iOS 7 vs Android

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yeah, I'm done now. there is no point because most people in this thread are saying iOS has not caught up to Android but my opinion is that it has, and in some cases exceeds it.

Bro this is an android website. What did you expect. I am actually impressed. I'm not at the point I want to switch but I can't wait to see the finished OS after beta. Also do note we have no idea what Google is going to do with Kilime Pie

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Ok. safari has cross OS syncing. it's faster, it has reading lists, chrome feels slower.
I cannot put unlimited apps on my Nexus 4. I just cannot. Anyways i'm done and out. This thread is gonna cause a lot of issues please just close this.

So that was one of my points.

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Resemblance in simplified access to toggling configurations for one, as well as support for background animations (real-time) ,swipe from anywhere to unlock, and as we've seen the notification bar at the top, a few open API's aswell that's a couple of way ios resembles android
 
Resemblance in simplified access to toggling configurations for one, as well as support for background animations (real-time) ,swipe from anywhere to unlock, and as we've seen the notification bar at the top, a few open API's aswell that's a couple of way ios resembles android



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1) Quick settings toggles existed before android and iOS were a thing.

2) It doesn't have swipe anywhere to unlock. Its still a horizontal swipe, but the unlock metaphor has changed. (Instead of moving a sliding image, you are swiping the lock screen to the side or away to reveal the home screen underneath)

3) I'm not quite sure what you mean by notification bar. If you're talking about the status bar, that's been there since the beginning. Unlike android, it doesn't show notifications though.

4) Open APIs in mobile are nothing new. Again, such things have existed since before android and iOS were even invented.
 
From a biological standpoint, I think it might still be accurate to state that Android resembles iOS7 or that in reverse if they both seem to resemble a common ancestor. iOS7 might not be inheriting it's traits from Android, but it's clearly possible for two separate operating system species evolving at the same time under similar conditions, especially given a common ancestor in very recent generations, to develop in parallel for a time. Even without the common ancestor so closely preceding them, two species with the same basic originating structure, inhabiting the same space with the same resources used, etc. would be expected to develop common traits through natural selection. So while it might not be accurate to state that iOS stole from Android or vice versa, it could still be fair to state that their resemblances to each other and their common ancestor(s) do exist.
 
From a biological standpoint, I think it might still be accurate to state that Android resembles iOS7 or that in reverse if they both seem to resemble a common ancestor. iOS7 might not be inheriting it's traits from Android, but it's clearly possible for two separate operating system species evolving at the same time under similar conditions, especially given a common ancestor in very recent generations, to develop in parallel for a time. Even without the common ancestor so closely preceding them, two species with the same basic originating structure, inhabiting the same space with the same resources used, etc. would be expected to develop common traits through natural selection. So while it might not be accurate to state that iOS stole from Android or vice versa, it could still be fair to state that their resemblances to each other and their common ancestor(s) do exist.

There common ancestor being Web os. I don't understand why frothing at the mouth android fanbois don't get this.

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I wonder if the iOS 7 demo phone at WWDC was a modified overclocked iPhone 5 or a 5s.


The guy in the video you linked would disagree with you.

He did say CLEARLY its not just android. In fact many things are hardly android related. Either web os, Ubuntu touch or their own osx.

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I just finished watching that attached YouTube video on ios7 and although apple didn't copy everything from android. I find it ironic that they copied most of their iOS changes from their competitors. Didn't apple SUE it's competitors for copying ideas?

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It's all smoke and mirrors folks....never have I seen so many people get their panties in such a wad over such meaningless stuff....it's a phone....iOS v Android...they do the same basic things...subtle differences (and that's all they are) are meaningless....it's a phone...an inanimate object....it seems to me that some folks here change phones more often than they change underwear...they need to embrace every new iteration of something.....there is really nothing new under the sun....the more phones and operating systems change the more they stay the same....it's all smoke and mirrors....

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It's all smoke and mirrors folks....never have I seen so many people get their panties in such a wad over such meaningless stuff....it's a phone....iOS v Android...they do the same basic things...subtle differences (and that's all they are) are meaningless....it's a phone...an inanimate object....it seems to me that some folks here change phones more often than they change underwear...they need to embrace every new iteration of something.....there is really nothing new under the sun....the more phones and operating systems change the more they stay the same....it's all smoke and mirrors....

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No it's real. Morpheus lied to Neo.
 
He did say CLEARLY its not just android. In fact many things are hardly android related. Either web os, Ubuntu touch or their own osx.
I think it is hilarious that the debate is no longer about whether or not Apple copies, but WHO they are copying. LOL!

Back in 2010 and 2011 Apple was the one claiming everyone else was copying them.
 
Actually I just read a tweet from the verge saying a new Nexus device (probably the new n7) will be released with 5.0 (klp) in October.

