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{{Short description|Operating system comparison}}
This is a '''comparison on mobile operating systems'''. Only the latest versions are shown in the table below, even though older versions may still be marketed.

== About OS==
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! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%" | [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
! width="10%" | [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%" | [[Software:KaiOS|KaiOS]]
! width="10%" | [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
![[Software:Mobian|Mobian]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mobian |url=https://mobian-project.org/ |access-date=2022-06-19 |website=mobian-project.org}}</ref>
! width="10%"| Plasma Mobile
! width="10%"| [[Software:PureOS|PureOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:PostmarketOS|PostmarketOS]]
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!Developed by
|[[Company:Google|Google]], [[Organization:Open Handset Alliance|Open Handset Alliance]]||[[Company:Apple Inc.|Apple Inc.]]||[[Company:Huawei|Huawei]]||[[Organization:Linux Foundation|Linux Foundation]], [[Organization:Tizen Association|Tizen Association]], [[Company:Samsung|Samsung]], [[Company:Intel|Intel]]||KaiOS Technologies Inc.([[Company:TCL Technology|TCL]])||[[Engineering:Sailfish Alliance|Sailfish Alliance]], [[Software:Mer (software distribution)|Mer]], [[Company:Jolla|Jolla]] and Sailfish community contributors||UBports and Ubuntu community contributors (previously Canonical Ltd.)
|Debian on Mobile Team||[[Organization:KDE|KDE]] and Blue Systems||[[Company:Purism|Purism]]||PostmarketOS community
|-
!Market share<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mobile Operating System Market Share Worldwide|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide|access-date=2021-03-21|website=StatCounter Global Stats|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2017-05-23-gartner-says-worldwide-sales-of-smartphones-grew-9-percent-in-first-quarter-of-2017|title=Gartner Says Worldwide Sales of Smartphones Grew 9 Percent in First Quarter of 2017|publisher=Gartner, Inc|access-date=2017-05-26|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606050824/http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3725117|archive-date=2017-06-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Global Smartphone Sales Share by Operating System |url=https://www.counterpointresearch.com/insights/global-smartphone-os-market-share/ |website=Counterpoint |publisher=Counterpoint |access-date=23 December 2023}}</ref>
|71.90%||27.33%||3%||0.22%||0.14%||N/A||N/A
|N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A
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!License
|{{partial|}}<!--needs a third colour-->Base system is [[Open source|open source]], but many devices use [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] drivers for hardware support, and most Android operating systems include Proprietary apps (such as [[Software:Google Play|Google Play]] and other Google apps).
<ref>{{cite web |last1=Amadeo |first1=Ron |title=Google's iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/07/googles-iron-grip-on-android-controlling-open-source-by-any-means-necessary/ |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |date=21 July 2018}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |last1=Fried |first1=Ina |title=After Google Pressure, Samsung Will Dial Back Android Tweaks, Homegrown Apps |url=https://www.vox.com/2014/1/29/11622840/after-google-pressure-samsung-will-dial-back-android-tweaks-homegrown014/1/29/11622840/after-google-pressure-samsung-will-dial-back-android-tweaks-homegrown |website=Vox |language=en |date=29 January 2014}}</ref>
|{{Proprietary}}, open source [[Software:Darwin (operating system)|kernel and core]]
|{{Proprietary}} except for open-source components
|{{Partial}}; both proprietary and open-source components, assorted licenses
|{{Proprietary}} except for open source kernel patches (formerly the [[Software:Mozilla Public License|MPL 2.0]] [[Software:B2G OS|B2G OS]])
|{{partial|}}Free and open-source, but the UI and the SDK are proprietary and closed source
|{{free|}}Free and open-source, mainly the [[GPL]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ubuntu-touch.io/it_IT/|title=About Ubuntu Touch|website=UBports|access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref>
|{{free|}}Free and open-source, mainly the [[GPL]]
|{{free|}}Free and open-source, mainly the [[GPL]]
|{{free|}}Free and open-source, mainly the [[GPL]]
|{{free|}}Free and open-source, [[GPL]]
|-
!Current version
|14||17.0||4.0.0.121||4.0.0.7||2.6.0||	4.5.0.24<!-- (Struven Ketju)-->||16.04 OTA-22
|20210516||5.24.3||10.0||21.12 <small>Service Pack 3</small>
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!Development version
|14
|17.1
|HarmonyOS NEXT DP1 4.0.0
|6.0 M2
|N/A
|Unknown
|Unknown
|20220612
|Unknown
|Unknown
|N/A
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!Current version release dates
|{{Start date and age|2023|10|4}}
|{{Start date and age|2023|09|18}}
|September 26, 2023; 2 months ago
|{{Start date and age|2020|05|30}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Tizen 6.0 Public M1 Release Notes |url=https://developer.tizen.org/tizen/release-notes/tizen-6.0-public-m1 |access-date=2021-03-03}}</ref>
|
|{{Start date and age|2023|09|12}}<ref>{{cite web |title=[Release notes] Struven ketju 4.5.0.24 |date=12 September 2023 |url=https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/release-notes-struven-ketju-4-5-0-24/16641 |access-date=2023-11-19}}</ref>
|{{Start date and age|2022|02|18|}}
|{{Start date and age|2021|05|16}}
|{{Start date and age|2022|03|08}}
|{{Start date and age|2021|10|02}}<!--date is in the URL texts of the download links;  it could really be a bit more obvious...-->
|{{Start date and age|2022|03|13}}
|-
!OS family
|Modified [[Software:Linux kernel|Linux kernel]] based||[[Software:Darwin (operating system)|Darwin]]||[[Unix-like]] (modified AOSP) and [[Software:LiteOS|LiteOS]] on [[Software:OpenHarmony|OpenHarmony]] until [[Software:HarmonyOS NEXT|HarmonyOS NEXT]]||[[Software:Linux|Linux]] (based on a combination of [[Software:MeeGo|Linux MeeGo]] and [[Software:Bada|Samsung Bada]])||[[Software:Firefox OS|Firefox OS]] / Open Web (based on [[Software:Linux kernel|Linux kernel]])||[[Software:Linux|Linux]]||[[Software:Linux|Linux]] (based on [[Software:Ubuntu|Ubuntu]])
|[[Software:Linux|Linux]] (based on [[Software:Debian|Debian]])||[[Software:Linux|Linux]] (mainly based on [[Software:KDE neon|KDE neon]] ) ||[[Software:Linux|Linux]] (based on [[Software:Debian|Debian]])||[[Software:Linux|Linux]] (based on [[Software:Alpine Linux|Alpine Linux]])
|-
!Supported CPU architecture
|[[ARM architecture|ARM]] (32-bit ARMv7-A and 64-bit ARMv8-A only), [[X86|x86]], [[X86-64|x86-64]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://developer.android.com/ndk/downloads/revision_history|title=NDK Revision History|website=Android Developers|access-date=2018-09-06}}</ref>||64-bit ARMv8-A only||64-bit [[ARM architecture|ARM]], [[X86|x86]], [[X86-64|x86-64]], [[Engineering:RISC-V|RISC-V]] and LoongArch||[[ARM architecture|ARM]], [[X86|x86]], [[X86-64|x86-64]]||[[ARM architecture|ARM]]||[[ARM architecture|ARM]], [[X86-64|x86-64]]||[[ARM architecture|ARM]], [[X86-64|x86-64]]||	64-bit [[ARM architecture|ARM]], [[Engineering:RISC-V|RISC-V]], [[X86|x86]], [[X86-64|x86-64]] and LoongArch
|ARM||[[ARM architecture|ARM]], ?||Convergence operating system
|-
!Programmed in
|[[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]], [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[Kotlin (programming language)|Kotlin]]||C, C++, [[Objective-C]], [[Swift (programming language)|Swift]]||	[[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]], [[Java (programming language)|Java]] and ArkTS||C++, Xamarin.Forms (.NET C#, F#, VB<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://samsung.github.io/Tizen.NET/tizen%20.net/writing-tizen-net-applications-in-fsharp/#f-vbnet-templates |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-08-02 |archive-date=2020-08-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812042850/https://samsung.github.io/Tizen.NET/tizen%20.net/writing-tizen-net-applications-in-fsharp/#f-vbnet-templates |url-status=dead }}</ref>)||HTML5, JavaScript||C++, QML, Python||Apps: [[HTML5]], [[QML]], [[Go (programming language)|Go]], [[JavaScript]], [[C++]]<br />System: [[C (programming language)|C]], [[C++]], [[QML]]
|C, C++||[[C++]], [[QML]]||||Python install tool and [[Shell script|shell script]] packages
|-
!Public issues list
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list |title=Android Issues Tracker |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831052003/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/list |archive-date=2011-08-31}}</ref>||{{No2}} 3rd party<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://openradar.appspot.com/ |title=Open Radar |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109010902/http://openradar.appspot.com/ |date=2009-01-09|archive-date=2009-01-09 }}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=OpenHarmony repo |url=https://gitee.com/openharmony |website=Gitee |publisher=OpenAtom Foundation, Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bugs.tizen.org/ |title=System Dashboard – Tizen Project |publisher=Bugs.tizen.org |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007152428/http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/videogallery/device-videos/blackberry/q10-video-screen-share.html |archive-date=2014-10-07}}</ref>||{{No}}<ref>{{cite web |title=How to report bugs effectively |url=https://www.kaiostech.com/help-center/how-to-report-bugs-effectively/ |publisher=Kai OS Technologies |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/ together.jolla.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007152428/http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/videogallery/device-videos/blackberry/q10-video-screen-share.html |date=2014-10-07}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>UBports issues on Github.com: https://github.com/ubports/ubuntu-touch/issues </ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Issues |url=https://salsa.debian.org/groups/Mobian-team/-/issues |publisher=Mobian Team |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Plasma: Mobile |url=https://phabricator.kde.org/project/profile/28/ |website=phabricator.kde.org |access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=PureOS Phabricator |url=https://tracker.pureos.net/ |website=tracker.pureos.net |access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=postmarketOS / pmaports |url=https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmaports/ |website=GitLab |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!DRM-free<ref>[http://www.defectivebydesign.org/ We oppose DRM. | Defective by Design] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908053704/http://www.defectivebydesign.org/ |date=2010-09-08}}</ref>
|{{No}}<ref>[http://developer.android.com/reference/android/drm/package-summary.html android.drm | Android Developers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030020645/https://developer.android.com/reference/android/drm/package-summary.html |date=2014-10-30}}</ref> since Android 4.1<ref>[http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaCrypto.html MediaCrypto | Android Developers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030023215/https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaCrypto.html |date=2014-10-30}}</ref> and Android 4.3<ref>[http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaDrm.html MediaDrm | Android Developers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110104307/http://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/MediaDrm.html |date=2014-11-10}}</ref> and more restrictions on Android 4.4<ref>[http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/SurfaceView.html#setSecure(boolean) SurfaceView.setSecure(boolean) | Android Developers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110104516/http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/SurfaceView.html |date=2014-11-10}}</ref>||{{No}} – [[Software:FairPlay|FairPlay]]||{{No}} – Huawei WisePlay<ref>{{cite web |title=WisePlay DRM |url=https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/hms/huawei-wiseplay |website=Huawei Developers |publisher=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Device independent system updates
|{{Okay|Partial system updates since Oreo}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/05/ars-talks-android-googlers-chat-about-project-treble-os-updates-and-linux/|title=Android execs get technical talking updates, Project Treble, Linux, and more|first=Ron|last=Amadeo|date=31 May 2017|website=Ars Technica}}</ref> 3rd party software like [[Software:LineageOS|LineageOS]]<ref>[https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-patches-stagefright-2-0-in-nexus-fixes-land-in-nightly-cyanogenmod-builds/ Google patches Stagefright 2.0 in Nexus, fixes land in 'nightly' CyanogenMod builds | ZDNet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209033237/http://www.zdnet.com/article/google-patches-stagefright-2-0-in-nexus-fixes-land-in-nightly-cyanogenmod-builds/ |date=2015-12-09}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[http://www.idownloadblog.com/2013/09/18/ios-7-installation-tips/ iOS 7: what you need to know before updating] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715011500/http://www.idownloadblog.com/2013/09/18/ios-7-installation-tips/ |date=2015-07-15}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Huawei HarmonyOS August 2022 Updates – HC Newsroom List of Huawei HarmonyOS August 2022 Updates – HC Newsroom |url=https://oltnews.com/list-of-huawei-harmonyos-august-2022-updates-hc-newsroom |website=oltnews.com |date=14 August 2022 |publisher=HC Newsroom |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref>||{{No}}||For feature phones, not smart phones||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ImageBasedUpgrades|title=ImageBasedUpgrades – Ubuntu Wiki|website=wiki.ubuntu.com}}</ref>
|?|| ||||{{Yes}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=postmarketOS // 219 days of postmarketOS |url=https://postmarketos.org/blog/2017/12/31/219-days-of-postmarketOS/#binary-repository |website=postmarketos.org}}</ref> Intended for use on old mobile devices
|-
!Wireless system updates
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|5+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ipod.about.com/od/UsingiOS5/ht/Install-Iphone-Software-Updates-Without-Connecting-Itunes.htm |title=How to Install iPhone Software Updates Without Connecting to iTunes |publisher=Ipod.about.com |date=2014-05-15 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429192151/http://ipod.about.com/od/UsingiOS5/ht/Install-Iphone-Software-Updates-Without-Connecting-Itunes.htm |archive-date=2014-04-29}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{No}}|| ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||
|?|| ||
|-
![[Graphics processing unit|GPU]] accelerated [[Graphical user interface|GUI]]
|{{Yes|3+}}<ref>Stewart Mitchell, [http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/365215/android-lets-developers-work-closer-to-the-metal "Android lets developers work closer to the metal"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925015125/http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/365215/android-lets-developers-work-closer-to-the-metal |date=2012-09-25}}, ''PC Pro'', 11/02/11</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}. Since 3.0<ref>{{cite web |title=HarmonyOS own graphics subsystem |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@betterthanyours2022/video/7132027707323337989?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 |website=Tiktok |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>||{{Yes}}|| ||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|?|| ||||
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! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%" | [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
! width="10%" | [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%" | [[Software:KaiOS|KaiOS]]
! width="10%" | [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
!Mobian<ref name=":0" />
! width="10%"| Plasma Mobile
! width="10%"| [[Software:PureOS|PureOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:PostmarketOS|PostmarketOS]]
|}

