10 Best Android Features Missing on iPhone in 2024 For example, recording conversations

Once again I argued with a famous Android smartphone on the topic “which operating system is better.” As a result, everyone stayed with themselves, and I decided to collect an up-to-date list of wishlists for iOS, which have long been implemented in Android. Perhaps someone from Cupertino will notice this and add similar options in subsequent system updates.

In the comments, I invite you to write your most desired options that are missing in iOS. I deliberately do not include external application applications and NFC access for all applications here. We look forward to implementing these options this year.

Content:

• ► 1. Record telephone conversations
  ► 2. Free placement of icons on the grid.
  ► 3. Control sound from different applications
  ► 4. Full-fledged file manager in the system
  ► 5. Third-party applications in Control Center
  ► 6. Convenient access to Control Center and Support Center.
  ► 7. More options for choosing default apps
  ► 8. Swipe to go back on any screen edge
  ► 9. Convenient zoom gesture
  ► 10. Configuring auto-shutdown for access points

1. Record telephone conversations

I personally don’t need this option, but many iPhone owners have this option #1. Recording a microphone on Android is very simple; the option can be built into the system or launcher from the manufacturer, or can be implemented using application components.

On iOS, this requires reinventing the wheel.

Topic: How to Record Phone Conversations on iPhone

When friends ask for advice, we recommend using operator applications from MTS or Tinkoff Mobile. At the moment, this is the only convenient way to record conversations in iOS.

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2. Free placement of icons on the grid.

It’s high time to correct this oversight. Since the introduction of the first iPhone, developers have not allowed us to display icons in an alternative order. Application shortcuts are always located one after another and extend to the left at the top of the screen.

With the growth of the size of smartphones and the advent of the iPad, the problem is becoming more and more noticeable. Many people simply want to place icons in a convenient place to reach them with one hand in a familiar smartphone grip.

Topic: What to do if your iPhone is too big to use with one hand

Currently on iOS this is only possible with the help of crutches and enabling applications. “Transparent” widgets for moving icons to the bottom of the screen have us on the Android user side.

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3. Control sound from different applications

But this is one of my main wants. When I see how this is implemented on Android, I’m really jealous. I often communicate with someone via audio or video and at the same time work with a smartphone. If you turn on any application with sound at this moment, it will be impossible to talk. The voice of the interlocutor is mixed with the sounds of the application and it is difficult to make out anything.

I don’t understand why you can’t add a slider for different apps during calls or just mute all other apps during a call. In Android this is completely fine.

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4. A full-fledged file manager in the system.

For a long time, iOS did not have a standard file manager for working with data and backup drives. This application is presented by the developers Files and one and a half healthy fish are added to it every year.

Now the utility can do a lot, but has not yet become a full-fledged file manager on the device.

Topic: 8 Apps Features of the Files App on iPhone

The main complaint about the application Files – a program that works in its own limited sandbox. There you can only find data, some programs and files in iCloud. If you want to access photos or videos from galleries, files from email attachments sent in the data messenger, first copy them to the application files.

I’m not talking about full access to the system, OS files and other dangerous places. You just need to open access to speaker connections and data folders for all installed programs. Then the application can be called a full-fledged file manager.

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5. Third-party applications in Control Center.

Concept of a custom Control Center for iOS

On Android, you can add any external switches to the button curtain. In most iOS features, placing certificates in this location is strictly enforced. We are not even given the opportunity to connect important system toggle switches, for example, switch the VPN or the menu for selecting active eSIMs.

And many people wanted to reconfigure the standard set of functions to suit their needs.

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6. Convenient access to the Control Center and Documentation Center.

Another problem with a large screen is the inconvenient way to open the curtain with missed messages or system switches. For this task, use your second hand, grab your smartphone, or use a gesture. Convenient access.

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Instead, we have a convenient search gesture. Spotlight, which enjoys the benefits. You can safely transfer one of the top curtains for use, and use the button above the Dock panel to search.

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7. More options for choosing default apps

Once upon a time, iOS didn’t even have the option to replace the default browser and email client. Links are opened in default programs and manually transferred to the third-party application used.

Then the developers decided to use an additional browser and mailer as the main one. But this is where the generosity of the Cupertino people ended.

I would like to get more settings for default programs. For example, a side dialer, because I stubbornly don’t want to change the standard one at Apple. At some point there was such an opportunity and there were several summer alternatives in the App Store.

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8. Swipe to go back to any screen border.

Recently I noticed how an acquaintance famously controls his “shovel” on his Android right hand. He makes a swipe gesture on the right edge of the screen and goes to the previous menu. This is not entirely arranged in standard logic, but it is very convenient.

For most smartphone users, turning and dragging the left edge of the screen to return to the previous menu is inconvenient. On regular iPhone models this is still possible, but on Plus and Pro Max it is unrealistic. You have to use your second hand or hold the smartphone in your left hand first.

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9. Convenient zoom gesture

Another feature in the collection of convenient gestures is zooming with a variable tap. It all works as follows: double-tap the screen and after the second press, press your finger down to zoom in or up to press the button.

Now on the iPhone this works in some navigators and map services. I would like to get a feature at the system level so that it makes a request in the browser or gallery.

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10. Configuring auto-shutdown for access points.

The hotspot on the iPhone lives its own life. If connected devices do not consume traffic for some time, Internet distribution from the iPhone stops. For example, when my home Internet goes down, I distribute traffic on my smartphone. While I’m working on the computer, everything works fine, but if I take a break from work for 15-20 minutes, the access point in iOS goes into sleep mode.

I stop receiving notifications on my Mac, and I become offline for my colleagues in instant messengers. Of course, this is done for the purpose of energy saving, but sometimes you would like to control the operation of the chip. Moreover, Android has a good example.

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If you have something to add to this list or some option and you think it’s unnecessary, write about it in the comments.