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operating system, not additional apps or software overlays like Samsung’s One UI. 5. One-Handed Mode Although it may not be everyone’s favorite feature, Reachability is a quick way to reach the top of apps or buttons on your iPhone without using both hands. It doesn’t matter how big your hands are; your thumb will never reach the top of your iPhone comfortably, especially if you’re using an iPhone 12 Pro Max. Android has some huge smartphones as well, and Google will add this feature in Android 12 the same way Apple did it: by downsizing the screen vertically. 4. Do Not Disturb Can you imagine a time without Do Not Disturb? Sure, you could just silence it, but Do Not Disturb offers many other features that make you available in case of emergencies while stopping the noise from other calls or notifications. Well, Apple thought of that, and it added Do Not Disturb way back in 2012. The feature was so useful and popular that Google had no other choice than to add it to Android. 3. Quick Emergency Call Android 12 will add a feature that’ll let you call 911 by quickly pressing the side button several times. And while this is a helpful feature that should be the norm across all devices, it’s not something really new. For years, iOS has had exactly the same feature available. You can quickly press the side button five times, and you’ll automatically start calling 911. If you want to stop it, you’ll have three seconds to do so. On Android, on the other hand, you’ll have five seconds. 2. Back Tap Android 12 will bring a new feature where a compatible phone can recognize when you double-tap it on the back to complete an action like taking a screenshot, opening notifications, or summoning Google Assistant. Where have I heard that before? Oh right, just last year when Apple introduced the exact same feature in iOS 14. Although it seems that Android will have more customizable features, like requiring harder taps, the iPhone’s double and triple taps seem to have more actions available, albeit it doesn’t work as great as it should. 1. Green/Orange Dots on the Top of Your Screen With iOS 14, Apple brought new security features that help users see what apps are doing in the background. One of those features was a little green or orange dot that appears at the top of the iPhone’s screen to let you know when an app is using your camera or microphone. Google will add this security feature on Android 12 as well, and it’ll show the same green or orange alert on top of Android phones. That’s literally just copying a feature, but the more security we have, the better.

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