‘ Tis the season for developer conference – Apple’sWWDC(the one we care about the most ) is in June , Microsoft has theirs later this month , and Google ’s I / O conference kick off this hebdomad . Developer group discussion keynotes are fun because you get to see what the companies are working on and what Modern products and features are in the future . And sometimes we get a clump of coolheaded new stuff that non - developers wish about too .
That was the font with the Google I / O keynote , which was held Wednesday and brought numerous new products and features — several of which we desire Apple give close attention to . Here are five Google I / oxygen announcements that we wish had fare from Apple alternatively .
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Pixel Tablet dock
Google is including the Charging Speaker Dock with the Pixel Tablet at no excess price .
Google annunciate a newPixel Tabletthat will contend with the iPad , but it ’s not the tablet we ’re covetous of – it ’s the Charging Speaker Dock that comes with it . A docked Tablet enters “ Hub Mode ” and becomes a control nerve center for voguish base devices , streaming media , television call , and more , make the Pixel Tablet a true two - in - one twist .
The dock has a 15 - James Watt verbalizer with a 43.5 mm driver and Google arrogate that the dock produces “ four times the basso than the Pixel Tablet alone . ” The lozenge magnetically attach to the wharfage , which also charge it like MagSafe .
Google is including the Charging Speaker Dock with the Pixel Tablet at no extra cost.
rumor have been floating around for a while now about anApple HomePod with a cover , and this is on the nose what we have in mind . Perhaps Google ’s announcement will give Apple the encouragement it ask .
Multiple user accounts
Like other Android tablets , the new Pixel Tablet will allow for multiple user accounts . So if it ’s in a shared environs – say , a crime syndicate family – each person using the equipment can have their own user account and they do n’t have to worry about the preservation of their mise en scene , the secrecy and security measure of their files , etc .
To this daytime , the iPad – outside of a school setting – does not support multiple user bill . That means everyone can see the files on a twist , and users either must accommodate to the configurations or constantly change them . iPad users have been wanting this lineament for so long now , that hope for it has been lost , but maybe we ’ll get lucky this twelvemonth and Apple will reveal multi - user support in iPadOS 17 .
Google Pixel Fold
The Google Pixel Fold looks like the foldable speech sound that Apple would make .
When close up Android earpiece start up to hit the market place , I scoffed , opine that there was no need for them . Then I have a few flight and realized how courteous it would be to have a screen bigger than the iPhone Pro Max for watching videos on long slip . Another clip , I used iTranslate to attempt to communicate with someone who did n’t know English and I care I had a larger screen to show both sides of the conversation . A big concealment would also be useful when show videos so I can see more of what I ’m shooting . Other times I just want a bigger screen without attain for my iPad .
The foldable Android phones available now do n’t look like they ’ll last very long . But Google ’s newPixel Foldlooks like it ’s taking the proper feeler – granted , I ’ve only construe online photograph and video recording , but it appears that the design , display , and expression have been carefully considered ground on what the exploiter want and expects . The bezels leave a act to be trust and we do n’t fully intrust Google to deliver a folding experience that is n’t pervade with bugs , but the approach seems solid .
The Google Pixel Fold looks like the foldable phone that Apple would make.
If there ’s any fellowship that can do a foldaway headphone the right direction , it ’s Apple . We ’ve witness some grounds that Apple is work on one , base on rumour and afewpatentsthe ship’s company has charge , but that does n’t stand for a close up iPhone will ever see the luminosity of day . As much as I ’d bang to see it .
Immersive View for Maps
Google Maps ’ Immersive persuasion for routes certain is pretty .
Apple Maps has follow a farseeing way since its introduction , but Google Maps is still Rex – mainly because Google continues to introduce and add raw features .
The later isImmersive sentiment for itinerary , which provides a rich , digital framework of your route with “ bike lanes , sidewalks , intersections and parking ” as you be the bout - by - good turn directions . It grant you a better mind of the environment around you than the typical flat diagram that you see in Apple Maps directions , so you get a good sense of where you ’re going and where you ’re at .
Google Maps’ Immersive View for routes sure is pretty.
The close thing Apple offer to Immersive View is the satellite view , but it ’s not that close . We ca n’t wait to try it out on Google Maps — and we ’d love to have something similar on Apple Maps .
