**A Comparative Analysis of iOS 8 and Android Lollipop**

In this article, we will delve into the features and functionalities of both iOS 8 and Android Lollipop, two popular operating systems used by millions of users worldwide. We will explore the advantages and disadvantages of each system, highlighting the key differences that set them apart.

**One-Handed Use: A Major Advantage of Android**

One of the most significant advantages of Android is its ability to use one hand for navigation. The "reachability" feature on iOS, as it's called, allows users to reach a certain area of the screen without having to physically stretch or contort their fingers. However, this feature falls short when it comes to using the device with one hand permanently. In contrast, Android offers a more seamless and efficient way to navigate with one hand, making it a major advantage for users who prefer to use their devices in this manner.

**Multi-Window Mode: A Game-Changer for Multitasking**

Android's multi-window mode is another feature that sets it apart from iOS. This feature allows users to open multiple apps simultaneously on the screen, giving them the flexibility and productivity they need to multitask with ease. With a simple gesture, users can resize windows, change the layout of their screens, and switch between apps with ease. In contrast, iOS's equivalent feature, "Reachability," is limited in its capabilities, only allowing users to reach a certain area of the screen without fully activating the device.

**Power-Saving Mode: A Feature Missing from iOS**

Android's power-saving mode is another feature that offers significant benefits for users who want to extend their device's battery life. This mode puts the device into "starvation mode," where only the bare essentials are enabled, allowing users to keep their devices in standby for extended periods of time. In contrast, iOS does not offer a similar feature, leaving users without this crucial option.

**Download Booster: A Feature Exclusive to Android**

Android's Download Booster is another innovative feature that offers significant benefits for users who want to download files quickly and efficiently. This feature enables both LTE and Wi-Fi radios to work together to download files at faster speeds, making it an essential tool for users who rely on their devices for online activities.

**Security: A Key Advantage of Android**

One of the most significant advantages of Android is its security features. Unlike iOS, which only offers a limited number of options for locking and securing the device, Android offers several options, including fingerprint recognition, PIN codes, patterns, and swipe gestures. Additionally, Android's Private Mode feature allows users to hide sensitive information from other users, while Guest Accounts enable users to create temporary accounts for guests or visitors.

**Haptic Feedback: A Feature Exclusive to Android**

Android's haptic feedback system provides a tactile experience on the keyboard, making it more comfortable and responsive than iOS. This feature is not available on Apple devices, which can make typing on their keyboards less enjoyable.

**Software Updates: A Major Flaw of Android**

One of the most significant disadvantages of Android is its update cycle. Unlike iOS, which guarantees software updates to all users, regardless of carrier or device model, Android's update process is slow and often inconsistent. This can leave users with outdated devices, vulnerable to security threats and missing out on important features.

**Imessage: A Feature Exclusive to iOS**

One of the most significant advantages of iOS is its iMessage platform, which offers a seamless and efficient way to send messages to other Apple device users. While Android has several messaging apps available, none of them offer the same level of integration and convenience as iMessage.

**NFC: A Feature Missing from iOS**

Android's NFC feature allows users to transfer files between devices without having to touch them physically. This feature is a game-changer for users who want to share files or access their device wirelessly. In contrast, iOS's AirDrop feature is limited in its capabilities and requires users to be within close proximity of each other.

