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The Pixel 10 phones come with a slew of smart features — everything is AI-driven and feels futuristic, and I agree with it wholeheartedly. In contrast, iOS 26 for iPhones is less about AI and more about visual upgrades. I don’t mind Liquid Glass, honestly — I could play with the refraction all day long, if the heavy animations don’t eat into the battery before that.
But there’s one handy little tool in iOS 26, borrowed straight from the Mac, that I’ve become a solid fan of. If Google ever brought something similar to Android and Pixels, I’d personally visit Mountain View to shake Sundar Pichai’s hand.
Pixel users: does this iOS 26 feature make you jealous? 13 votes 100% jealous 15 % A little jealous, yeah 23 % Not at all 62 %
The Preview review
Mahmoud Itani / Android Authority
Preview has long been a Mac staple that’s now ingrained in my workflow. Its biggest feat is that I can press the spacebar to instantly preview any file — PDFs, images, videos — without waiting for a separate app to load. It just sits in the background, ready whenever you need it.
Particularly for PDFs, it’s an absolute gem of a tool. You can mark up, fill forms, add text, insert shapes, and more. What I rely on most is its digital signature tool. It’s not some random handwriting font you typically find on PDF editors, but my actual signature that I drew on the trackpad. At this point, I literally can’t live without it. It’s indispensable, given how many documents I have to e-sign each month.
The iOS 26 port
Apple has now ported the same Preview app to iPhones, and I had a moment of happiness when I first saw it in action. On iOS 26, it’s limited to PDFs alone, but that’s still a huge win. It’s layered with the new Liquid Glass design, with minimal menus spread neatly across the top and bottom. You get loads of handy features, like forced dark backgrounds, cropping PDFs, adding text boxes for forms, and more.
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