== Advanced controls ==

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! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
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!While-in-use permissions
|{{Yes|10+}}||{{Okay|11+: Location only}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/6/7/15757774/ios-11-location-permissions-stricter-uber|title=iOS 11 gives users tighter control over when apps can use their location|first=Chris|last=Welch|date=7 June 2017|website=The Verge}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|3.0+}}
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!Per-app Internet access
|{{No2}}No,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3778 |title=Android Issue 3778: Feature request: Application permissions should be individually grantable by the user |date=2009-09-04 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906012738/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3778 |archive-date=2011-09-06}}</ref> 3rd party software<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xda-developers.com/android/droidwall-fork-afwall-brings-droidwall-back-makes-it-open-source/ |title=DroidWall Fork AFWall+ Brings DroidWall Back, Makes it Open Source – xda-developers |publisher=Xda-developers.com |date=2012-11-03 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430033812/http://www.xda-developers.com/android/droidwall-fork-afwall-brings-droidwall-back-makes-it-open-source/ |archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>||{{Okay|7+: Cellular only;}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lifehacker.com/turn-off-cell-phone-data-for-specific-apps-in-ios-1463037304 |title=Turn Off Cell Phone Data for Specific Apps in iOS |date=2013-11-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811094931/http://lifehacker.com/turn-off-cell-phone-data-for-specific-apps-in-ios-1463037304 |archive-date=2016-08-11}}</ref> 3rd party software on jailbroken devices<ref>{{cite web |author=BigBoss |url=http://cydia.saurik.com/package/com.yllier.firewall |title=Firewall iP |publisher=Cydia.saurik.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530034140/http://cydia.saurik.com/package/com.yllier.firewall/ |archive-date=2014-05-30}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
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!Per-app identity access
|{{Yes|8+}}<ref>[https://developer.android.com/preview/behavior-changes.html Android O Behavior Changes | Android Developers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520153447/https://developer.android.com/preview/behavior-changes.html |date=2017-05-20}}</ref>||{{Yes|6+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2013/03/21/apple-will-no-longer-approve-apps-using-unique-device-identifier-udid-beginning-may-1/ |title=Apple Will No Longer Approve Apps Using Unique Device Identifier (UDID) Beginning May 1, Must Also Support iPhone 5 and Retina Display |date=2013-03-21 |access-date=2017-10-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322024515/https://www.macrumors.com/2013/03/21/apple-will-no-longer-approve-apps-using-unique-device-identifier-udid-beginning-may-1/ |archive-date=2013-03-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://oleb.net/blog/2012/09/udid-apis-in-ios-6/ |title=UDID Replacement APIs in iOS 6 |date=2012-09-24 |access-date=2017-10-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927130805/https://oleb.net/blog/2012/09/udid-apis-in-ios-6/ |archive-date=2012-09-27}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
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!Per-app user data access
|{{Yes|6+}}<ref name="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/android-6-0-marshmallow-thoroughly-reviewed/5/">[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/android-6-0-marshmallow-thoroughly-reviewed/5/ Android 6.0 Marshmallow, thoroughly reviewed | Ars Technica] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704093348/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/android-6-0-marshmallow-thoroughly-reviewed/5/ |date=2017-07-04}}</ref>||{{Yes|6+}}<ref>[http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/06/ios-6-new-privacy-settings.html Apple Adds New Privacy Settings in iOS 6] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120917180010/http://www.iphonehacks.com/2012/06/ios-6-new-privacy-settings.html |date=2012-09-17}}. Iphonehacks.com (2012-06-12). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|3.0+}}
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!Per-app background execution
|{{No2}} No,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=68846 |title=Android Issue 68846: Battery saver (AKA disable individual app background execution) |date=2014-04-22 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512230107/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=68846 |archive-date=2014-05-12}}</ref> 3rd party apps available<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lifehacker.com/greenify-the-android-battery-saver-now-supports-unroo-1500227178 |title=Greenify, the Android Battery Saver, Now Supports Unrooted Phones |date=13 January 2014 |publisher=Lifehacker.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520044307/http://lifehacker.com/greenify-the-android-battery-saver-now-supports-unroo-1500227178 |archive-date=2014-05-20}}</ref>||{{Yes|7+}}<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-turn-off-background-app-refresh-in-ios-7/ How to turn off Background App Refresh in iOS 7 – CNET] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923063035/http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-turn-off-background-app-refresh-in-ios-7/ |date=2015-09-23}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No|Background execution not allowed}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
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!Per-app notifications
|{{Yes|4.1+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/06/28/one-of-jelly-beans-best-features-say-goodbye-to-notification-spam-by-selectively-disabling-notifications-for-individual-apps/ |title=One Of Jelly Bean's Best Features – Say Goodbye To Notification Spam By Selectively Disabling Notifications For Individual Apps |publisher=Androidpolice.com |date=2012-06-28 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117165104/http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/06/28/one-of-jelly-beans-best-features-say-goodbye-to-notification-spam-by-selectively-disabling-notifications-for-individual-apps/ |archive-date=2014-11-17}}</ref>||{{Yes|5+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3576 |title=iOS: Understanding Notifications |publisher=Support.apple.com |date=2014-01-17 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140601070446/http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3576 |archive-date=2014-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/07/inside_ios_5_notification_center_banner_alerts.html |title=Inside Apple's iOS 5: Notification Center, banner alerts |publisher=AppleInsider.com |date=2011-06-07 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925120607/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/07/inside_ios_5_notification_center_banner_alerts.html |archive-date=2011-09-25}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
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!Per-app location access
|{{Yes|6+}}<ref name="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/android-6-0-marshmallow-thoroughly-reviewed/5/"/>||{{Yes|4+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH0kvnFEi_0 |title=iOS 4 New Features: New Location Services settings |publisher=youtube.com |date=2010-06-20 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901051113/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH0kvnFEi_0 |archive-date=2012-09-01}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
|-
!Per-app camera access
|{{Yes|6+}}<ref name="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/android-6-0-marshmallow-thoroughly-reviewed/5/"/>||{{Yes|8+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://useyourloaf.com/blog/2014/07/16/ios-8-camera-privacy-settings.html |title=iOS 8 Camera Privacy Settings |publisher=useyourloaf.com |date=2014-07-16 |access-date=2014-08-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114400/http://useyourloaf.com/blog/2014/07/16/ios-8-camera-privacy-settings.html |archive-date=2014-08-26}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Per-app microphone access
|{{Yes|6+}}<ref name="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/android-6-0-marshmallow-thoroughly-reviewed/5/"/>||{{Yes|7+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://9to5mac.com/2013/06/11/apps-have-to-ask-for-permission-to-access-the-microphone-in-ios-7/ |title=Apps have to ask for permission to access the microphone in iOS 7 |publisher=9to5Mac |date=2013-06-11 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430034556/http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/11/apps-have-to-ask-for-permission-to-access-the-microphone-in-ios-7/ |archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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!Per-app shared files access
|{{Yes|6+}}<ref name="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/10/android-6-0-marshmallow-thoroughly-reviewed/5/"/>||{{Yes|8+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/apple-ios-apps-extensibility-share-data-features/ |title=iOS 8 apps can share data, features with each other |publisher=Engadget |date=2014-06-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927030714/https://www.engadget.com/2014/06/02/apple-ios-apps-extensibility-share-data-features/ |archive-date=2016-09-27}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Per-app network data usage auditing
|{{Yes|4+}}<ref name="Android 4.0 Platform Highlights">[http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-4.0-highlights.html Android 4.0 Platform Highlights | Android Developers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111043048/http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-4.0-highlights.html |date=2011-11-11}}. Developer.android.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1565/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf Cellular Settings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101516/https://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1565/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf |date=2015-04-02}}. manuals.info.apple.com. Retrieved on 2015-04-01.</ref>||?||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/43231/feature-request-persistent-data-counter/ persistent data counter] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129085938/https://together.jolla.com/question/43231/feature-request-persistent-data-counter/ |date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Fine grained storage usage
|{{Yes}}<ref>[http://www.androidtapp.com/whats-new-in-ice-cream-sandwich-android-4-0/android-4-0-internal-memory-storage-and-apps-management/ Android 4.0 Internal Memory Storage and Apps Management] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712184728/http://www.androidtapp.com/whats-new-in-ice-cream-sandwich-android-4-0/android-4-0-internal-memory-storage-and-apps-management/ |date=2012-07-12}}. Android Tapp. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes|5+}}<ref>[http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-tips-tricks/how-to-see-how-much-space-is-being-used-by-each-of-your-apps-in-ios-5 How To See How Much Space Is Being Used By Each of Your Apps in iOS 5 — iPad Insight] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120728010621/http://ipadinsight.com/ipad-tips-tricks/how-to-see-how-much-space-is-being-used-by-each-of-your-apps-in-ios-5/ |date=2012-07-28}}. Ipadinsight.com (2011-06-13). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||?||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
![[Parental controls]]
|{{Rarely|4.3+}} or 3rd party software<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Parental-Controls-Android-iOS-Twitter-Facebook,review-1680-6.html |title=Android Parental Control Apps |publisher=tomsguide.com |date=2011-07-28 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026183745/http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Parental-Controls-Android-iOS-Twitter-Facebook%2Creview-1680-6.html |archive-date=2011-10-26}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internetsafetyproject.org/wiki/parental-controls-iphone-ipod-touch-and-ipad |title=How To Set Up iOS Parental Controls |publisher=Internet Safety Project |date=2011-06-03 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812033657/http://www.internetsafetyproject.org/wiki/parental-controls-iphone-ipod-touch-and-ipad |archive-date=2011-08-12}}</ref>||?||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
|-
!Screen orientation lock
|{{Yes}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcn7KsL7Tk4 How to enable the orientation lock on an Android phone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014163220/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcn7KsL7Tk4 |date=2016-10-14}}. Youtube.com (2011-06-01). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref name="iPhoneTips"/>||?||{{Yes|1.0.4+}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/864/screen-orientation-setting-locking/ Screen orientation setting / locking] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220125638/https://together.jolla.com/question/864/screen-orientation-setting-locking/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
|-
![[File manager]]
|{{Yes|6.0+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lifewire.com/android-marshmallows-file-manager-121661 |title=How to Use Android Marshmallow's File Manager |publisher=LifeWire |date=2017-03-27 |access-date=2017-04-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413070933/https://www.lifewire.com/android-marshmallows-file-manager-121661 |archive-date=2017-04-13}}</ref>||{{Yes|11+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2017/06/evidence-of-an-official-ios-file-manager-hits-the-app-store-ahead-of-wwdc/ |title=Apple's new iOS file manager coming this fall as part of iOS 11 |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=2017-06-05 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605204927/https://arstechnica.com/apple/2017/06/evidence-of-an-official-ios-file-manager-hits-the-app-store-ahead-of-wwdc/ |archive-date=2017-06-05}}</ref>||{{No2}} 3rd party software<ref>{{cite web |author=Shashank |url=http://tizenhub.com/2011/06/myexplorer.html |title=myExplorer |publisher=Tizenhub.com |date=2011-06-11 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211249/http://www.tizenhub.com/2011/06/myexplorer.html |archive-date=2013-10-29}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[http://www.jollatides.com/2013/12/22/tutorial-install-terminal-native-file-manager-and-accessing-sd-card-storage/ Tutorial: Install Terminal, Native File Manager And Accessing SD Card Storage | Latest Jolla And Sailfish OS News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225040424/http://www.jollatides.com/2013/12/22/tutorial-install-terminal-native-file-manager-and-accessing-sd-card-storage/ |date=2015-12-25}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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!File manager write access to external storage
|{{Yes|6+}} Or 3rd party software like [[Software:LineageOS|LineageOS]]||{{Yes|13+}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Multi-user
|{{Yes|4.2+, including phones 5+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2014/08/06/android-smartphones-are-about-to-get-multi-user-support/ |title=Android smartphones are about to get multi-user support |access-date=2014-11-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208065643/http://www.engadget.com/2014/08/06/android-smartphones-are-about-to-get-multi-user-support/ |archive-date=2014-12-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xda-developers.com/android/add-multiple-user-profile-support-on-your-phone/ |title=Add Multiple User Profile Support on Your Phone – xda-developers |access-date=2014-11-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328005025/http://www.xda-developers.com/android/add-multiple-user-profile-support-on-your-phone/ |archive-date=2014-03-28}}</ref>||{{Okay|9.3+: Education use only on iPad}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arstechnica.co.uk/apple/2016/01/ios-9-3-brings-multi-user-mode-to-ipads-along-with-more-features-and-fixes/ |title=iOS 9.3 brings multi-user mode to iPads, along with more features and fixes {{!}} Ars Technica UK |website=Ars Technica |date=2016-01-11 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160723033257/http://arstechnica.co.uk/apple/2016/01/ios-9-3-brings-multi-user-mode-to-ipads-along-with-more-features-and-fixes/ |archive-date=2016-07-23}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes|3.4.0+}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
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!Guest mode
|{{Yes|5+}}<ref>[http://www.androidbeat.com/2014/10/android-5-lollipop-announced-material-design/ Android 5.0 Lollipop announced with Material Design, Guest Mode and more] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021113712/http://www.androidbeat.com/2014/10/android-5-lollipop-announced-material-design/ |date=2014-10-21}}</ref>||{{Yes|6+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5509 |title=iOS: About Guided Access |publisher=Support.apple.com |date=2012-12-19 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430032957/http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5509 |archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes|3.4.0+}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Guided Access
|{{Yes}}<ref>[https://support.google.com/android/answer/9455138 Pin & unpin screens - Android Help]</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/guided-access-iphone/ What Is Guided Access on iPhone and How Do You Use It?]</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes|3.0+}}<ref>{{cite web |title=HarmonyOS 3 Accessibility Features. |url=https://www.tiktok.com/@betterthanyours2022/video/7131434117614292229?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1 |website=TikTok |publisher=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
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!Do not disturb mode
|{{Yes|5+}}<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/how-to/setup-interruptions-android-lollipop-do-not-disturb/ Set up 'Priority' mode on Android 5.0 Lollipop – CNET] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214200104/http://www.cnet.com/how-to/setup-interruptions-android-lollipop-do-not-disturb/ |date=2014-12-14}}</ref>||{{Yes|6+}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Foresman |first=Chris |url=https://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/09/how-to-make-the-best-of-ios-6s-do-not-disturb-feature/ |title=How to make the best of iOS 6's Do Not Disturb feature |website=Ars Technica |date=2012-09-19 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507221228/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/09/how-to-make-the-best-of-ios-6s-do-not-disturb-feature/ |archive-date=2014-05-07}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
|-
!App groups
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|4+}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Friedman |first=Lex |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/1160291/create_organize_ios_folders.html |title=How to create and organize iOS folders |magazine=Macworld |date=2011-06-20 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518020315/http://www.macworld.com/article/1160291/create_organize_ios_folders.html |archive-date=2014-05-18}}</ref>||?||{{Yes|1.0.7+}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/291/implemented-in-10716-folder-support-in-app-launcher/ Folder support in app launcher] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082407/https://together.jolla.com/question/291/implemented-in-10716-folder-support-in-app-launcher/ |date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|}

== Accessibility features ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+[[Engineering:Accessibility|Accessibility]] features
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!System wide base text size
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html |title=Accessibility – iPhone |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902085344/http://www.apple.com/accessibility/iphone/vision.html |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/features/accessibility.html |title=iPhone 4 – Accessibility features are built right in |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2010-06-21 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902075740/http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/accessibility.html |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref><ref>Pogue, David. (2011-11-10) [http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/apples-assistivetouch-helps-the-disabled-use-a-smartphone/?nl=technology&emc=cta2&pagewanted=all Apple's AssistiveTouch Helps the Disabled Use a Smartphone – NYTimes.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211319/http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/10/apples-assistivetouch-helps-the-disabled-use-a-smartphone/?nl=technology&emc=cta2&pagewanted=all |date=2013-10-29}}. pogue.blogs.nytimes.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||?||{{Okay|2.1.0+: Set text size}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://together.jolla.com/question/153631/release-notes-210-iijoki/#153631-ux|title=[release notes] 2.1.0 / Iijoki [closed] - together.jolla.com|website=together.jolla.com}}</ref>||{{Rarely|3rd party software}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=OpenStore|url=https://open-store.io/|access-date=2021-01-13|website=OpenStore|language=en}}</ref>||{{Yes}}
|-
!Monaural output
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Always visible scrollbar
|{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
|-
!Reduced Animations
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
|}

== App ecosystem ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+App ecosystem
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!Official [[Software:App store|app store]]
|[[Software:Google Play|Google Play]]||[[Software:App Store (iOS)|App Store]]||Tizen Store||Jolla Store||OpenStore||AppGallery
|-
!Non-discriminatory stores
|{{No2}}No, Some apps like Ad blockers are censored on [[Software:Google Play|Google Play]]<ref>[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/google-censoring-android-apps Google Takes the Dark Path, Censors AdBlock Plus on Android | Electronic Frontier Foundation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112100817/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/03/google-censoring-android-apps |date=2016-01-12}}</ref><ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2016/2/3/10905672/google-samsung-adblock-fast-android-ad-blocker-removal Google removes Samsung's first Android ad blocker from the Play Store | The Verge] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203225840/http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/3/10905672/google-samsung-adblock-fast-android-ad-blocker-removal |date=2016-02-03}}</ref> but developers can distribute apps from their own sources||{{No}}, Apple discriminates based on country<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/3897/how-to-change-the-language-of-the-app-store-and-itunes |title=iphone – How to change the language of the App store (and iTunes)? – Apple – Stack Exchange |publisher=apple.stackexchange.com |date=2011-07-09 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724151646/http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/3897/how-to-change-the-language-of-the-app-store-and-itunes |archive-date=2011-07-24}}</ref> and own Apple policies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.campusprogress.org/articles/apple_releases_its_rules_for_app_store_censoring/ |title=Apple Releases Its Rules for App Store Censoring |publisher=campusprogress.org |date=2010-09-10 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927064820/http://www.campusprogress.org/articles/apple_releases_its_rules_for_app_store_censoring/ |archive-date=2011-09-27}}</ref>||?||{{Yes|Openrepos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://openrepos.net|title=Openrepos|publisher=Basil Semuonov|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704140003/https://openrepos.net/|archive-date=2015-07-04}}</ref> Developers can distribute apps from their own sources, supports multiple app stores}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}, Huawei discriminates based on country and own Huawei AppGallery policies for native based HarmonyOS apps. But [[Software:OpenHarmony|OpenHarmony]] developers can distribute apps from their own sources<ref>{{cite web |title=Diversified distribution channels serve users |url=https://developer.harmonyos.com/en/distribute/ |website=HarmonyOS Developer |publisher=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Common [[API]]s for smartphones, tablets, and PCs
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Michael Brown @brownieshq |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/2083989/hp-ships-an-android-all-in-one-pc-plus-several-business-laptops-and-desktops.html |title=HP ships an Android all-in-one PC, plus several business laptops and desktops |magazine=PCWorld |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517191716/http://www.pcworld.com/article/2083989/hp-ships-an-android-all-in-one-pc-plus-several-business-laptops-and-desktops.html |archive-date=2014-05-17}}</ref>||{{Okay|Smartphone and tablet only}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Miscellaneous/Conceptual/iPhoneOSTechOverview/Introduction/Introduction.html |title=iOS Technology Overview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828202951/https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/Miscellaneous/Conceptual/iPhoneOSTechOverview/Introduction/Introduction.html |archive-date=2016-08-28}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Official [[Software development kit|SDK]] platform(s)
|Linux, macOS and Windows<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html |title=Android SDK {{pipe}} Android Developers |publisher=developer.android.com |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906234652/http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html |archive-date=2011-09-06}}</ref>||macOS using [[Software:IOS SDK|iOS SDK]]||Linux, Windows, macOS<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.tizen.org/downloads/sdk/installing-sdk/prerequisites-tizen-sdk |title=Tizen SDK |publisher=developer.tizen.org |date=2013-06-03 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420105033/https://developer.tizen.org/downloads/sdk/installing-sdk/prerequisites-tizen-sdk |archive-date=2013-04-20}}</ref>||Windows, macOS and Linux<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sailfishos.org/develop.html |title=Sailfish SDK |access-date=2014-01-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209053339/https://sailfishos.org/develop.html |archive-date=2014-02-09}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||macOS and Windows<ref>{{cite web |title=Huawei DevEco Studio |url=https://www.bing.com/search?q=deveco+studio+mac+and+windows&cvid=5289be6b2bf546bca7194a24b105ea44&aqs=edge..69i57j69i64.4540j0j4&FORM=ANAB01&PC=U531 |website=HarmonyOS |publisher=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Cost to develop for the mobile OS
|Free||{{No}}, Requires Apple hardware.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Do I Need a Mac to Make iPhone Apps?|url=https://www.madeupbypeople.com/blog/2015/4/23/do-i-need-a-mac-to-make-iphone-apps|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430084333/https://www.madeupbypeople.com/blog/2015/4/23/do-i-need-a-mac-to-make-iphone-apps|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-30|archive-date=2020-04-30}}</ref>||Free||Free||Free||Free
|-
!Cost to publish app to official store
|US$25 once to register to offer on [[Software:Google Play|Google Play]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Developer Registration – Android Market for Developer Help |url=https://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/developer/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=113468 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007152428/http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/videogallery/device-videos/blackberry/q10-video-screen-share.html |archive-date=2014-10-07}}</ref>||US$99/year||Free||Free<ref>{{cite web|url=https://harbour.jolla.com/|title=Jolla Harbour|access-date=2014-01-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209020530/https://harbour.jolla.com/|archive-date=2014-02-09}}</ref>||Free||Free
|-
|}