**A Choice to Make: iOS 8 vs Android Lollipop**

Ultimately, the choice between iOS 8 and Android Lollipop comes down to personal preference and individual needs. While iOS offers a more streamlined and controlled experience, Android provides a more open and customizable platform with a wide range of features and options. By understanding the advantages and disadvantages of each system, users can make an informed decision that suits their lifestyle and preferences.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enwhat's up guys everythingapplepro here and in this video i'm going to be comparing android l or lollipop to apple's ios 8 firmware so this is a follow-up to a video i never got to finish i did compare the samsung galaxy s5 earlier to the iphone 6 and 6 plus however i just never got a chance to compare the actual software so well now i'm going to be showing you the main differences between android and ios now i know some of my watchers are debating should i switch over to android should i buy an iphone or an android phone and this video is going to highlight some of the good points from each software now there is one thing i'd like to know the samsung galaxy s5 comes with a touchwiz user interface it's not the stock lollipop experience in fact it's extremely rare to find a device with an unadulterated version of android so i just want to let you know i'm comparing the samsung touchwiz user interface however most of the fundamental features are still there regardless of the ui now the iphone is running ios 8.1.3 the newest version which is shared across all platforms and there are several more updates coming in the future 8.2 8.3 and ios 9 eventually now the lock screen being the very first thing we see when we turn our devices on both devices have very simple neat lock screens the iphone being a little bit more on the simple side android one having some nice animations and then we're greeted with a page view now it's a very similar interface however on the android device you can customize a lot more when it comes to pages and animations than on the iphone so if i do this real quick and pinch in as you can see i can change a lot of the pages a lot of what we see on them widgets and we'll get more into that in a bit however on the iphone you do have to hold an application to move it around to create a new page you got to drag it both user friendly when it comes to manipulating apps and pages it's just on the android version you have a little bit more flexibility now one of the major changes in lollipops update was the fluidity it's a lot more fluid i mean apple has always been known for how well everything opens the animations are very nice and fluid but on android it's always been a little bit behind well lollipop really catches up it does very well closing opening applications there's definitely a lot more attention to detail on lollipop and not only that but all the icons have been flattened so it really looks a lot like ios 8. the depth has been removed and it's more flat however while using android you'll notice that it definitely has gotten better things just feel right it's more liquid it's really hard for me to describe it but when you do use it you definitely will notice it now both android and ios handle notifications in a very similar manner so they come in this bar view on your lock screen and you can just slide them out of the way on android whereas on ios it's a little bit different if you slide on it one way it'll open up the application other way you can delete it it's actually really similar but this is pretty much where the similarities end the iphone is definitely in losing game when it comes to customizability android has always been known for its extreme customizability not only can you install widgets on your home screen if you don't like the look of a certain aspect of your device just install a new one from the app store whereas on the iphone apple is definitely making steps in a correct direction just very very slow ones they've added widgets to the notification center you can customize keyboards by downloading third-party ones and add third-party filters to the photos but it still leaks behind android's true customizability for example here's the stock android launcher now i just installed the new one because i didn't like this one absolutely free and it completely changes the look of your device while true you can jailbreak to achieve a very similar look it's not possible on a stock firmware which is what this video is pretty much about when it comes to accessing toggles each os has a different solution so apple has control center which we're all familiar with and android has its own system if you drag down from the screen with two fingers it'll bring up the complete toggle view wow that is extensive whereas the apples control center it's nice to have it's just not as extensive as androids i'd also like to know if you drag down with one finger it just brings down a mini control center with your notifications whereas notification view on iphone looks just like that the app switcher on both devices is very simple easy to use the one on the iphone reminds me of way back in the day from the palm pre and the lollipops one is very fluid just a card view reminds me a lot of safari tab view you know both simple both accomplish switching between apps however the androids is closer to true multitasking each application is still running in the background just in a dormant mode whereas the apple one it completely stops the process it's not true multitasking and i'd like to point out that killing all of the apps on android is so much simpler man it's such a pain on apple i wish they would just add one button to clear everything right away for the uninitiated