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6 Ios 9 'innovations' That Android Already Has by tegak10: 9:38am On Sep 22, 2015
1. iOS 9: Siri is now more
intelligent

With iOS 9, Siri is said to be smarter than ever before.
For example, Apple's voice assistant will remind you
of when deadlines are approaching, inform you of
the current traffic situation and even offer helpful
notifications on how long it will take to get home
from work. Great, you might think – but the Android community has had an equivalent since 2013, in the
form of Google Now. What’s more, Google brought this concept to both
Android and iOS via the Google Now app. In other
words, Apple users could have been taking
advantage of this feature for years already.


2. iOS 9: Public transport in maps


Google Maps introduced public transport information
to let people know which buses, trams, and trains
were leaving and when in version 5.7, more than four years ago. Both Android and iOS users
were able to take advantage of this with the Google
Maps app, but Apple has only just introduced it to its
own maps app. Talk about late to the party... guess it
didn't know when its bus was leaving!

3. iOS 9: Low power mode


Power saving mode became available for all devices
running stock Android 5.0 Lollipop last year, and has
now crawled its way to iOS 9. When enabled, this
option reduces non-critical device functionality to
make a phone's battery last longer; an average of 90
extra minutes per charge for Android devices, and a claimed three-hour improvement for Apple devices,
though time will tell how much truth there is in that
promise. Though Android battery life is far from perfect, even
devices like the Google Nexus 5 can outperform the iPhone 6 in battery performance, so power- saving mode is a step in the right direction for
Apple.


4. iOS 9: split-screen mode

When the iOS 9 update hit the iPad, it brought with
it a shiny new split-screen feature. Well, welcome to
the club, Apple, because the Galaxy Note series has
been using this feature since the Note 2, which
ran Android 4.1 Jelly Bean (you can even get Dual
Window on the LG G3 smartphone). The multi-window feature hasn’t really changed
that much since its inception though, and it
remains limited on iOS 9. We enjoy using multi-
window on Android for things like watching YouTube
in one window while browsing the web in another.
But Apple limits this feature to its own shallow pool of apps. Shame.

5. iOS 9: Notes app 2.0

The iPhone Notes app has now been updated to
version 2.0. There is now a checklist option, which
means it can be used as a shopping list – you can
tick items off the list with just a tap. You can
now also draw inside the app or on top of photos. These 'new' features are also available on
Samsung's Galaxy Note series, which has had a far wider range of functions for longer.

6. iOS 9: Upper-case keyboard

Apple users have always had to toil with the
iPhone's tiny keyboard. iOS 9 has a simple new
function: the Shift key on the Apple Keyboard now
shows when the letters have turned into capitals.
Yes, that's a new feature. Yes, it's been around since
the birth of Android smartphones. I guess iPhone users thought guessing when words would
be capitalized was all part of the fun.

Conclusion

Apple’s new devices have created a lot of
excitement, and do have some great new features,
such the introduction of 3D touch and moving
pictures (as seen years ago with HTC’s Zoe... sorry,
I couldn’t help myself). iPhones are great pieces of
hardware, but these are really just improvements that have already proven themselves in
Android, manufacturers who implement Android, or
third party apps. It's no surprise that Apple has adopted split-screen
or improved its battery, but let's not forget that
Android had the lead.
Re: 6 Ios 9 'innovations' That Android Already Has by haibe(m): 9:54am On Sep 22, 2015
Thats right..
Re: 6 Ios 9 'innovations' That Android Already Has by Psychodavidovic(m): 10:50am On Sep 22, 2015
Lool This is funny.
Re: 6 Ios 9 'innovations' That Android Already Has by Nobody: 1:38am On Sep 23, 2015
I guess iPhone users thought guessing when words would be capitalized was all part of the fun.
LMFAO. grin

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