
iOS 14 vs Android 11: The new features
Here’s a list of all the new features that the duo scored.
The essential new iOS 14 features:
- Custom Widget Stacks
- Apple Music Redesign
- Apple Music Autoplay
- Picture in Picture
- Compact Phone Calls
- App Library
- Third-Party default apps
- Search in apps
- Emoji Search
- Exposure Lock
- QuickTake Video
- HomeKit Control Center
- Pinned chats in Messages
- and many more…
- Chat bubbles
- Priority conversations
- App Suggestions
- Unified Device controls and payments
- One-time permissions
- Native screen recording
- Improved media controls
- Enhanced support for foldable devices
- and many more…
iOS 14 vs Android 11: Home screen
Android 11’s home screen is pretty much unchanged aside from the new dock which shows some recent and suggested apps you might want to use at that exact time. With iOS 14, the home screen is pretty much reinvented with the introduction of widgets on the home screens. A staple on Android for nearly a decade, widgets are now an interesting new part of iOS 14, and iPhone fans are now experiencing the customization itch.
iOS 14 vs Android 11: Widgets
Yes, widgets are quite possibly the highlight feature of iOS 14, but let’s not forget that Android 11 was the first mobile OS to implement these. Yet, due to one reason or another, Android widgets have certainly fell out of fashion with time, whereas iOS 14 unleashed the gates of creativity to the iPhone crowd. Of course, Android had these first, but Apple’s implementation is fresher and more visually pleasing.
iOS 14 vs Android 11: Quick Settings
The big change in Android 11 is the music player widget in the quick settings menu, which not only saves some visual free estate, but also looks swell. iOS 14, on the other hand, is unchanged, apart from the new toggles that are available.
iOS 14 vs Android 11: Settings
iOS 14 vs Android 11: Apps drawers
iOS 14 now basically has an app drawer that houses all of your apps as well as those ones you don’t want to delete but don’t want on your home screen either. Android has had an app drawer for ages now, and Android 11 is no different in this particular regard. Which one do you like best?
iOS 14 vs Android 11: Camera
The camera interfaces remain mostly unchanged in either iOS 14 and Android 11.