Android for several years 🤣 specifically:

- Widgets on the home screen. We had that for years
- Picture in picture. Also had it for a very long time
- Improved Siri, so...Google Assistant? Hopefully something on that level
- Sending audio messages with voice control. Yup, also exists on Android
- Siri translations, aka...Google Translate? With conversation mode like...Google Translate? And also works offline like...Google Translate?
- Better maps, aka...Google Maps?

Not gonna lie, I thought auto-organized apps are a great idea and the new conversation features are neat, and of course, there are other features that make iOS different. But these parts made genuinely chuckle.

 

[barbu]

Lame flame.
Provide the time code where they claimed to have invented widgets. And they did invent google maps if you recall. Show me the google translate that works offline. And who was first with a voice assistant again?
Plus, I’d like to see you point to a droid that has system wide voice control accessibility features like iOS 13 has.

Also, literally, you misused that word.

 

[itsJoeClark]

“iOS 14 is literally android”

... except it literally isn’t.

 

[matt_and_187_like_this]

Everything in an BMW also exists on a junkyard, yet you wouldn't compare these two.

 

[Pangalactic]

Provide the time code where they claimed to have invented widget

I've never said that, I've never even mentioned anything close to that, and that is not what the post is about. You have a wonderful ability to put words in other people's mouths. Maybe go into politics?

 

[Petrophas]

You may be right, but if iOS copies all the amazing stuff from Android, yet also keeps all of the general speed, snappiness, efficiency, privacy, iMessage/Find My/Facetime, and app support that it already has... iOS will be the undisputed mobile OS king.

I'm saying that as a smartphone enthusiast who switches back and forth between iOS and Android every year. I am a current Pixel 4 owner on the latest Android 11 Beta. There's nothing in this latest update that really excites me.

 

[Crzyrio]

Except it is soooo much more polished and better implemented. It will also be supported and improved upon instead of getting abandoned and neglected.

 

[Pangalactic]

You may be right, but if iOS copies all the amazing stuff from Android, yet also keeps all of the general speed, snappiness, efficiency, privacy, iMessage/Find My/Facetime, and app support that it already has... iOS will be the undisputed mobile OS king.

I'm saying that as a smartphone enthusiast who switches back and forth between iOS and Android every year. I am a current Pixel 4 owner on the latest Android 11 Beta. There's nothing in this latest update that really excites me.

I hope they will, privacy and speed is definitely something Android is not that good with, and I'm glad they are taking all the good stuff form Android. But I was still surprised to see a presentation where 80% of the content was literally catching up with Android

 

[cmaier]

Figuratively. It is figuratively android.

 

[WildstarBR2020]

Well, considering that without iOS Android wouldn’t exist... ok, iOS is literally Android.

 

[Puppuccino]

No, no it's not.

 

[C DM]

Not literally, nor figuratively.

 

[C. Robert]

It’s as much android as a 500 horsepower mustang is to a 500 horsepower Ferrari.

 

[AndrewR23]

You going up against fanboys dude. iOS 14 is literally a 2010 jailbroken iPhone. Literally. Every single feature is a jailbreak tweak from 10 years ago. Widgets? I remember doing that 10 years ago and posting here for help. Picture in picture? Calls not taking up the whole screen? Thats callbar...from 2010 lol.

I dont JB anymore and havent for years and im very excited to finally get these features on a new out of the box iPhone. But man reading comments from people on this very forum that are calling apple revolutionary are hilarious when they are straight up copying people that wrote these tweaks 10 years ago. They need to give those guys credit, they are the real talent behind Apple. IN MY OPINION.

 

[Blue Hawk]

Every year the same thread

 

[Marlon DLTH :)]

No, it isn’t. They took the best of Android but still being iOS (with all its advantages). That’s great.

 

[gsmornot]

I'm sorry, but as someone who has both an iPhone and Android, I found the presentation hilarious, especially when Craig was talking about the exciting new features that have existed on Android for several years 🤣 specifically:

- Widgets on the home screen. We had that for years
- Picture in picture. Also had it for a very long time
- Improved Siri, so...Google Assistant? Hopefully something on that level
- Sending audio messages with voice control. Yup, also exists on Android
- Siri translations, aka...Google Translate? With conversation mode like...Google Translate? And also works offline like...Google Translate?
- Better maps, aka...Google Maps?

Not gonna lie, I thought auto-organized apps are a great idea and the new conversation features are neat, and of course, there are other features that make iOS different. But these parts made genuinely chuckle.

Yea, some are going to get upset but yes, Android had widgets on the home screen years ago. I think we wanted more ability to place things on the home screen but not exactly the ability to place a widget but its progress. I dont think you’re too far off bit we are still happy to have the new features.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Some of you need to crack open a dictionary and look up with word ‘literally.’ Said people are using the word to compare two different objects or entities. Similar in some respects is not congruent with literally the same.

Android and iOS may have some similarities. However, iOS 14 is not literally Android.

There is no need to start your post with “I’m sorry,” You haven’t said anything prior to “l’m sorry”, to be sorry for. Your apology belongs at the end of your post, for having said iOS 14 is literally Android.

 

[barbu]

I've never said that, I've never even mentioned anything close to that, and that is not what the post is about. You have a wonderful ability to put words in other people's mouths. Maybe go into politics?

You never said that. What exactly are you saying? I just see tired, discredited, and laughable clichés.

 

[JPack]

Maybe not literally, but I get it.

Most of the new features were borrowed from Android, especially the PiP and Widgets.

 

[cmaier]

Maybe not literally, but I get it.

Most of the new features were borrowed from Android, especially the PiP and Widgets.

PIP was borrowed from ipad.
Widgets were borrowed from Mac.

 

[Wreckus]

PIP was borrowed from ipad.
Widgets were borrowed from Mac.

Great point on the widgets from the mac.

 

[dannyyankou]

Some of you need to crack open a dictionary and look up with word ‘literally.’ Said people are using the word to compare two different objects or entities. Similar in some respects is not congruent with literally the same.

In all fairness

 

[Elisha]

Lame flame.
Provide the time code where they claimed to have invented widgets. And they did invent google maps if you recall. Show me the google translate that works offline. And who was first with a voice assistant again?
Plus, I’d like to see you point to a droid that has system wide voice control accessibility features like iOS 13 has.

Also, literally, you misused that word.

Siri wasn’t the first. Google had it but under a different name. They rebranded it so many times. They never made a big deal out of it until Apple introduced Siri as some sort of advanced AI which could only do half of what Google’s could do at that time!

 

[C DM]

In all fairness

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What seems to happen when supposedly enough people misuse something repeatedly and everyone around should should adapt to that. Maybe left will become right at some point going down that path.