“Android isn’t perfect, and there are a few features in iOS that are better,” Derek Walter writes for PCWorld.
“So Google should do what any good tech company does: steal them,” Walter writes.
“There has already been plenty of that on both sides of the mobile war; iOS clearly was inspired by Android with its notification shade, and Android isn’t multitouch on accident,” Walter writes.
MacDailyNews Take: Multi-Touch™ > notification shade * ∞
“So here’s my list of some Apple-y ideas that should make their way to Android.”
The 5 best features Android should steal from iOS:
• One touch to the top of the screen
• Display the battery percentage
• Clone AirDrop
• Create a quick reply
• Add a drop of ‘Control Center’ to the Notification Shade
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “boecherer” for the heads up.]
MacDailyNews Take: Sheesh. Haven’t they stolen enough from Apple already?
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