settings could be a little bit challenging on android to understand because apple does a very good job of putting it into sections where you can find them however android is very very detailed with all of their settings and that is a good thing because you can ultimately get more control over all the features on your device now one of the things that apple does that really doesn't make sense is putting features that belong together in random areas see here's display and brightness auto screen shutoff should be there however it's completely in a different area i mean what's up with that apple but a nice feature ios has that i really like is the slide to go back where it's not available on android however of course you do have the back button to press but it's just a really nice feature integrated into ios you can just slide back and go back this is a test between siri and google now your personal assistant seeing how they can keep up and how fast they are show times for american sniper american sniper is playing at cinetopia 23 and 14 other theaters definitely a step ahead for google now a little bit faster what does poison ivy look like according to american academy of dermatology poison ivy tips for treating and preventing a rash from poison ivy poison oak so google now definitely gives me a lot more detail there what is the purpose of life okay according to mormon.org your life has a divine purpose god your heavenly father he is prepared oh my gosh set an alarm for 8 35 a.m i mean you guys can see they do very well they're both very quick i have no complaints what's good to eat in portland oregon searching i found a lot of restaurants in portland oregon so whereas google now gives you results from google you actually get the stores here inside of siri so that's definitely a nice little touch now both of these assistants do very well like i said i have no issues with them however the more diverse you get with your questions of course you will see a difference between siri and google now when it comes to browsers there is certainly a difference so on ios something as simple as opening a new tab happens a lot quicker than on android i mean why is there such a slow animation to open up the tab view which is kind of ridiculous for android performance is great for both of them i mean i have no complaints however it does have a lot to do with the processing power on your device and of course the browser optimization when it comes to java and loading stuff so i'm just going to load a website real quick at the same time both do well and of course if you don't like them you can always install a third-party browser nice touch to android is when you actually hit the top of a page you get that nice animation that tells you you did so on iphone you just get this rubber band bounce which can get annoying now to scroll on each device you definitely have to use more finger on the iphone you just flick once on android and you're there at the top on iphone you gotta flick several times not just something interesting i thought i'd know i couldn't put a folder inside of a folder on android without installing a third-party app whereas on the iphone it was possible with a glitch which i think was pretty cool now let's take a look at the app stores on both now android has done a lot of catching up ios has always been ahead in the raw amount of apps on the app store whereas on android there have always been a little bit less and the one thing i don't like about android apps is that compatibility isn't guaranteed with all devices now of course that's true for iphone older devices don't get installed in newer applications however sometimes you can have a phone that's brand new but it doesn't work with a certain app because the developer said it couldn't now let's take a look at the software solution for one-handed use this is actually one of my favorite android features so if you swipe from the edge of the screen to the middle of the screen and swipe back it opens up this one-handed software mode this especially makes sense on larger devices like the samsung galaxy note 4 where you can use your entire display with one finger i also like how you can resize the window depending on the size of your finger now apple's take on this is kind of disgraceful it's called reachability and the only purpose of reachability is to reach a certain area of the screen not actually use your device with one hand permanently so android's definitely got a clear advantage here now let's talk about some device specific features on android here's multi-window mode and this is absolutely amazing so you choose one app to display on the bottom or the top and then another one as you can see man it's amazing you can do one thing on top or on the bottom and be multitasking you can change the size of the windows you can do this with a jailbreak however it's just not available in stock ios having the choice between just turning your device off or rebooting it is actually a really nice feature i can't even imagine why apple hasn't put this into ios another is power saving and this could potentially save your life ultra power saving mode puts your device into starvation mode just the bare necessities to get by are left enabled and as you can see it's quite incredible you can keep your device in standby for a very long time and it's certainly a feature i would like apple to add in the future it's just not available yet now apple does have a certain way to track battery usage but nothing to enable a certain battery saving mode download booster is actually a very nice feature as well it enables both your lte and wi-fi radios to download files even faster that is really ingenious i mean why has apple thought of that the nice thing about android