All the iOS 14 Features Just Got Your iPhone Android Users Had First

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Apple on Wednesday released iOS 14, the latest version of the operating system that offers the latest features and enhancements for your iPhone. The launch follows the company’s September event, where it also announced two new Apple Watches and a refurbished iPad Air. The new iOS 14 was one of many announcements Apple made in June in WWDC 2020, their annual Worldwide Developers Conference.

While many of the features in iOS 14 may seem new to iPhone users, those familiar with Android devices might feel like déjà vu. Here’s a list of all the new Apple iOS 14 features that Android already had.

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Translate

iOS 14 has a new translation app designed to be used in real-time conversations. You can translate between 11 languages, including English, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, and Korean. In March 2020, Google’s 14-year-old dedicated translation app could transcribe conversations in eight languages ​​in real time.

Widgets

With the new operating system, the renewed iPhone ($ 699 at Amazon) and iPad ($ 270 at Back Market) Home screens now include widgets, which allow you to view information such as the weather at a glance. Before the announcement at WWDC, iPhone users could only have apps on the iPhone home screen. But widgets, which contain more information and are more functional than app icons, have been a fundamental feature of Google’s Android since its inception in 2008.

App clips

Apple Application Clips allow users to quickly preview “small parts” of applications without downloading them. This can be useful when trying to pay for takeout or parking, as App Clips supports Apple Pay and Sign in with Apple. Google introduced a similar function, Instant applications, in 2016. Instant Apps gives apps their own URL so users don’t have to download a full app for a single transaction, like buying concert tickets, for example.

Application library

Another part of Apple’s redesigned home screen is an app library that organizes your apps into groups and lists. With the new home screen in iOS 14, users can also “hide” apps from their main home screen. This is similar to the Android app drawer, without the grouping features.

Apple Maps bike directions

The updated Apple Maps app provides ways to travel in a greener way on iOS 14 and WatchOS 7. Cycling option helps users find cycle lanes taking into account the elevation, if the route you take is busy or quiet, and if you will find stairs. Although Google Maps does not take stairs into account, there is the option to select “cycling” from 2010. When I tested it on my Pixel 3 ($ 333 at Amazon), the step-by-step instructions also provide a glimpse of elevation on a trip.

Picture in Picture

From Apple new picture-in-picture function allows users to watch a video while using other applications. Video shrinks and can float anywhere on the screen. It can also be removed and the video audio can still be played. Android phones already have the ability to float videos above other apps, although audio does not continue to play if the video is deleted.

Rest mode

Another new feature is Rest mode which helps users get ready for bed. The function, which works for iPhone and Apple Watch ($ 399 at Apple), lets you set your desired bedtime and wake-up time, and puts your phone in Do Not Disturb mode. There are also options to add shortcuts for meditation or play relaxing music. Google doesn’t have a dedicated app for this, but there is a way to set one up bedtime routine through the Google Home app.

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