Faceoff: Android vs. iOS

How do people feel about having access to Android's source code versus not having iOS' source code? I like the idea that whilst certain features are permission-gated, my apps can pretty much do anything that Google's apps can do. Even if my apps aren't allowed to do something, I can still see how that something works.

Apple keeps many APIs closer to the chest, so there are many things that their apps can do that my apps will never be allowed to do. And while theoretically this approach leads to a higher-quality API surface, Apple does tend to deprecate APIs here and there.

How do the different approaches to platform openness affect other developers?

"iOS Simulator (4:27)

The iOS Simultator is much faster than the Android one, because it’s not an emulator. It’s basically an i386 Mac OS app. The simulator cannot access the camera, but a lot of other things can be simulated, including how the graphic rendering is working, locations, localizations, and iCloud integration. It still can’t simulate multi-touch or force touch unfortunately."

You can simulate multi-touch (hold Option) and force touch (Hardware->Simulate Finger Touch or Hardware->Use Trackpad Force for 3D Touch {If you have a force touch enabled Macbook Pro})