6 Awesome Apple Features Android Still Doesn’t Have
6 Awesome Apple Features Android Still Doesn’t Have
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Publish Date: 2026-06-16 12:30:00
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When it comes to features, Android generally wins the race. iPhones cannot use split-screen mode, plug into an external monitor and run a desktop PC mode, or even change the default launcher interface, among many, many other things. It is, after all, one of the big selling points of Android. Tired of a sometimes oppressively locked-down OS with limited customization? Get an Android phone. Even so, Apple does have a few tricks up its sleeve that keep the platform ahead of the competition.
Despite how far ahead development seems for Android and how comprehensive it can be, there are still areas where Apple leads. Features that are so intuitive, so useful, so well-implemented that they’re almost proof that the constraints of the Apple ecosystem can be worth the deficiencies. This list could be longer, but these six Apple features specifically are ones that Google needs to get on ASAP — if it can. For the record, we’re talking about features that are baked into the OS and its default apps that work out of the box, without requiring you to install a third-party app. Anything that doesn’t meet those criteria is, technically, not an Android feature. Some of these iOS features do include other devices in the Apple ecosystem.
Seamless, native PC mirroring
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