Recently Android users have been very satisfied with their devices as they now have access to pretty much all the features that they had imagined they would have. However i must admit, Android did take some time getting those features as iOS , on the flip side, already had those.
The tables have turned and it seems that now iPhone users have their eye on an exclusive new Android feature , which they have no hope of getting any time soon, unless Apple really decides to take some inspiration form their competitors.
Below are five top features of Android that every iPhone user wished they had on their devices too.
1. Gesture Typing For the Stock Keypad
While it is true that iOS now allows you to install and use third party keyboards which do support features like gesture typing, it should be noted that many of those keyboards, in fact almost all of them, tend to be very sluggish and slow.
And to the disappointment of iPhone users , The stock iOS keyboard does not support this feature. However , Android on the other hand , has had this feature for quite some time and unlike iOS , gesture typing is baked natively into Android itself, so there is no need of any third party , slow keyboard.
2. Number and Symbol Shortcuts Visible on Every Key
Another great feature of Android that involves the native keyboard is the ability to see numbers and symbols and access them right from the qwerty layout.
To enable this feature go to Settings >Language and Input >Virtual keyboard >Google Keyboard > Preferences > Long press for symbols.
once you get used to having numbers and symbols right in front of you every time you open up the keyboard, you will probably not ever again go into the symbols tab separately to access them. This is definitely a very handy feature that saves a lot of time if we actually think about it.
3. Auto Battery Mode
Since the launch of lollipop , Android has a feature in which it can automatically turn on battery saver mode when your battery reaches a specific percentage. For example you can set the battery saver to automatically go on when your battery reaches 20% etc.
This is essentially a very useful feature as you may not know when your phone is about to die , unless you're actually using the phone and get a notification. The battery saver basically turns down the performance of the phone and uses the low power cores instead of the high powered ones (if your phone has this type of configuration) and turns off features like GPS tracking. It also lowers your brightness and turns off haptic feedback (vibration).
4.Install Apps from The Web
When downloading through your PC, the Google Play website will show you all the devices that have your email logged in, the email being the same one on your PC browser. You can then choose any device or multiple devices at once, to download the app onto. A pretty neat feature if you ask me!
5.Clear All App Caches
Its amazing how quickly some apps can hog down your memory by storing cookies and cache. The cached data used by your social apps alone can fill up your entire storage and potentially cause you to reset your phone. However theres no need to do that when you can simply clear app caches of every individual app separately.
On any Android device go to Settings > Storage > Cached Data , to clear all your cached data for apps in one go. if you want to clear caches of a single app then go to settings > Apps > A specific app > Clear cache.
This can a be a great way of clearing up storage so that you can utilize that space for other things like photos and videos.
Thats it folks! Do you agree with my list? if not comment down below , and if you have any more suggestions, comment down below again!
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