TECH - From Home Screen Customization To Call Recording And More: Did Apple Take Inspiration From These Long-Available Android Features For iOS 18? | Benzinga
Apple Inc. unveiled the highly anticipated iOS 18 update on Monday during the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC.) However, many of the new features that Apple showed off have already been available on Android devices for a long time now.
What Happened: Apple unveiled several new features for iPhones, coming with iOS 18 later this year. This includes some basic additions like the ability to customize the home screen and lock screen, call recording with transcription, email summaries, and more.
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Many of these features, though, have been available on Android phones for a long time now.
For instance, travel and accommodation cards that Apple showed off on Monday, were available in Alphabet Inc.'s Google Now from a decade ago.
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