== Browser ==

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|+Browser
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!Default web browser/engine
| [[Software:Blink (layout engine)|Blink]] || [[Software:WebKit|WebKit]] || WebKit || Gecko<ref name="jolla-browser-engine">{{cite web |url = https://together.jolla.com/question/11943/what-is-browser-plan-for-jolla/ |title = What is browser plan for Jolla? - together.jolla.com |date = 8 January 2014 |access-date = 2014-02-10 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141007152428/http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/videogallery/device-videos/blackberry/q10-video-screen-share.html |archive-date = 7 October 2014}}</ref>||Qt WebEngine (based on Blink)||[[Software:Blink (browser engine)|Blink]], Webkit
|-
!Major web browsers available<ref>{{cite web |title=Mobile Browser Market Share Worldwide |url=https://gs.statcounter.com/browser-market-share/mobile/worldwide |website=statcounter GlobalStats |access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref><!-- Major mobile browsers (as of August 2015 by NetApplications) are: Safari (41.81%), Chrome (35.67%), or Android Browser (12.45%). Any other mobile browsers should not be considered "major". Major does not mean better, not even good, so coloring here should be removed -->
| Chrome for Android, Opera, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Samsung Internet || Safari, Chrome for iOS, Opera, Firefox, Microsoft Edge || Tizen Browser (Based on UC Browser) || Sailfish Browser (Gecko), Webcat (WebKit), Web Pirate (WebKit), others via Android (Firefox, Chrome, Opera)|| Morph Browser||Huawei Browser, Microsoft Edge (Blink), UC Browser (Blink, V8), Opera browser (Blink, V8), Yandex Browser (Blink), Vivaldi Browser (Blink, V8)
|-
!Browser can use its own engine
|{{Yes}}||{{No}}<ref>{{cite web |title=iOS Engine Choice In Depth |url=https://infrequently.org/2021/08/webkit-ios-deep-dive/ |website=Infrequently Noted |publisher=Alex Russell |access-date=1 February 2022 |date=31 August 2021}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser extensions
|{{No2}} No<ref>[https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/faq FAQ – Google Chrome] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528092411/https://developer.chrome.com/multidevice/faq |date=2014-05-28}}</ref> 3rd party software<ref>[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/find-and-install-add-ons-firefox-android Find and install Add-ons on Firefox for Android | Firefox for Android Help] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110124510/https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/find-and-install-add-ons-firefox-android |date=2014-11-10}}</ref>||{{Yes|8+}}<ref>[http://www.redmondpie.com/ten-best-ios-8-safari-extensions-for-iphone-and-ipad-to-enhance-your-web-browsing-experience/ Ten Best iOS 8 Safari Extensions For iPhone And iPad To Enhance Your Web Browsing Experience] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409113313/http://www.redmondpie.com/ten-best-ios-8-safari-extensions-for-iphone-and-ipad-to-enhance-your-web-browsing-experience/ |date=2015-04-09}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
|-
!Browser direct Internet connection (increased resilience to outages)
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser undo close tab
|{{Yes|[[Software:Google Chrome for Android|Google Chrome for Android]]}}<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-reopen-a-closed-tab-in-chrome-for-android/ How to reopen a closed tab in Chrome for Android – CNET] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006082811/http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-reopen-a-closed-tab-in-chrome-for-android/ |date=2014-10-06}}</ref>||{{Yes|8+}}<ref>[http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/quick-easy-secret-reopen-accidentally-closed-tabs-ios-8s-safari-0157420/ The Quick & Easy Secret to Reopen Accidentally Closed Tabs in iOS 8's Safari] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415095420/http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/quick-easy-secret-reopen-accidentally-closed-tabs-ios-8s-safari-0157420/ |date=2015-04-15}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}<ref>{{cite web |title=No restore closed tabs option in huawei browser? |url=https://consumer.huawei.com/uk/community/details/No-restore-closed-tabs-option-in-huawei-browser/topicId_54770/ |website=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Browser keeps windows open on shutdown or crash
|{{Yes|2.3+}} Google Chrome<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/mobile/android.html |title=Google Chrome for Android |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909082101/http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/browser/mobile/android.html |archive-date=2012-09-09}}</ref> but not on the deprecated AOSP browser<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8880 |title=Android Issue 8880: Keep open URLs/windows on shutdown or crash |date=2010-06-06 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111202905/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8880 |archive-date=2012-11-11}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser keeps windows open when cleaning cookies
|{{Yes}}||{{no2|3rd party software}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/app/chrome-web-browser-by-google/id535886823?mt=8 |title=Chrome – web browser by Google on the App Store on iTunes |website=[[Software:ITunes|iTunes]] |access-date=2015-04-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331193832/https://itunes.apple.com/app/chrome-web-browser-by-google/id535886823?mt=8 |archive-date=2015-03-31}}</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser search engine options
|[[Company:Baidu|Baidu]], Bing, DuckDuckGo, [[Company:Ecosia|Ecosia]], Google, lilo, Peekier, [[Software:Qwant|Qwant]], [[Wikipedia]], Yahoo<ref>{{Citation|title=GitHub - ubports/morph-browser|date=2019-11-29|url=https://github.com/ubports/morph-browser|publisher=UBports|access-date=2019-11-29}}</ref>||[[Software:Bing (search engine)|Bing]], [[Software:Google Search|Google]], [[Software:Yahoo! Search|Yahoo! Search]], [[Company:Baidu|Baidu]], [[Software:DuckDuckGo|DuckDuckGo]]
|-
!Browser find on page
|{{Yes|1.5+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://smarterware.org/1744/cupcake-adds-video-camera-touchscreen-keyboard-and-more-to-android |title=Cupcake Adds Camcorder, Touchscreen Keyboard, and More to Android |publisher=smarterware.org |date=2009-05-27 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317062449/http://smarterware.org/1744/cupcake-adds-video-camera-touchscreen-keyboard-and-more-to-android |archive-date=2012-03-17}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/18579/BlackBerry_Torch_9800_Smartphone-User_Guide-T643442-941426-0810050917-001-6.0-US.pdf |title=BlackBerry Torch 9800 Smartphone User Guide Version: 6.0 |publisher=Research In Motion |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902234008/http://docs.blackberry.com/en/smartphone_users/deliverables/18579/BlackBerry_Torch_9800_Smartphone-User_Guide-T643442-941426-0810050917-001-6.0-US.pdf |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|1.1.2+}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/4197/search-in-browser/ Search in browser] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082628/https://together.jolla.com/question/4197/search-in-browser/ |date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser–email save images
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iphonehacks.com/2008/07/save-images.html |title=iPhone Tip: Save Images in iPhone's Safari browser and Mail App |date=17 July 2008 |publisher=iphonehacks.com |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831073708/http://www.iphonehacks.com/2008/07/save-images.html |archive-date=2011-08-31}}</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser–email save PDFs
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref name="iPhoneTips">[https://www.apple.com/iphone/tips/ Apple – iPhone – Tips and Tricks] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908062440/http://www.apple.com/iphone/tips/ |date=2013-09-08}}. Apple.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser save audio/video
|{{Okay|Yes, but only links, not embedded media}}||{{Yes|13+;}}<ref name="ios13SafariDownload">{{cite web |url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/how-to/features/ios-13-how-to-download-files-using-safari-on-iphone-ipad-2104610 |title=How to Download Files Using Safari on Your iPhone or iPad |publisher=Gadgets360 |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref><br/>5+: 3rd party software<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itworld.com/article/2700930/mobile/free-idownloader-app-lets-you-download-anything-from-the-web-to-your-ios-device.html |title=Free iDownloader app lets you download anything from the web to your iOS device |publisher=ITworld |access-date=2015-04-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417192825/http://www.itworld.com/article/2700930/mobile/free-idownloader-app-lets-you-download-anything-from-the-web-to-your-ios-device.html |archive-date=2015-04-17}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser save page
|{{Yes}}, Google Chrome 55+<ref>[https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/8/13880794/download-web-pages-chrome-android-google Chrome for Android now lets you download webpages and read them offline] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170308221716/http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/8/13880794/download-web-pages-chrome-android-google |date=2017-03-08}}</ref>||{{Yes|6+}}: Offline Reading List;<ref name="iOS 6: All the New Features Coming Soon to Your iPhone and iPad">[https://gizmodo.com/5917359/ios-6-new-features-coming-soon-to-your-iphone-and-ipad iOS 6: All the New Features Coming Soon to Your iPhone and iPad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915062851/http://gizmodo.com/5917359/ios-6-new-features-coming-soon-to-your-iphone-and-ipad |date=2012-09-15}}. Gizmodo.com (2012-06-11). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref> 3rd party software<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instapaper/id288545208 App Store – Instapaper] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402213514/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/instapaper/id288545208 |date=2015-04-02}}. Itunes.apple.com (2012-06-02). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}||4.0.1.48+||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser save any file
|{{Yes}}, Chrome for Android.||{{Yes|13+;}}<ref name="ios13SafariDownload"/><br/>5+: When an app that can handle/open the filetype is installed (excluding audio/video – requires 3rd party software<ref>[http://www.iphoneactive.com/2011/12/download-any-file-on-your-iphone-with.html Download any file on your iPhone with iDownloader Pro] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911085605/http://www.iphoneactive.com/2011/12/download-any-file-on-your-iphone-with.html |date=2012-09-11}}. Iphone Active (2011-12-02). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>);<ref>[http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/25678/downloading-and-uploading-files-through-safari-ios Downloading and uploading files through Safari iOS] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914215305/http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/25678/downloading-and-uploading-files-through-safari-ios |date=2015-09-14}}. Ask Different (2011-09-22). Retrieved on 2015-09-13.</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser force enable zoom
|{{Yes}}, Chrome for Android||{{Yes}}<ref>[http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/re-enable-zoom-for-websites-block-safari-for-your-iphone-0156489/ How to Re-Enable Zoom for Websites That Block It in Safari for Your iPhone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427205334/http://ios.wonderhowto.com/how-to/re-enable-zoom-for-websites-block-safari-for-your-iphone-0156489/ |date=2015-04-27}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{No}}
|-
!Browser text reflow<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpQhXZH1_1Y Browser Text Reflow – WP7 Internet Explorer vs Android] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014163111/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpQhXZH1_1Y |date=2016-10-14}}. Youtube.com (2011-12-07). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>
|{{No}}, removed on Android 4.4<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62378 |title=Android Issue 62378: KitKat WebView text wrap no longer works |date=2013-11-16 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021095502/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62378 |archive-date=2014-10-21}}</ref><ref>[http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/01/28/bug-watch-text-reflow-removed-from-webviews-in-kitkat-probably-not-coming-back/ Text Reflow Removed From WebViews In KitKat, Probably Not Coming Back] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150322005620/http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/01/28/bug-watch-text-reflow-removed-from-webviews-in-kitkat-probably-not-coming-back/ |date=2015-03-22}}</ref>||{{Okay|5+: Only on pages with reader mode available}}<ref name="iOS5Safari">{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/ios/features.html#safari |title=iOS 5 Safari |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2011-06-11 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006001329/http://www.apple.com/ios/features.html#safari |archive-date=2011-10-06}}</ref><ref name="InsideiOS5Safari">[https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/07/inside_apples_ios_5_safari_reader_private_browsing_tabs_on_ipad/ Inside Apple's iOS 5: Safari Reader, private browsing, tabs on iPad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120605002746/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/07/inside_apples_ios_5_safari_reader_private_browsing_tabs_on_ipad |date=2012-06-05}}. Appleinsider.com (2011-06-07). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref> 3rd party browsers on prior versions<ref>[http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201101/ios_browsers_that_allow_font_scaling_and_text_reflow/ iOS browsers that allow font scaling and text reflow] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928020422/http://www.456bereastreet.com/archive/201101/ios_browsers_that_allow_font_scaling_and_text_reflow/ |date=2012-09-28}}. 456 Berea Street (2011-01-05). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
|-
!Browser Reader Mode
|{{No2}}No,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=178381 |title=Chromium Issue 178381: Chrome doesn't support Reader Mode |date=2013-02-26 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220952/https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=178381 |archive-date=2014-05-20}}</ref> 3rd party software<ref>{{cite web |url=https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-use-reader-mode |title=How to use Reader Mode {{pipe}} Firefox for Android Help |publisher=Support.mozilla.org |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221308/https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-use-reader-mode |archive-date=2014-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://phandroid.com/2012/12/07/samsung-premium-suite-upgrade-galaxy-s3/ |title=Samsung shows off new features coming to the Galaxy S3 in Premium Suite Upgrade |publisher=Phandroid.com |date=2012-12-07 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221142/http://phandroid.com/2012/12/07/samsung-premium-suite-upgrade-galaxy-s3/ |archive-date=2014-05-20}}</ref>||{{Yes|5+}}<ref name="iOS5Safari"/><ref name="InsideiOS5Safari"/>||{{Yes}}||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/12544/browser-reader-mode/ Browser reader mode – together.jolla.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214150542/https://together.jolla.com/question/12544/browser-reader-mode/ |date=2014-12-14}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}
|-
!Browser open PDFs without storing
|{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
|-
!Browser file upload
|{{Yes|2.2+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2519 |title=Android Issue 2519: Browser should support file uploads (input type<nowiki>=</nowiki>"file") |date=2009-04-27 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130101815/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2519 |archive-date=2010-01-30}}</ref>||{{Yes|9+;}}<br />6–8: Limited||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|1.0.7+}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/1006/add-file-upload-functionality-to-web-browser/ Add file upload functionality to web browser] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082624/https://together.jolla.com/question/1006/add-file-upload-functionality-to-web-browser/ |date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser form navigation
|{{Yes|Next button}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/11018/how-can-i-switch-to-next-field-in-web-form-using-android-browser |title=How can i switch to next field in web form using Android browser? |publisher=android.stackexchange.com |date=2011-07-09 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019065457/http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/11018/how-can-i-switch-to-next-field-in-web-form-using-android-browser |archive-date=2011-10-19}}</ref>||{{Yes|Previous, Next, AutoFill, and Done buttons}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.apple.com/library/iOS/#documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/DesigningForms/DesigningForms.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40006512-SW5 |title=Safari Web Content Guide: Laying Out Forms |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2010-12-18 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907013839/http://developer.apple.com/library/iOS/#documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/DesigningForms/DesigningForms.html |archive-date=2011-09-07}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Browser private browsing mode
|{{Yes|3.0+ with AOSP browser}}<ref>[http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/android-updates-guide-all-the-features-of-every-version-50003779/ Android updates guide: All the features of every version] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005075124/http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobile-phones/android-updates-guide-all-the-features-of-every-version-50003779/ |date=2012-10-05}}. Reviews.cnet.co.uk. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref> or with Chrome for Android||{{Yes|5+}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Joe White |url=http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/06/safari-ios-5-adds-private-browsing-protect-privacy |title=Safari In iOS 5 Adds "Private Browsing" – Easily Protect Your Privacy While Surfing The Web |publisher=AppAdvice |date=2011-06-08 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612153637/http://appadvice.com/appnn/2011/06/safari-ios-5-adds-private-browsing-protect-privacy |archive-date=2011-06-12}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|1.1.6+}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/1821/private-mode-in-web-browser/ Private mode in web browser] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082727/https://together.jolla.com/question/1821/private-mode-in-web-browser/ |date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Offline web apps
|{{Yes}}<ref>[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4321622/android-offline-webapp-resources iphone – Android Offline Webapp Resources – Stack Overflow] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701002304/http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4321622/android-offline-webapp-resources |date=2016-07-01}}. Stackoverflow.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[http://www.thecssninja.com/javascript/how-to-create-offline-webapps-on-the-iphone How to create offline webapps on the iPhone | The CSS Ninja – All things CSS, JavaScript & HTML] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921185328/http://www.thecssninja.com/javascript/how-to-create-offline-webapps-on-the-iphone |date=2012-09-21}}. Thecssninja.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref><ref>[https://developer.apple.com/library/IOS/#documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariWebContent/ConfiguringWebApplications/ConfiguringWebApplications.html Safari Web Content Guide: Configuring Web Applications] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604185120/http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/ |date=2011-06-04}}. Developer.apple.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref><ref>[https://www.apple.com/webapps/whatarewebapps.html Apple – Web apps] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402141653/https://www.apple.com/webapps/whatarewebapps.html |date=2015-04-02}}. Apple.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{No}}||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
![[HTTP Live Streaming]]
|{{Yes|3+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html |title=Android Supported Media Formats {{pipe}} Android Developers |publisher=Developer.android.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311121312/http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html |archive-date=2012-03-11}}</ref>||{{Yes|3+}}<ref>{{cite web |last=McLean |first=Prince |url=https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/08/apple_launches_http_live_streaming_standard_in_iphone_3_0.html |title=Apple launches HTTP Live Streaming standard in iPhone 3.0 |publisher=Appleinsider.com |date=2009-07-08 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529100842/http://appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/08/apple_launches_http_live_streaming_standard_in_iphone_3_0.html |archive-date=2014-05-29}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{?}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/3622/hls-in-sailfish/ HLS in sailfish] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220114048/https://together.jolla.com/question/3622/hls-in-sailfish/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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![[Software:WebRTC|WebRTC]]
|{{Yes}}<ref>[https://thenextweb.com/google/2013/08/21/chrome-29-for-android-is-out-webrtc-and-webaudio-support-improved-scrolling-and-new-color-picker-for-web-forms/ Chrome 29 for Android is out: WebRTC and Web Audio support, improved scrolling, and new color picker for Web forms] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307102955/http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/08/21/chrome-29-for-android-is-out-webrtc-and-webaudio-support-improved-scrolling-and-new-color-picker-for-web-forms/ |date=2016-03-07}}</ref>||{{Yes|11+}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/5/15742046/apple-ios-11-features-updates-siri-wwdc-2017|title=The 9 best iOS 11 features Apple didn't talk about onstage|website=[[The Verge]]|date=5 June 2017|access-date=2017-06-05|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605222539/https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/5/15742046/apple-ios-11-features-updates-siri-wwdc-2017|archive-date=2017-06-05}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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|}

