I’ve spent plenty of time on both sides of the iOS vs Android debate. I’ve written about features I wish Android would steal from iOS and features I thought Android skins could steal from each other, but it usually hasn’t gone the other way around. Most of the time, Apple seems content to do its own thing, mainly ignoring Android developments until it can later copy them and pretend they were its own ideas. With iOS 18, however, it finally feels like Apple is giving Google some credit. It’s jumping on several features I’ve loved for years as an Android user, and it’s about time.
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