As many of you know, Apple’s WWDC 2026 kicked off yesterday. Apple had plenty to say during the keynote, as a major Siri boost was announced, alongside a number of other improvements that iOS 27 will bring. As is usually the case, Apple borrows Android features for iOS year-in, year-out. Don’t get me wrong, Google is not innocent in the matter, as Android also borrowed some things from iOS in the past. It’s normal and not a reason to get upset at all, of course.
It’s always interesting to see what features the companies choose, though. This time around, we highlighted a handful of features that Apple brought to everyone’s attention, which are already a part of Android in one shape or the other. There are not many of them in general, but there’s always something. So, let’s see what Apple “borrowed” this time around.
Magic Cue, is that you?
Google announced the Magic Cue feature last year, with the Pixel 10 series. It was one of the best features added back then. It provides you with contextual, proactive assistance without requiring you to switch between apps. Well, Apple decided to offer something very similar with iOS 27.
Apple Intelligence is getting integrated into multiple apps from the company, at least at first. It’ll be available in your Messages, Photos, Phone, and Calendar applications. AI, much like Magic Cue, will be available to understand what’s going on at any given time and then offer contextual suggestions to help you.
What does that entail? Well, it’ll be able to provide you with relevant information during phone calls, for example. It will also be able to set reminders for you when sending messages. If you’re planning to meet with someone, it will offer to set a reminder for you. It will also be able to update calendar invites for you and more.
Photo editing features
Apple has also announced new AI editing features. Those are also features that Google has already announced and are available in Android. We’re talking about Extend and Reframe tools specifically here. The ‘Extend’ tool allows you to expand an image beyond its limits. So this is not your regular cropping; AI can create context outside of your image limits, in case you need more room.
What about Reframe? Well, a new spatial Reframe feature allows you to use AI to reframe images. For example, if you want the photo to be a bit more symmetrical, this feature can help you with that. Another example is if the subject looked in the wrong direction at that very second. You can essentially drag photos to adjust the perspective, as if the camera has been repositioned.
AI?
The biggest announcement of the whole keynote was the new all-new Siri. Apple said that the new Siri AI is powered by Apple Intelligence. However, new Apple Intelligence is powered by Google’s Gemini models (kind of); in other words, it was trained using Gemini. Apple, being Apple, did not really go into that, and we’re hoping that we’ll get more answers in the coming days, as more details get unravelled. However, new Apple Intelligence was trained using Gemini models; that much we know.
Granular volume controls
With iOS 27, Apple is adding a volume-related feature that Android has had for years. With iOS 27, you’ll be able to adjust volumes for ringtone, alerts, and alarms independently. You will also be able to enable the ‘Match Ringtone Volume’, if you’d like to have all three volume settings be the same at all times. It’s not a mind-blowing feature, but it’s certainly appreciated. This always frustrated me when I used iOS, that’s for sure, so it’s nice to see the change… finally.
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