== Basic features ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Basic features
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
![[Cut, copy, and paste]]
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3190 |title=Android Issue 3190: Improve copy-paste in Browser/WebView |date=2009-07-06 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008005902/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3190 |archive-date=2011-10-08}}</ref>||{{Yes|3+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/iphone-finally-gets-copy-and-paste/ |title=iPhone finally gets copy and paste! |author=Nilay Patel |date=2009-03-17 |publisher=[[Software:Engadget|Engadget]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021090720/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/iphone-finally-gets-copy-and-paste/ |archive-date=2012-10-21}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?t=92645 |title=Does Bada OS have Cut, Copy & Paste? |publisher=mobile-review.com |date=2011-07-01 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129051003/http://forum2.mobile-review.com/showthread.php?t=92645 |archive-date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Multi-Device [[Software:Clipboard (computing)|clipboard]]
|{{Yes|ChromeOS}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashgear.com/chrome-os-adds-android-phone-hub-smarter-clipboard-tote-feature-09662934/|title=Chrome OS Adds Android Phone Hub, Smarter Clipboard & Tote Feature|date=9 March 2021}}</ref>||{{Yes|10+}}<ref>[http://news.softpedia.com/news/apple-beats-microsoft-to-releasing-a-universal-clipboard-feature-505219.shtml Apple Beats Microsoft at Releasing a Universal Clipboard Feature] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160615130355/http://news.softpedia.com/news/apple-beats-microsoft-to-releasing-a-universal-clipboard-feature-505219.shtml |date=2016-06-15}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
![[Undo]]
|{{No}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6458 |title=Android Issue 6458: Enhancement: Undo |date=2010-02-04 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219165326/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=6458 |archive-date=2011-12-19}}</ref>||{{Yes|3+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dailymobile.se/2009/05/23/iphone-undo-typing-nice-feature-in-iphone-30/ |title=iPhone: Undo Typing – Cool feature in iPhone 3.0 |author=Phat^Trance |date=2009-05-23 |publisher=dailymobile |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309094417/http://dailymobile.se/2009/05/23/iphone-undo-typing-nice-feature-in-iphone-30/ |archive-date=2012-03-09 |access-date=2012-09-21}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/53726/request-undo-option-in-notes-app/ Undo-option in notes app] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220110816/https://together.jolla.com/question/53726/request-undo-option-in-notes-app/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Huawei Share |url=https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/huaweishare/ |website=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Custom home and lock screen wallpaper
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|4+}}<ref name="iPhoneTips"/>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}} (incl. Ambience)||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Desktop sync
|{{No2}} No,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/secrets-for-android/issues/detail?id=66 |title=Android Issue 66: OpenSync desktop synchronisation support |date=2010-05-04 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112063611/http://code.google.com/p/secrets-for-android/issues/detail?id=66 |archive-date=2012-11-12}}</ref> but available using the vendor's companion/PC suite application such as Samsung Smart Switch & [[Software:HTC Sense|HTC Sense]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.htc.com/europe/SupportViewNews.aspx?dl_id=982&news_id=769 |title=Application – HTC Sync 3.0 for HTC Desire HD, Desire Z, Legend, Desire, Wildfire, Aria, Gratia & Android 2.1 Hero |publisher=HTC.com |date=2010-11-08 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007152428/http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/videogallery/device-videos/blackberry/q10-video-screen-share.html |archive-date=2014-10-07}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Huawei HiSuite reveals Huawei P40 Pro with Harmony OS 2.0 |url=https://www.huaweiupdate.com/huawei-hisuite-reveals-huawei-p40-pro-with-harmony-os-2-0/ |website=Huawei Update |date=13 April 2021 |access-date=April 13, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!Local full backup
|{{Yes}}, via external computer<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420351 |title=Android ICS+ backup using ADB |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615151723/http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1420351 |archive-date=2012-06-15}}</ref>||{{Yes|Yes, using external computer or iCloud}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414 |title=iTunes: Backing up, updating, and restoring your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch software |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2010-08-13 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905054702/http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1414 |archive-date=2011-09-05}}</ref>||{{No}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.badaforums.net/forums/samsung-wave-forum/possbile-backup-phone-including-apps-t370.html |title=Is it possbile to backup phone including apps |publisher=badaforums.net |date=2010-08-08 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003151144/http://www.badaforums.net/forums/samsung-wave-forum/possbile-backup-phone-including-apps-t370.html |archive-date=2011-10-03}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}|| {{Yes|Yes, using external computer via HiSuite or Huawei Mobile Cloud}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Backup and Restore |url=https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/backup/ |website=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Core data missing sync
|Bookmarks<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2907 |title=Android Issue 2907: Google Bookmarks should be integrated with the browser |date=2009-06-07 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223062534/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2907 |archive-date=2010-12-23}}</ref> (before 4), SMSs and Settings<ref name="Android Issue 1106: No way to backup or restore on-device data (SMS, most app data, installed apps and settings)">{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1106 |title=Android Issue 1106: No way to backup or restore on-device data (SMS, most app data, installed apps and settings) |date=2008-10-28 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107064204/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1106 |archive-date=2011-11-07}}</ref>|| ||?||?||?
|-
!Notification center
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|5+}}<ref name=Notification_Center />||{{Yes|2+}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fC2sEF8n8k bada 2.0 on Samsung Wave S8500 – S8500XXKK7 – notifications bar, RAM, lock speed & browser bug] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014174543/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fC2sEF8n8k |date=2016-10-14}}. Youtube.com (2011-12-03). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
|-
!Push notifications
|{{Yes}}<ref name="Android Cloud To Device Messaging">{{cite web |last=Bray |first=Tim |url=http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-cloud-to-device-messaging.html |title=Android Cloud To Device Messaging |publisher=android-developers.blogspot.com |date=2010-05-27 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904002659/http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-cloud-to-device-messaging.html |archive-date=2011-09-04}}</ref>||{{Yes|Yes ([[Software:Apple Push Notification Service|Apple Push Notification Service]])}}||{{Yes|2+}}<ref name="Samsung Bada 2.0 to get multitasking, push notifications, a new UI and more">{{cite web |last=Epstein |first=Zach |url=http://www.bgr.com/2010/12/20/samsung-bada-2-0-to-get-multitasking-push-notifications-a-new-ui-and-more/ |title=Samsung Bada 2.0 to get multitasking, push notifications, a new UI and more |publisher=BGR.com |date=2010-12-20 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930140405/http://www.bgr.com/2010/12/20/samsung-bada-2-0-to-get-multitasking-push-notifications-a-new-ui-and-more/ |archive-date=2011-09-30}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
![[Screenshot]]
|{{Yes|4+ also available on earlier versions with customized firmware, such as Cyanogen Mod and on older Samsung Galaxy smartphones}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/235870/technology/android-ice-cream-sandwich-with-native-screenshot-function |title=android-ice-cream-sandwich-with-native-screenshot-function |publisher=GSMarena |date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=2011-10-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021141936/http://www.gmanews.tv/story/235870/technology/android-ice-cream-sandwich-with-native-screenshot-function |archive-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref name="iPhoneTips"/><ref>[[Screenshot]]</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|2.0.2+}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/139609/changelog-202aurajoki/ Sailfish OS update Aurajoki now available] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226055421/https://together.jolla.com/question/139609/changelog-202aurajoki/ |date=2016-12-26}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
![[ICalendar|iCalendar]] import
|{{No2}} No,<ref>[https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1257 Android Issue 1257: Calendar should support opening iCal .ics files] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403085635/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1257 |date=2015-04-03}}. code.google.com (2008-11-11). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref> but 3rd party app available<ref>[http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905213 iCalParse/CalendarSync (version 7.6) importing iCalendar information on Android – xda-developers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413214414/http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=905213 |date=2012-04-13}}. Forum.xda-developers.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/instant-expert-secrets-features-of-ios-4.2/ Importing ICS Files into the Calendar – Instant Expert: Secrets & Features of iOS 4.2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023014552/http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/instant-expert-secrets-features-of-ios-4.2/ |date=2012-10-23}}. iLounge Article. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||?||{{Yes|1.1.6+}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/919/feature-request-allow-import-of-ics-ical-files-in-calendar/ Allow import of .ics / iCal files in calendar] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220110736/https://together.jolla.com/question/919/feature-request-allow-import-of-ics-ical-files-in-calendar/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Text/document support (read only; creating using third-party apps)
| Microsoft Office, PDF, TXT/RTF ||Microsoft Office,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/features/pages.html |title=Pages 1.4 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2011-05-31 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902075754/http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/pages.html |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/features/numbers.html |title=Numbers 1.4 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2011-05-31 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902004318/http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/numbers.html |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/features/keynote.html |title=Keynote 1.4 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2011-05-31 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902075749/http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/keynote.html |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref> iWork, PDF, Images, TXT/RTF, VCF||Read only: text files, PDF, HTML, Multiple office formats||Microsoft Office, [[OpenDocument]], PDF, Text||{{Yes}}||Microsoft Office, WPS Office, Huawei Docs, PDF, Images, TXT/RTF, VCF and Multiple office formats
|-
!Printer support
|{{Yes|4.4+}} using Google Cloud Print<ref name="http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html">{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html |title=Android KitKat {{pipe}} Android Developers |publisher=Developer.android.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031184317/https://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html |archive-date=2013-10-31}}</ref> but not over USB unless proprietary vendor solutions such as HP Print Service are used<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1148 |title=Android Issue 1148: RFE: CUPS support for printers |date=2008-10-30 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518025112/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1148 |archive-date=2013-05-18}}</ref>||{{Yes|Yes (AirPrint)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/features/airprint.html |title=iPhone 4 – AirPrint |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2010-11-22 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902085857/http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/airprint.html |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref>||{{No}}||yes, cups package is available||{{beta}}||{{Yes|Yes}} (Huawei Print,<ref>{{cite web |title=Adding and using printers in the Huawei Print client |url=https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/content/en-us15848999/ |website=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref> AI Life <ref>{{cite web |title=Adding and using printers in HUAWEI AI Life |url=https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/content/en-us15849001/ |website=Huawei }}</ref> for HarmonyOS Connect Printers)
|-
!Show remembered [[Wi-Fi]] connections
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|16+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imore.com/ios-16-finally-gives-iphone-users-wi-fi-options-theyve-always-wanted |title=iOS 16 finally gives iPhone users the Wi-Fi options they've always wanted |author=Oliver Haslam |date=2022-06-09 |publisher=iMore}}</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
|}

