Android VS.

IOS
by Divine Rillera
The mind is an endless playground of ideas.
When Alexander Graham ell inven!ed !he "rs! !elephone# he
had in mind improving !he $ommuni$a!ion over !he air%aves. &i!!le did
he 'no% !ha! !his li!!le pie$e of !e$hnology %ould la!er be$ome an
indispensable par! of !he ()s! $en!ury. The evolu!ion of !his pie$e of
!e$hnology %as $a!alysed by !he $hanges in !he needs and lifes!yle of
human beings.
Today# !he !elephone is no longer *us! for $ommuni$a!ion. The
in!egra!ion of opera!ing sof!%are had !ransformed one simple
e+uipmen! !o handheld po$'e! $ompu!ers !ha! s!ill have
$ommuni$a!ion as i!s primary ob*e$!ive and more, !hus# !he
developmen! of opera!ing sys!ems spe$i"$ally for phones and
handheld gadge!s over !ime. T%o of !he mos! popular OS in !he mar'e!
!oday is !he Android and !he iOS. These programs or pla!forms simply
allo% o!her programs and appli$a!ions !o run or opera!e. Wi!h !he
gro%ing need !o have an edge over $ompe!i!ors# developers are
$on!inuously upda!ing# upgrading and modifying !hese sys!ems !o
highligh! diverse fea!ures.
The adven! of !ou$h in!erfa$e# i! is no! surprising !ha! !here are
similari!ies among !he leading OS. The presen$e of a homes$reen a!
s!ar! up for one is a fea!ure asso$ia!ed %i!h $ompu!ing devi$es.
iOS is an opera!ing sys!em in!rodu$ed in (--.. The a$ronym simply
implies an opera!ing sys!em spe$i"$ally designed for Apple devi$es#
su$h as !he i/ad# i/hone or !he i/od Tou$h. The sys!em is a $losed one
%i!h limi!ed open sour$e $omponen!s. This *us! means !ha! !here are
no pre0ins!alled !hird par!y appli$a!ions# and all do%nloaded
appli$a!ions %ill be from !he App S!ore only. This limi!a!ion has i!s
advan!ages. Apple developers revie% and verify $reden!ials of app
publishers before dis!ribu!ion. Thus# !e$h suppor! is also reliable. This
s!ringen! pro$ess minimi1es !he $han$es of mal%are a!!a$'s. Wor!h
no!ing is !ha! mos! appli$a!ions available for Android %ere originally
in!ended for Apple. 2o%ever# a pro$ess $alled 3ailbrea'ing $an remove
limi!a!ions se! by Apple on !heir devi$es# spe$i"$ally on !he ins!alla!ion
of !hird par!y or non0Apple dis!ribu!ed appli$a!ions. The legali!y of
3ailbrea'ing is rela!ive !o $oun!ry and $ondi!ions applied.
On personali1a!ion and $us!omi1a!ion# %idge!s are no! available
on !he iOS# ins!ead# publisher i$ons are used. In !erms of hard%are
sele$!ion# sin$e !he pla!form is spe$i"$ !o i/ad# i/hone and i/od Tou$h#
handse!s and gadge!s !end !o more pri$ey be$ause of !he ex$lusivi!y.
4nli'e !he iOs# Android# in!rodu$ed a year la!er# %as developed
as an open sour$e opera!ing sys!em# %hi$h de"ni!ely has an
advan!age in !erms of a$$ess and dis!ribu!ion. Thus# i! does no! re+uire
$hanges in !he OS !o be able !o run spe$i"$ appli$a!ions. As su$h#
permissive li$ensing allo%s developers and en!husias!s !o manipula!e
i! resul!ing !o !housands of 3ava0based and !hird par!y appli$a!ions !ha!
are easily a$$essible# bo!h free and paid# !hrough di5eren! android
mar'e!s li'e Google /lay. 6ull personali1a!ion and $us!omi1a!ion
!hrough %idge!s and modi"$a!ions and $hanges !o !he OS also ma'es
!he sys!em a!!ra$!ive. 7ul!i!as'ing !hrough in!egra!ive appli$a!ions is
also a plus. &i'e%ise# syn$hroni1a!ion !hrough lue!oo!h and Wi06i
a$ross di5eren! devi$es is possible. 7ore phone manufa$!urers prefer
!his pla!form resul!ing !o more handse! $hoi$es in di5eren! pri$e range.
This signi"$an!ly a5e$!s !he mar'e! share for Android users. The
Android sys!em# ho%ever# has i!s o%n dra%ba$'s. Al!hough paid
appli$a!ions are ad free# $on!inuous in!erne! a$$ess is of!en re+uired
for adver!isemen!s !o suppor! free appli$a!ions. Also unli'e !he iOS#
Android is more sus$ep!ible !o mal%are a!!a$'s be$ause of fe%er
res!ri$!ions.
Therefore# !he ans%er !o !he +ues!ion on %he!her !o $hoose
Android devi$es or iOS ones %ill ul!ima!ely depend on !he preferen$es
of !he users in !erms of hard%are and performan$e and !heir budge!.