It could be brand loyalty, years of comfortably using Google Search, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Talk, Picasa, etc., or the greed for free apps; there can be many reasons that may have influenced our decision to avoid switching to iPhone! Even now that the iPhone 4S is roaring in the Smartphone market, many of us are still shying away from it and are still happily stuck to our Android phone only. If you too are smitten by the Android smartphone fever and are not willing to substitute it with this new iPhone, but nevertheless want to experiment with latest features of iOS 5, then the following Android apps are just for you. These Android apps will enable you to find alternatives to major features of iOS 5 on your Droid –
Vlingo – A Siri Alternative
You have heard of and have wanted to use the talking feature of Siri, available in the iOS. Though you may not be able to use this iOS exclusive feature on Android, you can certainly find an alternative in the Android Market. There is this app called Vlingo, which will bring you functionalities of the Siri Assistant of iOS 5. You can ask Vlingo to send text messages, find places like restaurants, hospital, supermarket, etc. The app will perform tasks exactly what you want from it, so, all you need to do is to download it from the Android Market.
Whatsapp Messenger – An iMessage Alternative
If you are still wondering about how the iPhone 4S can help you to avoid paying charges for sending text and multimedia messages including image, voice and video files; you are still probably oblivious of this app available on your Droid. The app, called Whatsapp Messenger, works like BlackBerry Messenger and iMessage using Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity without having to use plans of your carrier. This free app from the Android Market informs you about the time a message is sent and the time when it is read by the recipients.
Other free Anfroid apps that are wonderful alternatives to iOS features include names such as Postagram (Cards Alternative), Zinio (Newstand Alternative), Google Latitude (Find My Friends Alternative) etc.
