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Appletise

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Sep 19, 2012
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I’m considering ‘upgrading’ to an iPhone and want to know do any iPhones have the essential features my ‘old’ android has? 1. Allow split screen, so can have 2 apps share the screen, eg, can have youtube playing on top and email or other apps on the bottom. 2. A reading app similar to androids read aloud, which allows you to save webpage articles or app articles and reads it out to you. Yes I know my iPhone of old could do that for an individual page, but it was very ‘primitive’ in comparison having to highlight the text and select ‘speak’. With android’s read aloud , I could arrange reading order of multiple articles I want to listen to, stop, play, ff or rewind as want to. Speech rate is a bonus. My iPhone 6s, had reading apps, Not sure about the paid apps, but none of the multiple free ones i tried could do this. Read aloud app on android is free.
 

ValhallaOutcast

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Sep 12, 2017
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no split screen

not sure about a natively but maybe a 3rd party app that does what you use to do on Android Read Aloud
 

cthompson94

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Jan 10, 2022
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No split screen as previously mentioned, but you can have PiP ( think Youtube is restricting that to Youtube premium only though) so that you can watch videos while having mail or any other apps, the PiP screen is adjustable in size too, so you can make it take almost half the screen in vertical.


I am also not sure on the reading text feature since that isn't something that I personally use.

Edit: I just wanted to add that I do not have a problem with any other video player using PiP, and I believe the workaround for Youtube is to watch through safari if you do not have premium
 
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