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Android 12 has learned iOS again, and the new feature iOS 14 has long been there.
It really looks alike.
The debate over which is better between iOS and Android is probably one of the most difficult problems on the Internet. However, although the supporters of both sides have fought back and forth on the Internet, there are more and more similarities between iOS and Android systems.
Google recently launched the Android 12 developer preview version, and there is a new feature that is regarded as learning iOS. According to the leaked map released by the XDA forum, the Android 12 system will highlight the status bar to remind users when the camera or microphone is enabled in the application.
Picture from: XDA Forum
In fact, iOS 14 has used this feature for a long time. When calling or even using location information in applications, it will be displayed with a more prominent red or yellow mark on the bangs.
Status bar indicator, what’s the use
Why add a status bar indicator to the phone? Corresponding to the app eavesdropping incident that has received much attention in recent years, the answer will soon be available. Whether it’s Google or Apple,All want to tell the user through the status bar indicator whether the app has the camera or microphone function enabled in the background.
If you are usually concerned about digital products or technology circles, you will probably have an impression of a previous news related to the vivo NEX mobile phone. As a mobile phone with a retractable camera design, some users found that using the vivo NEX to open the QQ browser When, the camera will automatically rise.
It makes people shout that this is evidence of app eavesdropping. The QQ browser team also quickly responded, saying that this operation will not enable the camera and will not shoot, just because it needs to call the technical interface. The follow-up operation also expressed that it will actively adapt the product.
Although the QQ browser provided a timely explanation of the incident, the discussion of application eavesdropping did not stop. People’s worries about electronic device eavesdropping did not stop with mobile phones.
The famous photo of Facebook founder Zuckerberg shows that he covered the laptop camera with tape-like objects. Obviously, he does not want the camera to leak personal privacy without knowing or forgetting to turn it off. .
For this reason, many notebook brands even provide hardware-level camera locks on their products. ThinkPad has a similar design. There is a switch next to the camera, which can cover the camera with a light push, even if the camera is turned on. I can see nothing.
In addition, many notebooks have a special microphone off button, which can be pressed to turn off the computer’s microphone function.
Even recently, the hot Clubhouse also reported a voice recording incident. The content shared by people in the voice room should belong to the user. If the recording is not allowed to be distributed without permission, a large number of them have appeared on the Internet. The voice data of the conversation, this has to be worrying.
Although this incident is not directly related to application eavesdropping, eavesdropping has indeed become more and more
Enable microphone, call, location and other functions in the app, and iOS will remind you in the notification bar
If we temporarily let go of the debate over which is better between Android and iOS, we will find that Google and Apple have been learning from each other for a long time, and this time both sides chose to add a status bar indicator function, which is too early There are signs.
Earlier, iOS and Android have also launched the mobile version of digital health functions. By recording app use time, restricting the use time of an app, etc., users can reduce the length of time users use mobile phones, although in the end it still depends on personal self-control , Habit, but the new feature can obviously be used as a helpful tool.
The status bar indicator is the same as digital health. It is a feedback from Google and Apple to user needs. The reason for choosing the same form is that this method is an optimal solution of the design in the current situation. .
What is your daily screen usage time
Mobile phones are one of the most intimate devices of modern people. People spend a lot of time on mobile phones. If you don’t believe me, you can check the digital health function of the mobile phones.More than 6 hours.
While mobile phones have become intimate devices, overly rich functions are also squeezing our personal space. For example, when using social media to connect with friends, we definitely don’t want the content of our conversations to be spread.
Many people put a tape on the computer camera to block, and they don’t want the camera to record their personal life, such as when wearing pajamas, shirtless, and occasionally weird. The home is a personal space, but because of the mobile phone Cameras, microphones, and networking features equipped with computers, computers, etc., make the public worry about their personal space being invaded.
Regardless of whether Apple or Google chooses the same solution, the greater significance is to dispel people’s doubts, and also allow some apps to regain people’s trust.
At the same time, this is also one of their ways to prevent users from jumping to other ecosystems due to disappointment. After all, the market shares of iOS and Android have become more and more fixed. They also have their own core competitiveness. iOS emphasizes the collaboration and consistent experience of multiple devices in the Apple ecosystem; Android is more developed and the development and utilization of AI.
Under the oligarchic competition, learning from each other is not necessarily a bad thing. While maintaining the original characteristics, we will bring good design to more people. Some of the features that iOS and Android have learned from each other have also been praised by users. .
The status bar indicator on Android 12 may be more and more in the future.
In the future with more and more screens, there will be more and more indicators
Just now we mentioned that the mobile phone is one of the most frequently used and most intimate devices in daily life. Its rich functions give it the ability to invade personal space, but in fact, it is not only mobile phones and computers that can do this. , Because the screen, microphoneWhen it is becoming part of the home and even the environment, personal space is exposed to electronic products, not to mention that they can collect personal information through cameras and microphones.
At this time, a status indicator is necessary to clearly display the running status of the product, so that users can feel at ease.
In the future with more and more screens and voice operations, there may be more and more such operating status displays.
This article is from WeChat official account:Ai Faner (ID: ifanr) , author: Zhou Yu