Android telephones can do loads that iPhones cannot. 
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The debate between Android and iPhone followers over which platform is healthier is one I by no means see coming to an finish. Both sides of the argument have their share of speaking factors, starting from safety and encryption for iPhone customers to customization and Google Assistant prowess on the Android aspect. And for probably the most half, they’re all legitimate arguments. Right now, I need to spotlight a few of Android’s strengths that the iPhone simply would not have but, from having the ability to set default apps and utilizing a couple of app at a time to having the ability to change fully customise the look of your cellphone.Here are my favourite issues your Android cellphone can do that individuals with iPhones can solely dream of.

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Use the apps you need, not the apps Google desires you to make use ofThe potential to set Gmail because the default e mail app on an iPhone is one thing iOS customers have been asking Apple so as to add for years. Even although Apple added the choice to delete its personal apps from iOS, you continue to cannot set a default app. It’s tragic, actually.Finding the setting for default apps can take somewhat digging, however at the least it is there. 
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For instance, Android enables you to set Firefox or Opera as your default browser, or set Google’s Messages app as your textual content messaging app of option to reap the benefits of RCS, Google’s not too long ago launched chat function that acts loads like Apple’s iMessage. Android customers, in fact, have been in a position to set default apps from the very starting. It is not onerous to see which apps have been labeled as default and, if you wish to, change that default app. Start by opening the Settings app and go to Apps & notifications > Default apps. Google Assistant is all the time prepared for you. 
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Google Assistant for the winiPhone customers have Siri, however Android offers you Google Assistant. Google’s digital voice sidekick is a way more refined instrument than Apple’s Siri for a slew of causes, however a very powerful one is that it builds off Google’s spectacular database. Google Assistant has an confirmed potential to know widespread requests for companies and names, and it will get requests proper extra typically than fallacious. It additionally returns top quality responses, drawing from Google Search, a instrument that Siri would not have entry to.Google Assistant additionally tightly integrates with the cellphone’s different features, to inform you when it is time to go away in your subsequent assembly and nudge you that visitors is additional heavy happening the best way residence. If you might have any Google Home or Nest Home sensible audio system, or different suitable gadgets, you may as well use Assistant in your cellphone to regulate stuff round your own home like lights, retailers or your thermostat — even from afar.And it is constructed proper into your Android system. “OK, Google” and “Hey, Google” are the 2 wake phrases. If you need assistance realizing what to ask, you may ask Google Assistant for a listing of instructions: “OK, Google, What can you do?” iPhone house owners may also set up the Google app to make use of Assistant, nevertheless it’s not inbuilt and it is not the default private assistant. Split Screen is simple to make use of on an Android cellphone, and will increase the flexibility of a cellphone. 
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Use two apps without delay via split-screen modeEven although iPadOS 13 helps utilizing a number of apps on the identical time, iOS 13 and the iPhone don’t. Android customers, nonetheless, have had the flexibility to make use of split-screen apps since 2016 with the discharge of Android 7.0 Nougat.Using two apps is useful for those who’re making an attempt to lookup a contact’s cellphone quantity to ship to somebody on Facebook Messenger, or if it’s essential reference in info in a doc when composing an e mail. It’s unclear why Apple hasn’t added this function to the iPhone but, however maybe it has one thing to do with the dimensions of home windows on the iPhone’s smaller show, in comparison with the iPad ($323 at Walmart). The simplest way to make use of split-screen mode is to open the multitasking view and faucet on the app’s icon on the prime of its multitasking card — it is the identical icon you employ to launch the app out of your homescreen. Select Split display screen from the record of choices, then choose the second app you need to have open on the identical time. (These steps may fluctuate relying on which Android cellphone you employ. For instance, Samsung telephones have their very own pores and skin.)You can alter the dimensions of every app by dragging the small deal with between the 2 apps to increase or lower how a lot area an app takes up on the split-screen.Move icons round to rearrange them, or delete them and solely use the app drawer. 
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Customize your homescreen simply the way you prefer itApple’s method to the homescreen is to position all put in apps in a inflexible grid throughout a number of pages. Most Android gadgets take a two-pronged method by providing you with a homescreen and an app drawer. The homescreen would not observe a grid structure, permitting you to position apps anyplace you need. Both platforms allow you to make folders containing teams of apps.The advantage of Android’s method is that you could fully customise the homescreen by arranging app icons in any sample of your selecting, and Android helps widgets of various sizes. Right now, Apple’s Today view is the one place you will discover a widget.The approach your Android cellphone’s homescreen seems is due to its launcher. But you are not caught with what comes preinstalled. 
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You can use launchers to completely customise your cellphoneLaunchers are the epitome of Android customization. These apps allow you to fully change the way you work together with the homescreen, the app drawer and even the app icons in your cellphone. Using a launcher in your Android cellphone permits you to customise virtually each facet of how your cellphone seems and behaves, making your cellphone much more private than it already is. Launchers like Nova Launcher, Microsoft’s Launcher, Apex Launcher or Action Launcher, all add their very own twists and options to your Android cellphone. For instance, one other fashionable Android launcher, Evie, emphasizes utilizing a search bar to shortly discover and open apps, or anything in your Android cellphone for that matter. It’s minimalism at its best. I like to recommend taking a while to analysis the assorted launchers, attempt a few them, and actually customise the feel and appear of your cellphone. Just be forewarned: The deeper you dive into the world of launchers, the extra time and power you are going to spend on tweaking your setup.It’s onerous to think about a world the place Apple ever lets one thing like this occur for the iPhone.The Wallpapers app is a should for any Android consumer. 
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Never get uninterested in auto-changing wallpapersIf taking the time to seek out and customise a launcher appears like quite a lot of work, however there’s one other solution to make your Android cellphone always really feel contemporary, and it is yet one more factor your iPhone pals cannot do — use Google’s Wallpapers app. The Wallpapers app refreshes the wallpaper in your homescreen and lock display screen every day, with out you having to do a factor. There are a number of completely different classes of wallpaper kinds to select from. Pick your favourite, and let the app deal with the remaining. Personally, I like to make use of the geometric shapes class. The wallpapers are distinctive and colourful. Watch a video and browse Twitter on the identical time? Go on, I’m listening. 
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Watch a video and textual content on the identical time If you have ever began navigating in Google Maps, solely to depart the app and reply a textual content message, you certainly have seen a small Google Maps window stay seen in a nook of the display screen. Android gained a system-wide picture-in-picture mode for extra than simply video apps with the discharge of Android Oreo in 2017.In addition to Google Maps and video apps, you may as well use picture-in-picture for video calls with supported apps. My favourite use of picture-in-picture is to start streaming a YouTube video after which go away the app to browse Reddit or reply to a textual content message or e mail whereas the YouTube video retains enjoying in a nook of the display screen. When I need to return to watching the video full-screen, I simply faucet on the small thumbnail to maximise it. iPhones haven’t any kind of picture-in-picture mode. What you see on the display screen is what you get, and nothing extra.If you are prepared to modify to Android, or want to get extra from the Android cellphone you already personal, try our record of the perfect Android telephones of 2020. If you are new to Android, be sure that to vary these settings immediately. Then after that, we’ve got some useful tricks to get you began with Android 10.