security is that it gives you several options when it comes to locking your device not only a fingerprint password a pin a pattern a certain swipe even your face whereas the iphone just has three options so your fingerprint a complex passcode or a simple one another nice feature android has is private mode and guest accounts not only can you hide certain aspects that you wouldn't want other people to see you can enable guest mode where other people can create their own user accounts the ability to actually browse and move files on your device is a very nice one apple of course is never going to add that feature but it's definitely a plus on android haptic feedback which i can't really show you i can only feel is a nice touch to the keyboard something i wish apple would have too now a nice thing to know when you own an apple product is you're guaranteed a software update when every other device gets it no matter what carrier that's a major flaw of android is updates roll out very slow especially depending on which model number you have which carrier you have it's just a mess imessage is one of my favorite reasons to use an iphone a platform where everybody has this messaging application that's built in doesn't use any minutes is extremely fast and is very versatile now all you can download and use google apps on an iphone that's not true the other way around there are many apps that are exclusive to an apple product which you cannot get on android handoff and iphone exclusive features where you can pick up on your computer where you left off on your iphone extremely awesome and lastly i just want to mention yeah android has nfc which you can touch two phones together and transfer files whereas on an iphone there's airdrop and airdrop is really cool it's a very seamless solution to transferring files between devices including iphones ipads even a computer without needing to touch the devices together now yes there are a lot of features i didn't even cover in this video i just wanted to get the bare experience of android l or lollipop versus ios 8. now when it comes to choosing i understand that's a very difficult choice to make but what i showed you guys in this video i do hope it helps you make an informed decision on choosing between ios 8 or an android device running android lollipop of course there are many other features like i did say i haven't even mentioned because i just wanted to touch the fundamentals the stuff you're guaranteed to use on all of these devices and compare those now if i could summarize each device up in a few words the iphone is locked controlled but efficient and simple whereas android is open and customizable yet seemingly less user friendly and not as great support now guys hopefully watching this video i did help you make up your mind about which os is a little bit more geared towards your needs check out some of my other videos and if you want to see the hardware comparison for the iphone 6 versus the s5 you can do so there and guys no matter which os you choose don't let anyone tell you that you made the wrong choice that's entirely up to you so have a great day guys peacewhat's up guys everythingapplepro here and in this video i'm going to be comparing android l or lollipop to apple's ios 8 firmware so this is a follow-up to a video i never got to finish i did compare the samsung galaxy s5 earlier to the iphone 6 and 6 plus however i just never got a chance to compare the actual software so well now i'm going to be showing you the main differences between android and ios now i know some of my watchers are debating should i switch over to android should i buy an iphone or an android phone and this video is going to highlight some of the good points from each software now there is one thing i'd like to know the samsung galaxy s5 comes with a touchwiz user interface it's not the stock lollipop experience in fact it's extremely rare to find a device with an unadulterated version of android so i just want to let you know i'm comparing the samsung touchwiz user interface however most of the fundamental features are still there regardless of the ui now the iphone is running ios 8.1.3 the newest version which is shared across all platforms and there are several more updates coming in the future 8.2 8.3 and ios 9 eventually now the lock screen being the very first thing we see when we turn our devices on both devices have very simple neat lock screens the iphone being a little bit more on the simple side android one having some nice animations and then we're greeted with a page view now it's a very similar interface however on the android device you can customize a lot more when it comes to pages and animations than on the iphone so if i do this real quick and pinch in as you can see i can change a lot of the pages a lot of what we see on them widgets and we'll get more into that in a bit however on the iphone you do have to hold an application to move it around to create a new page you got to drag it both user friendly when it comes to manipulating apps and pages it's just on the android version you have a little bit more flexibility now one of the major changes in lollipops update was the fluidity it's a lot more fluid i mean apple has always been known for how well everything opens the animations are very nice and fluid but on android it's always been a little bit behind well lollipop really catches up it does very well closing opening applications there's definitely a lot more attention to detail on lollipop and not only that but all the icons have been flattened so it really looks a lot like ios 8. the depth has been removed and it's more flat however while using android you'll notice that it definitely has gotten better things just feel right it's more liquid