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Android and iOS are more alike than ever, but important differences remain. After a fresh iOS drop, we place Apple and Google's mobile operating systems head-to-head across 14 key factors to see which platform comes out on top.

The system-level Google Cast support could be restricted to EU countries.

Also on tap are improvements to Liquid Glass and keyboard accuracy, among other things.

For safety reasons, Meet calls on CarPlay are audio-only.

Tap 'Transfer to Android' in Settings, put your devices next to each other, and you'll be saying farewell to iOS in no time.

The penalty phase of the government's antitrust case against Google is set to begin soon, and Apple stands to lose billions if Google can't pay it to be the default search engine on Safari.

Plus, download web content directly to Google Drive and Google Photos.

Pledge your allegiance to Apple? Even with iOS 18's enhancements, some things are just better on an Android phone.

Google Voice, a messaging service owned and operated by Google, has yet to adopt the messaging upgrade championed by the search giant, even as it rolls out on iPhones with iOS 18.

We knew Google paid an arm and a leg to be Apple's default, but just how much has always been a mystery. A New York Times report puts that number at an eye-watering $18 billion for 2021.

And that's just for one year... Google could pay $20 billion by 2022.

The voluntary system will tap the Bluetooth in iPhones and Android handsets to determine who's been meeting with whom, and issue warnings if someone comes down with COVID-19, without collecting personal data.