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How Apple’s iOS 26 and Google’s Android 16 Will Change Our Phones (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Also, no mention of iOS 26’s new call screening feature - which asks unknown callers for their name and purpose of the call and displays this on the screen before your phone starts to ring. And, again, it’s all happening on-device.

I'm no fan of Android, but it's had this capability for years. This feels like Apple inventing the rectangle again.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yes, for years. Proudly presented by Google's datacentres. It's not Apple inventing it again, it's Apple making it possible completely on-device.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    There are plenty of reasons to dislike how often Android phones home (no pun intended), but not having my phone ring from bullshit calls is fine by me, even if Google retains the data. Creditors and healthcare providers can't legally leave messages, so I'm not sure what practical impact on privacy this has.

    Don't get me wrong, I prefer anything running on-device, but this is a weird thing to point out as a deficiency in Android.

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