I’m talking about software updates. Ever since people have engaged in Android vs. iOS debates, software updates are guaranteed to be an argument for anyone defending iOS — and rightfully so.

iOS 26 brings Android-inspired charging features, such as the battery charging time estimation, which is shown on the lock screen and in settings. The latest iOS version also introduces Adaptive ...

How Android and iOS copy features from each other is pretty inevitable at this point. At WWDC 2025, we got more of that. What’s interesting to me is how Android 16 QPR1 and iOS 26 are getting ...

Apple's implementation is a great start, but it's not quite as sharp as the tool Android has honed for nearly a decade. Live Translation in iOS 26 converts speech and text in real time across ...

With iOS 26, Apple is adding support for transferring an eSIM from an iPhone to an Android device, and vice versa. The new functionality will make it easier for smartphone users to move their ...

While I hope the whole Liquid Glass thing stays far, far away from Android, there are some elements of iOS 26 that I actually quite like. They aren’t drastic features, but they’re things I’d ...

Facebook is rolling out support for passkeys on both iOS and Android, the social network announced on Wednesday. Passkey logins make it harder for bad actors to remotely access your accounts ...

Amid the various comments, though, have been a bunch of comparisons between iOS 26 and ancient Android skins. Android has evolved a lot over the years, looking almost unrecognizably different now ...

The ongoing rivalry between Android and iOS has reached a pivotal stage with the release of Android 16 and iOS 26. These two operating systems embody distinct philosophies in design, functionality ...

Android has a lot of great features that iPhone users could benefit from, while the opposite is also true. As much as we wish that these features had made their way to iOS much sooner, we're happy ...