Are these features of iOS 12 borrowed from the Android system?

At the WWDC 2018 Global Developers Conference not long ago, Apple officially released the iOS 12 operating system. Although there are not many functional updates and it focuses more on performance optimization, there are still many visible functional improvements, which are more practical and make the system operation more efficient. However, it is not difficult to find that some new features have already appeared on the Android system, including native and OEM customized systems. It can be said that to a certain extent, these features provide Apple with inspiration for system updates, such as the following features.

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Automatically fill in verification code

Nowadays, when a large number of apps need to be registered or involve sensitive information and need verification, they usually send a one-time verification code via SMS for verification, such as when a bank app performs a transfer transaction. On iOS 12, users finally don’t have to check and then manually/paste the verification code. When the phone receives a message with a verification code, the system automatically retrieves it and then provides the user with the option to automatically fill in the verification code.

Since last year, the native Android system has opened the automatic verification code retrieval function for developers. Users can copy the verification code more directly without checking the SMS, or it will appear in a prominent position for easy viewing, helping users to complete this daily task more quickly. In fact, some OEM manufacturers, especially domestic mobile phone manufacturers, have developed functions that provide users with this function earlier.

Memoji

As we all know, Animoji is a new feature created by Apple to make communication more vivid, so many OEM manufacturers have followed suit, making this interesting emoji a popular trend. However, the practice of customizing this emoji through the camera is still a new feature added by Samsung AR Emoji based on imitating Apple.

In the new iOS 12 operating system, Apple has added a more personalized Memoji based on Animoji, which supports free selection from a rich and diverse set of features to customize your own unique Memoji. It also supports blinking and tongue detection functions and can capture a large number of expressions.

Anti-addiction function of digital health

In iOS 12, Apple introduced the Screen Time feature to help users understand and control the time spent interacting with iOS devices. Through tools that provide detailed information and tools, you can see the time users spend on different apps and websites, as well as daily and weekly activity reports that show the total time users spend in a single app, the usage of various apps, the number of notifications received, and the frequency of use of iPhone or iPad.

Not only that, iOS 12 devices also support iCloud Family Sharing, allowing parents to view their children's activity reports directly on their iOS devices and limit the usage time of their children's iOS devices at different times. Anyway, Google announced almost the same function earlier. First, when Google Family Link was launched last year, it supported parents to lock their children's devices, set screen time limits, and approve/reject downloads through Google Play.

In addition, digital health was also an important topic at the Google I/O 2018 conference last month. Android P introduced features such as Dashboard and App Timers, providing truly digital monitoring and management functions to help users get away from their phones, avoid addiction, and truly return to real life.

Instant management and group notification function

One of the best things about the Android operating system is its very complete notification system, and each generation of iOS system will improve the notification center. Now in the iOS 12 operating system, more options are provided to control how notifications are sent. Users can choose to turn off notifications completely, or send them directly to the notification center for instant management.

At the same time, iOS 12 also provides a grouped notification function, so that users can more easily view and manage multiple notifications at the same time. However, these features are not new on the Android operating system. Both native and OEM mobile phones have already provided similar or even better notification management functions. I believe that in future iOS system updates, Apple will also improve the notification center.

Photo Sharing Advice

In addition to the photo backup function, Google Photos itself actually incorporates many smart functions. Now iOS 12 has also added a sharing suggestion function similar to Google Photos, which allows users to share photos with friends more easily and remind friends who receive photos to reply and share the photos and videos they took during the same trip or event.

As for Apple's search suggestion feature, it searches and displays the most relevant events, people, places, groups, categories and recent searches, or you can combine multiple search terms to find the photos you want. These features have also existed on Google's Android platform for a long time.

Android and iOS learn from each other

When Apple releases some familiar features on iOS, or Android introduces some iOS interactive experiences, it is always easy to cause heated discussions in the mobile phone industry. Today, the above are the functional designs that iOS draws inspiration from the Android system, but last month, Android P also introduced iOS features, didn’t it? For example, the improved version of iPhone X gestures appeared on Android P.

In any case, there will be more similar or similar functions between the two mobile platforms in the future, or improved versions, which will be an endless cycle. What do you think of the practice of mutual learning between the two platforms?