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In a twist of irony, one thing most people can agree on in 2025 is that viewpoints are becoming increasingly polarized. Politics is the obvious example, but you see it in everything from movie tastes to sports views. This wonāt be news to you if youāve recently opened a social media app like X. Everything is black or white, or us against them. We even experience it here at Android Authority, albeit on a trivial level. As our name implies, we have a preference when it comes to operating systems, and thatās shared by many of our readers. That can occasionally mean that if we ever praise Apple products, we get pelted in the comments section.
There should be room for nuance in all aspects of life. I prefer the British version of The Office as Iām from the UK, but Iām not so partisan that I refuse to acknowledge that the US version of the show is also excellent. In that same spirit, being an Android fanboy doesnāt mean everything about iOS must be labeled as complete trash. Appleās ecosystem excels in many areas, and while we wouldnāt want to see Android copy it in broad strokes, some people feel that there are iOS features that Google could consider adopting.
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We know that this isnāt a novel idea ā both ecosystems ātake inspirationā from each other all of the time. Copying your rivalās homework isnāt a great look, but it would be stranger if they didnāt do it at all. Apple and Google have some of the best mobile devs in the world, and when one side hits on a popular feature that the other hadnāt considered, it would be remiss of the rival not to learn from that. Refusing to do so would be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
A glaring example of this has been Appleās steady move closer to Android-style customization in recent years, embracing the approach that set Googleās OS apart. An example on the flip side is that Android will soon get its own version of Appleās Handoff feature, letting you continue tasks across devices in a smoother fashion. You can usually find more such examples in every new operating system release.
Android users open to this idea of further plundering Appleās ecosystem have been debating on Reddit which iOS feature they would bring to Android. The opening suggestion of double-tapping the status bar to jump to the top of a list was popular. Some argued for an iCloud-style all-encompassing backup, so a new phone really does feel like a clone of the old one right away. Others suggested navigation tweaks, such as a forward-swipe gesture or improved app rotation consistency.
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