== Communication and connectivity ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Communication and connectivity
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!Unified Inbox
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/03/30/gmail-for-android-gets-a-unified-inbox/ |title=Gmail For Android Gets A Unified Inbox|date=2015-03-30 |access-date=2023-07-31 }}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Email sync protocols supported
|POP3, IMAP, MAPI||POP3, IMAP, [[MAPI]], [[Software:ActiveSync|ActiveSync]]<ref>[https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201729 Set up Exchange ActiveSync on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch – Apple Support] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017141336/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201729 |date=2015-10-17}}</ref>||POP3, IMAP||POP3, IMAP, ActiveSync||?||POP3, IMAP, [[MAPI]]
|-
!Non-carrier-based integrated messaging<!-- with direct links from built-in address book -->
|{{Yes|[[Engineering:Rich Communication Services|RCS]] via [[Software:Google Messages|Google Messages]]}}||{{Yes|5+}} ([[IMessage|iMessage]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/ios/messages/ |title=Apple – iOS 7 – Messages |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2014-09-20 |access-date=2014-09-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924121102/http://www.apple.com/ios/messages/ |archive-date=2014-09-24}}</ref>||?||{{No2}} 3rd party software||{{No2}} 3rd party software||{{No2}} 3rd party software
|-
!Visual voicemail
|{{Yes|2.1+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/18/android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-sdk-and-adt-14-released/ |title=Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) SDK and ADT 14 Released |publisher=Android Police |date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=2011-10-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020031939/http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/10/18/android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-sdk-and-adt-14-released/ |archive-date=October 20, 2011}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Call log duration
|{{Yes}}<ref>[http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/29/a-week-with-the-android-g1-smartphone-day-3-4/ A Week with the Android G1 Smartphone – Day 3 & 4 — The Gadgeteer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828164237/http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/01/29/a-week-with-the-android-g1-smartphone-day-3-4/ |date=2012-08-28}}. The-gadgeteer.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[http://www.simplemobilereview.com/ios-4-on-the-iphone-has-improved-call-history/ iOS 4 on the iPhone has Improved Call History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425133249/http://www.simplemobilereview.com/ios-4-on-the-iphone-has-improved-call-history/ |date=2012-04-25}}. Simplemobilereview.com (2010-09-02). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Multiple mobile phones per contact
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Contact groups
|{{Yes|4+}}<ref>[http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/20/getting-to-know-android-4-0-part-5-everything-changes-in-contacts-even-the-name/ Getting To Know Android 4.0, Part 5 Everything Changes In Contacts, Even The Name!] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111214347/http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/20/getting-to-know-android-4-0-part-5-everything-changes-in-contacts-even-the-name/ |date=2014-11-11}}</ref> or 3rd party software<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ajmcejVf88 Manage your contacts with groups on your android – Clix Group Manager] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014174514/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ajmcejVf88 |date=2016-10-14}}. Youtube.com (2009-09-30). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Okay|Via [[Company:ICloud|iCloud]] or 3rd party software}}<ref>[http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-make-a-contact-group-on-iphone/ How to make a contact group on iPhone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927014044/http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/how-to-make-a-contact-group-on-iphone/ |date=2016-09-27}}. www.digitaltrends.com (2016-05-25). Retrieved on 2016-09-25.</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/2837/groups-for-contacts/ Groups for contacts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082835/https://together.jolla.com/question/2837/groups-for-contacts/ |date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||?||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Manage Contact Groups |url=https://consumer.huawei.com/en/support/content/en-us00880308/#:~:text=Open%20Phone%2C%20select%20the%20Contacts%20tab%20at%20the,to%20add%20contacts%20to%20the%20group%2C%20then%20touch. |website=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
![[Engineering:Voice over IP|Voice over IP]]
|{{Yes|Yes ([[Session Initiation Protocol|SIP]])}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Kevin Purdy |url=http://lifehacker.com/5716008/set-up-voip-calling-on-android-23-gingerbread |title=Set Up VoIP Calling on Android 2.3 Gingerbread |publisher=lifehacker.com |date=2010-12-22 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910151137/http://lifehacker.com/5716008/set-up-voip-calling-on-android-23-gingerbread |archive-date=2011-09-10}}</ref> or 3rd party software<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.androidauthority.com/best-android-apps-voip-sip-calls-wi-fi-calling-internet-calling-87396/ |title=Best Android apps for VoIP and SIP calls |publisher=Android Authority |date=2012-05-22 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530174356/http://www.androidauthority.com/best-android-apps-voip-sip-calls-wi-fi-calling-internet-calling-87396/ |archive-date=2014-05-30}}</ref>||{{Yes|[[Software:FaceTime|FaceTime]];}} 3rd party software<ref>{{cite web |author=AppAdvice Staff Author |url=http://appadvice.com/appguides/show/voip-apps-for-ios |title=VOIP Apps For iOS: iPad/iPhone Apps AppGuide |publisher=Appadvice.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521031209/http://appadvice.com/appguides/show/voip-apps-for-ios |archive-date=2014-05-21}}</ref>||{{No}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joernesdohr.com/bada/bada-voip-applications-finally-allowed/ |title=bada VoIP applications finally allowed |publisher=Joernesdohr.com |date=2011-04-04 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081049/http://www.joernesdohr.com/bada/bada-voip-applications-finally-allowed/ |archive-date=2012-01-17}}</ref>||{{No2}} 3rd party software||{{No2}} 3rd party software||{{Yes|MeeTime; 3rd party software}}<ref>{{cite web |title=HUAWEI MeeTime – Anytime, All-Purpose Calling |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/huawei-meetime/ |website=XDA |date=28 December 2021 |access-date=December 28, 2021}}</ref>
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!NFC payment software
|{{Yes|Available on any device that supports the hardware. [[Software:Google Wallet|Google Wallet]] for NFC payments available in Play Store.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel&hl=en |title=Google Wallet – Android Appstore |date=2012-06-01 |access-date=2012-06-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819085346/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel&hl=en |archive-date=2012-08-19}}</ref><br />3rd party [[Finance:Mobile banking|banking]] and [[Social:Fintech|fintech]] apps also supported.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Mobile Payment Apps|url=https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-mobile-payment-apps|website=PCMag|date=11 April 2023 |access-date=31 July 2023}}</ref>||{{Yes|8+: [[Engineering:IPhone 6|iPhone 6/6 Plus]] and later ([[Engineering:IPhone 5|iPhone 5]] and later if used with [[Engineering:Apple Watch|Apple Watch]])}}, limited to [[Software:Apple Pay|Apple Pay]]||{{Yes| [[Software:Samsung Pay|Samsung Pay]]}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes|Huawei Pay}}
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!Tethering
|Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot, USB, Bluetooth||4.3+: Personal Hotspot (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB; carrier dependent)||microUSB, Bluetooth 3.0, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot||Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot, USB, Bluetooth||Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot||Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot, USB, Bluetooth
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!USB On-The-Go
|{{Yes|3.1+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=738 |title=Android Issue 738: I hope Android will implement and support the USB host feature |date=2008-05-30 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108033138/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=738 |archive-date=2011-11-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/host.html |title=USB Host – Android Developers |publisher=developer.android.com |date=2011-09-22 |access-date=2011-09-28 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930121956/http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/host.html |archive-date=2011-09-30}}</ref>||{{Yes|13+;}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iphonehacks.com/2019/06/ios-13-features-apple-borrowed-from-android.html |title=All the iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 Features Apple 'Borrowed' from Android |date=12 June 2019 |publisher=iPhoneHacks |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref><br/>9+: Only for connecting cameras||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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!Direct file transfer over Wi-Fi Direct
|{{Yes|4+}}<ref name="Android 4.0 Platform Highlights" /> and selected devices.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb3s8MJ9hSs Samsung Galaxy S II – WiFi Direct] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014163209/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb3s8MJ9hSs |date=2016-10-14}}. Youtube.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref><ref>[http://www.broadcom.com/docs/articles/GIGAOM_02-05-10.pdf Broadcom Adds Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi Direct to Android] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407093854/http://www.broadcom.com/docs/articles/GIGAOM_02-05-10.pdf |date=2012-04-07}}. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref> Also [[Software:Nearby Share|Nearby Share]].||{{No2}}No, 3rd party software on jailbroken devices||{{No}}, was available on [[Software:Bada|bada]] 2+,<ref name="bada 2.0 & Ecosystem FAQ's">[http://developer.samsung.com/developerBlogView.do?board_id=339 bada 2.0 & Ecosystem FAQ's] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715184453/http://developer.samsung.com/developerBlogView.do?board_id=339 |date=2012-07-15}}. Developer.samsung.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref> but removed on [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/54582/wifi-direct-or-p2p-wifi-support/ WiFi Direct or P2P wifi support] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220132838/https://together.jolla.com/question/54582/wifi-direct-or-p2p-wifi-support/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
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!DHCP v4
||Yes
|Yes
|?
|?
|?
|Yes
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!DHCP v6
||No
|Yes
|?
|?
|?
|No
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!Direct file transfer over [[Bluetooth]]
|{{Yes|2+}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1725 |title=Android Issue 1725: Bluetooth File Transfer |date=2009-01-06 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109030916/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1725 |archive-date=2012-01-09}}</ref> Also Nearby Share.||{{Okay|[[Software:AirDrop|AirDrop]]:<br/>7+: Between iOS only;<br/>8+: Between Mac/iOS only. (Note: AirDrop utilizes Wi-Fi as well)}}||{{No}}, was available on [[Software:Bada|bada]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/UM/201202/20120216164503893/GT-S8500_UM_EU_Bada2.0_Eng_Rev.1.0_120216_Screen.pdf |title=GT-S8500 user manual |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007152428/http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/videogallery/device-videos/blackberry/q10-video-screen-share.html |archive-date=2014-10-07}}</ref> but removed on [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]||{{Yes}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/1302/bluetooth-file-transfer-for-all-file-types/ Bluetooth file transfer for all file types] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220125107/https://together.jolla.com/question/1302/bluetooth-file-transfer-for-all-file-types/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref> but limited to images, videos and contacts||{{No}}||{{Yes|Huawei Share}}
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!Direct file transfer over NFC
|{{No|No, removed since Android 10}}||{{No}}||{{Yes|2+}}<ref name="bada 2.0 & Ecosystem FAQ's"/>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
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== Language and inputs ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Language and inputs
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!Non-English languages support
|{{Okay|Partial}}<ref>[https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3732 Android Issue 3732: Search Improve contact search] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109045605/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3732 |date=2012-11-09}} [https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9199 Android Issue 9199: SQLite3 Unicode Case not working (only ASCII case works) (include ICU support)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150407073413/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9199 |date=2015-04-07}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html |title=iPhone Technical Specifications |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100927183731/http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html |archive-date=2010-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4509 |title=iOS: Using international keyboards |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2011-02-02 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903141317/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4509 |archive-date=2011-09-03}}</ref><ref name=iOSVoiceLangs>{{cite web |url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3562 |title=iPhone and iPod touch: Supported languages for Voice Control and VoiceOver |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2010-09-09 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930083250/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3562 |archive-date=2011-09-30}}</ref>||{{Okay|Limited (Search is not diacritical mark-insensitive)}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Underlining [[Spell checker|spell checker]]
|{{Yes|2.3+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4939 |title=Support spell-checking when typing with the hardware keyboard |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404154645/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4939 |archive-date=2015-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=10332 |title=Android Issue 10332: Retrospective spell checking on all input fields as an OS feature (input device agnostic) |date=2010-08-10 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100910123256/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=10332 |archive-date=2010-09-10}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tipb.com/2010/07/13/ios-4-features-spellcheck-text-replace/ |title=iOS 4 features: Spell-check and text replace |publisher=TiPb.com |date=2010-07-13 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017155927/http://www.tipb.com/2010/07/13/ios-4-features-spellcheck-text-replace/ |archive-date=2011-10-17}}</ref>||{{No}}||?||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Built-in system-wide dictionary
|{{Yes|Built into keyboard app. Available on every device.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://androidforums.com/android-lounge/413766-edit-android-built-not-user-dictionary.html |title=Edit Android built (not user) dictionary |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007152428/http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/videogallery/device-videos/blackberry/q10-video-screen-share.html |archive-date=2014-10-07}}</ref>||{{Yes|5+}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/06/07/ios-5-dictionary/ |title=New in iOS 5: Dictionary |newspaper=idownloadblog.com |date=2011-06-07 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010215308/http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/06/07/ios-5-dictionary/ |archive-date=2011-10-10}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}
|-
!Autoexpanding text replacements
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|5+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://iostips.net/ios-5-omw-how-create-keyboard-text-shortcuts/ |title=iOS 5: OMW! How To Create Keyboard Text Shortcuts |publisher=iostips.net |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007205858/http://iostips.net/ios-5-omw-how-create-keyboard-text-shortcuts/ |archive-date=2011-10-07}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Keyboard next word prediction
|{{Yes}}, through the built in Gboard<ref>https://support.google.com/gboard/answer/7068415?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid</ref> or from the preinstalled vendor keyboards; Available on all devices||{{Yes|8+}}<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-brings-predictive-text-to-ios-8/ Apple brings predictive text to iOS 8 – CNET] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706054227/http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-brings-predictive-text-to-ios-8/ |date=2014-07-06}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Keyboard cursor controller
|{{Yes|Google Keyboard}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/how-to/googles-secret-keyboard-feature-gives-you-precise-cursor-control/|title=Google's secret keyboard feature lets you easily move the cursor|date=31 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/kaushikgopal/status/737426292883087360|title=Tweet|date=30 May 2016}}</ref>||{{Yes|12+}};<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cultofmac.com/557965/ios-12-brings-trackpad-mode-to-every-iphone-and-ipad/|title=iOS 12 brings trackpad mode to every iPhone and iPad|date=19 September 2018}}</ref><br/>9-11: Only on devices with 3D Touch;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/15/10/11/how-to-use-ios-9s-keyboard-as-a-trackpad-with-3d-touch-on-iphone-6s-|title=How to use iOS 9's keyboard as a trackpad with 3D Touch on iPhone 6s|date=October 11, 2015|website=AppleInsider}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}
|-
![[Optical character recognition]] input method
|{{Yes}}, through built-in [[Software:Google Lens|Google Lens]] or Bixby Vision<ref>[https://www.androidpolice.com/what-is-samsung-bixby/ How to use bixby vision]</ref>||{{Yes|15+;}}<ref>[https://support.apple.com/HT212630 Use Live Text and Visual Look Up on your iPhone - Apple Support]</ref><br/>11+: Notes app;<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/ios-11-all-the-cool-new-features-coming-to-your-iphone-1795826183 iOS 11: All the Cool New Features Coming to Your iPhone and iPad] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610054155/http://gizmodo.com/ios-11-all-the-cool-new-features-coming-to-your-iphone-1795826183 |date=2017-06-10}}</ref><br>8+: Only for inputting credit card details<ref>[https://9to5mac.com/2014/06/05/safari-in-ios-8-uses-camera-to-scan-and-enter-credit-card-info/ Safari in iOS 8 uses camera to scan and enter credit card info] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414081814/http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/05/safari-in-ios-8-uses-camera-to-scan-and-enter-credit-card-info/ |date=2015-04-14}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Third party [[Input method|input method]]s
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Yamasani |first=Amith |url=http://android-developers.blogspot.com.es/2009/04/creating-input-method.html |title=Android Developers Blog: Creating an Input Method |publisher=Android-developers.blogspot.com.es |date=2009-04-22 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407005306/http://android-developers.blogspot.com.es/2009/04/creating-input-method.html |archive-date=2014-04-07}}</ref>||{{Yes|8+}}||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Gesture text input
|{{Yes|4+}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Emil Protalinski |url=https://thenextweb.com/google/2013/06/05/google-keyboard-a-new-android-gesture-typing-app-for-ice-cream-sandwich-and-up/ |title=Google Keyboard for Android Arrives on the Play Store |publisher=Thenextweb.com |date=2013-06-05 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228001905/http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/06/05/google-keyboard-a-new-android-gesture-typing-app-for-ice-cream-sandwich-and-up/ |archive-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>||{{Yes|13+;}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-use-the-iphones-new-slide-to-type-keyboard-in-ios-13/ |title=How to use the iPhone's new Slide to Type keyboard feature in iOS 13 |publisher=CNET |access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref><br/>8+: 3rd party software like [[Software:SwiftKey|SwiftKey]]||?||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/333/swype-like-virtual-keyboard/ Swype-like virtual keyboard] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082505/https://together.jolla.com/question/333/swype-like-virtual-keyboard/ |date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
![[Emoji]] support
|{{Yes|4.4+}}<ref>[https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8375 Android Issue 8375: Add emoji support to android] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403051745/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8375 |date=2015-04-03}}. Code.google.com (2010-05-17). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Kyle Barrow |url=http://pukupi.com/post/1964 |title=iPhone Emoji |publisher=pukupi.com |date=2009-09-30 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902145714/http://pukupi.com/post/1964 |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref>||?||{{Yes|2.2.0+}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://together.jolla.com/question/184471/release-notes-220-mouhijoki-released/#184471-keyboard | title=SailfishOS 2.2.0 release notes: Keyboard | date=2018-06-07 | publisher=Jolla}}</ref> 3rd party software<ref>{{cite web | url=https://openrepos.net/content/ade/emoji-keyboard | title=The Emoji+ Keyboard | publisher=Arno Dekker}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
|}

== Maps and navigation ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Maps and navigation
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!Safe driving mode
|{{No2}} 3rd party software||{{Yes|11+}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Broussard |first=Mitchel |title=Apple Reveals 'Do Not Disturb While Driving' iOS 11 Feature to Hide Unnecessary Notifications |newspaper=MacRumors |date=2017-06-05 |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2017/06/05/do-not-disturb-while-driving/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713225543/https://www.macrumors.com/2017/06/05/do-not-disturb-while-driving/ |archive-date=2017-07-13}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{Yes|2.0+}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Do Not Disturb |url=https://consumer.huawei.com/sg/support/content/en-gb15795210/ |website=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
![[Earth:Turn-by-turn navigation|Turn-by-turn navigation]]
|{{Yes|2+}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Davies |first=Chris |title=Android 2.0 gets Google Maps Navigation Beta [Video] |work=Archive |publisher=Android Community |date=2009-10-28 |url=http://androidcommunity.com/android-2-0-gets-google-maps-navigation-beta-video-20091028/ |access-date=2012-08-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311204738/http://androidcommunity.com/android-2-0-gets-google-maps-navigation-beta-video-20091028/ |archive-date=2013-03-11}}</ref>||{{Yes|6+}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Zibreg |first=Christian |title=Turn-by-turn navigation and Flyover in iOS 6 Maps is limited to iPhone 4S, iPad 2 or later |publisher=idownloadblog.com |date=2012-06-12 |url=http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/06/12/turn-by-turn-ios-6-iphone-4s-ipad-2/ |access-date=2012-08-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815054344/http://www.idownloadblog.com/2012/06/12/turn-by-turn-ios-6-iphone-4s-ipad-2/ |archive-date=2012-08-15}}</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{No2}} 3rd party software||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Li |first1=Deng |title=Petal Maps: Meet Huawei's own map and navigation services |url=https://www.bing.com/search?q=petal+maps+naivgation&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&pq=petal+maps+naivgati&sc=0-19&sk=&cvid=FA368B10ACD745488FA5FA547D064188&ghsh=0&ghacc=0&ghpl= |website=Huawei Central |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Offline maps
|{{No2}} 3rd party software [[Software:Google Maps|Google Maps]],<ref>[https://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/navigate-and-search-real-world-online.html Official Google Blog: Navigate and search the real world ... online or off] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225031610/https://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/navigate-and-search-real-world-online.html |date=2015-12-25}}</ref> [[Software:Here WeGo|Here WeGo]]||{{Yes|6+}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/12/10/05/apples-new-ios-6-maps-support-automatic-offline-use-for-a-wide-area|title=Apple's new iOS 6 Maps support automatic offline use for a wide area|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805105851/http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/10/05/apples-new-ios-6-maps-support-automatic-offline-use-for-a-wide-area|archive-date=2016-08-05}}</ref>||?||{{No2}} 3rd party software||{{No2}} 3rd party software||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Huawei's Petal Maps 2.0 adds "Lane Guidance" and "Offline Map" features to help users save time and explore the world safely |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/huaweis-petal-maps-2-0-020000108.html |website=Yahoo! Finance |publisher=CISION |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Alternative routes in maps
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://androidforums.com/lg-optimus-v/507001-google-maps-alternate-routes.html |title=Support Google Maps Alternate Routes? |date=2011-07-01 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302011209/http://androidforums.com/lg-optimus-v/507001-google-maps-alternate-routes.html |archive-date=2012-03-02}}</ref>||{{Yes|5+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/06/09/ios-5-suggested-routes-maps/ |title=New in iOS 5: Suggested Routes in Maps |publisher=idownloadblog.com |date=2011-06-09 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124114907/http://www.idownloadblog.com/2011/06/09/ios-5-suggested-routes-maps/ |archive-date=2012-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-to-choose-alternate-routes-with-maps-for-ios-6 |title=How to Choose Alternate Routes with Maps for iOS 6 |newspaper=Laptopmag |publisher=Blog.laptopmag.com |date=2012-09-19 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220001/http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-to-choose-alternate-routes-with-maps-for-ios-6 |archive-date=2014-05-20}}</ref>||?||{{No2}} 3rd party software||{{No2}} 3rd party software||{{Yes}}
|-
|}

