Google teases Apple’s new iOS 26 features: Some Pixels were available seven years ago – Passionategeekz –

[CNMO Technology News]Shortly after Apple officially released its new system iOS 26, Samsung took the lead in making fun of it “drawing from” features that Android has already had for many years. Now, Google has joined this “sarcasm war”, continuing its iconic “BestPhonesForever” promotional series, teasing the iPhone’s “inspiration” of Pixel features with a video.

This new video still uses the dialogue setting between the Pixel phone and the iPhone, and the style continues the series’ usual relaxed humor. However, this time the topic focuses on several “new features” of iOS 26 – and these features have been used on Pixel phones for many years.

In the video, Pixel first mentioned the “automatic information translation” function and pointed out that the Pixel already had this function four years ago. Then, the “Hold Assist” mentioned, which Pixel proudly stated that it launched as early as five years ago.

Pixel joked that the new “phone filtering” feature added to iOS 26 said that it had been implemented seven years ago. At the end of the video, iPhone asked Pixel what new features are being developed by the Pixel 10 so that our iPhone 17 series will continue to be “inspired”. Although it is a little sarcastic, the overall tone is obviously much gentler than the “embarrassing jokes” in the previous series, and it is even quite interesting.

Industry insiders pointed out that although Google and Samsung are both joking about Apple’s “plagiarism” of Android’s existing features, it is already common for technology companies to learn from each other. What consumers often care about is not who has it first, but who does it better, easier to use and safer.

In fact, Apple’s new features in iOS 26 are indeed highly similar to Pixel’s existing features, and Google takes this opportunity to market Pixel phones, which also demonstrates its “first-mover advantage” in the evolution of smartphone functions.

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