iOS 16: 5 options Apple borrowed from ‘Android’

For iPhone customers, iOS 16 is a recent coat of paint that makes your iPhone nearly really feel ‘new.’ Originally introduced throughout Apple’s keynote handle on the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the software program replace for the iPhone can be obtainable as a public beta subsequent month, then launched broadly later this yr across the identical time the iPhone 14 launches. But if you’re an Android consumer, then a number of the new options in iOS 16 don’t precisely sound ‘innovative’ and ‘different’ from what has been obtainable on Google’s cell working system for years. Here are 5 such iOS 16 options that Apple ‘borrowed’ from Google and Android.

New lock display screen expertise

One of the most-talked-about options of iOS 16 is the brand new lock display screen customisation expertise that permits you to add widgets for fast glances to the lock display screen. These embrace the climate, the battery standing of your AirPods, upcoming calendar occasions and extra. The new lock display screen on iOS 16 seems unbelievable, but it surely’s a characteristic that made its debut on Android in 2012 with the launch of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. In truth, Google allowed customers so as to add a clock, calendar and different components to the lock display screen. With Android 5.0, Google eliminated this characteristic however Samsung OneUI nonetheless affords predetermined lock display screen widgets. Suffice to say, Apple was closely impressed by Google for a wiser lock display screen.

Translate digicam

Once iOS 16 turns into broadly obtainable, iOS customers might discover it simpler to translate textual content in captured photos by way of the iPhone’s digicam app. All they should do is open the Camera app, after which level it on the textual content to be translated. Hard-core Android customers will immediately recognise this characteristic which is offered by way of the Google Translate app, permitting you to level your digicam at textual content to get a translation overlaid into the reside viewfinder. While Apple is lastly bringing this characteristic to iOS customers, it’s restricted in nature. Basically, the Translate characteristic takes a photograph after which overlays a translation onto a textual content within the captured picture.

Automatic Sharing in Photos

A extremely requested characteristic in iOS 16 that customers needed for a really very long time is shared photograph libraries. At final, Apple has made it straightforward to arrange a separate photograph library that as much as 5 folks can use, because of the iCloud Shared Photo Library. For those that will not be conscious, Google has had shared libraries since 2017. So Apple’s iCloud Shared Photo Library characteristic has been lifted instantly from Google’s web page ebook, minus a number of adjustments right here and there. iCloud’s shared photograph library characteristic could be shared with as much as 5 different folks, and every contributor has entry so as to add, edit, favourite, caption and delete photographs. In comparability, Google Photos enable ‘unlimited’ contributors to an album, however you additionally get to make use of the Partner Sharing characteristic that limits sharing your library with just one particular person.

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Live Captions

Another characteristic that made it to iOS 16 however is already obtainable on Android is Live Captions. Apple stated Live Captions can transcribe any audio content material – FaceTime calls, video conferencing apps, or in-person conversations – in English throughout the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Google began pushing Live Caption options with the discharge of Android 10 and at the moment are obtainable in English on the Pixel 2 and later gadgets. It’s good to see Apple lastly catching up with Google and bringing Live Captions to a lot of folks.

Undo/schedule sending of emails

iOS 16 will enable folks to schedule your electronic mail and undo sending. This is one thing Google first added in Inbox, an experimental various to Gmail. Unfortunately, Google killed the Inbox app Inbox in 2019. Anyway, it is possible for you to to make use of the identical options with iOS 16’s in-built Mail app. For iPhone’s Mail app customers, the flexibility to schedule emails to be despatched forward of time and the choice to unsend an electronic mail when wanted (you’re going to get simply 10 seconds to cancel despatched electronic mail) makes Apple’s native mail app aggressive with rivals like Gmail.