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This is your Android phone on iOS 7. Any questions?

This is your Android phone on iOS 7. Any questions?

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and while Apple has tested this assumption in court against Samsung and other mobile device manufacturers, Android users and developers might have a different opinion.

Because, as you can see from the screenshot above, a whole bunch of apps have appeared in the Google Play store with the express purpose of making your Android handset look just like…well, an iPhone running iOS 7.

Of course, the argument could be made that only Android is open enough to actually allow its users to change the look and feel of their devices to a competing system’s visual system, but the result is still clear: Android developers, at least, think that you should be able to have a mobile phone that looks like the latest iOS devices on the screen as well as in the design of the handset itself.

There are lock screen apps for Android that mimic the parallax of the new iOS 7, apps that call themselves iOS 7 wallpaper, when they really aren’t, and apps that are just plain honest, titled iOS 7 Fake iPhone.

Hit some of those links above to try these out on your own, because we all know it’d be cool to have an Android phone that looks like an iPhone running iOS 7.

Right?

Discuss.

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BlackBerry attempted to roll out its much-anticipated BBM app for both Android and iOS on Saturday, and whilst the iPhone app made its way to New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, India and the UAE, Android’s version failed to even get uploaded to the Play Store servers.

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BBM for Android and iOS is now officially available to download from the App Store and Google Play. It’s the first time in its history that the popular messaging service has been brought to a third-party platform — but with services like WhatsApp and Viber already dominating cross-platform chat, is it too late?

firefox beta

A new Firefox beta for Android is out today, and among its changes is a new guest browsing feature that will make you feel more comfortable about letting your friends use your phone to surf the web. The update also brings mixed content blocking, and support for add-on indicators in the URL bar.

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Last year, Google acquired the most popular office suite application on the Play Store, Quickoffice, and now, the Google Play management team have officially announced that the service is free for everyone on Android and iOS.

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