6 Features iOS 7 Took from Android and Other Operating Systems

There's a reason iOS 7 looks so familiar

Last week Apple announced its highly-anticipated iOS 7 update would come with a flurry of "new" features. From the look of things, however, we've seen a lot of these supposedly fresh designs in Android, WebOS, and Windows before.?

Is Apple stealing ideas from other user interface (UI) developers in a bid to stay relevant? Take a look at our UI comparisons in the slides below and let us know what you think!

iOS 7 vs Android and Other Operating Systems

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  Flat Color Palette: Apple?s iOS interface has rocked a bubbly/glossy look since 2007, but now the company has converted to a flat aesthetic similar to Windows Phone and Android Jelly Bean. Other than the visual tweak, the design is hardly new and retains the old iOS apps layout.

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  The ?New? Slide-To-Unlock Screen: iOS 7 will come with a new slide-to-unlock screen that may feel quite familiar to Android users. Apple has now changed its lock screen from their traditional horizontal-line unlock to an unlock screen that opens by swiping up in any direction, similar to what many Android phones have been doing.

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  Real-time App Previews: Applications shown in iOS 7's new multitasker are now shown running in real time in a swipeable card layout. WebOS along with Windows Phone have been doing something very similar for quite some time.

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  Control Center: Apple is now implementing a Control Center in the 7th edition of iOS and it looks very similar to Android's solution. The new menu has large buttons like Android that allow you to navigate between settings like Airplane Mode, Bluetooth, and Wifi.

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  Killing Apps by Swiping Up: App killing has changed in this new iteration of iOS since you can now kill apps by swiping the app up from the multitasking bar. One of the first mobile operating systems to kill apps by swiping up is Palm?s WebOS which used the upward swiping motion way back in 2009.

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  iOS 7's Safari Tab View Copying Android's Chrome: While this is more of a Safari feature, considering Apple's updated mobile browser will be rolling out with iOS 7, we felt it was fair game. Notice how similar Safari's new tab view (right) is to the Chrome equivalent (left).

Source: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/6_features_ios_7_took_android_2013

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