it's really hard for me to describe it but when you do use it you definitely will notice it now both android and ios handle notifications in a very similar manner so they come in this bar view on your lock screen and you can just slide them out of the way on android whereas on ios it's a little bit different if you slide on it one way it'll open up the application other way you can delete it it's actually really similar but this is pretty much where the similarities end the iphone is definitely in losing game when it comes to customizability android has always been known for its extreme customizability not only can you install widgets on your home screen if you don't like the look of a certain aspect of your device just install a new one from the app store whereas on the iphone apple is definitely making steps in a correct direction just very very slow ones they've added widgets to the notification center you can customize keyboards by downloading third-party ones and add third-party filters to the photos but it still leaks behind android's true customizability for example here's the stock android launcher now i just installed the new one because i didn't like this one absolutely free and it completely changes the look of your device while true you can jailbreak to achieve a very similar look it's not possible on a stock firmware which is what this video is pretty much about when it comes to accessing toggles each os has a different solution so apple has control center which we're all familiar with and android has its own system if you drag down from the screen with two fingers it'll bring up the complete toggle view wow that is extensive whereas the apples control center it's nice to have it's just not as extensive as androids i'd also like to know if you drag down with one finger it just brings down a mini control center with your notifications whereas notification view on iphone looks just like that the app switcher on both devices is very simple easy to use the one on the iphone reminds me of way back in the day from the palm pre and the lollipops one is very fluid just a card view reminds me a lot of safari tab view you know both simple both accomplish switching between apps however the androids is closer to true multitasking each application is still running in the background just in a dormant mode whereas the apple one it completely stops the process it's not true multitasking and i'd like to point out that killing all of the apps on android is so much simpler man it's such a pain on apple i wish they would just add one button to clear everything right away for the uninitiated settings could be a little bit challenging on android to understand because apple does a very good job of putting it into sections where you can find them however android is very very detailed with all of their settings and that is a good thing because you can ultimately get more control over all the features on your device now one of the things that apple does that really doesn't make sense is putting features that belong together in random areas see here's display and brightness auto screen shutoff should be there however it's completely in a different area i mean what's up with that apple but a nice feature ios has that i really like is the slide to go back where it's not available on android however of course you do have the back button to press but it's just a really nice feature integrated into ios you can just slide back and go back this is a test between siri and google now your personal assistant seeing how they can keep up and how fast they are show times for american sniper american sniper is playing at cinetopia 23 and 14 other theaters definitely a step ahead for google now a little bit faster what does poison ivy look like according to american academy of dermatology poison ivy tips for treating and preventing a rash from poison ivy poison oak so google now definitely gives me a lot more detail there what is the purpose of life okay according to mormon.org your life has a divine purpose god your heavenly father he is prepared oh my gosh set an alarm for 8 35 a.m i mean you guys can see they do very well they're both very quick i have no complaints what's good to eat in portland oregon searching i found a lot of restaurants in portland oregon so whereas google now gives you results from google you actually get the stores here inside of siri so that's definitely a nice little touch now both of these assistants do very well like i said i have no issues with them however the more diverse you get with your questions of course you will see a difference between siri and google now when it comes to browsers there is certainly a difference so on ios something as simple as opening a new tab happens a lot quicker than on android i mean why is there such a slow animation to open up the tab view which is kind of ridiculous for android performance is great for both of them i mean i have no complaints however it does have a lot to do with the processing power on your device and of course the browser optimization when it comes to java and loading stuff so i'm just going to load a website real quick at the same time both do well and of course if you don't like them you can always install a third-party browser nice touch to android is when you actually hit the top of a page you get that nice animation that tells you you did so on iphone you just get this rubber band bounce which can get annoying now to scroll on each device you definitely have to use more finger on the iphone you just flick once on android and you're there at the top on iphone you gotta flick several times not just something interesting i thought i'd know i couldn't put a folder inside of a folder on android without installing a third-party