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But everyone talks about it like it was Apple, and isn’t that what matters (to Apple)?

I've never heard anybody (mis)attribute that to Apple.

I would have, and I work in tech. I'd guess that most people who use iOS have zero idea of what Android can and can't do, because they never use it and probably never will so what's the point of trying to find out.

Seconded. I never knew Android had this—but then again I couldn't care less about what Android can do. There is so much stuff fundamentally off-putting for me about the entire Google ecosystem that I'd never consider switching anyway.

The text from images feature launched as a Pixel 2 series-only feature.

There's a lot clearer message to consumers on iPhone, since so many features are available on "every phone made in the last five years, once you update the software."

On Android, that feature might be bound to an OS version, or might be rolled out in a Play Store update, it might be specific to just Google or Samsung, or even just to one of their phones. There's much less word of mouth "have you tried this new thing?"

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