As always at this time, with the two new versions of the two great mobile operating systems presented, it is time to put them face to face and assess who has done a better job, yes. Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), o Google: iOS 11 vs Android OWho has done the most to improve the tablet usage experience? The truth is that they both leave us new arrivals very interesting.
iOS 11 and Android O: our favorite tablet enhancements
In both cases we have seen that enormous efforts are being made to improve artificial intelligence and virtual assistants in order to automate different processes and make life easier for all of us on any device. We will also thank in any case the advances of Android O to gain fluency and autonomy and that iOS 11 it will make it easier for us to save space, supporting new audio and video formats and uninstalling apps that we don't use without losing data. Today we are going to highlight, in any case, the tablet enhancements that the two of them are going to introduce.
Smart text selection (Android O)
The smart text selection is a specific application of those artificial intelligence improvements that Google is managing to do and it is actually a function that may be even more useful on a smartphone than on a tablet, since writing and selecting text is more uncomfortable in them, but we could not resist including it in the list because it is still a help to work with several apps. What exactly does it consist of? In that when we mark a word, automatically Android O it will recognize the relevant text to select everything and we will even suggest taking it to an app where it can be useful. For example, we mark part of the name of a street, select the full address and do not suggest opening it on a map, or we dial a number, select the complete telephone number and propose to call or save it in the phonebook.
Picture in Picture (Android O)
This was one of the novelties that we had clearer that was going to arrive with Android O and it is, without a doubt, one that we will be able to take advantage of on our tablets, where the size of the screen makes it perfectly viable (it is even appreciated) to have a floating window above another application that we are using. In the I / O, Google also explained a bit of how it was going to work and it seems that with Youtube, for example, it will be as simple as pressing the home button when we are watching a video. We can use it with many more apps, in any case, even with Google Maps.
Keyboard and mouse navigation (Android O)
We haven't seen much of this in beta or talked about it in the I / O, but when it became official Android O, Google He told us on his blog that with this new update keyboard and mouse support would be improved, and the truth is something that does not hurt if the Mountain Viewers are serious about trying to make tablets with their competing operating system serious for Windows, especially considering that we are increasingly looking for more large tablets capable of replacing our laptops. In fact, there is nothing similar at the moment for iOS, but we already told you that among the experts the debate regarding the need to introduce it has been red hot lately.
Drag and drop (iOS 11)
This was another improvement that was being asked insistently among the users of the iPad Pro and this has become a reality: with iOS 11 we will finally be able to select an element in one application and drag it to another directly, taking advantage of the split window. It is a very simple function but an essential advance to improve multitasking and it will undoubtedly be greatly appreciated when we are working with more than one application. It must also be said that it was presented as a feature for tablets, but with the beta It has been seen that it can also be used on the iPhone, but within a single app.
Application Bar (iOS 11)
This was one of the novelties that caught us by surprise and it seems that one of the most liked in general, something that does not surprise us, of course. The idea, again, is quite simple, it is simply a bar in which we can place the applications that we use most often (by default, if we do not choose, none is filled with the recently used ones). It sounds a bit like, in fact, the feature Motorola was testing for a future professional tabletso hopefully we'll see it on Android soon too.
Files (iOS 11)
This is something that has also been celebrated a lot, because it was a notable lack of iOS not having a file explorer that would allow us to manage them directly, especially if we are working with a tablet. It seems that, in general, Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is working a lot in this area, with a new system that allows us to save space and giving support, as we mentioned at the beginning, to more formats (including FLAC audios, which gives it a plus not only in terms of productivity, but also to the multimedia section).
IPad keyboard improvements (iOS 11)
The keyboard of the iPad is one of those sections that continues to improve with each update, and with iOS 11 There is also a very interesting novelty and it is that now, in a more similar way to how physical keyboards work, we will be able to access symbols and numbers without having to go to a different screen: in each key, above the letters and in a lighter tone, we will see which of them we can enter with the shift key, so that we will be able to write faster.
iOS 11 vs Android O in video
Although the demonstration is with smartphones and not tablets, and with it we miss much of the most interesting for us, for now we can at least take a first look at the two big updates for mobile devices this year, if you want to see them in operation with your own eyes in this iOS 11 vs Android O video. We, for our part, have already left you our own first impressions with the new version of Android and we hope to be able to do the same soon with the iOS.
When will iOS 11 and Android O arrive on your tablets?
And how long will we have to wait to be able to enjoy them on our tablets, without having to worry about bugs and other problems that sometimes come with betas? Regarding the mobile operating system of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, those of the apple have already told us that in autumn, the normal thing would be that when the iPhone 8 is launched and we already have at your disposal the list with all iPad models to update to iOS 11. In the case of Google, you already know that we also depend on manufacturers, although thanks to Project Treble, we hope the delay this time will be less. In any case, the match point could take place this summer, as according to the latest news, Android O would come to the Pixels in August.