iOS 18 Customization Rumors Spark Identity Concerns
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Rumors suggest iOS 18 will allow more customization of the iPhone home screen layout, allowing apps to be placed freely like on Android. This may make iPhones lose some of their uniqueness.
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iOS has already taken some design inspiration from Android over the years, like adding widgets and an App Library.
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While some cross-pollination of ideas is fine, the writer worries going further in iOS 18 risks making iOS and Android too similar.
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The differentiation between the interfaces is already getting blurred, but there are still clear differences. Complete customizability risks eroding iOS's distinct identity.
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The writer wants phones and their software to maintain unique identities and personalities, not just become tiny variations on the same theme. Too much similarity across platforms is boring.