app whereas on the iphone it was possible with a glitch which i think was pretty cool now let's take a look at the app stores on both now android has done a lot of catching up ios has always been ahead in the raw amount of apps on the app store whereas on android there have always been a little bit less and the one thing i don't like about android apps is that compatibility isn't guaranteed with all devices now of course that's true for iphone older devices don't get installed in newer applications however sometimes you can have a phone that's brand new but it doesn't work with a certain app because the developer said it couldn't now let's take a look at the software solution for one-handed use this is actually one of my favorite android features so if you swipe from the edge of the screen to the middle of the screen and swipe back it opens up this one-handed software mode this especially makes sense on larger devices like the samsung galaxy note 4 where you can use your entire display with one finger i also like how you can resize the window depending on the size of your finger now apple's take on this is kind of disgraceful it's called reachability and the only purpose of reachability is to reach a certain area of the screen not actually use your device with one hand permanently so android's definitely got a clear advantage here now let's talk about some device specific features on android here's multi-window mode and this is absolutely amazing so you choose one app to display on the bottom or the top and then another one as you can see man it's amazing you can do one thing on top or on the bottom and be multitasking you can change the size of the windows you can do this with a jailbreak however it's just not available in stock ios having the choice between just turning your device off or rebooting it is actually a really nice feature i can't even imagine why apple hasn't put this into ios another is power saving and this could potentially save your life ultra power saving mode puts your device into starvation mode just the bare necessities to get by are left enabled and as you can see it's quite incredible you can keep your device in standby for a very long time and it's certainly a feature i would like apple to add in the future it's just not available yet now apple does have a certain way to track battery usage but nothing to enable a certain battery saving mode download booster is actually a very nice feature as well it enables both your lte and wi-fi radios to download files even faster that is really ingenious i mean why has apple thought of that the nice thing about android security is that it gives you several options when it comes to locking your device not only a fingerprint password a pin a pattern a certain swipe even your face whereas the iphone just has three options so your fingerprint a complex passcode or a simple one another nice feature android has is private mode and guest accounts not only can you hide certain aspects that you wouldn't want other people to see you can enable guest mode where other people can create their own user accounts the ability to actually browse and move files on your device is a very nice one apple of course is never going to add that feature but it's definitely a plus on android haptic feedback which i can't really show you i can only feel is a nice touch to the keyboard something i wish apple would have too now a nice thing to know when you own an apple product is you're guaranteed a software update when every other device gets it no matter what carrier that's a major flaw of android is updates roll out very slow especially depending on which model number you have which carrier you have it's just a mess imessage is one of my favorite reasons to use an iphone a platform where everybody has this messaging application that's built in doesn't use any minutes is extremely fast and is very versatile now all you can download and use google apps on an iphone that's not true the other way around there are many apps that are exclusive to an apple product which you cannot get on android handoff and iphone exclusive features where you can pick up on your computer where you left off on your iphone extremely awesome and lastly i just want to mention yeah android has nfc which you can touch two phones together and transfer files whereas on an iphone there's airdrop and airdrop is really cool it's a very seamless solution to transferring files between devices including iphones ipads even a computer without needing to touch the devices together now yes there are a lot of features i didn't even cover in this video i just wanted to get the bare experience of android l or lollipop versus ios 8. now when it comes to choosing i understand that's a very difficult choice to make but what i showed you guys in this video i do hope it helps you make an informed decision on choosing between ios 8 or an android device running android lollipop of course there are many other features like i did say i haven't even mentioned because i just wanted to touch the fundamentals the stuff you're guaranteed to use on all of these devices and compare those now if i could summarize each device up in a few words the iphone is locked controlled but efficient and simple whereas android is open and customizable yet seemingly less user friendly and not as great support now guys hopefully watching this video i did help you make up your mind about which os is a little bit more geared towards your needs check out some of my other videos and if you want to see the hardware comparison for the iphone 6 versus the s5 you can do so there and guys no matter which os you choose don't let anyone tell you that you made the wrong choice that's entirely up to you so have a great day guys peace\n"