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On Android you can decide on a per-app basis what you want to update automatically. Android has had background tasks for years.
I don't see this option on my Nexus 4. thing is iOS has it automatically we don't have to manage it ourselves.
Play Store App. Settings. "Auto-Update apps" -> Choices include "Do not update (manual only), "Auto-updates at any time", and "Auto-update only on wifi".

To do it on a per-app basis, disable all updates in settings. Then go to an individual app and open the menu (three dots in the corner)...select the "auto update" box. Only that app will be updated on auto from now on. Go to any other apps you want and check the box to add them to the auto-update list (new apps you install will have the box checked by default). Ta-daa.

You do not have to rely on google to decide what to update and when...you get to decide it yourself. If iOS decides to update something you do not want updated, you are SoL...Apple makes that decision, not you.

Umm no you are not understanding me. There is a limit of apps you can put in a folder in my N4. iOS 7 has unlimited apps in folders.
I have yet to come across any limits on the folders in Nova Launcher. Just as an experiment, I tried to stuff as many icons as I could in a folder on my desktop...I stopped counting at 40. It is still there though, I could test beyond that if you want. The folder is so full it has become scrollable, heh heh.

Why would you need folders on Android anyway? All your icons are already in a giant folder called the app drawer. You can take them out and put them wherever you want. Arrange them however you want. What setup (icon arrangement) are you looking for that cannot be replicated in Android?

I never customise much,doesn't apply to me.
If you enjoy being told what you like, then Apple is definitely the platform for you.

But the capability limitations you are claiming about Android are simply wrong.

Thats third party NOT STOCK.
So what? Android does not lock you into their stock launcher like Apple does. That is the point of Android...the phone is what YOU want it to be, not what Apple wants it to be.

Changing launchers is an example of 3rd party app integration, and is Android's killer feature over iOS. It is the reason you are never stuck with one browser or desktop or email program...any program can become the default, just like on a PC. Even Maps.

Control centre has more toggles then quick settings on my N4 I'm not talking about 3rd party toggles.
Uh huh...please give us an example of a specific setting that iOS has in the control center that is not present on the Nexus 4 or cannot be added.

Plus Control centre has quick app launch quick tiles doesn't.
That is incorrect. Tapping on a notification will launch whatever app is attached to that notification.

How long have you had the Nexus? Have you used it at all? This is basic stuff.

Samsung dos not use stock software
Samsung does not have to. All the apps that work on the Nexus work just as well on the Galaxy phones. Touchwiz is just Android with a customization skin.

Thats your opinion. out of your USA we hardly get other services
Outside of the US Android's lead is dramatically higher than inside the US. Outside the US Android marketshare is over 75%.

What country do you live in? I am willing to bet most people there who have smartphones are using Android.

I believe iOS to be equal to Android.
You have failed to demonstrate it. You have not shown how iOS is actually better in any way. Most of your opinions appear to be based on incorrect assumptions about Android's capabilities.

Safari is much faster then Chrome no doubt. Safari has just as many features, more so then chrome.
You just can't seem to name any specifically.

I DONT CARE.
I think that is really the issue...you have decided iOS ad you will never let facts get in the way of that, heh heh. You gloated about "destroying" my argument and the exact opposite has happened. Your laptop did not help you very much.
 
If Android has more features, how can iOS be equal?

Android and iOS are two different OSes. Therefore, trying to compare which one is "better" would be like trying to determine whether an apple or an orange is better based on taste. It cannot be done on an even, rational playing field. Of course, given human nature, it will be beaten until we are blue in the face, but it doesn't make it right. Android has it's features, and iOS it's own. If iOS were an android based platform, then by all means, we could compare the two and complain about the stripped down version that would be iOS. However, it is not. They are "equal," because they are not the same. Both are two individually fully developed and successful platforms.

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Android and iOS are two different OSes. Therefore, trying to compare which one is "better" would be like trying to determine whether an apple or an orange is better based on taste.

So Ford Pinto is equal to a corvette? It's just a matter of taste? I am guessing most people would disagree with you and would rather have the corvette.

I did give a specific context though...I asked about features. No one has been able to give an example of something iOS can do that Android can't.

Android has it's features, and iOS it's own.
Android has all of iOSs features. The reverse is not true.

They are "equal," because they are not the same.
I disagree that they are not the same. They are the same in the same way that a corvette and a porche are the same...they are both sports cars. No one would say "OMG how dare you try to compare them, Corvettes are totally different from Porches".

Likewise, iOS and Android are both smartphone OSes. That are similar in the exact same way that Porches and Corvettes are similar. And it is rational to compare them against each other for the same reasons. They are sold in the same stores, and for the same purpose. People use them for the same things.

Both are two individually fully developed and successful platforms.
Blackberry and Palm used to be fully developed and successful as well. Then something better came along.
 
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