5 features that Android should just “nick” from the iPhone

During the WWDC23 keynote, we saw what Apple has in the pipeline for iOS 17, the operating system of the iPhone. There were also a number of functions that we would like to see on Android. We’d love to tell you which features we’d most like to see developed by Google.

It was an impressive keynote from Apple at WWDC. Not only did we see the Apple Vision Pro and new Macs, but Apple also showed the new operating systems for the Apple Watch and iPhone for the first time. iOS 17 is getting some interesting features, so interesting in fact that we’d love to see Google “steal” them for Android.

iPhone features for Android

There are a number of new features coming to the iPhone via iOS 17. We’d like to see these five features appear on Google’s Android soon as well.

#1 Different profiles on Safari

A very useful feature for Safari on iPhone is that you can create different profiles, which is very useful. During your work you visit different websites than when you are relaxing on the couch. It is therefore annoying when these two worlds become entwined.

With iOS 17, that won’t happen anymore and you can unlink those two accounts. Of course you can already create separate accounts on Google, but you need two Google accounts for that. It would be nice if this is not necessary on your Android account.

#2 AirDrop on iPhone

Of course, Google already has its own version of AirDrop for Android, but Apple showed during WWDC that it can be even better. With NameDrop you can easily exchange contact information on your iPhone. All you have to do is hold two phones together. For example, you can easily share your e-mail address during a conference or your telephone number in the pub.

#3 AirPlay

From AirDrop to AirPlay. With this function you can easily stream content to, for example, your television. That is now an old technique that Google already has. Yet Apple has now come up with something for the iPhone that would not look out of place on Android.

In iOS 17, AirPlay now learns your preferences when you listen to music, for example. For example, it can automatically select the speaker that you use most often or that is closest to you.

Another interesting application of AirPlay is coming to hotels. If you connect your phone to the television in your hotel room, your favorite content will automatically appear, which is very handy. This way you feel completely at home on the other side of the world. Handy if, for example, the television does not have a Google Chromecast with which you can connect your Android.

#4 Contact Cards in Android

Some features in iOS are just really nice instead of being really necessary. For example, the contact card function for the iPhone is one of them. With iOS 17 you can create your own card that everyone will see when you call them.

You can design this card all by yourself. This can be a photo, but also a Memoji, for example. You can also choose your own font. This way you make exactly the impression you want to leave when you call someone. It would also be nice if this is possible on Android.

#5 Warnings for explicit content

You are not always waiting for explicit photos or videos. Just ask some Ajax employees. Fortunately, Apple will protect you against this from now on by automatically masking these photos. If you still want to see them, just press ‘Show’ and then the spectacle will begin.

By the way, this feature not only works in iMessage, AirDrop, and FaceTime, but also in third-party apps. This way you won’t be bothered if someone sends an unwanted photo via WhatsApp.