Android 5.0 Lollipop Vs Apple iOS 8 Vs Blackberry 10.3

Android 5.0 Lollipop Vs Apple iOS 8 Vs Blackberry 10.3: Which OS looks the best?

APPLE

Apple released iOS 8 to the public on September 17, 2014, two days ahead of the launch of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Prior to the public launch, the software went through five developer betas before a golden master was released on September 9.

The current version of iOS 8 is iOS 8.1.1, a minor update released on November 17 with several bug fixes. Prior to iOS 8.1.1, Apple released iOS 8.1 with several new features like Apple Pay and SMS Call Forwarding. Apple has also seeded iOS 8.2 to developers, with the WatchKit SDK.

Many of the tidbits noted below have been culled from the Windroids forums, where our readers are discussing and sharing feature enhancements and tweaks in the "iOS 8, All The Little Things thread." Here is a collection of the more interesting ones, followed by a more comprehensive list. 

BLACKBERRY 

We've gotten a good look at some of the new features, additions and changes coming to BlackBerry OS 10.3 via BlackBerry's own Michael Clewley. In case you missed some of those changes, we figured we'd round them all up thus far for you to browse through on your weekend.

• Those ugly boxed icons are no more on BlackBerry OS 10.3
• Endless Folders are coming to BlackBerry OS 10.3
• Access the Quick Settings menu from anywhere in BlackBerry OS 10.3
• Download All option coming for multiple e-mail attachments in BlackBerry OS 10.3
• BlackBerry OS 10.3 will give you the option to Delete Original Text when replying to e-mails
• Filing of sent messages will return in BlackBerry OS 10.3
• Weekly Agenda Calendar view coming in BlackBerry OS 10.3
• Meeting Mode and Add Task coming to the Calendar app in BlackBerry OS 10.3
• BlackBerry OS 10.3 will give you the ability to rearrange the Settings menu
• BlackBerry Hub Reset After Timed Interval
• Updated Camera UI
• Remember App getting an UI Refresh

There's certainly more than what's on this list coming to BlackBerry 10.3 as we know from some leaked info, however that stuff remains unofficial. Things such as the ability to adjust your Active Frames and move them around, a new device monitor app and more have been otherwise noted but in this case, not confirmed to be final.

ANDROID

The all new Android 5.0 Lollipop Operating system has landed first on the latest Nexus devices – Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9 and Nexus Player.

Android chief Sundar Pichai had earlier said this is the largest and most ambitious release on Android to date. Here are the best features announced in the latest Android OS:

1. Pick up where you left off:

Similar to Continuity in iOS 8, Lollipop lets you pick up where you left off, so the songs, photos, apps, and even recent searches from one of your Android devices can be immediately accessed across devices.

2. Multiple device compatibility:

Lollipop will support devices with different screen sizes including wearables such as smartwatches, TVs and cars. According to Google, it is designed to be flexible, so that it can work on all your devices and customised for your needs.

3. Material Design:

In order to maintain a consistent design experience across all Android devices, Lollipop uses the Material Design interface across devices it runs on.With Material Design, elements can dynamically shrink and expand, there’s more white space between elements, and gives a 3D appearance overall. While we are yet to try it out ourselves, Google claims that the new design is more intuitive and transitions between tasks are more fluid.

New, improved notifications

4. Updated camera:

Lollipop makes it easier to support features like burst mode and fine settings tuning. You’ll be able to capture full resolution frames around 30fps, and shoot in raw formats like YUV and Bayer RAW. There’s also support for UHD 4K video playback, tunneled video for high quality video playback on Android TV and improved streaming. Lollipop adds professional features to control settings for the sensor, lens and flash per individual frame.

5. Battery settings:

There’s a new battery-saver feature that extends the life of your device by up to 90 minutes—helpful if you’re far from a power outlet. It’s also easier to manage your power usage. The OS adds a feature which gives the estimated time left before you need to charge and, when it’s charging, it tells you approximately how much time it will need to charge before it’s ready to go.

6. Improved security:

Share your device securely with guest user mode, create multiple user accounts to enable friends to log in on your device. In either case, no one will be able to access your private files. There’s Android Smart Lock to secure your phone or tablet by pairing it with a trusted device like your wearable or even your car. Google has enforced the SELinux security module for all apps to give better protection against vulnerabilities and malware.

7. Updated notifications screen:

You can now view and respond to messages directly from your lock screen, or hide notifications for sensitive content. Turning on Priority mode through your device’s volume button will allow only certain people and notifications get through.You can also choose to avoid calls from interrupting the game you are playing or the movie you are watching.

8. New Quick Settings:

The updated Quick Settings on the notification screen has new handy controls such as flashlight, hotspot, screen rotation and cast screen controls. While these settings were not on older stock-Android devices, they may already be present on other customised Android devices. Similarly, you can manually adjust the brightness for certain conditions, while adaptive brightness will kick in based on ambient lighting.

9. Smoother experience:

Google uses a new runtime on Android (called ART), which claims to improve app performance, battery life and responsiveness. Google claims that the new OS improves Android’s performance by four times. It compacts background apps and services so you can do more at once. There’s also support for 64-bit chips now.

10. Tap and Go:

Tap and Go for NFC devices lets you set up your new Android phone or tablet instantly by simply tapping it to your old one. Whenever you get a new Android phone or tablet, you can sync your apps from Google Play automatically from any of your old Android devices.

As with all OS updates, there are minor improvements on the camera, video and audio experience, along with better multitasking, performance and battery life. Overall, Lollipop will provide a smoother user experience, more usable apps and services and help you manage bloatware. Google has also announced it will re-enable microSD card writing support and segmentation of firmware for older devices.

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