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Three Android features Apple should copy as ... - Applesfera (blog)

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Think Android now as ugly brother copiota iOS is an error to be avoided at all costs, stay away and those versions of Android where nothing made sense and where good taste conspicuous by its absence in all parts of the system, there is still some area memorable, but the system is not a shadow of what it was.

personally think Apple should pay attention to this, Android can be a good source of experience for Apple and obviously a good source of ideas. The Google system has very poorly implemented, but others with much future , maybe Apple should consider some of these:

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App Store and copying step and good for other stores.

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Apple was the first to arrive, it is also the one with the largest number of Apps and increased number of downloads … that is, it has almost everything you dream about companies like Google or Microsoft for their app stores. However it is also the least has evolved over the years .

The company introduced a minimal improvement in iOS 6, but far from improved usability, functionality and features … became just improving and a new design even more attractive, worsened other areas such as search applications.

when attacking, the other stores have worse numbers than Apple but also have great features that make them superior to the App Store. Here two Apple should copy now.

    • Install applications remotely . With the advent of iCloud Apple introduced something like this, once activated this feature in all your terminals, each time you buy an app on one of them, will be downloaded automatically to all. This is only interesting if you have two computers, but if you use the same account for a few, is the less stupid to think that you want the same application on all of them. By buying from iTunes, Apple should give the option to download the application while in a particular device, not all at once. It is simply an evolution of the current idea, but really needed.
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    • applications. Having demo versions of the applications is a mistake, simply increasing the number of artificially applications while complicating the lives of some people who do not understand the differences between them. Instead of such irrational behavior, store should allow a trial period for any application , although payment. After such time you can not return the application but prior to that time if you regret your purchase to make a return would be more rational. And now you can make returns in Applesfera we discussed how, but it’s a tedious process as I prefer the 0.XX peder euros on duty.

    Widgets on the lock screen.

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    thing I like about Android is Google’s emphasis on trying to mimic the experience of a traditional computer, desktop + file browser (in this case applications), however I think the last version of the system introduced a concept novel and can be very interesting: widgets lock screen .

    While I see no feasible implementation of Widgets on the desktop of iOS, I’m not a big fan of them in that area, if I find very interesting in the lock screen. A screen that has won occasional novelty with the latest versions of iOS, but that could evolve much more.

    here if it makes sense to have a weather widget, other alerts, one with a mini timeline of Twitter … check some data quickly without having to open or unlock applications.

    The implementation is also much easier in the idea of ??iOS and not materially affect the idea of ??unified desktop Apple where, as I said, not at all likely to see Apple add functions extras.

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    keyboard, custom keyboard for everyone.

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    it seems impossible that Apple implements things like the ability to download and install any keyboard in iOS, completely break your concept and idea of ??unification in iOS, but no middle ground. Personalization is one of them .

    critical that Apple wants to offer only a keyboard, which the truth is that it works great, but if you think it’s time that allow the user to add a little “this is not what I want, this yes.” There are many ideas and concepts, such as the ability to display numbers on the top of the keyboard, buttons in different positions, eliminating others that do not need, add keyboard shortcuts …

    Also very interesting

    other input methods as the possibility of slide your finger on the screen , it is very useful when you only have one hand free and just waste time. The keyboard should also be smarter and copy some ideas from Android keyboards payment.

    The most striking is undoubtedly learning keyboards thanks to the use, social networks and write. The iOS keyboard is fairly “dumb” in that aspect, but you call a person “Nazio” a thousand times, the keyboard will work to correct it again and again … would not it be great if the keyboard aprendiese names our contacts? or expressions we use in social networks? Not a dream, already exists on Android.

    Do you? Android What functions would you like to see implemented a day on iOS?

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