Switching to Android from iOS: Where lies the Difference in Operating Systems?

The competition between Android and iOS is set to enter another year. While users have enjoyed the rivalry, given the trends it has inspired in Android App Development and iOS Application Development, they also have had the choice between two versatile Operating Systems. While users are quick to switch to iOS from Android, the reverse process demands serious temperament. Given the famous saying amongst users of iOS, ‘An iOS user isn’t able to use Android’ again. This is due to the unique features offered by iOS, and while Android offers countless customization options for its users, iOS doesn’t let do users much and ends up doing it for them.

Recently, with the latest Software update, for the first time, iOS allowed users to have a say in the Pre-installed applications, allowing them to uninstall it. While switching to iOS from Android offers a lot more organization and involves a little expenditure, given the way applications are priced at Apple’s App Store, switching to Android from iOS involves missing out on a few features, but not without helping the cause of your Credit Card.

To begin with, the difference lies in the reader mode that is available to the users of Safari. If you are looking for a page to read, but it happens to be cluttered by other senseless info like ads and popups, the reading mode in Safari can disable each of them, leaving you with the article’s headline and content. This feature is especially helpful for those who are looking for minimum distractions during their reading and editing time. Alongside, there is the flexibility of night-time mode which allows users to change the color of their screen according to their comfort, a function Android hasn’t yet adopted. Android does allow a manual reading mode in Chrome, but when it comes to matching the effectiveness of Safari.

For the users fond of average screen size, the launch of iPhone 6 and variants posed a challenge, as, after consistent usage, they felt the tiredness in their fingers. However, Apple had the solution to this through their ‘Reach-ability’ feature through which one could get the interface to squeeze in the middle of the screen, and all this could be done by a double tap on the Home Button. Occasionally, users complained of the irritation this feature caused, but for many, this was a life savior. Therefore, once you switch to the giant screens of Android, you’ll have to do without this feature, and for the ones who grew accustomed to Reach-ability while using iOS, this is one thing they’ll serious miss in Android.

Unlike Android, iOS has already mastered the art of smooth scrolling, as evident through the efficient functioning of Safari. Browsers in Android do not offer a great scrolling experience, and often while reading long articles on the web, one experiences a lag or delay in the page. Even with high-speed internet and complete page loads, there is a persisting lag in the scroll which doesn’t make for a great reading experience. For the ones choosing to shift to Android from iOS, be prepared for an excruciating scrolling experience.

Clearly, Android has a lot to do in terms of catching up with the effectiveness of iOS. What saves it from user skepticism and criticism are the cost-effective hardware solutions that make it possible for users to own an Android with ease, quite unlike an iOS Device. Alongside, Android has been instrumental in inspiring trends in Android and iOS Application Development, even though the revenues from the Apple App Store exceed those of Android by over 75%. However, it’s not always numbers, and if you are looking or have made the switch to Android from iOS, be prepared for an experience that is not disappointing, but different.

Decoding the Recent Trends in Android and iOS Application Development:

What goes up must come down, and the year of 2016 was a testimony to this fact. While Android App Development and iOS App Development saw new trendsetters in the game, witnessed the old thresholds being overpowered, and also attained a swell in user numbers, it also realized that nothing lasts forever, especially when your application developers are looking to go static. One of the leading applications was the famous ‘Pokemon Go’ that made going out cool again. However, the fun wasn’t to last for long, and eventually, the application, with all its user numbers and surging stock prices faced an inevitable slump. While there was nothing alarming about the application that led to its eventual downfall, experts were left wondering what really let the users off the hook?

2016 has some interesting trends to offer in the domain of Android and iOS Application Development, and Pokemon Go was critical to these trends as it offered a much-needed shift from the madness of on-demand services that had taken over. We term this as madness because every startup was looking to create an application based on the ‘Uber for X’ model, without understanding the market, the supply-demand graph, or in some cases, even their own product. There was a prevailing haste within the market that caused many startups to falter. Certainly, this faltering had a direct impact on the factors that dictated the trends of Android and iOS Application Development. However, one must note that despite the consistent failures, the domain of on-demand services has been quite strong for the year, and one can expect further growth in the same in the upcoming years. With businesses worth billions looking to shift or initiate their operations online, one can safely assume for a progressive growth in the area of on-demand services.

What Pokemon Go did was cause an unprecedented shift of attention from on-demand services to the conventional form of Android and iOS Application development that had captivated users before the coming of Uber. People were again hooked to games, educational applications, news and magazine broadcasts, and the earlier categories in Android and iOS Application Development saw a much-needed upheaval in numbers, given how they were losing ground to on-demand services. Even with the on-demand services serving completely different applications and utilities, they were occupying a considerable space on the device and more importantly, the mind of the user. Through the short-term success of Pokemon Go, one can hope for the conventional applications to stay meaningful.

Apart from On-Demand Services and conventional Android and iOS Application Development, users went for other utility applications that did not require the presence of any professionals. In this aspect, Google garnered unparalleled success as its applications helped users with better search results and operations like news, maps, and other location-based services.

The era of Android and iOS Application Development has just begun and there is going to be much more to it than what meets the eye. With the enhancing of the hardware with each passing year, one can expect more developments in Android and iOS Application Development, especially with the coming of beacons, the extensive use of native technology and hardware in application development, the engaging UX and UI Designs, and the presence of cost-effective solutions that has made it possible for everyone to own a Smartphone. For the ones engaged in the business of Android and iOS Application Development, the future offers nothing but a vast horizon gleaming with countless opportunities.