The presentation of iOS 26 and its variations inspired Samsung to take some well-aimed digs on social media. It must be said that the new features presented by Apple are very familiar to Android users.
“It’s a revolution.” Back when Steve Jobs introduced Apple's new products each year, he liked to point out that his brand was innovating in many areas. And it's true. The first iPhone wasn't the first smartphone, strictly speaking, but it undoubtedly helped accelerate their development and spread across the world. Almost two decades later, it's now very difficult to offer something truly new.
Certainly, each new smartphone is more powerful than the previous one, and each new version of its operating system adds small additional features. But it's been a long time since users were wowed by one of them. Worse still, they're sometimes just rehashes presented as innovative. Samsung didn't fail to point this out on X (Twitter) after Apple's WWDC, where we were able to see the iOS 26 interface as well as the company's new software.
Samsung reminds us that Apple's “innovations” have been available on Android for a long time
In a series of posts, the Samsung Mobile US account reminds us that its products already offer what's coming to Apple. “Customizable apps? Floating bars? The sleek, glass-like UI? It looks… familiar,” the brand writes about the iOS 26 design. The same goes for live message translations: “New to live translations? Welcome aboard! We've been translating text and speech in real time for a while now….”
In a market as competitive as the smartphone market, it's only natural for one company to take inspiration from another. Ideas inevitably flow. Some will still say that the Korean manufacturer shouldn't get too smart. Remember that in 2020, Samsung mocked Apple for dropping the charger in iPhone boxes, before doing exactly the same thing a few months later. As they say, it's the Camembert that says to the Roquefort “you stink”.
AI is coming to your watch? Cute. Ours already knows when you’re too tired to care 😴 #GalaxyAI
— Samsung Mobile US (@SamsungMobileUS) June 9, 2025
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