7 features of iOS 10 that already existed in Android – Tecmundo

Apple introduced last Monday (13) iOS 10, taken by the company as the biggest update ever in the mobile operating system. And as you can see here, in fact there are several new features in various applications.

However, the most watchful eyes noticed that several appeals for iPhone and iPad already existed in the great rival of the mark, Android, Google. Below, you can see what these “borrowed” functions – remembering that this is not necessarily negative, as if inspired by a well done and useful feature of competition and apply it on the product itself is something that only adds to the end user .

1) improved lock screen

from now, iOS users have widgets and complex notifications in iOS lock screen. Several new features are very original, as the different usage of the Force Touch and even the ability to watch videos without leaving the place, but the lock screen features (including a slide to the side to open the camera) were already present in the system operating rival.

2) Clear all notifications

the feature eliminates all the notifications window card was announced for iOS 10 but already existed in Android for a long time .

3) Ambient Display

the feature originally appeared in Motorola’s smartphone and then was incorporated into the Nexus and other devices. It is the function that makes the screen automatically turn on when you hold the device in hand and up to near the height of your eyes; is for when you receive notifications.

4) Photos

O new iOS photo app is very similar to the Google equivalent, the “Photos”. The company revealed for some time a major update to the service, including facial recognition, objects and landscapes to portraits better organization without you having to label each one individually. The scheme of “Memories” Apple is very reminiscent of what the rival app was already under the name of “Albums”.

5) Messenger

messages, iOS, won a number of new features that make the most lively conversation and full of effects on chat balloons and emoji. It turns out that, during the Google I / O 2016, the rival had already announced the Allo. The app to chat also takes the focus of the text messages and bet on games, funny responses and effects.

6) Maps

Apple Maps was quite redesigned to gain more intuitive interface, and view the traffic situation in real time and allow the integration of routing and service location with other apps, such as ride, food and so on. All functions were already covered in Google Maps, especially the part of jams and alternative routes. – Fruit buying Waze, 2013

7) integrated Wizard

Siri can now perform tasks involving other applications, such as sending messages via chat app, perform searches for specific services and so on. But the rival equivalent, Google Now, had this support since last year from the feature enabled under the command “Ok, Google”.