Operating system iOS 9 and Android 6.0 Marshmallow were presented almost simultaneously. Improvements in both “axles” are focused on the level of functionality, while the most significant design changes were characteristic of previous releases – iOS 7 and Android 5.0 Lollipop.
Comparing the user interface of iOS 9 and Android 6.0 Marshmallow, you may notice certain similarities of approaches to design. OS Google characterize thin fonts and more clean and colorful appearance, which is characteristic to the Apple ecosystem. An important part of the design language Material Design are animation, depth and shadow. In iOS 9 introduced a new font San Francisco, Android 6.0 Marshmallow is the updated Roboto.
For iOS 9 suffers from a number of borrowing from Android, the most obvious being the multi-tasking bar, the new assistant Proactive Assistant, multi-window mode, implemented on Samsung devices. Android 6.0 Marshmallow, in turn, picked iOS approach to working with application permissions, the function of direct file transfer in the style of AirDrop, Apple pay, Android Pay.
Further, in the screenshots you can compare the interface of iOS 9 and Android 6.0 Marshmallow:
The lock screen iOS 9 (left) and Android 6.0 Marshmallow (right)
Home screen iOS 9 (left) and Android 6.0 Marshmallow (right)
Control iOS 9 (left) and notification center Android 6.0 (right)
Folder iOS 9 (left) and Android 6.0 Marshmallow (right)
Multitasking bar iOS 9 (left) and Android 6.0 Marshmallow (right)
Settings iOS 9 (left) and Android 6.0 Marshmallow (right)
Main settings iOS 9 (left) and Android 6.0 Marshmallow (right)
See also:
- iOS 9 vs Android M: which platform is better?
