Google offers iPhone 13 users to transform the iOS 15 home screen into a home screen for Android smartphone.For that, the research giant advises to use the widgets of the Google services and to abandon the native applications of Apple.
In a blog post published this September 27, 2021, Luke Wroblewski, the director of Google in charge of iOS, offers iPhone 13 users to install “the best” of Google services on their new iPhone.The manager first lingers on the many widgets offered by Google on iOS.
Apple inaugurated the arrival of widgets last year with iOS 14.Unsurprisingly, the widgets made their return with iOS 15, the last update of the operating system.This feature allows you to display shortcuts on the iPhone home screen.
Google advises abandoning Apple applications as a safari
As Luke Wroblewski points out, it is possible to use iOS 15 widgets to display Google applications on the iPhone 13 home screen.He suggests in particular to place a Google Maps, Google Photos or Google Fit widget there.“With the right combination, you will never even have to leave your home screen,” says Luke Wroblewski.
If you mainly use the iPhone 13 in a professional setting, Google recommends relying on solutions like Google Agenda, Gmail and Google Drive directly on the home screen.In this way, you will remain focused on your work.To this stage, the iOS 15 screen strongly begins to look like that of an Android smartphone.
The blog post recommends the use of the smart battery.This widget displays an application, chosen from a list, depending on the time of the day and the actions of users.“An intelligent google widget battery will help you organize your home screen better,” says the manager.
Subsequently, the framework goes even further by advising iPhone 13 users to abandon Apple's native applications for those of Google.He thus recommends droping safari for Google Chrome.“You can benefit from the advantages of Google by defining your default browser on Chrome,” explains Luke Wroblewski.
The frame specifies that Chrome is fully integrated into Spotlight, the search engine integrated into the iPhone."When you are looking for something using Spotlight, Chrome helps you get the right results," concludes the manager, obviously concerned with convincing iPhone 13 users.Are you going to listen to Google's advice?We are waiting for your opinion in the comments.