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Well, its the game of the best, to be the best and to sell the max! Yes! Mobile application technologies are evolving by galaxies to push their best features for mobile lovers to explore. Mobile giants Apple Inc and Google always give tough competition to each other and bring forth technologies that generate cut throat competition. So, when it is the tug-of-war between iOS 13 and Android 10, which are as the latest operation systems by Apple and Google, its interesting to check who wins the game. Currently, both are in their beta version and would be launched soon. Let us check out features that will attract mobile users and give them value for their money.

Android Q and iOS 13 gives solid competition – Find who wins over whom!

Some of the features that will capture hearts of mobile lovers are dark mode, privacy augmentation, improved maps, editing features for photos and videos and much more. Check out the startling features offered by Apple and Google in their latest OS.

The Dark Mode!

So, basically, we all know that overexposure to screen brightness can be harmful to the eyes. Considering this, both Apple and Google are offering “Dark Mode” in their latest OS. With this feature, the phone can be operated in a state with a dark background and the icons and other bits would be in blue or other color selected by the user. This is a positive change but Apple being a closed system needs to offer it for all apps on the phone. While Android 10 has made provisions that all apps on the phone can be operated in Dark Mode making it easy for the user. While macOS already offers this feature, mobile lovers need to wait for iOS 13 actual launch to see how Apple does it with its hand-held devices. Android offers a selection of apps that the user does not want to see in Dark Mode. This means users can choose between gray and colors to rest their eyes while still on the phone.

Android 10’s Live Caption scores over iOS 13’s photo revamp feature!

With Apple, photos will get a new life after years (almost 12 years). Yes! The mobile giant promises to revamp its photo functionality through an array of enhancements. The best part is that AI of iOS 13 plans to get rid of the clutter of redundant images and duplicate photos. It will also show significant events from the past few months. This is expected to be done through geo-tagging to keep the memory of the Photo app fresh and tidy.

It offers newly improved editing tools but Android wins over it in this case by giving live captions for videos. This is a boon for YouTubers or those who love to make videos. In case, the video misses the clarity of voice or faces disturbance due to background noise then it can be easily improved by adding live captions. It is promised to work with any video or audio as Android 10 will convert audio as subtitles. A really cool feature from a technical point of view, it would be useful in manifold situations. The icing on the cake is that it does not require an internet connection to convert audio to captions. Android clearly scores a brownie over iOS 13 here.

Focus Mode – It all lies in the focus as said by Android 10!

The focus mode offered by Android 10 helps the user by hiding notifications of unused apps. These apps would become temporarily unavailable and help the user focus on the work at hand. It is clearly the need of the hour, one can focus on one or two apps while rest can remain silent for that time. Split screen will be there but Android definitely plans to make sure that the user doesn’t keep on juggling between multiple apps and concentrate on the most useful ones.

Keep things private with iOS 13!

Android has upped the privacy game of its phones by offering individual permissions to each app. On the other hand, iOS 13 is launching an interesting feature of “sign in with Apple”. With this, iPhone users will be able to visit websites and apps through their Apple id. They would not need separate ids for different sites and apps. It is similar to logging in with Facebook id or Google id but cuts down on spam in the inbox. If executed to precision, iOS 13 will score a point over Android 10 in this case.

It's the Maps that would decide the success!

Android users love the Google Maps function of the phone. It tracks the streets, traffic and ensures that people reach the right place within the suggested time. Always a revered feature, Maps are one of the reasons behind the popularity of Android phones. Apple has sensed this and finally offers better mapping with its Look Around feature. With this, the user can pan around, scan places, sense traffic and save computation time. The only issue would be user won't be able to send location or link to Android phones, as the map is missing on Google Play Store.

