Although I am a fan of Apple and its products, both iPhones and iPads, as well as Mac computers, I always strive to use competing devices in order to get the best in every possible option. A few months ago, I updated my Android phone to another that works with the latest Oreo version at Google, and it will get Android P, God willing. At the same time I tested iOS 12. Although I am fascinated by the continuous development of Android, I still prefer iOS. But I found several advantages that I miss badly when I hold an iPhone or an iPad. So we decided to single out several articles to talk about the advantages of Android that is missing in iOS. And the beginning With "floating buttons"
![Android features I miss in Apple: [1] Floating buttons](https://iphoneislam.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Android-VS-iOS.jpg)
At first I don't know the exact name of this feature in Android, but I call it floating buttons or "floating buttons" and most Android users know it. And if you are an Apple user who has not tried Android, let me explain this feature to you briefly and quickly.
A feature is a button that any application can provide to you and this button or small icon is floating over the screen and over the applications and everything and it performs a specific function. For example, Facebook uses it in its chatting application to tell you that there is a new message that you have not seen, and this feature is called "Chat Head".
Once you touch this message, you can see the previous messages "in the case of Facebook" and make a conversation just as if you opened the Facebook application and you can touch it again to hide the conversation screen. The icon will continue so that you can return to the conversation with your friend at any time.
The feature also supports calls beautifully, as you can use your phone during a call, and there are several options to control the call without the need to move to it.
This feature I used to deal with in chat and call applications, but I imagine that it is this wonderful until the World Cup matches came and it became possible to follow the outcome of any match through it.
A small icon on the screen of my device tells me what is new and wonderful that Google is giving you additional details by touching it.
With this, at any time now, if I am not going to watch the match, I can pin it so I know the immediate result and the names of the goal scorers. Without searching, without opening any application and without doing anything, it updates itself automatically (for those interested, in the World Cup matches there is a delay of approximately 1 minute between the viewer of a satellite broadcast and the follower with this button and this is normal)
The truth is, I don't know how Apple might provide another feature in the future capable of defeating these floating screens. Perhaps the apple is lucky because Android developers are not interested in introducing new ones, so features like that, and although the Android system has supported them for years, they are present in a limited number of applications. If it were widespread, Apple's stance wouldn't be good.
Why do we write these articles?
Although we answered this question dozens of times, let us repeat the answer. The reason for writing is that Apple's policy has changed in recent years, as it has become inclined to fulfill some of the popular requests. Imagine with me that a certain feature talked about by 100 technical websites followed by tens of millions and supported that Apple needs this feature. Make sure (big and not 100%, this is a stubborn Apple) that Apple will add it in the future, either directly add it or modify it and present it in a way that suits the apple.
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