5 New Apple IOS 9 Features which is ‘Borrowed’ from Android

Apple inserts a number of brand-new features introduced in iOS 9 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in 2015. The new features will make The iPhone and iPad look more intelligent.

But when examined more deeply, it turns out some of the latest features of iOS 9 has been found in the Android OS. Here are some features of IOS 9 which has similarities with the features in Android, summarized from various sources.

1. The first IOS 9 features which will be discussed is Split Screen & Multitasking

Some models of the iPad will get this feature if it has been updated to iOS 9. Split Screen, Split View, and picture-in-picture allow users to run two applications simultaneously.

Apple iOS 9 feature: Split Screen

Such as accessing the Internet using Safari while writing an email. This kind of feature already enjoyed by “green robot” OS users since several years ago.

Devices like the Galaxy S6, the Galaxy Note 3, LG G3, G4 LG could also do the same. In fact, in the series of Samsung Galaxy Tablet, users can open four windows. In the appearance of menu switching among applications on iOS 9 also looks similar to the appearance of the same features in Android. As well as feature picture-in-picture, which can be done in a number of Android devices. Started by Samsung with the name Pop-Up Play feature.

2. The second IOS 9 features which will be discussed is Low-power Mode

Apple iOS 9 feature: Low Power Mode

It is a battery saving feature newly inserted by Apple in iOS 9. Meanwhile, in Android features have been used by many mobile phone manufacturers since 3-4 years ago. And has become a standard feature of Android since Google released Android 5.0 Lollipop, October last year.

3.  The third IOS 9 features which will be discussed are Siri, Spotlight, and Proactive Assistant

Apple claims that Siri in iOS 9 will be 40% more accurate and faster than the previous generation. Siri and Spotlight will also be able to predict what will be done by the user device.

Thanks to the new Assistant, Proactive, the features will available in iOS 9. While Google Now can do the same thing a few years ago. In fact, for Android M, Google Now will have ‘power’ In addition, a feature called Now on Tap.

Apple iOS 9 features: Siri, Spotlight, and Proactive Assistant

However, the digital assistant on iOS 9 has one advantage, namely privacy. Apple mentions that all the collected data is only stored on the user’s device.

Such data will not be connected to the Apple service or Apple ID. And most importantly, will not be distributed to third parties. Half-satirical, at the end of his presentation, Craig Federighi, the Vice President of Software Engineering Apple says, “and why do you (still) want to do that – to provide data to other people?”

4. The fourth IOS 9 feature which will be discussed is News

There is a brand-new app the default Apple in iOS 9, the name is News. Broadly speaking, this app is a news aggregator like Flipboard, which is already installed on each Samsung device or HTC’s Blinkfeed.

Apple iOS 9 feature: News

Apple made a note-taking app in iOS 9 getting smarter, with new features such as the ability to record sound, to take a photo. But the real feature of this kind already exists in many other note applications, such as Evernote and Google Kepp.

5. The fifth IOS 9 feature which will be discussed is Apple Maps

Apple iOS 9 feature: Apple Maps

Had complained of many users, Apple renewed its digital map services. At the IOS 9, Apple Maps is claimed will be better than ever, with many new features.

The features include the ability to make a direction using public transport such as buses, subways and the others. It also able to find a nearby restaurant, and a number of other public places, including places that accept Apple Pay as means of payment.

And features that called the ‘new’ it would have been available in many digital map services such as Nokia Here and Google Maps for a long time. Even in Google Maps, direction by public transport has been around since the year 2011.