Apart from these, the swipe and write feature would be added in iOS 13. Mind well that it already exists on Android for years. More gesture control is supposed to be in the coming operating systems. Now, after this comparison, which OS is better depends solely on the kind of user. Both have their pros and cons and one needs to pick and choose a phone that offers features most useful on an individual level. However, this era is witnessing some of the best technical evolution in the mobile world. Still, a word of advice would be to wait for the actual release, check reviews and then choose the phone that works best on an individual level.

When you hear the term “Blockchain”, the first thing that comes to your mind is “Cryptocurrency”. It is quite obvious as blockchain was introduced to the world as the technology behind cryptocurrency. Those who are not very technical would even consider blockchain and cryptocurrency as synonyms.

However, let us break the ice and learn more on a blockchain. It is true that blockchain is the technology behind cryptocurrency but its applications are much beyond the cryptocurrency. Yes, you read it right. Cryptocurrency is just one mere application of blockchain and it can be utilized for other industry solutions to make them more secure, transparent, fast and reliable. Blockchain is the most trending technology at present and so is mobile. The smartphone revolution has connected people from different parts of the world via the internet. You must have used various mobile applications to ease out your tasks, play games, social media and whatnot. The hottest trend right now is the intersection of blockchain and mobile i.e. blockchain-based mobile apps.

“If you are thinking that blockchain based apps will only be paid apps then give it a break!”

Blockchain can be implemented to develop an application of any genre. Now, you must be thinking that why to use blockchain when the current technologies are efficient. Once you learn the benefits of blockchain based apps, this question would no longer exist.

Impact of Blockchain on Mobile App Development

Blockchain comes with a bouquet of advantages and it definitely outshines the conventional apps.

Power of Decentralization

The one big thing that blockchain stands itself apart is the decentralized nature. There is no single control or centralized server. The data is distributed over several servers on the network. Thus, the fear of ofsingle point failure does not exist with blockchain.

Another perk of being decentralized in nature is the open source development platform. This makes blockchain based mobile apps to be developed by anyone on the decentralized network. The openness lets great apps to be built and thus enticing a large number of users to utilize them.

Highest level of Security

As the blockchain holds a distributed database, the data will be stored on various servers instead of one single server. Thus, unlike conventional apps with a centralized server, the chances of the hack are almost non-existent in the blockchain-based apps.

Along with minimal chances of being hacked, another security aspect is that the data once entered cannot be altered. The blockchain is a distributed ledger that is immutable. Hence, the inability to alter the data once entered in the blockchain-based app and less prone to hacking makes it more secure than the conventional centralized apps.

Transparent and Protected

Blockchain is a public ledger, which means open to all. You can view the ledger that shows the public address users and the transaction between them. There is no central authority to handle the transactions and the nodes on the network verify each one of them. This showcases supreme transparency and leaves no scope for tamper.

There are three different types of blockchain: public,permissioned and federated. The public is as the name says open to all;permissioned, as the name says, will require permission to enter the blockchain and federated blockchain can be considered as a hybrid of public andpermissioned where a few superior nodes govern the network.

The type of blockchain can be chosen as per the level of protection required for the solution.

high efficient

The blocks are added to the blockchain only after being successfully verified by the nodes. It all works on an algorithm leaving behind the chances of any trivial error. The users do not have to worry about efficiency when using a blockchain based mobile app. It includes smart contracts that execute only when the condition is fulfilled.

Along with being efficient, it is easy to trace the transactions on a blockchain. The easy traceability makes it convenient for an audit trail. This, in turn, prevents any kind of fraud and maintains the authenticity of data.

“With so many advantages of the blockchain-based apps over conventional apps, it definitely justifies its need.”

Realworld examples of Blockchain based apps

If you are still wondering that blockchain based apps are still on an experimental level then wake up! The technology has progressed well and we have apps developed in healthcare, retail, real estate, etc. industries.

Remme (secured authentication), AIGang (digital insurance), Amadeus (travel), Tallysticks (account), Steem (social media) are to name a few. Of course, there are many other apps present in the market that eases out the processes like supply chain, payments, etc. which was not efficiently done by the conventional apps.

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