== Media playback and controls ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Media playback and controls
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!Audio playback
|AAC LC/LTP 3GPP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+) AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, MIDI (Type 0 and 1, DLS versions 1 and 2), Ogg Vorbis, PCM/WAVE, [[Software:FLAC|FLAC]], WAVE, [[Software:Opus (audio format)|Opus]]<ref name="androidCoreMediaFormats">{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html#core |title=Android Core Media Formats |publisher=developer.android.com |date=2011-09-02 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311121312/http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html#core |archive-date=2012-03-11}}</ref>||AAC, protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV<ref name="Compare Models - Apple">{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/ |title=Compare Models – Apple |publisher=Apple.com |date=2015-09-09 |access-date=2015-09-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912214242/http://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/ |archive-date=2015-09-12}}</ref>|| AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, Vorbis, WAV<ref name="Tizen Supported Multimedia Formats">[https://developer.tizen.org/dev-guide/2.2.0/org.tizen.native.appprogramming/html/guide/media/support_multimedia_format.htm Supported Multimedia Formats] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129014906/https://developer.tizen.org/dev-guide/2.2.0/org.tizen.native.appprogramming/html/guide/media/support_multimedia_format.htm |date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||MP3, FLAC, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+, ALAC, AC3, DTS, Opus, Vorbis||?|||AAC LC/LTP 3GPP, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+) AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP3, MIDI (Type 0 and 1, DLS versions 1 and 2), Ogg Vorbis, PCM/WAVE, [[Software:FLAC|FLAC]], WAVE, [[Software:Opus (audio format)|Opus]]
|-
!Video playback
|[[H.263]], H.264 (up to Baseline Profile), H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, DivX, XviD, VP8, VP9<ref name="androidCoreMediaFormats" /> (WMV on 3rd party software like  [[Software:VLC media player|VLC media player]])||H.264 (up to High Profile), MPEG-4, M-JPEG<ref name="Compare Models - Apple"/>|| H.263, H.264, MPEG-4 Part 2<ref name="Tizen Supported Multimedia Formats" />||MPEG-4, H264, H263,<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/37917/what-codecs-audio-or-video-are-hardware-accelerated/ What codecs (audio or video) are hardware accelerated? – together.jolla.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225032334/https://together.jolla.com/question/37917/what-codecs-audio-or-video-are-hardware-accelerated/ |date=2015-12-25}}</ref> although audio in recorded videos is out of sync<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/37917/what-codecs-audio-or-video-are-hardware-accelerated/?answer=106892#post-id-106892 A comment in What codecs (audio or video) are hardware accelerated? – together.jolla.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415005928/https://together.jolla.com/question/37917/what-codecs-audio-or-video-are-hardware-accelerated/?answer=106892 |date=2016-04-15}}</ref>||?||[[H.263]], H.264 (up to Baseline Profile), H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, DivX, XviD, VP8, VP9<ref name="androidCoreMediaFormats" /> (WMV on 3rd party software like  [[Software:VLC media player|VLC media player]])
|-
!Wired video out
|{{Yes|4K on 6+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/06/08/android-m-feature-spotlight-android-now-supports-native-4k-video-output-with-new-api/ |title=&#91;Android M Feature Spotlight&#93; Android Now Supports Native 4K Video Output with New API |date=8 June 2015 |access-date=2016-01-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102050834/http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/06/08/android-m-feature-spotlight-android-now-supports-native-4k-video-output-with-new-api/ |archive-date=2016-01-02}}</ref>||{{Yes|Up to 1080p via HDMI}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD826AM/A/lightning-digital-av-adapter |title=Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2015-08-13 |access-date=2015-09-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918100048/http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD826AM/A/lightning-digital-av-adapter |archive-date=2015-09-18}}</ref> or VGA,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD825AM/A/lightning-to-vga-adapter |title=Apple Lightning to VGA Adapter |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2015-08-13 |access-date=2015-09-13 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914002053/http://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD825AM/A/lightning-to-vga-adapter |archive-date=2015-09-14}}</ref> 576p/480p via component<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC917ZM/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY |title=Apple Component AV Cable |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907010846/http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC917ZM/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY |archive-date=2011-09-07}}</ref> or composite;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC748ZM/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY |title=Apple Composite AV Cable |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906083127/http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC748ZM/A?mco=MTY3ODQ5OTY |archive-date=2011-09-06}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/5617/any-video-output-possibility/ Any video output possibility?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220105538/https://together.jolla.com/question/5617/any-video-output-possibility/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>||{{Yes}}
|-
!Wired digital audio output
|{{Yes|5+}} USB Audio<ref>[http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/android-5-0-l-features-list-what-s-new Android 5.0 Lollipop Features List: What's new?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020011404/http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/android-5-0-l-features-list-what-s-new |date=2014-10-20}}</ref>||{{Yes|7+: USB Audio}}<ref>[http://www.provideocoalition.com/ios-7-expands-digital-usb-audio-use-with-iphone-ipod-touch iOS 7 expands digital USB audio use with iPhone/iPod Touch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503061939/http://www.provideocoalition.com/ios-7-expands-digital-usb-audio-use-with-iphone-ipod-touch |date=2015-05-03}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|Yes up to 4K}}
|-
!Wireless video/audio streaming to set top boxes/TVs/speakers
|{{Yes|4.2+}} [[Miracast]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://androidandme.com/2012/10/news/android-4-2-adds-official-support-for-miracast-wireless-display/ |title=Android 4.2 adds official support for Miracast wireless display |publisher=Android and Me |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430033820/http://androidandme.com/2012/10/news/android-4-2-adds-official-support-for-miracast-wireless-display/ |archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref> but [[Organization:Digital Living Network Alliance|DLNA]]<ref>[https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=11412 Android Issue 11412: Support DLNA in media player] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408053030/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=11412 |date=2015-04-08}}. code.google.com (2010-09-22). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref> only available on selected devices||{{Yes|[[Engineering:AirPlay|AirPlay]]}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/itunes/airplay/ |title=iTunes – AirPlay |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2010-09-01 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902173728/http://www.apple.com/itunes/airplay/ |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref>||{{Yes|[[Organization:Digital Living Network Alliance|DLNA]]}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPYLbRKBlfY Play media file in Samsung Wave from PC / Remote Media Server (AllShare-DLNA)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014163047/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPYLbRKBlfY |date=2016-10-14}}. Youtube.com (2011-02-18). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes| Yes on Wireless Projection with [[Miracast]]}}
|-
!Media player on-device playlist creation
|{{Yes}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHdaICGESnI Android 101: How To Create a Playlist] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014175042/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHdaICGESnI |date=2016-10-14}}. Youtube.com (2011-04-08). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref name="iPhoneTips"/>||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Media player video scrubbing
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Media player audio scrubbing
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Media player fine scrubbing
|{{No2}} No,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15505 |title=Android Issue 15505: Media player fine scrubbing (swipe to seek) |date=2011-03-15 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114012054/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=15505 |archive-date=2012-11-14}}</ref> 3rd party software like [[Software:VLC media player|VLC media player]], basic fine scrubbing removed on 4+<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23355 |title=Android Issue 23355: the google music app in ics is missing a fast-forward function when you touch and hold the skip-to-the-next-trak button |date=2011-12-21 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520221518/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23355 |archive-date=2014-05-20}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klRDYXutEWA#t=03m11s |title=iOS has fine scrubbing |publisher=youtube.com |date=2010-12-11 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902163423/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klRDYXutEWA#t=03m11s |archive-date=2012-09-02}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Media player double speed playing
|{{Yes|6+}}<ref>[https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/PlaybackParams.html PlaybackParams | Android Developers] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718164936/https://developer.android.com/reference/android/media/PlaybackParams.html |date=2017-07-18}}</ref>||{{Okay|Only [[Podcast]]s}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nevsblog.com/2006/06/23/listen-to-podcasts-in-half-the-time/ |title=Listen to podcasts in half the time |publisher=Nev's blog |date=2006-06-23 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829034255/http://www.nevsblog.com/2006/06/23/listen-to-podcasts-in-half-the-time |archive-date=2011-08-29}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
|}

== Peripheral support ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Peripheral support
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
![[Bluetooth]] keyboard
|{{Yes|2.3+}};<ref name="Android Issue 1147: RFE: Support for external keyboard, mouse">{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1147 |title=Android Issue 1147: RFE: Support for external keyboard, mouse |date=2008-10-30 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817053154/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1147 |archive-date=2010-08-17}}</ref> previous versions via 3rd party software<ref>[http://www.mymobilegear.com/AndroidKBDriver.php KeyPro – Bluetooth keyboard manager] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105052124/http://www.mymobilegear.com/AndroidKBDriver.php |date=2011-11-05}}, 12/09/09</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Devin Coldewey |url=http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/04/08/finally-bluetooth-keyboard-support-for-the-iphone/ |title=Finally, Bluetooth keyboard support for the iPhone |publisher=Mobilecrunch.com |date=2010-04-08 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628182238/http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/04/08/finally-bluetooth-keyboard-support-for-the-iphone/ |archive-date=2011-06-28}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/63543/tablet-needs-a-working-bluetooth-keyboard/?answer=76743#post-id-76743 Tablet needs a working Bluetooth keyboard] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130439/https://together.jolla.com/question/63543/tablet-needs-a-working-bluetooth-keyboard/?answer=76743 |date=2015-04-02}}</ref><ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/74318/bug-bluetooth-keyboard-does-not-work-in-android-applications/ Bluetooth keyboard does not work in Android applications] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125207/https://together.jolla.com/question/74318/bug-bluetooth-keyboard-does-not-work-in-android-applications/ |date=2015-04-02}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!USB keyboard
|{{Yes|3.1+}}<ref name="Android Issue 1147: RFE: Support for external keyboard, mouse"/>||{{Yes|With Camera Connection Kit}}<ref name="ilounge1"/>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Interchangeable external memory cards
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html |title=Storage Options {{pipe}} Android Developers |publisher=Developer.android.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528115203/http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/data/data-storage.html |archive-date=2014-05-28}}</ref>||{{Okay|Only for photo/video import with an optional accessory}}||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.bada.com/help/topic/com.osp.documentation.help/html/bada_overview/bada_file_system.htm |title=bada File System |publisher=Developer.bada.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927084050/http://developer.bada.com/help/topic/com.osp.documentation.help/html/bada_overview/bada_file_system.htm |archive-date=2013-09-27}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
|}

== Photo and video ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Photo and video
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!Camera focus at specified point
|{{Yes|2.3+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slashgear.com/ice-cream-sandwich-android-gallery-app-and-camera-app-updated-18189047/ |title=Ice Cream Sandwich Android Gallery app and Camera app updated |publisher=Slashgear |date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=2011-10-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021173745/http://www.slashgear.com/ice-cream-sandwich-android-gallery-app-and-camera-app-updated-18189047/ |archive-date=October 21, 2011}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref name="iPhoneTips"/>||?||{{Yes|1.0.4+}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/3577/add-capability-to-tap-to-focus-on-a-certain-area-of-the-image/ Add capability to tap to focus on a certain area of the image] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220110442/https://together.jolla.com/question/3577/add-capability-to-tap-to-focus-on-a-certain-area-of-the-image/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Camera exposure metering from specified point
|{{No}},<ref>[https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=68974 Android Issue 68974: Camera exposure metering from specified point does not work] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224060129/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=68974 |date=2014-12-24}}</ref> available on some phones.<ref>{{cite news |author=Marc Flores |url=http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/lg-g2-1171025/review/3 |title=LG G2 review: Camera {{pipe}} Phone Reviews |work=TechRadar |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508084451/http://www.techradar.com/reviews/phones/mobile-phones/lg-g2-1171025/review/3 |archive-date=2014-05-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.droid-life.com/2013/12/12/moto-x-camera-update-rolling-out-introduces-manual-control-of-focus-and-exposure-additional-language-support/ |title=Moto X Camera Update Rolling Out – Introduces Manual Control of Focus and Exposure, Additional Language Support |publisher=Droid Life |date=2013-12-12 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427152824/http://www.droid-life.com/2013/12/12/moto-x-camera-update-rolling-out-introduces-manual-control-of-focus-and-exposure-additional-language-support/ |archive-date=2014-04-27}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Sandro Cuccia |url=https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/how-to-manage-exposure-and-focus-on-your-iphone-camera |title=How to Manage Exposure & Focus On Your iPhone Camera |publisher=The Mac Observer |date=2013-03-23 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406204733/http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/how-to-manage-exposure-and-focus-on-your-iphone-camera |archive-date=2014-04-06}}</ref>||{{No}}||?||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!On device picture info (including [[Exif]] data)
|{{Okay|Only date and location; more with 3rd party software}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/media_and_video/exif-droid_yhg.html |title=Android Exif Droid |publisher=androidzoom.com |date=2011-01-12 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111230024018/http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/media_and_video/exif-droid_yhg.html |archive-date=2011-12-30}}</ref>||{{Yes|Yes (15+);}}previous versions date and location only; more with 3rd party software||{{No}}||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!On device picture categorization
|{{No}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=59391 |title=Android Issue 59391: Photo Gallery Movement & Folder Organization |date=2013-08-25 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430042951/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=59391 |archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref> 3rd party software like [[Software:TouchWiz|TouchWiz]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/set-up-albums-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-35959.html |title=How to Set Up Albums in a Samsung Galaxy S III {{pipe}} Everyday Life – Global Post |publisher=Everydaylife.globalpost.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430033926/http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/set-up-albums-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-35959.html |archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>||{{Yes|5+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/2011/06/06/breaking-new-ios-5-albums-and-camera-photos-emerge/ |title=New iOS 5 Albums and Camera Photos Emerge |publisher=iphonedownloadblog.com |date=2011-06-06 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110704121630/http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/2011/06/06/breaking-new-ios-5-albums-and-camera-photos-emerge/ |archive-date=2011-07-04}}</ref>||{{No}}||?||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!On device picture description and search
|{{No}}<ref>[https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20661 Android Issue 20661: Add a descriptive text to created videos, photos and audio and search for it] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408150504/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=20661 |date=2015-04-08}}. Code.google.com (2011-10-09). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes|10+:}} Items/objects in picture;<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/whats-new-with-photos-on-ios-10/ Photos app on iOS 10: Albums, searching and memories] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927030103/http://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/whats-new-with-photos-on-ios-10/ |date=2016-09-27}}</ref><br/>7+: Only date and location<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/news/ios-8-will-improve-search-in-the-photos-app-but-not-fix-it/ iOS 8 will help photo search, but won't fix it] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416141601/http://www.cnet.com/news/ios-8-will-improve-search-in-the-photos-app-but-not-fix-it/ |date=2015-04-16}}</ref>||{{No}}||?||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Turn off shutter sound
|{{Yes|In silent mode}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9854 |title=Android Issue 9854: Cannot disable shutter sound |date=2010-07-17 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603030250/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9854 |archive-date=2011-06-03}}</ref>||{{Yes|In silent mode}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2496491 |title=Apple Support Communities &gt; iPhone &gt; iPhone Hardware &gt; Discussions &gt; Shutter noise |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2010-07-07 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314032947/https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2496491 |archive-date=2012-03-14}}</ref>||{{Yes|In silent mode}}||{{Yes|In silent mode}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/11163/camera-app-setting-for-turning-off-shutter-sound/ Camera app: setting for turning off shutter sound] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220114429/https://together.jolla.com/question/11163/camera-app-setting-for-turning-off-shutter-sound/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
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!Picture crop
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|5+}}<ref name="iOS 5 Features Photos">{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/ios/features.html#photos |title=iOS 5 Features Photo |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2011-06-11 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006001329/http://www.apple.com/ios/features.html#photos |archive-date=2011-10-06}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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!Photo rotation
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|5+}}<ref name="iOS 5 Features Photos" />||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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!Photo red-eye reduction
|{{Yes|2.3+}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/18/android-4-ice-cream-sandwich-features_n_1018881.html |title=Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Features Announced By Google |work=Huffington Post |date=October 19, 2011 |access-date=2011-10-19 |first=Jason |last=Gilbert |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019205457/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/18/android-4-ice-cream-sandwich-features_n_1018881.html |archive-date=October 19, 2011}}</ref>||{{Yes|5+}}<ref name="iOS 5 Features Photos" />||{{No}}||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/74691/avoid-red-eye-with-flash/ Avoid red eye with flash] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113119/https://together.jolla.com/question/74691/avoid-red-eye-with-flash/ |date=2015-01-28}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
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!HDR photos option
|{{Yes|4.2+}}, some manufacturers earlier<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-use-hdr-android-173210/ |title=How to use HDR on your Android device |publisher=androidauthority.com |date=March 18, 2013 |access-date=2013-05-05 |author=Alvin Ybañez |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425213015/http://www.androidauthority.com/how-to-use-hdr-android-173210/ |archive-date=April 25, 2013}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/02/first_look_taking_hdr_photos_with_apples_ios_4_1.html |title=First look: Taking HDR photos with Apple's iOS 4.1 |publisher=AppleInsider.com |date=2010-09-02 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213010919/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/09/02/first_look_taking_hdr_photos_with_apples_ios_4_1.html |archive-date=2011-12-13}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/4125/camera-add-hdr-high-dynamic-range-imaging-support/ Camera: add HDR (High-dynamic-range imaging) support] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220115506/https://together.jolla.com/question/4125/camera-add-hdr-high-dynamic-range-imaging-support/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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!Photo/video import from memory cards
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|With Camera Connection Kit}}<ref name="ilounge1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/apple-ipad-camera-connection-kit/ |title=Apple iPad Camera Connection Kit |author=Jeremy Horwitz |publisher=iLounge |date=April 26, 2010 |access-date=2010-06-19 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606105305/http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/apple-ipad-camera-connection-kit/ |archive-date=June 6, 2010}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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!Video trim
|{{Yes|2.3+}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||?||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
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|}

