93points
iOS 17
97points
iPadOS 17
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iOS 17 vs iPadOS 17
iOS 17
iPadOS 17
Why is iOS 17 better than iPadOS 17?
Why is iPadOS 17 better than iOS 17?
- Supports split screen?
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Features
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You can offload apps to free up storage space. This feature removes the data of an app, but keeps the settings intact so that if you reinstall the app at a later time, it will be just how it was before.
Apps must request permission to send push notifications to the device.
Advanced battery information is available, such as the remaining capacity and whether it needs to be replaced.
AirPlay allows wireless connection of Apple devices with external screens or speakers. You may stream computer screen, video and music from iOS devices, play games like on consoles or present your slideshows easily on your TV.
Offline voice recognition enables you to perform voice actions, like dictating texts or using various voice commands, without an internet connection.
Wi-Fi passwords can be shared automatically between devices (if you are signed in to iCloud on both devices).
Picture-in-Picture (PiP) allows you to watch video in a small, movable window that stays on top of other content.
Quick Start is a feature that allows you to easily set up a new Apple device if you have an existing device set up. To set up the new device, you simply place it next to your old device to transfer the settings and data.
Customization
Dark mode (sometimes known as night mode) changes the background user interface (UI) elements to a darker color scheme, with lighter colored text and icons on top.
You can set different focus modes, for example when working or driving. Each mode can be customized, allowing you to block notifications from specific apps, filter calls, or automatically reply to messages (iOS only).
Theme customization allows you to easily change the appearance of the user interface (UI). For example, by changing the system colors or the app icons.
Dynamic theming takes the colors from your wallpaper and uses these to customize the colors of the device’s user interface (UI) and apps that support the feature.
You can easily manage notifications by adjusting your preferences, and you can also turn them off completely for specific apps.
You can add widgets to the home screen. This allows you to have more flexibility and to see information at a glance, without going into the app.
Privacy & Security
This setting (in the default browser) allows you to block cross-site tracking cookies and data to help protect your privacy.
Some apps track your activity even when the app is not in use. This privacy feature allows you to block this tracking, either across all apps or on a per-app basis.
You can enable or disable an app’s access to the camera or microphone on your device. There are also indication icons to show you when an app uses the camera or microphone.
This privacy feature allows you to share only selected media (e.g. a specific photo) with an app, instead of granting it access to your entire library.
The OS has a feature for tracking the position of a mobile device. This feature is particularly useful if your phone gets stolen or if you lose it.
This privacy feature allows you to share your approximate location with an app instead of your precise location.
This privacy feature alerts you with a small notification when an app copies data from your clipboard.
On-device machine learning is used to recognize people, places, and more in the Photos app. The algorithms run on the device, where this sensitive data is then kept. Competing services upload the photos and perform this on their servers, which requires the sharing of personal data.
Mail Privacy Protection is a feature built into the default email app that blocks senders from using “tracking pixels” to see when you’ve read an email. It also hides your IP address from senders.
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