You might think that there is no fuss, but the new features introduced in iOS 11 have turned into Android, and in less than a year, it made me think that I want to switch to iOS again.
Indeed, many of the features that have been incorporated into iOS 11, such as the App Store reorganization, customization of the control center, drag and drop functionality for iPad users, and one-handed input and easy personal transfers, are very attractive.
However, returning to iOS means leaving the Android features that I've become more and more like. These features include creating multiple user profiles or performing a Google search with a single touch anywhere on the screen.
Let's take a look at the six great features of Android that iOS 11 has not caught up with yet.
Creating Multiple User Profiles For
some reason, Apple has dropped the ability to add user profiles to the iPhone or iPad in iOS 11. To use the iPad with your child means you have to share all the data on your iPad, including email, browser tabs you have opened, and Facebook apps.
Of course, there is no way to minimize this risk. See < Two Ways to Protect Android and iOS Devices from Children's Hand >.
Create multiple Do Not Disturb schedules
I was very welcomed when Android was added to the Do Not Disturb Auto Rule feature. Using the automated rules feature, you can create a blackout schedule for all scenarios you might think of, such as weekday nights, weekends, meetings, and so on. For example, I set it to be off at 6:00 on weekdays and 8:00 on weekends.
In iOS 11, however, there is still only one interrupt mode. This means you can not set it up to spend quiet time on weekends or during a meeting. Of course, "no interruption while driving" was added, but iOS still did not catch up with the anti-sabotage function of Android.
Full-screen search As with
previous versions, iOS 11 lets you quickly browse the web of selected text with Spotlight, the integrated search feature of iOS. It is useful for deep searches of certain words, but sometimes you want to search more widely for everything on the screen.
At this point, screen searching on Android is useful. Touch and hold the Home button to search for information, apps, and tasks related to the current screen content. This is a good feature when you want to improve your understanding of specialized materials. It's pretty cool, and iOS has no similar functionality at all.
Close all open apps windows
This is what I miss the most if I go to iOS. If you press 'clear all' at the top of the multitasking screen in Android Who, all open apps will end. It is the most important button for patients like me.
On iOS, however, there is no way to get rid of stacked windows at once in the multitasking screen. You must repeat the sweep several times until all disappear.
Delete all locally stored photos and videos in the Photos app
probably heard about the new storage-saving features in iOS 11. For example, Apple said it supports the new image format, High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF), which can save tremendous storage capacity for snapshots. In addition, iOS 11 comes with the iCloud Photo Library, which lets you put all of your photos and videos in the cloud and launch them on other devices.
These are all good improvements, but they do not play a similar role as the "free space" feature in Android photo apps. Thanks to this feature, my 16GB Nexus 5X has only 100MB of photo and video footage. On the other hand, iPhones 6, which used to be the old days, occupy 17GB even though iCloud Photo Library and iPhone storage optimization options are activated.
Bonus Tip: The iOS version of Google Photos also has "free space". After uploading the photo to Google, it is a function to delete it from iPhone and iPad. However, when using Google Photos and the iCloud Photo Library at the same time, keep in mind that if you turn on the free space feature of Google Photos, your photos will also be removed from the iCloud. Therefore, always care about backups.
Symbol Input Shortcuts
iOS 11 has added the ability to display symbols above the alphabet on the iPad keyboard. This is a nice feature that saves you time when entering symbols like numbers and &.
However, this feature only applies to the iPad. It is not supported on the iPhone. Of course, you can argue that the iPhone keyboard is too small to display up to these symbols, but it's not too bad for the Android keyboard on my 5-inch Nexus 5X