{"id":28103,"date":"2022-03-23T20:14:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T20:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/7-ways-to-android-ify-your-iphone.html"},"modified":"2022-03-23T20:14:22","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T20:14:22","slug":"7-ways-to-android-ify-your-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/7-ways-to-android-ify-your-iphone.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Android-ify Your iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Switching from Android to iOS can be a shock, but it doesn’t have to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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So you’ve made the big leap from an Android phone to an iPhone. Maybe the iPhone 13<\/span> finally won you over, or maybe you’ve preordered the\u00a02022 iPhone SE<\/span>. Whichever Apple handheld you’re now carrying, it’s certainly an adjustment to navigate iOS after you’ve been accustomed to Android. On the one hand, it’s exciting: You’re now part of the blue bubble club<\/span>, and you can explore all the handy features in the newly released iOS 15.4<\/span>.<\/p>\n

But you also have to learn a new operating system that shares some similarities with Android yet feels entirely different. For example, you can’t install apps from just anywhere. You’ll need to get them from the Apple App Store and only the App Store. Or what about the fact that you’re still forced to use a rigid app grid, and can’t place apps wherever you please? You also can’t see information like the time and notifications even when the display is off as you can with many Android phones<\/span>. Annoying.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If this is all starting to sound familiar, you might be happy to know that there are ways to make your iPhone feel a lot more like your old Android phone. For instance, did you know you can <\/em>add widgets, create custom app icons or use a third-party keyboard that’s more like what you’re used to? I’ll walk you through several changes that might make your new iPhone more Android-like in just the ways you want.<\/p>\n

Create a custom home screen with widgets and Smart Stack<\/h2>\n

Widgets, and for that matter, a custom home screen, are a convenient way to keep information at your fingertips, but perhaps more importantly you get to create a completely personalized experience.<\/p>\n

Good news. Your iPhone supports widgets<\/span> on the home screen as well, and they’re pretty awesome. You can add a single widget, or create what’s called a Smart Stack that will rotate through a series of widgets based on which widgets you interact with and the time of day.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Place a widget on your iPhone’s screen by long-pressing in a blank spot. I usually do it just above the apps in the dock (where the row of dots are for each home screen). Tap on the plus sign in the top-left corner, and then drag and drop widgets to your screen.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Create a Smart Stack<\/span> of your own by dragging widgets of the same size on top of one another.<\/p>\n