Added iOS Features Were Available on Android Since ...

There is a bunch of exciting news of Apple's WDC 2012. Here is a table highlighting since when the features Apple added to iOS6 (and some of iOS5) were available on Android. iOS5 features are available since end of 2011 while iOS6 features will be available at the end of this year.

Note: the most politically correct term for the features Apple makes available on iOS6 is "added features" not "new features".

Maps + Turn-by-turn navigation
iOS availability: iOS6 (2012) - not available yet.
Android availability: Doughnut (2009)
Android is three years earlier.

Browser tab syncing
iOS availability: iOS6 (2012) - not available yet.
Android availability (Native): not yet.
Android availability (Google products only): ICS + Chrome (2011).
Android is a year earlier.

Contact/Photos/Email syncing
iOS availability: iOS5 (2011)
Android availability: Android 1.0 (2008)
Android is three years earlier.

Facebook Integration

iOS availability: iOS6 (2012)
Android availability: Eclair (2009)
Android is three years earlier.



Twitter Integration

iOS availability: iOS5 (2011)
Android availability: Eclair (2009)
Android is two years earlier.


LinkedIn Integration

iOS availability: nil
Android availability: Eclair (2009)
Android is at least three years earlier.


Tumblr Integration

iOS availability: nil
Android availability: Eclair (2009)
Android is at least three years earlier.


<Any Social Network> Integration

iOS availability: nil
Android availability: Eclair (2009)
Android is at least three years earlier.



Voice Assistent

iOS availability: nil
iOS availability (Beta): iOS5 (2011)
Android availability (Native): Nil
Android availability (Native/dictation-only): Froyo (2010)
Android availability (3rd party): Eclair + Vlingo (2009)
iOS is doing OK but Android has been having Speech typing feature for at least a year before iOS.

Hung-up and Quick Reply


iOS availability: iOS6 (2012)
Android availability (Native): nil
Android availability (OEM): Gingerbread + SGS2 (2010)
iOS is doing OK but Android has been having similar feature for at least two years through OEMs.


Video-chat over 3G

iOS availability: iOS6 (2012)
Android availability (Native): Gingerbread (2010)
Android is two years earlier.


Multiple Users Video-conferencing over 3G

iOS availability: nil
Android availability (Native): nil
Android availability (Google products only): Gingerbread + Google-Plus (2011).
Android is at least a year earlier.


Notification Bar

iOS availability: iOS5 (2011)
Android availability: Android 1.0 (2008)
Android is at least three years earlier.



Messaging over 3G

iOS availability: iOS5 (2011)
Android availability (Native): nil
Android availability (Google Products Only): Android 1.0 + GTalk (2008)
iOS is doing OK but Android has GTalk since Day 1.



PC Free activation

iOS availability: iOS5 (2011)
Android availability: Android 1.0 (2008)
Android is at least three years earlier.



Multi-tasking

iOS availability: iOS4 (2010)
Android availability: Android 1.0 (2008)
Android is at least two years earlier.



Multi-threading/Multi-processing (truely textbook fashion)

iOS availability: nil
Android availability: Android 1.0 (2008)
Android is at least four years earlier.


Install apps wirelessly (without touching the device)

iOS availability: nil
Android availability: Froyo (2010)
Android is at least three years earlier.

Now, it is apparent that many of the iOS features were available on Android since long ago. Android Rocks !!! Google cares.

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