== Productivity ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Productivity
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
![[Computer multitasking|Multitasking]]
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|7+;}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-multitasking-for-all-apps-arrives_id43906 |title=iOS 7: multitasking for all apps arrives |publisher=Phonearena.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407042943/http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-7-multitasking-for-all-apps-arrives_id43906 |archive-date=2014-04-07}}</ref><br/>4–6: Limited<ref>{{cite web |last=Head |first=Chris |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/199891/geek_101_android_and_ios_multitasking_compared.html |title=Geek 101: Android and iOS Multitasking Compared |publisher=PCWorld.com |date=2010-06-25 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903122518/http://www.pcworld.com/article/199891/geek_101_android_and_ios_multitasking_compared.html |archive-date=2011-09-03}}</ref>||{{Yes|2+}}<ref name="Samsung Bada 2.0 to get multitasking, push notifications, a new UI and more" />||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
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!Quick app switching
|{{Yes|7+}}<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/23/android-7-nougat-tips-tricks-replies-settings-app-emoji Android 7.0 Nougat: 11 tips and tricks | Technology | The Guardian] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826235054/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/23/android-7-nougat-tips-tricks-replies-settings-app-emoji |date=2016-08-26}}</ref>||{{Yes|9+:}} via [[Engineering:Force Touch#3D Touch|3D Touch]];<ref>[https://appleinsider.com/articles/15/10/02/how-to-multitask-more-efficiently-with-3d-touch-on-iphone-6s How to multitask more efficiently with 3D Touch on iPhone 6s] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927221001/http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/10/02/how-to-multitask-more-efficiently-with-3d-touch-on-iphone-6s |date=2016-09-27}}</ref><br/>5+: only on [[Engineering:IPad|iPad]]<ref>[http://www.howtogeek.com/177237/8-navigation-tricks-every-ipad-user-needs-to-know/ 8 Navigation Tricks Every iPad User Needs to Know] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831023248/http://www.howtogeek.com/177237/8-navigation-tricks-every-ipad-user-needs-to-know/ |date=2016-08-31}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Document-centric multitasking
|{{Yes|5+}}<ref>[http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/30/android-l-feature-spotlight-the-new-document-centric-multitasking-interface-finally-makes-sense/ Android "L" Feature Spotlight: The New "Document-Centric" Multitasking Interface Finally Makes Sense] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026181226/http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/06/30/android-l-feature-spotlight-the-new-document-centric-multitasking-interface-finally-makes-sense/ |date=2014-10-26}}</ref>||{{Rarely|13+: can open different views of same app side by side}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/3399866/ios-13-features-release-date-beta-how-to-install.html|title=iOS 13 and iPadOS 13: Apple releases the first public beta|date=24 June 2019|website=Macworld}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
|-
!Split-screen app usage
|{{Yes|7+, some manufacturers earlier}}<ref>[https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/08/androids-split-screen-multitasking-mode-needs-some-help-from-developers/ Android's split-screen multitasking mode needs some help from developers | Ars Technica] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806221610/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/08/androids-split-screen-multitasking-mode-needs-some-help-from-developers/ |date=2017-08-06}}</ref>||{{Rarely|9+:}} only on [[Engineering:IPad|iPad]] with 2 GB [[Random-access memory|RAM]] or more<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Chance |url=https://9to5mac.com/2015/06/08/side-by-side-ipad-apps-gallery/ |title=Hands-on with iOS 9's split-screen multitasking on the iPad |date=8 June 2015 |publisher=9to5Mac |access-date=2015-07-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706062330/http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/08/side-by-side-ipad-apps-gallery/ |archive-date=2015-07-06}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.tizen.org/es/documentation/ux-guide/basic-interaction/multi-window |title=Multi-window {{pipe}} Tizen Developers |language=es |publisher=Developer.tizen.org |date=2014-03-17 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129063327/https://developer.tizen.org/es/documentation/ux-guide/basic-interaction/multi-window |archive-date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||{{No2}}No <ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/63871/request-jolla-tablet-split-screen-multitasking/ Split Screen Multitasking] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129083213/https://together.jolla.com/question/63871/request-jolla-tablet-split-screen-multitasking/ |date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||{{Rarely|Tablet-only}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
|-
!Desktop interactive widgets
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|10+: App icons via [[Engineering:Force Touch#3D Touch|3D Touch]] and/or dedicated widget screen}}<ref name="ios10widgets">[https://www.cnet.com/how-to/whats-new-with-widgets-in-ios-10/ What's new with widgets in iOS 10 – CNET] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160730193718/http://www.cnet.com/how-to/whats-new-with-widgets-in-ios-10/ |date=2016-07-30}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
|-
!Lock screen widgets
|{{Yes}} (Notifications and settings). Full Widgets on Android 4.2–4.4 only.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-4.2.html#Lockscreen |title=Android 4.2 APIs {{pipe}} Android Developers |publisher=Developer.android.com |access-date=2013-09-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826191621/http://developer.android.com/about/versions/android-4.2.html#Lockscreen |archive-date=2013-08-26}}</ref><ref>[http://www.pocketables.com/2014/06/exploring-android-l-lockscreen-widgets-also-bite-dust.html Exploring Android L: Lockscreen widgets also bite the dust – Pocketables] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514110831/http://www.pocketables.com/2014/06/exploring-android-l-lockscreen-widgets-also-bite-dust.html |date=2015-05-14}}</ref>||{{Yes|Media player, voicemail, camera;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/ios/features.html#camera |title=iOS 5 – Camera |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2011-06-11 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006001329/http://www.apple.com/ios/features.html#camera |archive-date=2011-10-06}}</ref><br/>5+: [[Software:Notification Center|Notifications]];<br/>7+: [[Software:Control Center (iOS)|Control Center]]<br/>8+: Interactive Notifications<ref>[https://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/getting-to-know-interactive-notifications-on-ios-8/ Getting to know interactive notifications on iOS 8] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309041356/http://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/getting-to-know-interactive-notifications-on-ios-8/ |date=2015-03-09}}</ref><br/>10+: Full widgets<ref name="ios10widgets"/>}}||{{Okay|Media player; Notifications (SMS, call)}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
|-
!Notification view widgets
|{{Yes|4.1+: Google Now and possible with 3rd party apps}}||{{Yes|8+}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
|-
!Quick settings toggles
|{{Yes|2+}}<ref>[http://socialtimes.com/widgets-to-quickly-change-android-settings_b47855 Widgets To Quickly Change Android Settings – SocialTimes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104200010/http://socialtimes.com/widgets-to-quickly-change-android-settings_b47855 |date=2015-01-04}}</ref>||{{Yes|7+}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Fingas |first=Jon |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/06/10/ios-7-control-center/ |title=iOS 7 to include Control Center for quick-access settings |publisher=Engadget.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225123832/http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/10/ios-7-control-center/ |archive-date=2013-12-25}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No2|Via the Patchmanager app<ref>[https://openrepos.net/content/sfietkonstantin/patchmanager Patchmanager] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704231857/https://openrepos.net/content/sfietkonstantin/patchmanager |date=2015-07-04}}</ref>}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Search multiple internal apps at once
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/1286/search-global/ Search (global)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082418/https://together.jolla.com/question/1286/search-global/ |date=2014-11-29}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Settings search
|{{Yes|5+}} or 3rd party software like [[Software:LineageOS|LineageOS]]<ref>[https://www.zdnet.com/android-ls-global-settings-search-make-an-appearance-on-cyanogenmod-7000031201/ Android L's global settings search make an appearance on CyanogenMod | ZDNet] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913171309/http://www.zdnet.com/android-ls-global-settings-search-make-an-appearance-on-cyanogenmod-7000031201/ |date=2014-09-13}}</ref>||{{Yes|9+}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Clover |first=Juli |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/08/ios-9-tidbits-and-hidden-features/ |title=iOS 9 Tidbits: Battery Saving Features, Search for Settings, Keyboard Changes, Email Attachments, and More |publisher=MacRumors |access-date=2015-07-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703230459/http://www.macrumors.com/2015/06/08/ios-9-tidbits-and-hidden-features/ |archive-date=2015-07-03}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Search all fields of internal objects
|{{Okay|Only search Contacts name field but not any other field}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3732 |title=Android Issue 3732: Only search Contacts name field but not any other field |date=2009-08-31 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109045605/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3732 |archive-date=2012-11-09}}</ref>||{{Yes|6+}}<ref>[http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-6-minor-tweaks-that-you-might-like_id31135 iOS 6: minor tweaks that you might like] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227031742/http://www.phonearena.com/news/iOS-6-minor-tweaks-that-you-might-like_id31135 |date=2012-12-27}}. Phonearena.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Okay|Only searches contacts by name}}||{{Okay|First name, last name, nickname, also the multiple field called "Details"}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/48782/consider-all-fields-in-contact-app-search/ Consider all fields in contact app search] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104171014/https://together.jolla.com/question/48782/consider-all-fields-in-contact-app-search/ |date=2015-01-04}}</ref>|?||||{{Yes}}
|-
!Core apps missing search
|Calendar<ref>[https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2518 Issue 2518] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406153321/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=2518 |date=2015-04-06}}. code.google.com (2009-04-27).</ref> (available since 3+ and [[Software:HTC Sense|HTC Sense]])||Bookmarks<ref>{{cite web |url=http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=711973 |title=iPhone 3.0 spotlight – bookmarks? |publisher=macrumors.com |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927023930/http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=711973 |archive-date=2011-09-27}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Phone number links to dialer
|{{Yes|Available in stock Android, but not all devices enable it.}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4575#56 |title=Android Issue 4575: Phone number linking to dialer |date=2009-11-07 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110820180755/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4575#56 |archive-date=2011-08-20}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Okay|Yes, but not in browser}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Addresses links to maps
|{{Okay|In Contacts, but not in Calendar}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=19527 |title=Android Issue 19527: Calendar App: Ability to click on location in Event view |date=2011-08-24 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628202655/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=19527 |archive-date=2013-06-28}}</ref> nor in Gmail<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=237056226cd02b10&hl=en |title=Street addresses not showing up as links from gmail mobile |date=2011-06-26 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007152428/http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/videogallery/device-videos/blackberry/q10-video-screen-share.html |archive-date=2014-10-07}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Sande |first=Steven |url=http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/22/inside-iphone-3-0-the-address-data-detector/ |title=Inside iPhone 3.0: The address data detector |publisher=tuaw.com |date=2009-06-22 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925151909/http://www.tuaw.com/2009/06/22/inside-iphone-3-0-the-address-data-detector |archive-date=2011-09-25}}</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Dates links to calendar
|{{No}}||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://email.about.com/od/iphonemailtips/qt/How-to-Create-Calendar-Events-from-Emails-in-iPhone-Mail.htm |title=How to Create Calendar Events from Emails in iPhone Mail |publisher=email.about.com |date=2010-06-23 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030184353/http://email.about.com/od/iphonemailtips/qt/How-to-Create-Calendar-Events-from-Emails-in-iPhone-Mail.htm |archive-date=2011-10-30}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||?||{{Yes}}
|-
|}

== Ringtones and alerts ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Ringtones and alerts
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!Custom ringtones
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsIE8UjInaA How To Create Your Own Ringtone on an iPhone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014163205/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsIE8UjInaA |date=2016-10-14}}. Youtube.com (2009-06-29). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Custom SMS/MMS tones
|{{Yes}}<ref name="How to Set Custom (SMS) Notification Ringtone on Android Phone">{{cite web |url=http://jaxov.com/2010/10/how-to-set-custom-sms-notification-ringtone-on-android-phone/ |title=How to Set Custom (SMS) Notification Ringtone on Android Phone |publisher=Jaxov.com |date=2010-10-08 |access-date=2012-06-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614232851/http://jaxov.com/2010/10/how-to-set-custom-sms-notification-ringtone-on-android-phone/ |archive-date=2012-06-14}}</ref>||{{Yes|5+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/11/iphone-custom-text-message-alert-sounds-come-to-ios-5/ |title=iPhone Custom Text Message Alert Sounds Come to iOS 5 |publisher=OS X Daily |date=2011-07-11 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911221604/http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/11/iphone-custom-text-message-alert-sounds-come-to-ios-5/ |archive-date=2011-09-11}}</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Custom vibrate alert patterns
|{{No2}}No,<ref name="Android Issue 1027: More granular notification tone, volume, and repeat controls">{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1027 |title=Android Issue 1027: More granular notification tone, volume, and repeat controls |date=2008-10-23 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611022411/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1027 |archive-date=2013-06-11}}</ref> possible on some Samsung devices such as Galaxy S III, but limited<ref name="Create custom vibration patterns for specific contacts with Samsung Galaxy S3 phone">{{cite web |url=http://www.itworld.com/mobile-wireless/293216/create-custom-vibration-patterns-specific-contacts-samsung-galaxy-s3-phone |title=Create custom vibration patterns for specific contacts with Samsung Galaxy S3 phone |publisher=Itworld.com |date=2012-09-04 |access-date=2014-02-16 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007152428/http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/videogallery/device-videos/blackberry/q10-video-screen-share.html |archive-date=2014-10-07}}</ref>||{{Yes|5+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/08/ios-5-allows-you-to-tap-out-custom-vibration-patterns/ |title=iOS 5 Allows You to Tap Out Custom Vibration Patterns |publisher=macrumors.com |date=2011-06-08 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813085729/http://www.macrumors.com/2011/06/08/ios-5-allows-you-to-tap-out-custom-vibration-patterns/ |archive-date=2011-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://iostips.net/ios-how-create-custom-vibration-alert-for-each-contact/ |title=iOS 5: How To Create A Custom Vibration Alert For Each Contact |publisher=iostips.net |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110813230725/http://iostips.net/ios-how-create-custom-vibration-alert-for-each-contact/ |archive-date=2011-08-13}}</ref>||?||{{No2|API available for 3rd party apps}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
|-
!Dismiss repeating [[Biology:Alarm clock|alarm clock]] before trigger
|{{Yes|4.4+}}<ref>[http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/16/getting-to-know-android-4-4-kitkat-edition-android-gets-cleaner-brighter-more-useful/ Getting To Know Android 4.4 KitKat Edition – Android Gets Cleaner, Brighter, More Useful] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103071438/http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/16/getting-to-know-android-4-4-kitkat-edition-android-gets-cleaner-brighter-more-useful/ |date=2017-01-03}}</ref>||{{No}}<ref>[http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/iphone/why-we-hate-iphone-alarm-3524892/ Why we hate the iPhone alarm – Features – Macworld UK] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100618/http://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/iphone/why-we-hate-iphone-alarm-3524892/ |date=2017-02-05}}</ref>||{{No}}||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Tap to snooze<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dantilden.com/2014/07/12/alarm_clocks/|title=How every smartphone platform gets the alarm clock wrong|website=www.dantilden.com}}</ref>
|{{No2|3rd party apps}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.androidauthority.com/alarm-clock-apps-android-101618/|title=10 best alarm clock apps for Android|date=5 January 2019|website=Android Authority}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{No|Swipe down}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
|}

