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What has iOS copied from Android? Serious question.

by temphn 15y ago

dave1619 15y ago
Multitasking, notifications, voice-to-text on keyboard, etc.
- ryanwatkins 15y ago
  Much of which it copies from webOS. Notifications, multitasking, touch-to-share/beem. Not a suprise as Matias did those for webOS.
  - Pewpewarrows 15y ago
    Err... what? Android was out well before WebOS, complete with Notifications and Multitasking.
    - ryanwatkins 15y ago
      He's clearly bringing his experience and design ideas used in webOS to Android. Some of the features may have existed in Android before, but clearly he's driving the UX/UI for them in a direction based on work he did with webOS as well. Its not just a checkbox for "yep, does multitasking", but how that is presented to the user. The "card" metaphor is very different than iOS "double click home, show row of icons" The competition between the mobile OS is driving innovation and movement toward better design patterns that will be common between them. Notifications is a good example of something moving that way already and how iOS has copied notifications that are similar to Android, but also more so webOS.
      - MatthewPhillips 15y ago
        Swipe to dismiss notifications is straight from WebOS.
  - saurik 15y ago
    The specific way you get to notifications, however, is pretty much exactly what Android did (not that I think copying that is bad).
- rimantas 15y ago
  So, notifications.
- fpgeek 15y ago
  You forgot Twitter integration... another hardcoded alternative to try (and fail) to catch up to Android's share intent.
  - gujk 15y ago
    Whoa, iOS doesn't have Share function?
    - fpgeek 15y ago
      It has built-in sharing functions (e.g. Twitter vs Email vs ...), but it doesn't have Share, or any other general sharing extension point. This is why some iOS fans think Twitter integration is a big deal (and why most Android fans are very confused when they hear that). I'm not sure whether the restriction is design-driven or business-driven (or both). It may just be an expression of Apple's preference for minimizing options and customizations. Alternatively, it might be that Apple wants to control the sharing menu "real estate" and require Google, Facebook and others to make individual deals to get a spot. Twitter might know (since they should have first-hand experience with the integration interface).

What has iOS copied from Android? Serious question.

by temphn 15y ago

What has iOS copied from Android? Serious question.

dave1619 15y ago

Multitasking, notifications, voice-to-text on keyboard, etc.

ryanwatkins 15y ago
Much of which it copies from webOS. Notifications, multitasking, touch-to-share/beem. Not a suprise as Matias did those for webOS.
- Pewpewarrows 15y ago
  Err... what? Android was out well before WebOS, complete with Notifications and Multitasking.
  - ryanwatkins 15y ago
    He's clearly bringing his experience and design ideas used in webOS to Android. Some of the features may have existed in Android before, but clearly he's driving the UX/UI for them in a direction based on work he did with webOS as well. Its not just a checkbox for "yep, does multitasking", but how that is presented to the user. The "card" metaphor is very different than iOS "double click home, show row of icons" The competition between the mobile OS is driving innovation and movement toward better design patterns that will be common between them. Notifications is a good example of something moving that way already and how iOS has copied notifications that are similar to Android, but also more so webOS.
    - MatthewPhillips 15y ago
      Swipe to dismiss notifications is straight from WebOS.
- saurik 15y ago
  The specific way you get to notifications, however, is pretty much exactly what Android did (not that I think copying that is bad).
rimantas 15y ago
So, notifications.
fpgeek 15y ago
You forgot Twitter integration... another hardcoded alternative to try (and fail) to catch up to Android's share intent.
- gujk 15y ago
  Whoa, iOS doesn't have Share function?
  - fpgeek 15y ago
    It has built-in sharing functions (e.g. Twitter vs Email vs ...), but it doesn't have Share, or any other general sharing extension point. This is why some iOS fans think Twitter integration is a big deal (and why most Android fans are very confused when they hear that). I'm not sure whether the restriction is design-driven or business-driven (or both). It may just be an expression of Apple's preference for minimizing options and customizations. Alternatively, it might be that Apple wants to control the sharing menu "real estate" and require Google, Facebook and others to make individual deals to get a spot. Twitter might know (since they should have first-hand experience with the integration interface).