FYI car crash detection had been available since Pixel 5.
The thing about Apple is, and has been since its inception, that makes devices that actually work in a way people can benefit from it instead of ticking items on checklists.
Mind you, Apple makes bluetooth earphones that reached business since larger than some of the most sexy and famous businesses out there. These bluetooth earphones have just one feature that is outstanding: They work as expected, most of the time.
I'm sure people have found androids useful in a way they actually benefit from it.
I don't have anything against Android, I'm happy it exists but I'm annoyed with the lack of polish of the products running it or the fragmentation they created.
Better hope you don't listen to Apple Music in Lossless, though, because the newly announced Airpods... don't support it.
PS: It actually does play whatever sound you play but it wouldn't transfer it as a lossless since bluetooth can't handle those bandwidths.
Again, just because Google doesn't open their presentation with a dramatized video of people sending them fan letters about how their product saved their life doesn't mean their product aren't useful or not saving lives.
Another thing Google has had for some time is early Earthquake warning, which also has saved lives, maybe that's another feature you'll see show up on iPhones in a few years, and people like you will claim Apple invented it and praise Apple for it.
iOS has supported early earthquake warnings in Japan since iOS5. (see https://9to5mac.com/2011/08/21/ios-5-includes-early-earthqua...)
For other regions, like California, you can download a supported app to receive alerts, like MyShake (https://myshake.berkeley.edu).
Not so - just checked and it auto-corrects that to Pixel 5 Car Crash detection. Even the strawman argument is proven false.
https://9to5google.com/2021/02/23/pixel-car-crash-detection-...
Doesn’t look like Apple’s feature is country-restricted.
1. Different companies have different focus and strategies. I would say Google likes to experiment, but sometimes has poor follow-through. Apple often waits a few generations before committing to new technology, so they often are not innovation leaders, but they execute well.
2. Roll-outs often do not occur all at once. There might be blockers which are not immediately visible, such as regulational, financial, cultural. A regulational example would be how Apple Watch's ECG was not rolled out world-wide at first, and was spread slowly as various countries gave approval for this feature.
Whereas Google just sticks to the same 10-or-so countries for rollout.
(I had Nexus/Pixel phones for a decade up until recently)
Since Pixel 3, so 4 years ago.