== Security and privacy ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Security and privacy
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
![[Proxy server]]
|{{Okay|3.1+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1273 |title=Android Issue 1273: IP Proxy Settings for Wifi Network |date=2008-11-12 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903180540/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1273 |archive-date=2011-09-03}}</ref> but only global, not per connection<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4386 |title=Android Issue 4386: Add proxy options for each individual internet connection |date=2009-10-27 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614203329/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=4386 |archive-date=2013-06-14}}</ref> and only works for the browser<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=36481 |title=Android Issue 36481: Proxy all HTTP traffic system-wide |date=2012-08-19 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408015823/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=36481 |archive-date=2014-04-08}}</ref> 3rd party apps available<ref>{{cite web |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sandroproxy |title=SandroProxy – Android Apps on Google Play |date=2014-04-17 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408014650/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.sandroproxy |archive-date=2014-04-08}}</ref>||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/60776/cannot-enable-proxy/?answer=60807#post-id-60807 Cannot enable proxy] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130443/https://together.jolla.com/question/60776/cannot-enable-proxy/?answer=60807 |date=2015-04-02}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Okay|Only 3rd party apps and Browser}}
|-
!On-device [[Encryption|encryption]]
|{{Okay|3+}}<ref>[https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3748 Android Issue 3748: Add support for partition/block device encryption] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404031408/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3748 |date=2015-04-04}}. Code.google.com (2009-09-01). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref> but insecure on [[Company:Qualcomm|Qualcomm]] devices<ref>[https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/07/androids-full-disk-encryption-just-got-much-weaker-heres-why/ Android's full-disk encryption just got much weaker—here's why | Ars Technica] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331124355/https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/07/androids-full-disk-encryption-just-got-much-weaker-heres-why/ |date=2017-03-31}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4175 |title=iOS: Understanding data protection |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2011-10-14 |access-date=2011-10-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013122327/http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4175 |archive-date=2011-10-13}}</ref> (3rd party software may attempt [[Brute-force attack|brute-force attack]]s on password<ref name="Elcomsoft Phone Password Breaker">[http://www.elcomsoft.com/eppb.html Recover passwords protecting iPhone/iPod and BlackBerry backups] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922205302/http://www.elcomsoft.com/eppb.html |date=2012-09-22}}. Elcomsoft.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>)||{{No}}||{{Yes|3.3.0+}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://docs.sailfishos.org/Support/Help_Articles/Encryption_of_User_Data/ | title=Encryption of user data | publisher=Jolla Ltd. | access-date = 2023-04-30 }}</ref>||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!External storage encryption
|{{Yes|6+}}||{{No|External storage not available}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{No}}||{{Yes|2.0+}}
|-
!Zero knowledge encryption<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/17/edward-snowden-dropbox-privacy-spideroak Snowden: Dropbox is hostile to privacy, unlike 'zero knowledge' Spideroak | Technology | theguardian.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202011719/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/17/edward-snowden-dropbox-privacy-spideroak |date=2016-12-02}}</ref>
|{{No|No, data is accessible by Google}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Admits-Handing-over-European-User-Data-to-US-Intelligence-Agencies-215740.shtml |title=Google Admits Handing over European User Data to US Intelligence Agencies |publisher=softpedia.com |date=2011-08-08 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928040900/http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Admits-Handing-over-European-User-Data-to-US-Intelligence-Agencies-215740.shtml |archive-date=2011-09-28}}</ref> and shared with the American PRISM surveillance program.<ref name="mikko-prism"/>||{{Okay|Some}} data stored on [[Company:ICloud|iCloud]] is accessible by Apple<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theintercept.com/2014/09/22/apple-data/ |title=Apple Still Has Plenty of Your Data for the Feds |website=The Intercept |date=2014-09-22 |access-date=2015-09-26 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926014702/https://theintercept.com/2014/09/22/apple-data/ |archive-date=2015-09-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/3682649/apple-finally-adds-encryption-to-icloud-backups.html |title=Apple finally adds encryption to iCloud backups |website=Computerworld |date=December 7, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/7/23498580/apple-end-to-end-encryption-icloud-backups-advanced-data-protection |title=Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups |website=[[The Verge]] |date=December 7, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-07/apple-to-begin-encrypting-cloud-backups-in-data-security-revamp |title=Apple to Encrypt Cloud Backups as Part of Security Revamp |website={{wipe|Bloomberg News}} |date=December 7, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2022/12/09/apple-expands-icloud-encryption-moves-away-from-client-side-scanning/ |title=Apple Expands iCloud Encryption, Moves Away From Client-Side Scanning |website={{wipe|Forbes}} |date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/12/07/icloud-apple-encryption/ |title=Apple to encrypt iCloud |newspaper={{wipe|The Washington Post}} |date=December 7, 2022 |access-date=July 9, 2023 }}</ref> and shared with the American PRISM surveillance program.<ref name="mikko-prism">{{cite web |url=http://grahamcluley.com/2013/10/mikko-prism/ |title=PRISM. Why you should be outraged by US government surveillance |publisher=Grahamcluley.com |date=2013-10-14 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702062844/http://grahamcluley.com/2013/10/mikko-prism/ |archive-date=2014-07-02}}</ref>||?||?||{{No}}||{{No|No, data stored on Huawei Mobile Cloud is accessible by Huawei but not shared with the American PRISM surveillance program unlike Google and Apple.}}
|-
!Privacy of synchronization<ref>[http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/22/0015223/are-there-any-smartphones-that-respect-privacy Are There Any Smartphones That Respect Privacy? – Slashdot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124034542/http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/11/22/0015223/are-there-any-smartphones-that-respect-privacy |date=2011-11-24}}. Yro.slashdot.org. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>
|{{No2}} 3rd party software like [[Software:OwnCloud|ownCloud]]<ref>[http://www.techrepublic.com/article/break-away-from-free-cloud-storage-providers-by-using-owncloud/ Break away from free cloud storage providers by using ownCloud – TechRepublic] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124185208/http://www.techrepublic.com/article/break-away-from-free-cloud-storage-providers-by-using-owncloud/ |date=2016-01-24}}</ref>||{{Yes|When synchronizing locally and not using [[Company:ICloud|iCloud]]}}||?||?||?||{{Yes|When synchronizing locally via HiSuite and not using Huawei Mobile Cloud}}
|-
!Sync to cloud communication encryption
|{{Yes|2.3.4+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uni-ulm.de/in/mi/mitarbeiter/koenings/catching-authtokens.html |title=Catching AuthTokens in the Wild – The Insecurity of Google's ClientLogin Protocol |publisher=uni-ulm.de |date=2011-06-15 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902202236/http://www.uni-ulm.de/in/mi/mitarbeiter/koenings/catching-authtokens.html |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/ |title=iPhone in Business – Integration |publisher=Apple Inc. |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825022638/http://www.apple.com/iphone/business/integration/ |archive-date=2011-08-25}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{Yes| Yes with Smart Syncing that uses irreversible encryption}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Huawei Mobile Cloud |url=https://consumer.huawei.com/en/mobileservices/mobilecloud/ |website=Huawei |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
!Wireless anti-tracking<ref>[http://www.csoonline.com/article/2945044/cyber-attacks-espionage/ieee-groups-recommends-random-mac-addresses-for-wi-fi-security.html IEEE group recommends random MAC addresses for Wi-Fi security | CSO Online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223190739/http://www.csoonline.com/article/2945044/cyber-attacks-espionage/ieee-groups-recommends-random-mac-addresses-for-wi-fi-security.html |date=2015-12-23}}</ref>
|{{Yes|Developer Options (9+)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://source.android.com/devices/tech/connect/wifi-mac-randomization|title=Privacy: MAC Randomization|website=Android Open Source Project}}</ref>}}||{{Yes|8+}}<ref>[https://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/06/ios8-to-stymie-trackers-and-marketers-with-mac-address-randomization/ iOS 8 to stymie trackers and marketers with MAC address randomization | Ars Technica] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411090513/https://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/06/ios8-to-stymie-trackers-and-marketers-with-mac-address-randomization/ |date=2017-04-11}}</ref>||{{No}}||?||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Remote device location tracking
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://officialandroid.blogspot.com.es/2013/08/find-your-lost-phone-with-android.html |title=Official Android Blog: Find your lost phone with Android Device Manager |publisher=Officialandroid.blogspot.com.es |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430034032/http://officialandroid.blogspot.com.es/2013/08/find-your-lost-phone-with-android.html |archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref name="find-my-iphone">{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/iphone/features/find-my-iphone.html |title=Find My iPhone |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2009-06-10 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902085902/http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/find-my-iphone.html |archive-date=2011-09-02}}</ref>||?||?||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Remote device locking and/or data wipe
|{{Yes|2.2+}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Google Apps |url=https://support.google.com/a/users/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1235372 |title=Manage my devices – Google Apps Help |publisher=Google Inc. |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007152428/http://www.verizonwireless.com/wcms/consumer/videogallery/device-videos/blackberry/q10-video-screen-share.html |archive-date=2014-10-07}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref name="find-my-iphone"/>||?||?||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
![[End-to-end encryption|End-to-end encrypted]] push notifications
|{{Yes|Possible, notifications are handled by the app that can decrypt it}}<ref name="Android Cloud To Device Messaging" />||{{Yes|Possible since iOS 7, where the app can handle the notification and decrypt it}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewIniOS/Articles/iOS7.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40013162-SW10 |title=What's New in iOS: iOS 7.0 |publisher=Developer.apple.com |date=2014-03-10 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603050634/https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/releasenotes/General/WhatsNewIniOS/Articles/iOS7.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40013162-SW10 |archive-date=2014-06-03}}</ref>||?||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes|Possible, notifications are handled by the app that can decrypt it}}
|-
![[Secure Shell|SSH Client]]
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref>[http://www.zinger-soft.com/iSSH_features.html iSSH – Zingersoft] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120918193106/http://www.zinger-soft.com/iSSH_features.html |date=2012-09-18}}. Zinger-soft.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref><ref>[http://www.instantcocoa.com/products/pTerm/ Instant Cocoa – pTerm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120908131142/http://www.instantcocoa.com/products/pTerm/ |date=2012-09-08}}. Instantcocoa.com (2011-03-31). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!VPN
|{{Yes}}<ref>Wallen, Jack. (2011-01-21) [http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smartphones/connect-to-a-pptp-vpn-from-your-android-phone/2145 Connect to a PPTP VPN from your Android phone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910075310/http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smartphones/connect-to-a-pptp-vpn-from-your-android-phone/2145 |date=2012-09-10}}. TechRepublic. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1424 iOS: Setting up VPN] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930050754/http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1424 |date=2012-09-30}}. Support.apple.com (2011-10-26). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
![[Software:OpenVPN|OpenVPN]]
|{{No2}} No, but possible with 3rd party firmware<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyanogenmod.org/features/openvpn |title=OpenVPN |publisher=CyanogenMod |date=2011-02-20 |access-date=2014-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010140607/http://www.cyanogenmod.org/features/openvpn |archive-date=2014-10-10}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[http://louwrentius.com/setup-a-vpn-on-your-iphone-with-openvpn-and-linux.html Setup a VPN on Your iPhone With OpenVPN and Linux] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150325035851/http://louwrentius.com/setup-a-vpn-on-your-iphone-with-openvpn-and-linux.html |date=2015-03-25}}. Retrieved on 2015-04-10.</ref>||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}} ||{{No2}} No, but possible with 3rd party apps
|-
![[Wi-Fi Protected Access|WPA]] [[Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol|PEAP]]
|-
|}

== Sound and voice ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Sound and voice
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!Separate volume for ringtone and media
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||?||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Voice commands
|{{Yes}}<ref>[http://www.greenbot.com/article/2359684/a-list-of-all-the-ok-google-voice-commands.html List of Google Now voice commands] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015070303/http://www.greenbot.com/article/2359684/a-list-of-all-the-ok-google-voice-commands.html |date=2014-10-15}}</ref>||{{Yes|5+}} (Siri)||?||{{No2|3rd party software, such as Saera<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/8992/voice-control/ Voice Control] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220114325/https://together.jolla.com/question/8992/voice-control/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Offline voice commands
|{{Yes|6+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenbot.com/article/2941772/offline-ok-google-capability-found-hidden-inside-latest-google-app-for-android-update.html |title=Offline 'OK Google' capability found hidden inside latest Google app for Android update |date=29 June 2015 |access-date=2016-08-24 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818105533/http://www.greenbot.com/article/2941772/offline-ok-google-capability-found-hidden-inside-latest-google-app-for-android-update.html |archive-date=2016-08-18}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Ricky |url=http://atmac.org/iphone-voice-commands-cheat-sheet |title=iPhone/iPod Touch Voice Commands Cheat Sheet |publisher=atmac.org |date=2009-10-18 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903121932/http://atmac.org/iphone-voice-commands-cheat-sheet |archive-date=2011-09-03}}</ref>||?||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Voice recognition
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes|5+}} (Siri)||?||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Offline voice recognition
|{{Yes|4.1+}}<ref>[http://www.slashgear.com/android-4-1-jelly-bean-adds-offline-voice-typing-27235871/ Android 4.1 Jelly Bean adds Offline Voice Typing – SlashGear] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120919053825/http://www.slashgear.com/android-4-1-jelly-bean-adds-offline-voice-typing-27235871/ |date=2012-09-19}}. Slashgear.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes|15+}};<ref>[https://www.macrumors.com/guide/ios-15-siri/ iOS 15 Siri Guide: On Device Offline Recognition and Updates] MacRumors.com. Retrieved on January 26, 2022.</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Non-English voice recognition
|{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}<ref name=iOSVoiceLangs/>||?||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Sound recorder
|{{Okay|Very limited (Does not work in background}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14462 |title=Android Issue 14462: Sound Recorder does not work on background |date=2011-02-01 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003034425/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14462 |archive-date=2013-10-03}}</ref> and not voice controlled)||{{Okay|3+: Limited (Not voice controlled)}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwSlx7mpZXo |title=Voice Memo app in iPhone 3.0 |publisher=Youtube.com |date=2009-06-08 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430041345/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwSlx7mpZXo |archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7NA7aEfQJc |title=The New iPhone OS 3.0 – Voice Memo App |publisher=Youtube.com |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430042427/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7NA7aEfQJc |archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>||{{Okay|Partial}}||{{No2}} 3rd party software<ref>{{cite web | url=https://openrepos.net/content/osetr/recorder | title=Recorder | access-date=2010-05-02}}</ref>||{{No2|3rd party software}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Call recorder
|{{Yes}}, Phone by Google,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://support.google.com/phoneapp/answer/9803950?hl=en |title=Record a call - Phone app Help |access-date=2021-03-27}}</ref> but also possible with 3rd party firmware<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xda-developers.com/call-recording-cyanogenmod-11/ |title=Enable Call Recording in CyanogenMod 11 with Xposed – XDA Forums |publisher=xda-developers |date=2014-08-25 |access-date=2015-03-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163021/http://www.xda-developers.com/call-recording-cyanogenmod-11/ |archive-date=2015-04-02}}</ref>||{{No2|3rd party software<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gottabemobile.com/2016/09/18/how-to-record-an-iphone-call/ |title=How to Record an iPhone Call |date=2016-09-18 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927010939/http://www.gottabemobile.com/2016/09/18/how-to-record-an-iphone-call/ |archive-date=2016-09-27}}</ref>}}||{{No}}||{{Yes2|Disabled by default, must be interactively switched on during a call when enabled}} / 3rd party software<ref>{{cite web | url=https://openrepos.net/content/dpurgin/call-recorder | title=Call Recorder | accessdate=2010-05-02}}</ref>||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Sound trim
|{{No2}}No,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14553 |title=Android Issue 14553: Basic sound editor (at least time trim and split) |date=2011-02-05 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113104601/http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=14553 |archive-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> but 3rd party software available<ref>{{cite web |url=https://market.android.com/details?id=com.herman.ringtone |title=Ringtone Maker – Apps op Android Market |publisher=market.android.com |access-date=2012-03-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119133703/https://market.android.com/details?id=com.herman.ringtone |archive-date=2012-01-19}}</ref>||{{Yes}}<ref>[http://video.answers.com/how-to-edit-a-voice-memo-on-your-iphone-210702086 How to Edit a Voice Memo on Your iPhone video from Answers.com Videos] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504045128/http://video.answers.com/how-to-edit-a-voice-memo-on-your-iphone-210702086 |date=2012-05-04}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
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== Other features ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center; width: auto"
|+Other features
|-
! width="10%"| Feature
! width="10%"| [[Software:Android (operating system)|Android]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:IOS|iOS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Tizen|Tizen]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Sailfish OS|Sailfish OS]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:Ubuntu Touch|Ubuntu Touch]]
! width="10%"| [[Software:HarmonyOS|HarmonyOS]]
|-
!Non-intrusive incoming calls
|{{Yes|5+}}<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/android-lollipop-more-than-just-material-design-1646643103 Android 5.0 Lollipop: More Than Just Material Design] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111081235/http://gizmodo.com/android-lollipop-more-than-just-material-design-1646643103 |date=2014-11-11}}</ref> or 3rd party software<ref>[http://omnirom.org/features/new-features-omnirom/ OmniROM | New Features for OmniROM – OmniROM] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109120627/http://omnirom.org/features/new-features-omnirom/ |date=2014-11-09}}</ref>||{{Yes|14+}}<ref>[https://9to5mac.com/2020/07/21/how-to-use-compact-iphone-call-interface-ios-14/ iOS 14: How the compact call interface works on iPhone] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722122433/https://9to5mac.com/2020/07/21/how-to-use-compact-iphone-call-interface-ios-14/ |date=2020-07-22}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}<ref>[https://together.jolla.com/question/31194/non-intrusive-call-feature/ Non-intrusive call feature] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220105647/https://together.jolla.com/question/31194/non-intrusive-call-feature/ |date=2014-12-20}}</ref>||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Non-intrusive notifications
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |author=Wesley Fenlon |url=http://www.tested.com/news/ios-vs-android-vs-webos-whos-doing-mobile-notifications-right/1918/ |title=iOS vs Android vs WebOS: Who's Doing Mobile Notifications Right? |publisher=tested.com |date=2011-03-01 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006200543/http://www.tested.com/news/ios-vs-android-vs-webos-whos-doing-mobile-notifications-right/1918/ |archive-date=2011-10-06}}</ref>||{{Yes|5+}}<ref name=Notification_Center>{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/ios/features.html#notification |title=iOS 5 Notification Center |publisher=Apple Inc. |date=2011-06-11 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006001329/http://www.apple.com/ios/features.html#notification |archive-date=2011-10-06}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{Yes}}
|-
!Move apps to external storage
|{{Yes|2.2+}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.androidtapp.com/android-2-2-install-android-apps-to-sd-card/ |title=Android 2.2: Install Android Apps to SD Card |publisher=AndroidTapp |date=2010-05-20 |access-date=2014-05-20 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430033411/http://www.androidtapp.com/android-2-2-install-android-apps-to-sd-card/ |archive-date=2014-04-30}}</ref>||{{No|External storage not allowed for apps}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}
|-
![[RFB protocol|Remote Frame Buffer (RFB) protocol]]
|{{Yes}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Guilfoyle |first=Josh |url=http://devtcg.blogspot.com/2007/12/android-rfb-vnc-implementation.html |title=devtcg: Android RFB / VNC implementation |publisher=devtcg.blogspot.com |date=2007-12-23 |access-date=2011-09-07 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121205433/http://devtcg.blogspot.com/2007/12/android-rfb-vnc-implementation.html |archive-date=2012-01-21}}</ref>||{{No2|3rd party software}}<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/app/screens-vnc-access-your-computer/id655890150 Screens VNC – Access Your Computer From Anywhere] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703215728/https://itunes.apple.com/app/screens-vnc-access-your-computer/id655890150 |date=2015-07-03}}</ref>||?||?||?||{{No2|3rd party software}}
|-
![[Screencast]] on device
|{{Yes|11+}}<ref>[https://www.androidpolice.com/2020/03/19/screen-recording-is-back-in-android-11-and-this-time-it-actually-works/ Screen recording is back in Android 11, and this time it actually works]</ref>||{{Yes|9+}}<ref>[https://9to5mac.com/2015/06/11/ios-9-replaykit-screen-record-gameplay/ New iOS 9 ReplayKit will screen record gameplay & app videos without need for Mac or third-party SDK {{pipe}} 9to5Mac] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724122623/http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/11/ios-9-replaykit-screen-record-gameplay/ |date=2016-07-24}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}||{{Yes}}
|-
![[Screencast]] over USB
|{{Yes|4.4+}} over USB,<ref name="http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html"/> for prior versions root required for 3rd party app<ref>[https://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/ androidscreencast – Desktop app to control an android device remotely – Google Project Hosting] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316105021/http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/ |date=2015-03-16}}. Code.google.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref>||{{Yes|8+:}} on [[Software:OS X|OS X]]<ref>[https://9to5mac.com/2014/06/03/apple-makes-it-easy-for-devs-and-others-to-screencast-ios-apps-with-os-x-yosemite/ Apple makes it easy for devs (and others) to screencast iOS apps with OS X Yosemite | 9to5Mac] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913203042/http://9to5mac.com/2014/06/03/apple-makes-it-easy-for-devs-and-others-to-screencast-ios-apps-with-os-x-yosemite/ |date=2014-09-13}}</ref>||{{No}}||?||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
!Screen share
|{{Okay|On select devices using vendor's implementation}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/apps/smartthings/ |title=SmartThings |date=2018-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samsung.com/ie/support/tv-audio-video/what-is-screen-mirroring-and-how-do-i-use-it-with-my-samsung-tv-and-samsung-mobile-device/ |title=What is Screen Mirroring and how do I use it with my Samsung TV and Samsung mobile device? |date=2018-09-14}}</ref><ref>[https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=78993 Android Issue 78993: Screen Share] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224052818/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=78993 |date=2014-12-24}}</ref>||{{No2|3rd party software}}<ref>[https://9to5mac.com/2020/03/30/screen-share-iphone-ipad-mac/ How to screen share and remote control iPhone, iPad, Mac to help colleagues, friends, and family] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414101653/https://9to5mac.com/2020/03/30/screen-share-iphone-ipad-mac/ |date=2020-04-14}}</ref>||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{No}}||{{Yes}}
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Engineering:Comparison of open-source mobile phones|Comparison of open-source mobile phones]]
* [[Software:List of custom Android distributions|List of custom Android distributions]]
* [[Engineering:Comparison of satellite navigation software|Comparison of satellite navigation software]]

==References==
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