13 iOS 18 Features Apple Copied From Android
Apple has announced many new iOS 18 features at WWDC 2024. As an Android user who has never owned an iPhone, I was surprised to see how many of these features have been on Android devices for years. So, I decided to round them up in this post.
Free App Icon Arrangement on the Home Screen
iPhone users can finally freely move icons around on the home screen. While your icons still have to conform to the invisible grid, you can place them wherever you wish to free up space and see your wallpaper. This has been a thing on Android (and other operating systems) since the beginning, and I'm surprised that Apple didn't add it when they added widgets to iOS.
Custom App Icon Colors
A slightly more exciting icon-related feature is custom icons. You can now make the icons larger, which is incidentally a great accessibility feature for individuals who suffer from poor eyesight.
What's even more interesting is that you can now change icon colors on all supported icons; you can pick automatic, light, dark, or tinted icons. Automatic mode switches icon colors between light and dark depending on the time of day, and you can even hit the sun icon to make your wallpaper slightly darker. The most interesting option is tinted. It automatically suggests an icon color based on your background, but you can pick any shade you wish, and all of your icons will turn to that color.
Android has had custom icon packs for years, and since you can download third-party icon packs, you can pick from a wide range of art styles. Nevertheless, I'm excited about this iOS addition because we'll likely see improved custom icon support among app developers.
Game Mode
Game Mode made its way from macOS to iOS, a feature that the first wave of Android gaming phones pioneered before it got baked into Android 12 in 2021. Game mode minimizes background activity and focuses processing power on your game to achieve better in-game performance and lower latency for accessories like AirPods and
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